Clarification from the agency

All groups of individuals within the civil service and the public. The "civil service" consists of all persons who occupy positions in the executive (includes excepted service), judicial, and legislative branches.

• Broad knowledge of the fields of criminal investigations and law enforcement, investigative policies, administration of investigative programs; and functions and jurisdictions of other Federal, state, and local agencies.
• Expert knowledge of investigative techniques, devices, procedures; the rules of evidence, search and seizure; and Federal and military criminal laws.
• Demonstrated expertise in overseeing the preparation of analytical, well-reasoned review and other significant written materials, including appropriate recommendations to management officials.
• Demonstrated expertise in overseeing the preparation of analytical, well-reasoned review and other significant written materials, including appropriate recommendations to management officials.
• Directs the preparation of proposed changes to policy and procedures involving programs managed by Investigative Operations; develops new policies and directives as required.
• Initiates and maintains continuing liaison, as deemed appropriate, to assure investigative and internal operations continuity on matters that would affect the DCIS mission or provide assistance to others.
• Provides oversight of DCIS's internal operations to include the management of fiscal, human and material resources.
• Ensures the implementation of newly developed investigative techniques, and operational and administrative policy guidance. Ensures optimum investigative performance, and promotes improvements.
• Initiates criminal investigations of any DoD mission, program, functions, system or operation as the OIG DoD considers appropriate, including interrelated DoD operations and contractors.
• Serves as principal advisor for program development, management, administration, evaluation, security, and personnel actions. Develops recommendations and/or makes decisions regarding major and joint interagency investigations and projects.
• Determines resources, changes in investigative program emphasis. Directs the evaluation of DCIS goals and objectives. Develops cost reduction planning and implementation of initiatives.
• Ensures appropriate coordination with military criminal investigative organizations and the Office of Deputy and Assistant Inspector General for Auditing to avoid duplication, and promote cooperation.
• Promotes cooperation between DoD and other Federal, state, and local government agencies for the accomplishment of economy and efficiency in prevention and detection of fraud and other crimes in DoD programs and activities.
• Complies with requirements of The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C.4 (2000).
• Performs other duties as directed by the Deputy Inspector General for Investigations.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen
• Position has been designated as Special Sensitive; incumbent is required to be eligible (and maintain eligibility) for a Top Secret with Special Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or be exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov).
• Selected candidate will be subject to a one-year probationary period in the Senior Executive Service unless required probationary period has been served. Selectee may also be subject to a records review prior to being appointed to this position.
• In accordance with Executive Order 12564, applicants selected are required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment.
• Incumbent is subject to random drug testing for the duration of service with the DoD OIG.
• Selectee will be required to complete and submit an Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-278, prior to entering the position and annually thereafter.
• All newly appointed career SES leaders must sign the Reassignment Rights and Obligations Agreement as a condition of appointment into the SES in accordance with DoD Directive 1403.03
• Incumbent may be required to travel both in the Continental United States, as well as overseas locations
• Position requires a pre-employment physical exam and a pre-employment physical readiness test. An annual physical readiness test is required for the duration of employment.
• All newly appointed career SES leaders must sign the Mobility Agreement which is required as a condition of employment.
• The incumbent must adhere to the DoD Standards of Conduct.
• Must have successfully completed the Criminal Investigator Training Program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, or another Federal equivalent criminal investigator training program.

Qualifications

Qualifications include both leadership skills and characteristics that are applicable to all SES positions and technical or program responsibilities specific to the position.

Eligibility for this position will be based upon a clear showing that the applicant has had experience of the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry out the responsibilities of this position. The best qualified candidates will be distinguished from other applicants by an evaluation panel of subject matter experts referencing the blow listed Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and mandatory technical qualifications (MTQs). All factors are mandatory unless stated otherwise. These factors are required, and must be addressed for the incumbent to perform the duties of the position. The mandatory technical qualifications must be met to be rated eligible for the position.

This position has been evaluated to be a Tier B position under the DoD OIG SES Personnel Management and Compensation System.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs):
The applicant is to provide a separate narrative statement to each of the following technical qualifications which describes fully, but concisely, how his/her experience supports each of the following qualifications. Each mandatory technical qualification narrative should not exceed 2 pages. Failure to address these specific qualifications in a separate narrative statement will eliminate you from consideration:

1. Expert criminal investigative knowledge to direct and coordinate major investigative programs, policies, and operations.
2. Extensive experience investigating complex criminal matters and managing a program involving complex criminal investigations.
3. Extensive experience in the management of fiscal, human, and material resources.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs):
The ECQs describe the leadership skills needed to succeed in the Senior Executive Service, and are in addition to the specific technical factors listed above. To assess the executive experience of each candidate, applicants who are applying for their initial career appointment in the SES must demonstrate, with specific examples, how their experience is relevant to exercising leadership in each of the five competencies. Current or former SES Career employees are not required to address the ECQs (SES Career employees include only those appointed under Title 5 U.S.C. 3393). A concise executive summary must show where and when the qualifications were obtained, the organizational setting in which the experience was acquired, (e.g. organizational size, level, and assigned fiscal resources), and a narrative discussion of the qualifications. The ECQs must not exceed 10 pages.

1. LEADING CHANGE. 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.

2. LEADING PEOPLE. 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.

3. RESULTS DRIVEN. 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.

4. BUSINESS ACUMEN. The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

5. BUILDING COALITIONS/COMMUNICATION. 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.

These ECQs must be addressed in a separate narrative statement. Specific instructions for preparing your statement and definitions of these core qualifications are available at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp.

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 based on the quality and extent of their experience, training, and/or education indicated on their resume and responses to the technical and executive qualifications listed above. Resumes will be evaluated by a rating and ranking panel, and best qualified candidates may be invited to participate in a structured interview. The Executive Resources Board (ERB) will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the approving authority.

In addition to meeting basic qualification requirements, applicants must have substantive experience which provides knowledge of the principles of organization, management and administration; and substantive specialized experience in a type of work or combination of functions directly related to this position.

All applicants are required to submit a narrative statement addressing each of the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).

NOTE: Current Career SES members, Career Senior Executive Reinstatement Eligibles and graduates of OPM certified Candidate Development Program (CDPs) are not required to submit the narrative statement for Executive Core Qualifications. Acceptable documentation to verify this information is included in the How to Apply Section. Please provide well-written qualification statements, to give readers, executive resources staff, rating and selecting officials, and the Qualification Review Board (QRB) members specific information about your qualifications. For more detailed information please click on the following link:http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/qualify.asp