Duties

Summary

The men and women of the U.S. Department of State, Office of Inspector General (OIG) with their skills, character and commitment to public service, provide critical oversight to ensure the Department of State and the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) perform their foreign policy/diplomatic and international broadcasting missions effectively and efficiently.

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Responsibilities

The incumbent serves as a supervisor in the Team Leadership Division and a team manager or team leader on a multi-disciplinary inspection team that independently conducts inspections, reviews, or compliance follow-up reviews. The incumbent directs and evaluates the day-to-day work of the inspectors in the Division and assigned to the inspection team. During each inspection cycle, the incumbent will work in close coordination with the Division Director, other team leaders and team managers, inspection team, the Assistant Inspector General for Inspections (AIG) and the Deputy Assistant Inspectors General for Inspections (DAIGs), appropriate agency personnel, and other stake holders. The team leaders and team managers are accountable for the inspections conducted by the team and ensures that all work is in accordance with the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency's (CIGIE) Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation.

Inspections include a wide variety of work processes carried out in diverse organizations and geographic locations and may involve exceedingly complex, novel, or highly controversial issues. The incumbent oversees the planning of inspections and establishes priorities for the assigned inspection team.

The incumbent serves as a team manager or team leader on an inspection team typically ranging from three to fifteen inspectors. The team structure is determined by the size of the inspected entity, the nature of the inspection, and the available resources. The incumbent provides overall direction and professional leadership for the assigned inspection team.

The incumbent must possess the ability to manage a team that is required to quickly analyze complex, technical, and sensitive issues and make recommendations that affect overall policy and concern substantial activities of Department and USAGM programs. Reports prepared by the incumbent rely on his or her expert knowledge of systems and procedures, and contain significant findings that often serve as the basis for new or modified Department and USAGM management policies, procedures, and systems.

The incumbent directs, assigns, and reviews the work of other inspectors on the team, provides guidance, coordinates work activities, and oversees the preparation of reports.

Travel Required

25% or less - Travel up to 25 % of the year.

Supervisory status
Yes

Promotion Potential
15

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• One year probationary period, unless excepted by regulation.
• This position has no promotion potential.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Statement of Employment & Financial Interest required prior to appointment.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

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.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education, and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement. Education may only be substituted in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order to be credited towards qualifications.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click on the link for a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials.

NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.

Applicants for the GS-15 grade level 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:

Experience in planning, overseeing, and carrying out all facets of an inspection.

Experience in leading a diverse team in performing inspections work.

Experience in quickly and effectively making policy recommendations on Department-level programs and activities.

Experience in communicating effectively both written and orally with senior level management.

Experience in applying CIGIE Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation and/or Government Accountability Office (GAO) Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards.

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:

• Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others;

• Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances;

• Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress;

• Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; and

• Capacity to "see the job through."

Education

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements, if applicable.

Additional information

For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or ReasonableAccommodations@state.gov .

If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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 information in your resume:

Ability to plan, oversee, and carry out all facets of an inspection.

Ability to lead a diverse team in performing inspections work.

Skill in quickly and effectively making policy recommendations on Department-level programs and activities.

Ability to communicate effectively both written and orally with senior level management.

Skill in applying CIGIE Quality Standards for Inspection and Evaluation and/or Government Accountability Office (GAO) Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards.

Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) 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 Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (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 special 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.
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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Top Secret

Drug test required
Yes

Required Documents

All required documents listed below, that are applicable to you, must be submitted to our automated system "Gateway to State" by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.

1. Resume - your resume or any other written format you choose should contain the required information as specified in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section. Insufficient information will result in an ineligible rating.

2. A completed online job specific self-assessment questionnaire through the Department's automated system "Gateway to State".

3. Transcripts - if applicable, see the Qualifications section of the announcement. If selected, an official/sealed college transcript(s) will be required to verify education prior to employment.

4. If you are qualifying based on other criteria listed under the Qualification Section of this announcement, you must submit the required supporting documentation (certificates, certifications, etc.) with your application by the closing date.

5. Current eligible DOS employees (per 3 FAM 2315) including non-competitive applicants must submit a SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) that shows the effective date, position title, series, grade, salary, tenure, position occupied, full promotion potential, AND submit a copy of your most recent completed annual performance appraisal that includes the final rating. If a performance appraisal does not exist, is incomplete or unavailable, a Form DS-1812 (Applicant Appraisal) or equivalent form from another agency signed by the current supervisor is acceptable. Mid-year progress reviews will not be accepted.

6. If you are a current eligible DOS employee applying under a non-competitive hiring authority, you MUST submit proof of non-competitive eligibility with your application. For information related to special hiring authorities for severely disabled persons visit: http://www.opm.gov/disability/PeopleWithDisabilities.asp

7. CTAP eligibles must submit a copy of the appropriate documentation with their application. See link below:

CTAP Considerations

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.