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This position will serve as the Director of Budget, Finance, and Travel (Budget Officer) and reports directly to the Deputy Executive Director.
This position is located in the Office of Inspector General (OIG), which has statutory oversight responsibility covering the Department of State and the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM). OIG has the duties, responsibilities, and the powers and authorities of inspectors general under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (IG Act).
10/25/2023 to 11/08/2023
$155,700 - $183,500 per year
Recruitment, relocation or other incentives may be offered if found to be in the best interest of the government.
GS 15
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
Yes—OIG supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. Although this position is eligible for maximum telework, approval is at management's discretion and based on the organization operational needs and obligation.
Occasional travel - Occasional travel may be required.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
15 - Position is at the full performance level.
Yes
Yes
OIG-2024-0001
756736000
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Status Candidates, Noncompetitive, Former Federal Employees with Reinstatement Eligibility, Land & base management, VEOA, Individuals with Disabilities, Military Spouses, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, Vista, Eligible Family Member, Special authorities, ICTAP, CTAP and individuals on interchange agreement with Other Merit Systems.
The Office of Inspector General is responsible for conducting audits, investigations, inspections and other activities of the programs and operations of the Department of State and United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and recommending polices that promote economy and efficiency in the administration and prevent and detect fraud and abuse.
The Executive Office of the Inspector General provides comprehensive management and administrative support services to the OIG. Services include strategic planning, internal controls and compliance (including OIG's Management Information System (MIS)), budget, personnel management, information technology management, workforce planning, reports and publications, general support, contract and procurement services, and security.
This position is responsible for supervising both the Budget and Travel staff and performs supervisory duties. The incumbent will provide leadership over and administer the OIG's internal planning, budgeting, and accounting functions and (1) performs a wide variety of administrative and analytical duties related to budget formulations, justification, presentation, execution, reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting legislation, appropriations language, OMB directives, and other Department and Federal guidelines pertaining to budget;(2) establishes and applies accounting theories, concepts, principles, and standards; (3) ensures financial systems, operations, internal controls and reports meet the requirements of law, reviews, and interprets federal legislation, rules, standards, and regulations;(4) responds to Congressional, OMB, IG Peer Review and other oversight reports, determine corrective action and ensures corrective actions are responsible for the review, justification, and presentation of the budgets for the program offices; (5) provides authoritative interpretations of Congressional legislation and OMB policies and procedures; (6) ensures that the budget is effectively managed and provides information enabling leadership to make the best possible funding decisions to carry out its mission; (7) ensures appropriate funds controls and economic surveillance over internal and external actions, revisions of plans when major unforeseen events occur; (8) evaluates the progress in execution of the master plan, program objectives, and utilization of funds; (9) develops internal methods, procedures and controls to ensure adequate funds control and effective execution of appropriations are made available; (10) develops policy to support higher echelon planning documents and directives, and formulates instructions for implementation; and (11) prepares and presents special studies and briefings for the purpose of presenting plans or furnishing and securing funds.
Conditions of Employment:
Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5CFR 300, Subpart F.
Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements and any selective placement factors described below within 60 days of the closing date of this announcement.
Time-In-Grade Documentation: If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the 1-year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-grade Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).
Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position.
Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-15 position.
In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities:
Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.
Other Information:
EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM (E-Verify) – U.S. law requires organizations to employ only individuals who may legally work in the United States - either U.S. citizens, or foreign citizens who have the necessary authorization. This agency utilizes E-Verify to compare information from the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) records to confirm employment eligibility. If the employee’s information does not match DHS and/or SSA records, the employee is given an opportunity to resolve the problem. If eligibility cannot be verified, employment will be terminated.
More than one selection may be made from this announcement, if additional vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs) and other characteristics that are relevant to the duties of this position and must be fully supported by your resume:
Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and as it relates to this job opportunity. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week. For assistance with creating a resume, please click here.
Qualified candidates are assigned a score between 70 and 100. Agency Career and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP and ICTAP) candidates must be rated "Well Qualified" for the position and earn a score of at least 85 (when applicants are rated in a range of 70 to 100) to receive consideration for selection priority.
If, after reviewing your resume and self-assessment questionnaire responses and a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, a score will be manually determined that reflects your documented experience. This may result in a lower score, which may also eliminate you from consideration for this position.
Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements and submit any required supporting documentation by the closing date of this job opportunity. Applicants found to be among the top qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and possible interview.
All required documents listed below, that are applicable to you, must be submitted to our automated system by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
All other current and former Federal employees are strongly encouraged to submit their performance appraisal for the hiring manager’s consideration. If an appraisal is not available, you may provide a statement from you and/or your supervisor with an explanation along with your servicing HR Office contact information.
Note: To receive a promotion, the current Federal employee’s most recent performance rating must be “fully successful” or an equivalent level or higher. Employees who are tentatively selected to receive a promotion will be required to provide performance documentation within two business days of request. Servicing HR Offices may be contacted to verify performance ratings.
Please carefully read all the instructions before you begin the application process.
To apply for this job opportunity, you must submit 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 Department of State's Gateway to State Automated Application System.
You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement to complete the following four-step application process:
STEP 1: Select the "Apply On-line" button and follow the instructions to register or sign into USAJOBS.
STEP 2: Submit a detailed resume or any other written format you choose documenting your job-related qualifications, experience, and education (if applicable). Cover letter is optional. If you submit a cover letter, you must also submit a resume. Please see the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section for specific information that should be outlined in your resume.
STEP 3: Answer the job-specific self-assessment questions on-line through the Gateway to State automated application system. These questions will be used to evaluate your qualifications and experience for this job opportunity.
STEP 4: Submit all required documentation, applicable to you, listed in the Required Documents section of this job opportunity to the Department's automated application system "Gateway to State" prior to the closing date of this announcement. For instructions on how to view the status of your supporting documentation, please click here.
Technical assistance with your on-line application can be obtained by contacting the Help Desk at mgshelp@monster.com OR by calling (866) 656-6830 or (703) 269-4944 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. ET
ALTERNATE APPLICATION PROCEDURES
NOTE: If applying online poses an extreme hardship, you may request alternate application procedures to submit your application package by fax. Contact the Human Resources office listed on the announcement between the business hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, at least two working days prior to the closing date of this announcement. The application package for alternate application procedures must be submitted and received in the Human Resources office no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on the closing date of this announcement.
NOTE: Paper applications and information sent by mail WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
After all application packages have been received, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. After we review and evaluate all applications, the most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration for possible interviews in approximately two weeks after the announcement closes. After a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability review and/or security background investigation, which generally take an average of at least two to six months.
You will be notified up to four times during the hiring process:
1. Upon receipt of your application.
2. Upon minimum qualification determinations.
3. After the certificate is issued.
4. After final selection is made.
For instructions on how to view the status of your application, please click here.
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/756736000. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
