Clarification from the agency

Open to all US citizens and US Nationals. No prior federal experience is required.

The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) was established at the Department of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. The mission of SIGTARP is to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the purchase, management, and sale of assets by the Secretary under the TARP. SIGTARP is a temporary agency and it is anticipated that the organization will be in in existence until at least 2024. We are looking for people to join our team as we take on our responsibility to oversee this historic program and its participants.

As a Program Analyst, you will:

• Perform extensive analyses of TARP operations using applicable theories, techniques, methods and practices of audit, accounting, and program management and internal controls in assessing the efficiency and economy of TARP operations, and the effectiveness of accomplishment of TARP programs.
• Develop audit/evaluation plans, make recommendations for objectives, approaches, or audit tests, based on experience or research. Conduct risk assessments and applies the information to the audit assignment.
• Modify audit/evaluation plans by changing areas of emphasis or develop new approaches as determined by analysis of findings.
• Modify tests to meet audit/evaluation objectives and to adapt a variety of audit procedures, statistical techniques and compute methods to gather data and identify significant findings.
• Meet and deal effectively with managers and employees of the SIGTARP, the TARP and other Government agencies; and taxpayers as required.
• Perform a wide range of data-driven analytical methods and techniques to rigorously evaluate programs and policy.

Conditions of employment

• Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
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• Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S National

This opportunity is also open to Status eligibles under Announcement 20-SIGTAR-57. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

The experience may have been gained in either the public or private sector or  volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.

The Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Fund has the authority to appoint highly qualified re-employed annuitants with a salary offset (reduction) waiver.   Appointments may be permanent or temporary, not to exceed one year, which may be extended yearly. All re-employed annuitants serve at the will of the agency head and appointments do not confer tenure.

The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) was established at the Department of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. The mission of SIGTARP is to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the purchase, management, and sale of assets by the Secretary under the TARP. We are looking for people to join our team as we take on our responsibility to oversee this historic program and its participants.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

• Conducting quantitative and qualitative evaluations of Federal, state, or local government programs to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of the programs; AND
• Analyzing information that is relevant to the audited or evaluated program.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a “not qualified” determination.

Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Technical, Analytical and Communication. Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, A, B or C depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category. Qualified preference-eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest category. 

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.  We will not reimburse costs related to the interview such as travel to and from the interview site. 

If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)) you must be assigned the middle category or better to be rated as “well qualified" to receive special selection priority.