This position is with the Office of Inspector General, Office of Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations in Washington, District of Columbia. This office conducts reviews of a DOI program's financial operations, internal controls, and compliance with laws, regulations, and policies. It also assesses the design, implementation, or result of DOI operations, programs, or policies.
Summary
This position is with the Office of Inspector General, Office of Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations in Washington, District of Columbia. This office conducts reviews of a DOI program's financial operations, internal controls, and compliance with laws, regulations, and policies. It also assesses the design, implementation, or result of DOI operations, programs, or policies.
Occasional travel - Occasional travel for this position will be to conferences, meetings, and other on site visits to internal or external regional locations as required or requested by leadership.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—you may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Open to all groups of individuals within Civil Service, including all persons who occupy positions in the executive (includes excepted service), judicial, and legislative branches.
THIS VACANCY HAS BEEN AMENDED UNDER THE QUALIFICATIONS SECTION AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
MTQ Narrative statements must not exceed 10 pages total (Please limit your written statements to no more than two pages per MTQ).
The submission of your entire ECQ package may not exceed 10 pages total (i.e., all five ECQs narrative statements please limit your written statements to no more than two pages per ECQ.).
As an Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations (AIG), ES-0511-00, you will be responsible for managing, supervising, coordinating, and conducting audits, inspections, and evaluations.
DUTIES:
Provide direction, advice, and executive guidance to headquarters and regional staff who carry out the audit and evaluative activities in their offices;
Establish audits, inspections, and evaluations priorities through strategic planning;
Direct the development of the proposed annual work plan and ensure timely completion of mandatory and discretionary efforts;
Establish audits, inspections, and evaluations organizational goals and develop long and short-range plans to attain these goals;
Review and comment on all audits, inspections, and evaluations reports and related correspondence and provide direction and guidance to teams conducting such work;
Manage the audits, inspections, and evaluations internal quality assurance system, including periodic quality control reviews, to provide reasonable assurance that applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, standards, and other requirements are followed;
Participate in appropriate follow-up to completed reports;
Foster and promote effective communication; and,
Engage with key officials from within and/or outside the agency to gain understanding and support for OIG projects, initiatives, and general oversight activities.
Successful completion of a background investigation.
May be subject to initial and random drug testing.
Initial SES Career Appointee is subject to one-year SES Probationary Period.
Completion of OGE-278, Executive Financial Disclosure Report.
Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for the Selective Service.
SES does NOT have Veterans' Preference
Qualifications
BASIC EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:
As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively
responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level
management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core
Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. The ideal candidate will have experience
supervising employees through subordinate supervisors and have experience hiring, developing, and
evaluating employees.
Typically, the experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-14/15 grade level in the
federal service or its equivalent in the private sector or non-governmental organizations.
Applicants who meet all the mandatory executive and technical qualifications will be evaluated by a
panel of SES members to determine the degree to which they possess each of the listed qualifications.
This evaluation will determine which applicants are best qualified. Total background, including
experience, education, awards, self-development, and training will be reviewed. This information will be
obtained from the application package, including the required narrative statements for the technical and
Executive Core Qualifications described in this vacancy. As such, your resume should demonstrate that
you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES
positions such as: directing the work of an organizational unit; ensuring the success of one or more
specific major programs or projects; monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals,
evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance, and supervising the
work of employees; and exercising important policy-making, policy determining, or other executive
functions.
We recommend that your ECQs include examples that are clear, concise, and emphasize your level of
responsibilities, the scope, and complexity of the programs, activities, or services managed; program
accomplishments; policy initiatives undertaken; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of
the issues addressed; and the results of actions taken.
Requirement Documentation (Please limit your written statements to no more than two pages per ECQ):
ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: You must have demonstrated an 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: You must demonstrate 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
the constructive resolution of conflicts.
Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, Team Building
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 ECQ involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information
resources strategically.
Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Technology
Management
ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: This ECQ 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: Partnering, Political Savvy, Influencing/Negotiating
FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES: The following competencies are the foundation for success in each of
the Executive Core Qualifications: Interpersonal Skills, Oral Communication, Integrity/Honesty, Written
Communication, Continual Learning, Public Service Motivation.
You are exempt from submitting a narrative statement covering the core qualifications listed above if you have completed the SES candidate development program approved by OPM, or are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, or are eligible for reinstatement in the SES.
Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs)- *Required Documentation for all candidates* Please limit your statements to no more than two pages per MTQ.
