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This Senior Executive Service (SES) position is located in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Inspector General, Office of Evaluation in Washington, DC. For more information on this office, visit their website at: www.epa.gov/oig.
04/22/2020 to 05/22/2020
$131,239 - $197,300 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Travel to support regional outreach efforts.
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Permanent
Full-Time
Senior Executive
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Yes
Yes
EPA-OIG-ES-2020-0004
566118600
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Those who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
U.S. Citizens
As the Assistant Inspector General for the Office of Evaluation (OE) within the Office of Inspector General (OIG), you will have full responsibility for maintaining and managing a state-of-the art evaluation office within the OIG. The Office conducts evaluations of media-based, cross-media, multimedia and management programs throughout EPA to determine their effectiveness in achieving environmental goals and provides recommendations and assistance to help the Agency realize environmental results. In this capacity you will:
Current or former career Senior Executive Service (SES) employees, with reinstatement eligibility, or candidates who have successfully completed a SES Career Development Program approved by OPM are not required to address the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), however you must still address the Technical Qualifications. All other applicants must submit narrative statements covering each of the Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications in order to receive consideration for the position. Failure to address these specific qualifications in a separate narrative statement will eliminate you from consideration.
When responding to the Technical Qualifications and the Executive Core Qualifications, you must clearly show that you possess the experience, knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of this position by submitting narrative responses in which you detail your experience in each of the Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications. Your examples should be clear and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope and complexity of programs managed,program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiatives and level of contacts.
For help in writing responses to ECQ's, applicants are strongly encouraged to review OPM's Guide to SES Qualifications at the following website: http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/guidetoSESQuals_2010.pdf. The section, "Writing Executive Qualification Statements", begins on Page 8 of the Guide.
Specialized Experience Requirement:
To be qualified for this position, applicants must have at least one year of prior experience in a managerial capacity with responsibility for providing supervisory direction to a large and diverse organization responsible for promoting and evaluating economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of Federal and State programs and operations and preventing and detecting fraud and abuse in such programs and operations. This experience must evidence sophisticated analytical skills, superior written and oral communication skills, good judgment, and experience in interacting with government and non-government officials.
MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS - Please provide a narrative not to exceed one page per TQ.
TQ 1. Demonstrated experience in planning, developing, and directing large or national scale audit and evaluation techniques from inception to completion in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and with CIGIE Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation to assess program outcomes for purposes of improving program efficiency and effectiveness.
TQ 2. Senior-level experience managing an organization’s corporate culture that (a) embraces customer service (b) empowers personnel to their full potential (c) facilitates internal and external communications (i.e., reports, briefings, presentations, etc.) and (d) engages with multiple audiences such as Congress, Agency heads, Federal and State Officials, Special Committees and the general public including through the use of news and social media platforms.
EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) - Please provide a narrative not to exceed two pages per 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 Executive Core Qualification is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
Leadership Competencies:
2. LEADING PEOPLE: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this Executive Core Qualification 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:
3. RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this Executive Core Qualification is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
Leadership Competencies:
4. BUSINESS ACUMEN: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
Leadership Competencies:
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.
Leadership Competencies:
EPA participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that enables participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees. For additional information: EPA Announcement Policies and Procedures.
It is the policy of the Government not to deny employment simply because an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties that have arisen through no fault of the individual. Information about an individual’s employment experience will be used only to determine the person’s qualifications and to assess his or her relative level of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Although an individual’s personal conduct may be relevant in any employment decision, including conduct during periods of unemployment or evidence of dishonesty in handling financial matters, financial difficulty that has arisen through no fault of the individual will generally not itself be the basis of an unfavorable suitability or fitness determination. For more information, visit Mythbuster on Federal Hiring Policies.
This information is used to determine your qualifications for employment. The use of this information is authorized under Title 5 USC, Sections 3302 and 3361.
This position is not in the bargaining unit.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
The EPA OIG uses the traditional ECQ based evaluation method. If you meet the basic requirements, your application will be forwarded to an SES Rating Panel for rating and ranking based on your narrative responses to the ECQs and TQs. The Executive Resources Board recommends the best qualified candidates to the selecting official for consideration. You will be notified of the outcome of your application.
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You must submit a narrative statement covering each of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (TQ) questions in order to receive consideration for the position. Your narrative statements may not exceed TWO pages per ECQ. Your narrative statements may not exceed ONE page per TQ.
Resume – Mandatory: Please limit your resume to no more than five (5) pages. In addition to answering the mandatory Technical Competencies’ and Executive Core Qualifications above, applicants MUST SUBMIT A RESUME.
If you exceed the page limit for your resume, ECQs and TQs or fail to address all of the ECQs or TQs your application will be disqualified.
Graduates of an approved SES Candidate Development Program must include a copy of their OPM certification of eligibility (Failure to submit will eliminate you from further consideration).
Current or former SES Career employees must include a copy of their SF50 that indicates their SES Career appointment under Title 5 (Failure to submit will eliminate you from further consideration).
Current or former Federal employee must provide a copy of a recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, which indicates Federal status, grade, tenure, and type of service.
Do not submit any additional documents. Unsolicited documents will not be considered.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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.
You are strongly encouraged to read the entire announcement before you submit your application for this position. You must provide specific examples of your education, experience, training and awards in the manner and order instructed below which are applicable to each: (A) Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and (B) Technical Qualifications (TQs). Responses to the five ECQs and TQs is mandatory. Failure to address the ECQs and TQs will result in your application being disqualified. To begin the application process, click the Apply On-line button to the right on this screen, follow the prompts to log-in/register, submit all required documents, and complete the assessment questionnaire. To be considered, you must submit a complete application package by 11:59 PM Eastern time on the closing date of this announcement. All required supporting documents will be collected electronically via the USA Jobs document portfolio feature. If you cannot apply on-line, you must contact the Human Resources Office listed for assistance no later than three business days prior to the closing date of this announcement. You must provide complete application materials by the closing date of this announcement. For detailed instructions to assist you in ensuring your application package is received, go to http://www.epa.gov/careers/evapr.html
You can track the progress of your application package via your USAJobs account. You will receive an acknowledgement from USAJOBS that your submission was successful, once we have received your on-line occupational questionnaire, resume, responses to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Qualifications (TQs).
The Executive Review Board decides which Best Qualified applicants will be forwarded to the Selecting Official to make a selection. Interviews are arranged through the Selecting Official. If your application is not forwarded to the Rating Panel, you will be notified of the outcome of your application.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/566118600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
