Clarification from the agency

All groups of individuals within the civil service. Noncompetitive (Current career Senior Executive Service (SES), QRB certified graduates of SES candidate development programs and individuals with SES reinstatement eligibility). You are encouraged to read the entire announcement before you submit your application package. Your application may not receive full consideration if you do not follow the instructions as outlined in the section "How to Apply."

This position is located in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Inspector General (OIG), , Office of Mission Support (OMS) and oversees a budget of over $50+ million. The incumbent serves as the Assistant Inspector General (AIG). As the AIG, the incumbent is a member of the OIG senior leadership team actively involved in the executive decision-making process.

As the AIG for Mission Support, you will be responsible for: 

• Serving as the senior advisor to the Associate Deputy IG, the Deputy IG and the IG on all management related issues to include but not limited to budget, HR, acquisitions, facility, records, and property management to aid senior leader decision making;
• Providing strategic vision and guidance in the areas of budget, HR and acquisitions developing programs to support that vision as aligned with OIG goals and objectives and are consistent with the mission and management objectives of the Inspector General, Deputy Inspector General, and Associate Deputy IG;
• In control of making adjustments, identifying and eliminating impediments to successful mission accomplishments, and making decisions on problems not resolved at lower organizational levels;
• Providing leadership and direction in identifying the appropriate course of action that has the greatest benefit and lowest risk to operations;
• Directing the work of subordinates with full supervision and management authority for long-range planning, goal setting and evaluation of the staff;
• Dealing effectively with top management in a staff relationship, to reach collaborative solutions or a sound and defensible alternative to complex, controversial, and sensitive problems and to create an environment conductive to mutually cooperative decision making.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen.
• Pre-employment investigation.

This is a Public Trust Position. Employment in this position requires a background investigation. If you are selected and cannot obtain a favorable security determination within a reasonable period of time due to disclosed or undisclosed background issues, the tentative employment offer may be withdrawn.

A public financial disclosure statement is required upon appointment into the SES. This statement will be used to avoid conflicting situations in employment through advice and counseling. You will need to provide the information annually. 

The selectee will be required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment", (OF-306), prior to appointment and the appropriate background investigation forms to determine suitability for Federal employment. False statements or responses on these forms can jeopardize your employment opportunity and subject you to disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service.

The selectee will be required to complete a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the I-9 Form. We will compare information provided on the I-9 Form to records available from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The system confirms an employee’s identity and eligibility to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.

Qualifications

All applicants must submit a separate written narrative response to each of the following Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs). Additional information is available at: ECQ Information. Applicants are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action and Results (CCAR) model. You must submit your ECQ narrative (not to exceed a total of 10 pages) with your application through USAJobs. 

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS DEFINITIONS:

ECQ 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.
ECQ 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.
ECQ 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.
ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN. The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS. 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.

Non-competitive applicants do not need to submit ECQ narratives but you must clearly state your status in your resume and submit a written narrative response to the Technical Qualifications. 

Proof of non-competitive eligibility is required. The agency has the option of considering you noncompetitively or including you in the competitive process. You are considered a non-competitive applicant if you are a current career Senior Executive, Qualifications Review Board (QRB) certified graduate of a Senior Executive (SES) Candidate Development Program (CDP) or an individual with SES reinstatement eligibility. You may be considered non-competitively for appointment to this position if you meet the mandatory technical qualifications requirements.

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): In addition, all applicants must submit a separate written narrative response to each of the following MTQs. Please give examples and explain how often you used your skills, the complexity of the knowledge possessed, the level of people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled managing a large public or private sector organization that administers complex, rules-based benefits or services, etc. You must submit your narrative response to each of the MTQs below (not to exceed 2 pages per MTQ) with your application through USAJobs. Failure to address each of the MTQs below will result in your application being disqualified.

MTQ 1 - Extensive experience in budgeting, financial reporting, performance measurement and control processes. Skilled in managing a large financial, budget, procurement, and Aquisition/Contract processes and laws.  Strong knowledge of Federal budget and appropriation laws and procedures, with hands-on experience in the full Federal budgeting process. Demonstrated mastery knowledge of, and skill in applying, advanced principles, concepts, laws, and regulations of the federal budget process and financial administration where there are uncertainties in legislation, authorities, and scope of programs. Proven ability to work with external stakeholders, like OMB and Congress, to provide information and address inquiries. 

MTQ 2 - Demonstrated extensive experience leading a staff responsible for a range of mission support management functions to include budgeting, human resources, and acquisition.  Develop creative and innovative solutions to complex mission support problems. Demonstrated ability to coordinate with appropriate officials within and outside a large organization to oversee policy development and compliance.  

MTQ 3 - Demonstrated expertise and in-depth knowledge in the recruiting, career management, performance management, training, professional development, and a demonstrated strong understanding of human resource laws, authorities, and operational management of recruiting and human capital matters. This includes the ability to work with a variety of people, effectively communicate with multiple external organizations and facilitate progress while working towards a common goal of recruiting for a large technical organization. Extensive knowledge of Human Capital programs for a large technical organization, including, but not limited to, programs involving alternative personnel systems, civilian recruitment and diversity outreach, corporate workforce planning, knowledge management, organizational skills assessments, professional development/learning programs, and Equal Opportunity programs.

How you will be evaluated

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

Applicants will be rated and ranked by the Executive Resources Board (ERB) using only the information submitted for consideration. Applicants are to separately address the ECQs (unless exempted) and the Mandatory Technical Qualifications question listed in the announcement by documenting demonstrated experience, training, and/or education. Applicants who do not separately address the required qualifications will be ineligible for consideration.

The ERB will rate and rank each applicant based on the qualification requirements and refer the top candidates to the interview panel. The interview panel will conduct interviews for the candidates referred as best qualified and refer the top candidates to the selecting official.  The selecting official will consider the best qualified applicants referred based on the information provided, and possibly a final interview.

Unless you have already been certified by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, your ECQs must be certified by an OPM/QRB before appointment can occur.