WE ARE THE NROFor sixty years, the NRO has developed, acquired, launched and operated the satellites that are the foundation for America's advantage and strength in space. Using a diversified architecture of spacecraft, NRO collects and delivers the best space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance content on the planet.Learn more at .Basic Eligibility For A Position With The NROYou must be a US CitizenYou must be 18 years of age or olderYou must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearanceYou will be subject to pre-employment and periodic drug testingYou will be subject to pre-employment and periodic polygraph examinationsYou will be required to show proof of being fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, and must certify under penalty of perjury that the documentation you submit is true and correct. In limited circumstances, a reasonable accommodation for medical or religious reasons may be granted as legally required.Federal Employee Vaccination Requirement In accordance with second Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination dose by November 8, 2021. In limited circumstances, a reasonable accommodation for medical or religious reasons may be granted as legally required.Individuals who start their government service after November 22, 2021, need to be fully vaccinated prior to their scheduled start date, except in limited circumstances where a reasonable accommodation for medical or religious reasons is legally required. Employees will be consideredNew employees will be required to show proof of being fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, and must certify under penalty of perjury that the documentation you submit is true and correct on their start date in order to access NRO facilities. For urgent, mission critical hiring needs, unvaccinated new hires need to be vaccinated within 60 days of their start date and follow safety protocols for not fully vaccinated individuals until they are fully vaccinated.For more information, you may visitWhere You Will WorkThe Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office reporting to the Director, National Reconnaissance Office and Congress. The Inspector General (IG) is appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The OIG is responsible for conducting audits, inspections, investigations, and special reviews related to NRO programs and operations; providing leadership with recommendations to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness; preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse in NRO programs and operations; and providing a means to keep the DNRO and the Congress fully and currently informed of issues concerning fraud and other serious problems, abuses, and deficiencies in NRO's programs or operations.The Assistant Inspector General (AIG) for Audits leads the NRO OIG Audit Division. The AIG manages the translation of higher-order operational goals and objectives into more tangible and concrete objectives, plans, and priorities. The AIG manages a budget of expendable resources and subordinate elements according to established strategic priorities. The AIG makes tactical and operational decisions, monitors performance aligned with strategic focus, has an Intelligence Community operational and issue-specific focus, and represents function or activity to senior officials within the agency, Intelligence Community, and Executive Branch.The NRO Cadre is collecting resumes for consideration against current and future opportunities for a senior executive level Assistant Inspector General (Audits), occupational series 0511. For more information on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) occupational series, clickWe may consider your resume for other positions which your skills and experience may be a good match. This is a full-time position that is open from January 18, 2022 to January 31, 2022. Applicant packages must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST on January 31, 2022. Who May ApplyThis position is open to the public.Federal government employees MUST currently be at a GS/GG - 15 or higher grade level to apply for this position. Current NRO Cadre employees may apply to this vacancy announcement.What You Will Be DoingThe NRO Assistant Inspector General (AIG) for Audits exercises direct management responsibility for the entire range of OIG audits and special reviews, exercising direct operational management over a diverse staff of professional auditors, both government and contractor. The incumbent serves as the NRO Inspector General's principal advisor in the oversight of NRO acquisition programs and processes, information technology and security, and financial management activities, to include financial reporting.The AIG for Audits performs his/her work in an independent manner, assuming a high degree of personal responsibility for sound judgment and decisions. Plans, directs, coordinates and manages independent financial and performance audits and special assessments of NRO activities in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. Provides direction, expert professional advice, consultation, and guidance and recommends appropriate actions in all matters pertaining to personnel, administration, OIG policy and audit procedures. Serves as a member of the OIG senior management team.As the Assistant Inspector General for Audits you will be required to:Manage a staff directly and through subordinate supervisors to include reviewing staff products for quality and clarity, monitoring productivity and timeliness, ensuring financial and personnel resources are deployed in accordance with OIG priorities.Interact with senior officials within and outside the NRO in regard to audit issues, including contacts with members of the