The MTQs are designed to assess an applicant's experience relevant to the position he or she is applying
for:
(1) Demonstrated experience leading a field, regional, and/or headquarters operation responsible for managing, supervising, coordinating, and conducting relevant, timely, and high-quality audits, inspections, or evaluations that assess the economy and efficiency, financial aspects, compliance, and program results related to departmental programs and operations.
(2) Experience ensuring audit, inspection, and evaluation program is conducted in accordance with relevant standards, such as the Government Auditing Standards ("yellow book"), CIGIE Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation ("blue book"), OMB directives, and/or the guidelines of the Inspector General Act, as amended.
(3) Demonstrated experience overseeing or implementing follow-up efforts to ensure that recommendations from audits and/or evaluations are resolved and closed timely and appropriately.
(4) Experience identifying high-risk areas that warrant audits, inspections, and/or evaluation oversight.
BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT FOR POSITIONS IN THE AUDITOR SERIES:
Degree: auditing; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, public administration or accounting.
or
Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in Performance Auditing, or an equivalent combination of performance auditing experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional auditing knowledge. Your background must also include one of the following:
A certificate as a Certified Internal Auditor or a Certified Public Accountant, obtained through written examination; or Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in auditing or accounting, e.g., 15 semester hours.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet this requirement, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Additional information
Effective January 1, 2010, OPM must authorize any employment offers we make to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employees in the executive branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you must disclose that to the Human Resources Office.
(1) The incumbent works irregular, unscheduled, and overtime duty and has responsibility for recognizing, without supervision, circumstances that require remaining on duty. Incumbents must be prepared to return to duty upon being summoned irrespective of a holiday or off-time considerations.
(2) This position is critical-sensitive and requires a Top Secret Clearance. The occupant of this position is subject to additional suitability for security purposes. Appointment to and retention of this position is subject to satisfactory clearance and issuance of Top Secret security clearance.
(3) The occupant of this position is subject to adherence to conflict of interest provisions for the Department of the Interior, Office of Inspector General.
(4) Selectee must meet the initial agency suitability determination (i.e. local police checks, review of past employment data, review of Query National information Center report, results of special agency check, etc.) before a final offer can be made.
(5) Applicants are ineligible for this position if convicted of a misdemeanor or felony crime of domestic violence unless such conviction was expunged, set aside, or the applicant received a pardon.
Government facilities are required to provide a smoke-free environment for their employees. Smoking will be permitted only in designated areas.
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.
Applicants who meet all the ECQs and MTQs will be evaluated by a panel of SES members to determine the degree to which they possess each of the listed qualifications.
This evaluation will determine which applicants are best qualified.
Total background, including experience, education, awards, self-development, and training will be reviewed.
This information will be obtained from the application package, including the required narrative statements for the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) described above.
Certification: If selected, you must be certified by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Review Board before you can be appointed to the position. You are exempt from this requirement if you are a:
current career SES member;
former career SES member with reinstatement eligibility; or
SES Candidate Development graduate and have already been certified by OPM.
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.
REQUIRED It is recommended that you include the following information in your resume:
Full name, mailing address, and day and evening telephone numbers
Educational information, including the name, city, and state of colleges or universities you attended, as well as the type and year of any degrees, received
Information about your paid and nonpaid work experience related to this position including:
Job title (include series and grade if Federal job)
Duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and phone number
Starting and ending dates of employment (month and year)
Salary
Indicate if we may contact your current supervisor
Information about honors, awards, and special accomplishments
REQUIRED A narrative statement addressing each of the ECQs not to exceed 10 pages total, and MTQs not to exceed 10 pages total - You may include experience (paid and unpaid), education, training, awards, and/or self-development activities as related to each.
The MTQ Narrative statements must not exceed 10 pages total.
The submission of your entire ECQ package (i.e., all five ECQs narrative statements) may not exceed 10 pages total.
IF YOU EXCEED THESE TOTAL PAGE LIMITS OR YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE THE NARRATIVE STATEMENTS AS DESCRIBED (i.e., ECQs and or MTQs), YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
(a) If you are a graduate of an approved OPM SES Candidate Development Program, you must include a copy of the OPM certification of eligibility and a narrative statement addressing only the MTQs.
(b) If you are a current or former SES member, you must submit documentation of your SES status (i.e., SF-50 appointing you into the SES) and a narrative statement addressing only the MTQs.
REQUIRED If you are a current Federal employee, a copy of a recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, that indicates Federal status, grade, tenure, and type of service. Please remove your social security number and date of birth.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED This position has a Basic Education Requirement. You may be required to provide a copy of your transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) or a list of course work, which includes semester hours earned and grade received if selected for this position or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Please ensure that all documentation is legible.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED A copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal (from either the Federal or private sector). Please remove your social security number.
