The Deputy Inspector General is responsible for assisting the Inspector General (IG) in providing the overall direction and management of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Inspector General Act (as amended) requires the OIG to perform audits and investigations to help prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in the USAID’s programs and operations and to help improve the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of foreign assistance programs and operations. In addition to providing oversight of USAID, the OIG provides oversight of the U. S. African Development Foundation (USADF), the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). The Deputy Inspector General assists the Inspector General in the oversight of all core OIG functions and is Acting Inspector General in the IG’s absence.

Major responsibilities of the Deputy Inspector General include, but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible to the Inspector General for oversight of the OIG’s activities relating to audits, IT audits, evaluations, attestations, inspections, evaluations, and other reviews, as well as criminal and administrative investigations of alleged fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement related to the programs and operations of USAID, USADF, IAF, MCC and OPIC.
• Assists the Inspector General with OIG strategic and tactical planning in association with other senior leaders and in the review and approval of OIG products and reports.
• Subject to the broad guidance of the Inspector General, directs and controls the operational activities of the OIG, including the allocation and use of the OIG’s budget, equipment, space, and human resources.
• Assists the Inspector General in budget preparation and staff selection and other employee actions.
• Ensures that appropriate policies and procedures have been established to guide OIG operations and activities.
• Finalizes staff performance evaluations of all staff except those staff that report directly to the Inspector General. Assists the Inspector General in determining annual salary actions for all OIG staff. Provides leadership to OIG executives and staff for promoting cross-organization coordination, advancing inclusivity in decision making, and encouraging innovation.
• Represents OIG interests across government and the oversight community.
• Presents OIG work and best practices at external and internal conferences, workshops, and other forums.
• Serves as spokesperson and chief executive officer for the OIG in the Inspector General’s absence.
• Other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• New appointees must successfully complete a one year probationary period.
• Designated and/or random drug testing required.
• Background and/or Security Investigation is required.
• Pre-employment drug testing is required.

Please refer to the following website for additional information on the Senior Executive Service:
SES Basic Qualifications: http://www.opm.gov/ses/index.asp

Qualifications

Strong interpersonal traits, skilled in influencing others and negotiating successful resolutions to complex situations.

Ability to create, lead, and sustain a diverse, dynamic, high performance culture that fosters employee engagement, integrity, and high ethical values. Advanced training relating to directing, leading, planning, and executing organizational directives, programs, and activities.

Skilled in building consensus on organizational vision, as well as executing goals and objectives to achieve such vision.

Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, on both technical matters and policy issues, and to review written material for clarity, conciseness, and effectiveness. Ability to deal with matters analytically, define issues, develop alternatives, and identify and evaluate the pros and cons involved in issues. Must be able to obtain and maintain a top-secret / SCI security clearance.

In addition to the above, you must possess all of the mandatory executive core and technical qualifications to meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Applicants must respond to the application questions, which consist of providing narrative responses to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Qualifications (TQs).

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) describing accomplishments that would satisfy the ECQs. You must address each ECQ separately. You are required to respond to all ECQs. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as "ineligible". Additional information on ECQs is available at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp. Each accomplishment should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of programs managed, and results of your actions. ECQ write-up cannot exceed 10 pages.

A. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs)

TQ1. Expert Knowledge of professional audit and/or investigative standards as applied to complex programmatic and operational audits and evaluations, and/or criminal, civil and administrative investigations, contract grant fraud, other white collar crimes including employee ethics violations, and federal regulatory violations.

TQ2. Proven ability directing the operations of a foreign affairs organization to ensure all activities comply with applicable laws, regulations, standards, and procedures. Such activities include budget, human resources, acquisition and procurement, legal affairs, quality assurance processes, and workforce training and development.

TQ3. Demonstrated ability inspiring innovative business practices that have improved the efficiency and effectiveness of operations, work processes and products and workforce engagement.

B. MANAGERIAL REQUIREMENTS - EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs)

ECQ 1 - Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

Leadership Competencies: Creativity & Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking and Vision.

ECQ 2- Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, and Team Building.

ECQ 3 - Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving and Technical Credibility.

ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial and information resources strategically.

Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Technology Management and Human Capital Management.

ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions/Communications: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

Leadership Competencies: Influencing/Negotiating, Oral Communication, Partnering, and Political Savvy.

Applicants currently serving under a career appointment within the Senior Executive Service (SES), those who are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or those who have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), are not required to address the ECQs but must address the TQs. These applicants must submit proof of their status to be considered eligible for the position. Proof consists of an SF-50 showing career status in the SES or reinstatement eligibility, or documentation from the CDP showing OPM certification of your ECQs. Eligibility for this position will be based upon a clear showing that the applicant has had experience of the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry out the duties and assignments of the position.

Qualifications Approval and Probationary Period: Persons newly selected for a career appointment to the Senior Executive Service must have their executive core qualifications approved by an Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Review Board and will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applicants will be evaluated by an Executive Resources Board (ERB) to determine the degree to which they possess the mandatory executive core and technical qualifications.

If you exaggerate or falsify your experience, education and/or your responses to questions, your ratings are subject to change or you may be removed from employment consideration. Applicants who do not respond to the application questions will be rated ineligible.


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