Intelligence Community Inspectors General Forum and committees, Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, Congress, and other government entities.Participate in the OIG corporate management team focused on OIG resources, production, planning and the development of overall policies and procedures. Keeps the Inspector General and Deputy Inspector General routinely and fully informed of the status of audits in progress.Represent the Audit Staff on the OIG Career Service Board; ensure accurate and timely feedback and evaluations and provide guidance on career development issues. Ensure employees receive appropriate professional training and necessary tools.What You NeedRequired: Successful completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Auditing, or a degree including auditing courses in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting which may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law.ORCombination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant's background must include one of the following:24 semester hours identified previouslyA certificate as a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal AuditorCompletion of degree requirements that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing but less than the 24 hours required under certain provisionsMandatory QualificationsCurrent DISLs, SES, SIS, or SNIS will only have to meet the Technical Qualifications.GG-15 applicants will need to meet the IC Senior Officer Core Qualifications (ICSOCQs); the Technical Qualifications; and, if they are applying from within the Intelligence Community, be able to provide Joint Duty Certification.QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Technical Qualifications, ICSOCQs and other qualifications, if applicable, that are listed below.Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer Core Qualification (SOCQ) - Leading the Intelligence Enterprise: Required for all senior executive positions effective 1 October 2010. This SOCQ involves the ability to integrate resources, information, interests, and activities effectively in support of the IC's mission and to lead and leverage cross organizational collaborative networks to achieve significant mission results. Inherent to this Standard is a deep understanding of the Intelligence enterprise (or other comparable interagency or multi-organizational environment) and a shared commitment to the IC's core values. Please limit your written statements to no more than one page per ICSOCQ.IC Senior Officers have a responsibility to share information and knowledge to achieve results, in that regard are expected to build effective networks and alliances; actively engage these peers and stakeholders; involve them in key decisions; and effectively leverage these networks to achieve significant results. Senior officers are expected to create an environment that promotes employee engagement, collaboration, integration, information and knowledge sharing, and the candid, open exchange of diverse points of view. Candidates assessed against this competency must demonstrate the following:Collaboration and Integration: Build, leverage, and lead collaborative networks with key peers and stakeholders across the IC and/or other government/private-sector organizations, or professional/technical disciplines to achieve significant joint/multi-agency mission outcomes. Integrate joint/multi-agency activities effectively exercising collaborative plans that realize mutual IC, joint, or multi-organizational goals.Enterprise Focus: IC Senior officers are expected to demonstrate a deep understanding of how the missions, structures, leaders, and cultures of the various IC components interact and connect; and synthesize resources, information and other inputs to effectively integrate and align component, IC, and the United States Government interests and activities to achieve IC-wide, national, and international priorities. Senior officers are expected to encourage and support Joint Duty assignments and developmental experiences that develop and reinforce enterprise focus among their subordinates. Candidates assessed against the component must: Understand the roles, missions, capabilities, and organizational and political realities of the intelligence enterprise; and apply that understanding to drive joint, interagency, or multi-organizational mission accomplishment. Understand how organizations, resources, information, and processes within the IC interagency/multi-organizational environment interact with and influence one another; apply that understanding to solve complex interagency or multi-organizational problems.Values-Centered Leadership: IC Senior Officers are expected to personally embody, advance and reinforce IC core values. Senior Officers are expected to demonstrate and promote departmental and/or component values. Candidates assessed against this competency must demonstrate: A Commitment to selfless service and excellence in support of the IC's mission, as well as to preserving, protecting, and defending the Nation's laws and liberties. The Integrity and Courage (moral, intellectual, and physical) to seek and speak the truth, to innovate, and to change things for the better, regardless of personal or professional risk. Collaboration as members of a single IC-wide team, respecting and leveraging the diversity of all members of the IC, their background, their sources and methods, and their points of view. Promote, reinforce, and reward IC, departmental/component core values in the workforce and ensure that actions, policies, and practices are aligned with, and embody those values. Ensure that organizational strategies, policies, procedures, and actions give appropriate focus, attention, and commitment to diversity of people, points of