Summary
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is responsible for independently and objectively conducting and supervising audits and investigations, providing leadership in promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness, and in preventing and detecting fraud and abuse in all operations and programs throughout the NLRB.
Duties
The overarching duty of the Inspector General (IG) is to lead the OIG in its mission to prevent and detect fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement, and to promote economy and efficiency of operations across the whole of the Agency. The IG oversees this work by personally conducting and supervising audits, investigations, and other inquiries relating to Agency programs and operations.
Specific responsibilities for this position include the following:
Exercises all applicable responsibilities and authorities under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, including the initiation of investigations and audits, the issuance of subpoenas, and the preparation of semi-annual and other reports.
Plans, develops, and implements an audit program encompassing: (1) examination of financial transactions, accounts, and reports, including evaluations of compliance with applicable laws and regulations; (2) review of NLRB managers' efficiency and economy in the use of resources; (3) reviews to determine whether desired program results are effectively achieved; and (4) reviews to determine whether internal controls are in place to guard against and detect waste, fraud, and abuse in Agency programs and operations.
Takes overall responsibility for leading, managing, and directing the work of OIG personnel, including investigators, auditors, and administrative professionals. Within Agency budgetary constraints, ensures that OIG is adequately staffed to meet its statutory functions, which may include retaining contractor support as appropriate. In all circumstances, ensures that OIG personnel and contractors safeguard the integrity and impartiality of investigations, audits, and all other OIG activities, particularly with respect to highly sensitive reviews regarding specific criminal allegations or allegations of non-compliance with Agency policies and/or Federal laws and regulations.
Determines how guidelines or plans for an audit should be devised to approach new or previously unencountered conditions and to determine when audit objectives are met.
Oversees the development of long-range strategies and goals to minimize the opportunities for the occurrence of waste, fraud, and abuse, as well as the development of recommendations to assist the Agency in promoting economy and efficiency in its operations.
Issues audit reports to the Chairman and/or the General Counsel, or their senior managers as appropriate, for consideration of recommended corrective action with respect to audit findings of deficiencies and for consideration of how to implement recommendations related to Agency policies, procedures, practices, and operations based on audit findings.
Reviews the activities, annual operating plans, programs, and policies of the OIG, and develops and implements any changes needed to enhance the mission of the office.
Represents the OIG at meetings with senior officials, including inspectors general in other Federal executive and legislative offices with respect to OIG-related matters, and serves on relevant interagency committees. This includes acting as a liaison to the General Accounting Office (GAO), serving as member of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and responding to inquiries from Members of Congress and their staffs, as appropriate, on Agency and OIG matters.
Represents the OIG in meetings with the Department of Justice and other law enforcement agencies to share information and coordinate investigation of illegal activities.
Reviews existing and proposed legislation and regulations relating to the Agency's programs and operations and makes recommendations in required semiannual reports concerning the impact of the legislation and regulations on the economy and efficiency of-or the prevention of fraud, waste, or abuse-in those programs and operations.
Regularly briefs the Board, the Chairman, and/or the General Counsel, or their respective designees, as appropriate, regarding all OIG investigations, audits, and any other relevant matters.
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Background investigation may be required.
- Males born after 12/03/59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Initial SES Career appointee is subject to a one-year probationary period.
- All Federal employees are required by PL 104-134 to have federal payments made by direct deposit.
- Before entering on duty, you will be required to complete a Public Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e. You will need to provide the information annually.
- VETERANS PREFERENCE DOES NOT APPLY TO THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE
Qualifications
THIS POSITION IS IN THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE (SES): This is a Career-Reserved position and therefore must be filled by a career appointee. Candidates are not required to have previous SES career service before applying. The selected candidate's executive/managerial qualifications must be certified by the Office of Personnel Management prior to an initial SES career appointment. Positions in the SES are ungraded.
To qualify for this position, you must meet the following requirements:
As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Professional/Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications.
Failure to meet the basic qualification requirements and all Professional/Technical and Executive Core Qualification factors automatically eliminate the applicant from further consideration.
ALL CANDIDATES MUST FULLY ADDRESS ALL ITEMS UNDER 'TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS' TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
A. PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS -PTQs: Candidates must provide a narrative statement specifically showing possession of the Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs) listed below. Responses should demonstrate the applicant's experience in relation to each PTQ using specific examples of accomplishments. Total length of narratives should not exceed 3 pages.
- PTQ 1. Demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting and audit practices and procedures.
- PTQ 2. Demonstrated knowledge of financial and other data processing, information security systems and/or electronic case management systems to assess the adequacy of applicable internal controls.
- PTQ 3. Demonstrated knowledge of investigative techniques, rules of evidence, and other relevant legal considerations.
- PTQ 4. Demonstrated analytical ability, particularly in identifying potential problems and developing effective solutions.
- PTQ 5. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and persuasively, both orally and in writing, in a manner appropriate to the intended audience.
B. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS - ECQs: Candidates must also submit a separate narrative statement to show possession of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) listed below. You are required to respond to all ECQs. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as ineligible. Total length of narratives should not exceed 10 pages.
- ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE: This core qualification involves 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. Leadership Competencies: creativity and innovation, external awareness, flexibility, resilience, strategic thinking, vision.
- ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE: This core qualification involves 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. Leadership Competencies: conflict management, leveraging diversity, developing others, team building.
- ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN: This core qualification involves 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. Leadership Competencies: accountability, customer service, decisiveness, entrepreneurship, problem solving, technical credibility.
- ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Leadership Competencies: financial management, human capital management, technology management.
- ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS: This core qualification involves 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. Leadership Competencies: partnering, political savvy, influencing/negotiating.
