This position is located in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of Inspector General (OIG). The Deputy Inspector General serves as the Inspector General's (IG) alter ego, and in this capacity participates fully in executive leadership, policy, and program direction, and management of the full range of OIG functions. The incumbent is the principal program advisor to the IG and participates fully in exercising the statutorily based responsibilities for management of the OIG.
Summary
This position is located in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of Inspector General (OIG). The Deputy Inspector General serves as the Inspector General's (IG) alter ego, and in this capacity participates fully in executive leadership, policy, and program direction, and management of the full range of OIG functions. The incumbent is the principal program advisor to the IG and participates fully in exercising the statutorily based responsibilities for management of the OIG.
This position is open to current permanent Federal employees with competitive status; Reinstatement eligibles and current and former Excepted service employees, and QRB certified graduates of SES candidate development programs.
Assists the Inspector General in providing overall guidance and direction to, and management of, all OIG activities including audit, investigation, inspection, data sciences, legal planning, policy development, and resources management function.
Reviews the activities, annual operating plans, programs, and policies of the various components of the OIG.
Oversees the development of the OIG Strategic Plan and annual plans, ensuring that the goals and objectives formulated by the Assistant Inspectors General and other OIG component heads fully support the mission, goals, and priorities of USDA.
Provides policy direction with respect to program priorities, and reviews work plans from the standpoint of consistency with OIG planning goals.
Assists the IG in fully and currently informing the Secretary and Congress of serious problems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration of USDA programs and operations.
Directs development of policies for coordination regarding OIG activities with other Federal Departments and agencies, congressional committees, other OIGs, other Executive and Legislative organizations, US and other agency missions overseas.
Oversees reviews of existing and proposed legislation and regulations including OIG's evaluation of their possible impact on USDA programs and operations.
Furthers Equal Employment Opportunities by demonstrating fairness in making selections.
Assumes responsibility and accountability for achieving results in support of USDA and OIG mission goals.
Reports relevant information to management and clients in an accurate and timely manner.
Builds and maintains inclusive, responsive, and constructive working relationships.
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
Selected applicants must undergo and successfully obtain and maintain a background investigation for a Top Secret security clearance.
A one-year SES probationary period is required unless excepted by regulation.
Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/
Relocation expenses are NOT authorized.
You must meet initial and periodic suitability determinations based on favorable background investigations and updates. Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
Selected applicants are subject to initial and random drug testing. Failure to pass a drug test or maintain a clearance is grounds for removal.
SES members are excluded from premium pay provisions of 5 USC Chapter 55 SubchapterV, such as overtime pay, compensatory time off, Sunday premium pay, holiday premium pay, etc.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Acknowledgement of Career Mobility is a condition of employment. You must be available for permanent reassignment to other regional or resident offices, as required by the OIG.
Incumbent located in the Washington, DC metro area is telework eligible.
Qualifications
Note: Incumbent located in the Washington, DC metro area is telework eligible. Details may be discussed at the interview phase.
As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience indicative of senior executive-level management capability. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-14 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector.
This experience should be sufficiently broad in scope and at a major management level in a large or complex organization. The ideal candidate will have experience supervising a large number of employees through subordinate supervisors and have experience hiring, developing, and evaluating employees. Your experience 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.
Supervising the work of employees and exercising important policymaking, policy-determining, or other executive functions.
To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, applicants must demonstrate in resume and narrative statements possession of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs} and the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) listed below. It is recommended that your resume emphasize levels of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, and program accomplishments, and results.
EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): Applicants will be evaluated in the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) listed below which are broadly applicable to SES positions throughout the Federal Government. All competitive applicants must submit a narrative statement covering each of the ECQs. Narratives should be limited to no more than a total of 10 pages for the ECQs. OPM Candidate Development Program (CDP) graduates, current career SES members or former career SES members who are eligible for reinstatement to a career-reserved position need not submit an ECQ statement.
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: All applicants must submit a narrative statement specifically addressing each of the following Technical Qualifications. Narratives should be limited to no more than two pages per factor. Applicants will be evaluated against each of these factors.
MTQ1 - Knowledge of OIG programs and functions to include financial and program audits, criminal investigations, data analytics, program and policy development, resource management, administration and demonstrated skill in strategically planning, directing, leading, and evaluating complex management functions throughout a dispersed geographic area.
MTQ2 - Proven ability to communicate effectively and work constructively and collaboratively with internal offices and other professional disciplines within the Office of Inspector General to enhance the effectiveness of operations, work processes and products and workforce engagement.
MTQ3 - Demonstrated ability inspiring innovative business practices and strategic vision that have improved the efficiency and effectiveness of OIG's communications and interactions with key external stakeholders such the Secretary of Agriculture or equivalent, USDA officials or equivalent, Congress, the Council of Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency, other OIGs, other law enforcement agencies, the Government Accountability Office and the Office of Management and Budget.
Education
Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level.
Additional information
Selectees for such positions must meet the initial agency suitability determination before a final job offer can be made.
OPM Candidate Development Program (CDP) graduates and current Career SES members need only address the technical qualifications and need not respond to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
Selectee will be required to file an annual financial disclosure statement, form OGE-278.
An essential element of the SES is mobility across geographic, organizational, and functional lines. Individuals selected for SES positions may be subject to reassignment, which requires you to be mobile. All newly appointed Career SES leaders must sign the Reassignment Rights Obligation Agreement as a condition of employment into the SES.
Veterans' preference does not apply to positions in the Senior Executive Service.