view, ideas, and insights.Technical Qualifications (tq)All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) of accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. You must address each technical qualification separately. Please limit your written statements to one (1) page per technical qualification.Expert knowledge and demonstrated ability to build, lead, motivate, train, mentor, and work with teams of people with diverse, multi-agency backgrounds.Substantive audit expertise with in-depth knowledge of Government Auditing Standards.Substantive experience in a broad range of OIG audits and special reviews.Prior experience in overseeing performance and/or financial audits.Broad understanding of the NRO, its organization and activities, and its relationship to the rest of the IC and the DoD.Impeccable integrity, discretion, and judgment.Ability to work with very sensitive information.Expert knowledge and expertise in conducting government audits and audit related activities to include demonstration of an enterprise perspective and superior analytic and critical thinking skills.Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication, operational, and managerial skills to conceptualize and effectively oversee the Audit Division. This includes managing conflict, leading change, leveraging diversity, developing others, and team building.Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing, to represent the Office of Inspector General's audit operations, prepare reports, and make persuasive recommendations to senior leadership, both internal and external to the organization. This includes the ability to write clearly and concisely and to review and improve written products of others. This also includes the ability to provide effective briefings to IG and NRO senior management, other IC leaders, and Congress.Strong performance recordAbility to deal with heavy workload and handle numerous matters simultaneously with no or little supervision.What to SubmitTo apply for this position, you must provide a complete application package, which includes:RESUME - Your Resume listing your name, contact information, work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be referred for consideration.ICSOCQs - Completed supplemental narrative in a separate document that gives specific examples of work experiences addressing each Intelligence Community (IC) Senior Officer Core Qualification (SOCQ). Your narrative should be no more than one (1) page for each (SOCQ). (Not required for current DISL, SES, SIS, and SNIS employees)Technical Qualifications - Completed supplemental narrative in a separate document that gives specific examples of work experiences addressing each Technical Qualification. Your narrative should be no more than one (1) page for each Technical Qualification.Joint Duty Credit Information, if applicable.Transcripts: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the US 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 US Department of Education.Applications received without the required ICSOCQs (if required) and TQ supplemental narratives WILL NOT receive consideration.DO NOT submit additional information (ie awards, appraisals, pages in excess of the page limits for ICSOCQs and TQs).Other InformationOvertime Statement: MAY be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.Travel Statement: MAY be required to travel in military or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.Senior Executives are required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment," (OF 306), prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background check.Financial Disclosure: Senior Executives are required to comply with the provisions of the Ethics in Government Act, PL 95-521, which requires the submission of a financial disclosure statement (OGE-278).LocationChantilly, VASalary2022 salary range for the Washington, DC area: $135,468 - $203,700.This position is a senior executive level DCIPS position. The NRO is accepting applications from US Citizens and current GS/GG-15 or higher federal government employees for this position.Hiring IncentivesThe NRO may offer hiring incentives and other entitlements at management's discretion.Trial PeriodTrial Period: You will serve a 1-year DISL trial period unless you previously completed the trial period in DISL positions.All newVeterans' PreferenceDoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans' Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Vol 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 USC, you must submit documents verifying your eligibility upon request.Equal Employment Opportunity PolicyThe United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.Reasonable Accommodation PolicyFederal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part of the remaining hiring process, applicants should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.A reasonable accommodation is any change to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done that enables an individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform job duties or receive equal access to job benefits.Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodations when:An applicant with a disability needs an accommodation to have an equal opportunity to apply for a job.An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to perform the essential job duties or to gain access to the workplace.An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to receive equal access to benefits, such as details, training, and office-sponsored events.You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application or hiring process or while on the job. Requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. 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