Particular care should be taken when addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) described under Qualifications and Evaluation, as that information must also be reviewed and approved by an OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB). Be sure to include professional and volunteer experience, education, training, and awards that demonstrate your skills in a particular ECQ. Please do not submit additional materials such as position descriptions, publications, course descriptions, or OPM literature. Materials other than those discussed under How to Apply will not normally be included in the application package when forwarded to the Executive Resources Board for evaluation.
ALL CANDIDATES MUST FULLY ADDRESS ALL ITEMS UNDER 'EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS' AS WELL AS ALL ITEMS UNDER TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
HELPFUL INFORMATION ON ECQs: The ECQs were designed to assess executive experience and potential, not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. Please provide your examples using the Challenge- Context- Action- Result (CCAR) model when describing your accomplishments as described below:
- Challenge - Describe a specific problem or goal.
- Context - Describe the individuals and groups you worked with and/or the environment in which you worked to address the challenge or goal.
- Action - Discuss the specific actions you took to address the challenge or goal.
- Result - Give specific examples of the results of your actions.
Each accomplishment should be clear, concise, and emphasize your personal level of responsibility, the challenges and/or scope of complexity of programs managed, and results of your actions. Additional information on the ECQs is available here.
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone; no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Benefits
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants who are current career SES members, former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility, OPM certified graduates of a SES Candidate Development Program (CDP), or who otherwise meet the mandatory requirements (Executive Core Qualifications and Professional Technical Qualifications), will be considered qualified for this position. Rating and Ranking to determine "Best Qualified" will be conducted by a panel of experts and will be based upon consideration of the degree to which applicants meet the mandatory knowledge, skills and abilities described in the ECQs and PTQs. Current career SES members, former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility, OPM certified graduates of a SES CDP will be considered noncompetitively. Those applicants who are determined Best Qualified will be sent to the selecting official for possible interview. If selected, your ECQs must be certified by OPM's Qualifications Review Board, unless you are a current SES executive or have graduated from an OPM approved SES CDP. You must receive certification before you can be appointed to the position.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is required by law to review the executive qualifications of each new career appointee to the Senior Executive Service (SES) prior to appointment. To be considered, applicants must submit a written statement addressing the five (5) Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) listed in this announcement. Applicants must address all ECQs to be eligible for consideration. Your ECQ statements MUST NOT EXCEED A TOTAL OF 10 PAGES and should focus on accomplishments that support possession of each ECQ. See the SES Handbook for more information on ECQ's.
Current career SES members, former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility and OPM certified graduates of a SES CDP, who meet the professional/technical qualifications requirements will be considered for this position on a noncompetitive basis. Applicants for noncompetitive consideration are NOT REQUIRED to submit a supplemental statement addressing their ECQs. However, they must submit a Standard Form 50, Notification of Personnel Action, to establish proof of eligibility for noncompetitive appointment and submit their most recent performance appraisal, resume, address the professional/technical qualifications and complete the online questionnaire.
In addition to your responses to the occupational questionnaire and your resume, you must submit the following additional documents specific for this vacancy:
- Your responses to the Occupational Questionnaire.
- Your resume; (Content of Resume: Your resume that you choose to describe your job-related experiences will be used to verify your qualifications. Therefore, it is important that the information be specific, detailed where appropriate, and complete. Your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.)
- A separate narrative statement specifically addressing each Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs) requirement AND Executive Core Qualification (ECQs) requirement. Please address each Professional/Technical Qualification (PTQ) separately from the Executive/Managerial Core Qualifications (ECQs). Current career SES members, former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility and OPM certified graduates of an SES CDP need to submit PTQs only.
- SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (indicating highest grade level held, tenure group, promotion potential and salary. Reinstatement eligibles should submit their SF-50 documenting their career appointment to SES if applying for noncompetitive consideration).
- Most Recent Performance Appraisal (Current federal service employees: If performance appraisal is not dated within the last year or if you are unable to provide a performance appraisal, an explanation why must be provided).
All materials must be received by 05/09/2024 at 11:59 PM EST to be considered for this announcement.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package, which includes:
- Occupational Questionnaire
- Resume (See Content of Resume)
- Written statement addressing the five (5) Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)
- Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQs) narrative responses
- Any additional required documentation, which may include a later request for a writing sample.
Please follow the instructions listed below for submitting your complete application package. Application procedures are specific to this vacancy announcement. Please read all instructions before you begin.
To begin the process, click the APPLY button at the right side of this screen to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the occupational questionnaire. Please ensure you click the SUBMIT MY ANSWERS button at the end of the process.
If you have never applied through USA Jobs for a position with the Federal Civil Service, you will need to create a USA Jobs account. To change or update your application, simply reapply through My USAJOBS, before the closing date. New or updated resumes are considered "incomplete" applications until the required virus scan is cleared. To check the status of your application, log into your USA Jobs Account, select Application Status and click on the more information link under the application status for this position.
Your complete application package (including required documents) must be received no later than 11:59 PM Eastern Standard on the closing date of this announcement.
NOTE: OPM Form 1203-FX no longer exists.
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement e-mail that your submission was successful, and we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine if you meet the mandatory technical qualifications of this position and the SES ECQs. Those who meet the qualifications will be referred to a panel of SES members for rating and ranking to determine the "Best Qualified" candidates. The panel will make a recommendation to the selecting official, If your name is referred to the selecting official, you may be contacted directly by that office for a possible interview. Once a selection is made, the selectee's application will be forwarded to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for approval by OPM's Qualifications Review Board, unless the selectee is a current SES employee or has graduated from an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program.
You will receive notice via email or by mail, if no email address was provided by you during the application process, once this process is completed (generally 4-6 weeks).
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