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) consists of the following components:
Immediate Office of Inspector General (IG)
Office of Counsel (OC)
Office of Management (OM)
Office of Investigations (INV)
Office of Audit (AUD)
Office of Compliance and Integrity (OCI)
Equal Opportunity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)
Office of Analytics and Innovation (OAI)
Remote eligible positions: You may be eligible to work remotely. Participation must be requested and approved by the Supervisor and there must be a signed remote work agreement. You must have access to high-speed internet and cell phone service meeting current agency policy from the approved work location.
OR
Telework eligible positions: You may be eligible for occasional telework in which you are required to report to the office on a regular basis. Participation must be requested and approved by the Supervisor and there must be a signed telework agreement. The number of telework days approved is determined by the agency policy, emergency situations, the approval of your immediate Supervisor. You must have access to high-speed internet and cell phone service meeting current agency policy from the approved work location.
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 will be evaluated on the basis of the quality and extent of their accomplishments, experience and education. An Executive Evaluation Panel will evaluate the resume, the Executive Core Qualifications statement and the Technical Qualifications statement for each candidate to determine the best qualified candidates who will be referred to the selecting official.
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.
The following documents are required for your application to be complete. Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, illegible fax transmissions, delays in mail service, your system failure or downtime, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration.
Resume must include: 1) personal information; 2) education; 3) work experience including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; and title, series and grade if applicable; 4) supervisor's phone number, e-mail address for each work period listed, and whether or not we may contact them for reference checks; and 5) other qualifications.
MTQ Narrative Statements - Two page limit per MTQ.
ECQ Narrative Statements - Two page limit per ECQ (except current or reinstatement-eligible career SES members, and SES-CDP graduates whose ECQs have been OPM QRB certified).
For current or previous Federal employees, please attach a copy of your most recent SF-50 or agency notification of personnel action form that provides current position, grade level, and duty location.
Please provide a copy of your most recent performance appraisal dated within 18 months or a statement explaining the reason it cannot be submitted.
Graduates of an OPM certified SES Candidate Program must submit a copy of the program graduation/certification document.
Current or former SES members should submit a copy of their most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, showing status as an SES member.
Incomplete application packages will not be evaluated.
Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages must be complete and submitted no later than noon ET on the closing date of the announcement to be entered into the system prior to its closing.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact the Agency Contact to request this.
To begin, click "Apply" and follow the instructions to complete the Assessment Questionnaire and attach your resume and all required documents.
NOTE: If a document is resubmitted, it replaces the previous submission, which means the previous document is no longer available to the Human Resources Office. If you are adding to, rather than replacing a previous submission, you must upload both the old document and the new document. You must verify that uploaded documents from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Applicants may combine all like required documents (e.g. SF-50s or veteran docs) into one or more files and scan for uploading into the application. Each file must not exceed 3MB. Grouping like documents into files will simplify the application process. Documents must be in one of the following formats: GIF, JPEG, JPG, PDF, PNG, RTF, or Word (DOC or DOCX). Uploaded documents may not require a password, digital signature, or other encryption to open.
Office of the Inspector General
1400 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20250
US
Next steps
Your application will be reviewed to verify that you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements for the position prior to issuing referral lists to the selecting official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted. Log in to your USAJOBS account to check your application status.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
The following documents are required for your application to be complete. Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, illegible fax transmissions, delays in mail service, your system failure or downtime, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration.
Resume must include: 1) personal information; 2) education; 3) work experience including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; and title, series and grade if applicable; 4) supervisor's phone number, e-mail address for each work period listed, and whether or not we may contact them for reference checks; and 5) other qualifications.
MTQ Narrative Statements - Two page limit per MTQ.
ECQ Narrative Statements - Two page limit per ECQ (except current or reinstatement-eligible career SES members, and SES-CDP graduates whose ECQs have been OPM QRB certified).
For current or previous Federal employees, please attach a copy of your most recent SF-50 or agency notification of personnel action form that provides current position, grade level, and duty location.
Please provide a copy of your most recent performance appraisal dated within 18 months or a statement explaining the reason it cannot be submitted.
Graduates of an OPM certified SES Candidate Program must submit a copy of the program graduation/certification document.
Current or former SES members should submit a copy of their most recent Notification of Personnel Action, SF-50, showing status as an SES member.
Incomplete application packages will not be evaluated.
Please read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m., Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages must be complete and submitted no later than noon ET on the closing date of the announcement to be entered into the system prior to its closing.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis; contact the Agency Contact to request this.
To begin, click "Apply" and follow the instructions to complete the Assessment Questionnaire and attach your resume and all required documents.
NOTE: If a document is resubmitted, it replaces the previous submission, which means the previous document is no longer available to the Human Resources Office. If you are adding to, rather than replacing a previous submission, you must upload both the old document and the new document. You must verify that uploaded documents from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Applicants may combine all like required documents (e.g. SF-50s or veteran docs) into one or more files and scan for uploading into the application. Each file must not exceed 3MB. Grouping like documents into files will simplify the application process. Documents must be in one of the following formats: GIF, JPEG, JPG, PDF, PNG, RTF, or Word (DOC or DOCX). Uploaded documents may not require a password, digital signature, or other encryption to open.
Office of the Inspector General
1400 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC 20250
US
Next steps
Your application will be reviewed to verify that you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements for the position prior to issuing referral lists to the selecting official. If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted. Log in to your USAJOBS account to check your application status.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
