Assistant Inspector General for Inspections and Evaluations (AIGE) Job in Washington, DC

Vacancy No. CFTC-OIG-2025-0001 Department Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Salary $202,549.00 to $284,600.00 Grade 15 to 15
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 10/11/2024 Close Date 10/18/2024
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Washington, DC


Summary

This position is located in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Commodity Futures Trading. Commission (CFTC). The OIG is an independent and autonomous office with a dual reporting responsibility to both the Commission and Congress.  The OIG’s mission is to promote integrity, efficiency, and effectiveness by promoting for continuous improvement in CFTC’s management and program operations.

Duties

This is a senior position within the CFTC Office of Inspector General (OIG), constructing and leading OIG’s Office of Evaluations and reporting to the IG. The incumbent provides sophisticated and expert-level advice to the IG and OIG leadership on Evaluations. In accordance with all evaluation requirements applicable to the CFTC OIG, the incumbent participates and supervises in all stages of evaluations related to agency programs, policies, and procedures. Evaluations may be routine or complex.

The incumbent serves as the Assistant IG for Evaluations and supports the OIG on a full range of evaluation, management and administrative issues, such as report strategies and activities, policy, budget, human capital, training, travel, inventory, acquisitions, management information systems, and compliance.  This position provides leadership and coordination in support of policies and activities designed to:

  • Promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of CFTC evaluation programs and operations;
  • Detect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in CFTC programs and operations;
  • Has responsibility and authority to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse of CFTC finances and other resources;
  • Informs the IG, Commissioners, and Congress of instances for such occurrences
    and to take appropriate steps to address the problems and recommend actions to improve the systems in the identification and correction of problems caused by fraud, waste, and abuse;
  • The incumbent strategically plans, manages, and conducts independent evaluations which involve high priority matters central to the Commission’s strategic objectives. The incumbent will supervise and manage evaluators in all aspects of OIG inspections and evaluations;
  • The AIGE ensures that evaluations are planned, conducted, completed, and reported in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, standards, and policies and priorities of the Inspector General;
  • Ensures compliance with professional standards including Quality Standards for Inspections and Evaluations issued by the Council of Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency, IG directives, policies and procedures, and CFTC requirements.

*** Assistant Inspector General for Inspections and Evaluations (AIGE) must demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development and modeling inclusive behaviors.  The AIGE also supports CFTC leadership in promoting a culture of inclusivity and belonging that embraces the contributions of all team members***

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Public Trust - High Risk Background/Security Investigation is required.
  • May be required to serve a probationary/trial period
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • Subject to time-in-grade requirements, if applicable
  • May be subject to a one-year supervisory probationary period
  • A Public Financial Disclosure Report, OGE Form 278e is required.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills and abilities) in the following areas:

Leadership

Oral Communication

Strategic Thinking

Technical Competence

Qualifications

CT-15 Level: Applicants must have 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower band or level equivalent to CT-14 / GS-14 in the Federal Service, or comparable private/public sector experience which has equipped the applicant with the skills and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of the position.  Specialized experience for this position is defined as:

  • Experience constructing and leading OIG’s Evaluation Programs;
  • Experience serving as an expert consultant in providing expert-level advice to the IG and Agency leadership on Evaluations;
  • Experience in supervising a team in executing all stages of evaluations as it relates to agency programs; and
  • Experience in directing regular and periodic briefings to the IG and/or OIG leadership, and negotiating and providing resolutions to problems, particularly those involving execution of the evaluations.

Education

Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable.

Additional information

This is a Non-Bargaining unit position.

Cover letter is highly encouraged.

Public Trust - High Risk Background/Security Investigation is required.

A Public Financial Disclosure Report, OGE Form 278e is required.

May be subject to a one-year supervisory probationary period.

Relocation: Relocation expenses will not be paid. 

Probationary/Trial Period: You may be required to serve a probationary or trial period, if applicable. 

Time-in-Grade: You must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement, if applicable.

All employees are required to follow the Agency’s telework policy. If selected, you will be required to report to your assigned duty station to complete all onboarding procedures.

More than the number of positions listed may be filled through this vacancy announcement.

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

The overall salary range is provided for informational purposes as it represents the full range that is applicable to current employees in this occupation/grade.  A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer, therefore, it is important that your resume fully reflects all of your work experience. Note that the upper end of each range is typically applicable only to candidates with significant years of work experience and qualifications Please review the CFTC Compensation Program website for additional information.

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Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement.  If you are minimally qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the online assessment questionnaire.  If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.  If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.


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Required Documents

  • Resume showing all relevant and related experience (cover letter is highly encouraged).  If selected, your resume will be used to determine your initial pay setting decision
  • Most recent performance appraisal (optional)
  • SF-50 showing proof of time in grade requirements and career-conditional/career in the competitive service.
  • Schedule A, Persons with Disabilities: Schedule A letter from a physician, local, state or federal rehabilitation office citing eligibility under 5 CFR 213.3102 (u)
  • If you wish to be considered under an applicable Veteran's authority such as VEOA, 30% or more disabled vet, etc., you must submit a copy of your Veteran's documentation including a DD-214 (member 4 copy preferred, however, the documentation provided must contain dates and character of service), along with a VA letter, SF-15, etc., if applicable. If you are a current active-duty service member, please submit an official statement of service from your command
  • Other Special Hiring Authorities: If you are claiming eligibility under a Special Hiring Authority, you must submit supporting documents to receive consideration

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): The ICTAP provides eligible displaced federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy.  To be well qualified, you must score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at:
http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp.ICTAP

Candidates MUST submit:
1. A copy of their agency reduction-in-force notice;
2. A copy of your most recent Performance Rating;
3. A copy of your most recent SF-50 noting current or last position held, the grade level, and the duty location; and
4. A copy of your notice of proposed removal for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function outside the local
commuting area or documentation showing you were separated as a result of RIF or declining a directed reassignment or
transfer of function outside the local commuting area.

Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP). Provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the CFTC with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If CFTC has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must rate equivalent to the Well Qualified or better category using established rating criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp.

The following links provide information on how you may be eligible for various hiring authorities:

1. VEOA

2. 30% or more disabled veteran

3. Individuals with disabilities

4. CTAP

5. ICTAP

6. Military Spouse

7. Special Authorities

8. Peace Corps & AmeriCorps VISTA

9. Former Federal Employees

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.

How to Apply

YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE:  Your complete application, including required documents, must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (EST) on the closing date of this announcement. You must complete and submit an application by accessing the USAJOBS website at USAJOBS.GOV.  To begin, click the Apply Online button within the vacancy announcement and follow the prompts to create an account using LOGIN.GOV, if you have not done so already. LOGIN.GOV will walk you through each step of the account set-up and will automatically link your USAJOBS profile to LOGIN.GOV.  Once you have established an account using LOGIN.GOV, you will then go back to USAJOBS.GOV using your LOGIN.GOV username and password to answer the questions and submit all required documents. If you already have established an LOGIN.GOV account or want to return to your saved application, go to USAJOBS.GOV using your LOGIN.GOV username and password to apply or view your profile. If you have problems completing your on-line application, including problems submitting your supporting documents, please contact the Help Desk by e-mail at mgshelp@monster.com or phone at 1-866.656.6831. The help desk is available Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. EST.

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Agency contact information

Tiffany Williford
Phone
202-418-5804
Fax
999-999-9999
Email
twilliford@cftc.gov
Address
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CFTC
Three Lafayette Centre
1155 21st Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20581
United States
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