Inspector General
What you'd do
About the Position: Incumbent will serve as an inspector general with responsibility for responding to requests for IG assistance, participating in investigations and site visits for assistance, and participating in systemic inspections.
Major duties
Instruct personnel on compliance requirements to resolve systemic organizational issues. Resolve assistance requests by coordinating corrective actions. Conduct administrative inquiries to investigate regulatory violations. Execute programmatic inspections to identify systemic deficiencies. Author executive briefings to communicate compliance findings to leadership. Analyze organizational data trends to identify high-risk compliance areas. Advise management teams on regulatory rules to support informed decision-making. Coordinate resolution efforts with external offices to address complainant concerns. Evaluate operational programs to measure compliance with established standards. Safeguard confidential database systems to protect sensitive investigative information.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Instructing workforces on compliance requirements and systemic issue resolution to evaluate training program effectiveness; (2) Resolving requests for assistance and compliance complaints by conducting fact-finding and coordinating corrective actions; (3) Conducting administrative investigations into allegations of regulatory violations to produce official reports of investigation; (4) Executing multi-functional compliance inspections of operational programs to identify systemic deficiencies and root causes; and (5) Authoring executive briefings and trend reports to communicate complex compliance findings to senior leadership. This definition of specialized experience is typical work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Applicants referred for consideration will be subject to a database check against the Army's IGARS database to screen for substantiated and ongoing IG investigations. An SSN and current resume is required to conduct the background investigation; applicants must supply their SSN when asked by the hiring authority. Applicants and employees must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a minimum of a secret-level security clearance. A minimum of an interim secret security clearance is required before an individual can perform any IG functions or have access to IG records. IG positions are designated as noncritical sensitive. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Information Analysis Information Gathering Mission Execution Teaching Others Written Communication Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).
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