To apply for this job opportunity, you must submit a complete application package including a resume and an on-line application through the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) application system, USAJOBS. This information will be transferred to the DOI OIG's Automated Application System. You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) 08/12/2021 to complete the following application process:
To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your résumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated.
For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.our you may update your application documents and some questions related to your personal information at any time during the announcement open period. However, you will not be able to make changes to questions related to assessing the minimum qualifications and competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics) mentioned in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section above. To make an allowed update to your application, return to your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login). There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Update Application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed.
Requests for extensions will not be granted. Most libraries, and employment offices can provide access to the Internet. If applying online poses a hardship for you, you must submit an email to: doioig_vacancies@doioig.gov PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE for assistance.
NOTE: Paper applications and information sent by mail WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
To verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account. All of your applications will appear on the Welcome page. The application record in your USAJOBS account provides an Additional Application Information page that provides information regarding the documentation you submitted and any correspondence we have sent related to this application. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/
DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.
AIG FOR AUDITS, INSPECTIONS, AND EVALUATIONS
1849 C St.
Washington, DC 20240
US
Next steps
We will conduct a qualifications evaluation of applicants who supply all requested material. Qualified applicants will be rated and ranked by an SES panel. Best qualified candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of the outcome after the completion of the selection process.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
REQUIRED It is recommended that you include the following information in your resume:
Full name, mailing address, and day and evening telephone numbers
Educational information, including the name, city, and state of colleges or universities you attended, as well as the type and year of any degrees, received
Information about your paid and nonpaid work experience related to this position including:
Job title (include series and grade if Federal job)
Duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and phone number
Starting and ending dates of employment (month and year)
Salary
Indicate if we may contact your current supervisor
Information about honors, awards, and special accomplishments
REQUIRED A narrative statement addressing each of the ECQs not to exceed 10 pages total, and MTQs not to exceed 10 pages total - You may include experience (paid and unpaid), education, training, awards, and/or self-development activities as related to each.
The MTQ Narrative statements must not exceed 10 pages total.
The submission of your entire ECQ package (i.e., all five ECQs narrative statements) may not exceed 10 pages total.
IF YOU EXCEED THESE TOTAL PAGE LIMITS OR YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE THE NARRATIVE STATEMENTS AS DESCRIBED (i.e., ECQs and or MTQs), YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
(a) If you are a graduate of an approved OPM SES Candidate Development Program, you must include a copy of the OPM certification of eligibility and a narrative statement addressing only the MTQs.
(b) If you are a current or former SES member, you must submit documentation of your SES status (i.e., SF-50 appointing you into the SES) and a narrative statement addressing only the MTQs.
REQUIRED If you are a current Federal employee, a copy of a recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, that indicates Federal status, grade, tenure, and type of service. Please remove your social security number and date of birth.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED This position has a Basic Education Requirement. You may be required to provide a copy of your transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) or a list of course work, which includes semester hours earned and grade received if selected for this position or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Please ensure that all documentation is legible.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED A copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal (from either the Federal or private sector). Please remove your social security number.
To apply for this job opportunity, you must submit a complete application package including a resume and an on-line application through the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) application system, USAJOBS. This information will be transferred to the DOI OIG's Automated Application System. You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) 08/12/2021 to complete the following application process:
To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
Follow the prompts to select your résumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated.
For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.our you may update your application documents and some questions related to your personal information at any time during the announcement open period. However, you will not be able to make changes to questions related to assessing the minimum qualifications and competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics) mentioned in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section above. To make an allowed update to your application, return to your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login). There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Update Application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed.
Requests for extensions will not be granted. Most libraries, and employment offices can provide access to the Internet. If applying online poses a hardship for you, you must submit an email to: doioig_vacancies@doioig.gov PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE for assistance.
NOTE: Paper applications and information sent by mail WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
To verify the status of your application both during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account. All of your applications will appear on the Welcome page. The application record in your USAJOBS account provides an Additional Application Information page that provides information regarding the documentation you submitted and any correspondence we have sent related to this application. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/
DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.
AIG FOR AUDITS, INSPECTIONS, AND EVALUATIONS
1849 C St.
Washington, DC 20240
US
Next steps
We will conduct a qualifications evaluation of applicants who supply all requested material. Qualified applicants will be rated and ranked by an SES panel. Best qualified candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of the outcome after the completion of the selection process.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
