The Deputy Inspector General serves as the alternate to the Inspector General and plays an integral role in the strategic direction, management and administration of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and its oversight of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). This includes active participation in the development and direction of audits and investigations, overseeing a robust information technology function, liaising with CNCS counterparts and providing strategic advice to the Inspector General. The audit, investigations and administrative support functions in OIG report to the Deputy Inspector General.
ABOUT US:
Established in 1993, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is a federal agency that engages millions of Americans in service through its core programs -- Senior Corps and AmeriCorps-- and the national volunteer efforts through serve.gov.
As the nation's largest grant maker for service and volunteering, CNCS plays a critical role in strengthening America's nonprofit sector and addressing our nation's challenges through service.
CNCS harnesses America's most powerful resource - the energy and talents of our citizens - to solve problems. We believe that everyone can make a difference and that all of us should try. From grade school through retirement, CNCS empowers Americans and fosters a lifetime of service.
Employer of National Service
As an Employer of National Service, CNCS is committed to providing job opportunities to national service participants. Accordingly, qualified AmeriCorps members (current and former), returned Peace Corps volunteers and other national service participants are encouraged to apply to our positions.
Interchange Agreement:
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has an approved (by the Office of Personnel Management) civil service interchange agreement. CNCS is an excepted service agency. Under the terms of the Interchange Agreement, permanent CNCS employees may be considered for appointment to positions in the competitive service in the same manner that employees of the competitive service are considered for transfer to such positions.
Summary
The Deputy Inspector General serves as the alternate to the Inspector General and plays an integral role in the strategic direction, management and administration of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and its oversight of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). This includes active participation in the development and direction of audits and investigations, overseeing a robust information technology function, liaising with CNCS counterparts and providing strategic advice to the Inspector General. The audit, investigations and administrative support functions in OIG report to the Deputy Inspector General.
ABOUT US:
Established in 1993, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is a federal agency that engages millions of Americans in service through its core programs -- Senior Corps and AmeriCorps-- and the national volunteer efforts through serve.gov.
As the nation's largest grant maker for service and volunteering, CNCS plays a critical role in strengthening America's nonprofit sector and addressing our nation's challenges through service.
CNCS harnesses America's most powerful resource - the energy and talents of our citizens - to solve problems. We believe that everyone can make a difference and that all of us should try. From grade school through retirement, CNCS empowers Americans and fosters a lifetime of service.
Employer of National Service
As an Employer of National Service, CNCS is committed to providing job opportunities to national service participants. Accordingly, qualified AmeriCorps members (current and former), returned Peace Corps volunteers and other national service participants are encouraged to apply to our positions.
Interchange Agreement:
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has an approved (by the Office of Personnel Management) civil service interchange agreement. CNCS is an excepted service agency. Under the terms of the Interchange Agreement, permanent CNCS employees may be considered for appointment to positions in the competitive service in the same manner that employees of the competitive service are considered for transfer to such positions.
Collaborates with the Inspector General and the Office's senior management on strategic initiatives, establishing objectives and setting goals for OIG. Oversees and integrates the activities of all OIG components to fulfill strategic plans and objectives and accomplish OIG mission.
Ensures the integration of all OIG functions and operations to fulfill strategic plans and initiatives.
With the Inspector General, works with CNCS management and Congress to improve CNCS's performance and maintain the integrity of its programs and activities.
Assists the Inspector General in performing supervisory functions. Serves as the direct line supervisor of the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, Assistant Inspector General for Audits and other senior staff.
Promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace. Ensures that employees are appropriately recruited, selected, appraised and rewarded and takes appropriate action to address performance deficiencies, when necessary.
Cultivates and maintains cooperative relationships with key officials in CNCS.
Understands and applies federal laws, regulations and principles relating to the OIG's mission within CNCS. Participates in activities of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency.
Develops and maintains up-to-date knowledge of management principles, theories and practices necessary to achieve organizational effectiveness.
Serves as a thought leader and change agent, within OIG. Promotes appropriate cooperation across organizational boundaries within CNCS to reach mutual goals.
Additional duties if selected under the 0905, General Attorney series:
Provides legal guidance to senior OIG staff on implementation of new statutory laws, regulatory guidance, policy or practices. Participates in activities of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency.
Reviews investigative, audit reports and other official correspondence, ensures that legal standards are meet for findings and recommendations.
Reviews agency policy, provides legal opinion or comments on behalf of OIG for agency consideration.
A 2-year probationary period is required for new Federal employees
Merit Promotion applicants must submit a SF-50 to verify Status and grade
Must be telework ready
Will be required to file a SF-278, Public Financial Disclosure Report
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
If you are selected for this position, you will be required to satisfactorily complete a background investigation.
Qualifications
Basic Job Requirements:
As a basic requirement, your resume must clearly demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that validates executive level managerial capabilities in a job or combination of functions directly related to this position. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at, or above, the GS-15 level in the Federal service or the NX-01 pay band at CNCS. In addition, you should have a broad range of progressively responsible experience in providing leadership, direction and coordination in improving the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of an agency/organization's operations and detecting and preventing waste, fraud and abuse, as directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Technical Qualification (TQ) and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ's) identified below.
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.
ECQ 2: Leading People
This core qualification involves 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.
ECQ 3: Results Driven - This core qualification involves 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.
ECQ 4: Business Acumen
This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
ECQ 5: Building Coalitions
This core qualification involves 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.
Mandatory Technical Qualifications (TQs):
TQ 1: Proven leadership experience making timely and effective decisions that produce observable results in the areas of organizational accountability, integrity, and ethical performance.
TQ 2: Knowledge of sufficient scope and depth of the application of federal laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to procurement functions, budget development and execution, human capital management and information technology.
TQ 3: Audit/Investigation/Evaluation experience managing or conducting independent audits, investigations or evaluations of federal or corporate operations. Experience reviewing proposed audit/investigative plans and draft reports to ensure that they are fair, balanced, and objective; focused on securing/reporting needed information efficiently; comply with applicable professional standards; and the final report appropriately addresses agency comments.
TQ 4: Possesses exceptional experience in advising senior executives and senior leadership staff on audits, investigations and/or evaluations of federal or corporate operations.
The ECQs and TQs listed above must be addressed separately as a narrative statement and be attached as part of your application package. Do not exceed more than 10 pages total for the ECQs and 3 pages total for the TQs. Current or former SES Career members or applicants who have completed a SES Candidate Development Program approved by OPM are not required to address the Executive Core Qualifications, but must address the Mandatory Technical Qualifications.
Education
If you are applying under the 0905, General Attorney series, you must meet the following educational requirements:
Possession of J.D. LL.B. or equivalent degree from an accredited American Bar Association law school (an unofficial transcript must be submitted with your applicaiton)
Active bar status in a state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in good standing (documentation must be submitted with your application)
Additional information
All CNCS positions are in the excepted service and our compensation system is based outside of the General Schedule system. The Deputy Inspector General position is classified within our executive pay-band and is equivalent to an SES level position. As a result, we look to the executive core qualifications, similar to what is used in the the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Executive Core Qualifications, to help us make this selection. However, to be clear, this is not an SES-position.
If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
Veteran's Preference does not apply in the recruitment process for this position.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be reviewed to ensure you meet the basic job requirements. If you meet the basic requirements, your resume will be evaluated by a rating and ranking panel on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, education and responses to the ECQs and TQs. Highly qualified candidates may be required to provide additional information (such as publications, work samples) and undergo further assessments to include interviews, situational exercises and/or reference checks.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Unofficial transcript (if applying under the 0905, General Attorney series)
Certificates of active bar status (if applying under the 0905, General Attorney series) in good standing
Narrative statement addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (10 pages maximum. Current or former SES Career members or applicants who have completed a SES Candidate Development Program approved by OPM are not required to address the Executive Core Qualifications, but must address the Mandatory Technical Qualifications)
Narrative statement addressing the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (3 pages maximum)
For Merit Promotion and Noncompetitive Eligibility: SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (must indicate grade, tenure and position occupied at the highest GS or SES level), if applicable
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10057204 and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 10/16/2017.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the Agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Corporation for National and Community Service
250 E Street SW
Office of Inspector General
Washington, DC 20525
US
Next steps
Once the occupational questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful, however, you must also include a resume and any other documents that are applicable to you under the "Required Documents" section of this vacancy announcement. After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your status via email. Please be aware that emails could reside in your "junk," "bulk," or "spam" mail folder, depending on your filters. You will be notified of the final outcome.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Unofficial transcript (if applying under the 0905, General Attorney series)
Certificates of active bar status (if applying under the 0905, General Attorney series) in good standing
Narrative statement addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (10 pages maximum. Current or former SES Career members or applicants who have completed a SES Candidate Development Program approved by OPM are not required to address the Executive Core Qualifications, but must address the Mandatory Technical Qualifications)
Narrative statement addressing the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (3 pages maximum)
For Merit Promotion and Noncompetitive Eligibility: SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (must indicate grade, tenure and position occupied at the highest GS or SES level), if applicable
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10057204 and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 10/16/2017.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the Agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Corporation for National and Community Service
250 E Street SW
Office of Inspector General
Washington, DC 20525
US
Next steps
Once the occupational questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful, however, you must also include a resume and any other documents that are applicable to you under the "Required Documents" section of this vacancy announcement. After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your status via email. Please be aware that emails could reside in your "junk," "bulk," or "spam" mail folder, depending on your filters. You will be notified of the final outcome.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
