Summary
This position is location in the Office of Audits and Evaluations (OAE), Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). OAE conducts audits according to Government Auditing Standards, Quality Standards of Inspection and Evaluations, or Independent Public Accountant oversight of VA healthcare, benefits, financial management, acquisition, and information management.
This job is open to
Clarification from the agency
All qualified United States citizens or United States Nationals; no prior Federal experience is required.
Duties
Locations: Aurora, CO; Austin, TX; Baltimore, MD; Bay Pines, FL; Dallas, TX; Decatur, GA; Hines, IL; Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; San Diego, CA; Seattle, WA; or Washington, DC; Location Negotiable After Selection. Current OIG Employees will remain at their current duty location.
As a Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audits & Evaluations, you will:
- Plan, conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits, evaluations, and Independent Public Accountant (IPA) oversight relating to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs and operations.
- Develop strategic and short-term goals for Office of Audits and Evaluations (OAE) operations in the incumbent's assigned areas that support the Office of Inspector General strategic initiatives and provide appropriate audit and evaluation coverage of VA's program operations.
- Develop an annual program of projects for OAE operations in the incumbent's assigned areas in accordance with all applicable rules, laws, regulations, and standards.
- Represent the Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations in meetings and conferences with VA officials, Congressional staff, meetings with representatives of other Federal agencies, and on interagency committees dealing with matters in assigned areas of responsibility.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Current career Senior Executives, QRB-certified graduates of Senior Executive Service (SES) candidate development programs, and individuals with SES reinstatement eligibility are not required to address the executive core qualifications. They are required to address the technical qualifications. All other applicants are required to address both the executive core qualifications and the technical qualifications.
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service.
Key Requirements:
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- Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
Qualifications
Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic Requirements and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) in their resumes; must address each Technical Qualifications (TCPs) separately and meet the Educational Requirements.
A. Basic Requirement: As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence in their resume of progressively responsible executive level leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gain at or above the GS-14/15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector.
B. Technical Professional Competencies - All applicants must show include a résumé showing how their knowledge and experience relates relate to the following technical professional competencies. You must address each TPC separately and you should not exceed 2 pages per TPC. You are required to respond to all TPCs. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as 'ineligible.'
TPC 1: Demonstrated experience in the management of a comprehensive audit and evaluation program, including developing strategic and annual audit and evaluation plans; formulating and administering audit and evaluation policies and procedures; and managing a diverse and geographically dispersed professional workforce.
TPC 2: Extensive knowledge and experience in planning, conducting, and reporting on performance audits of programs and operations in accordance with Government Auditing Standards.
DO NOT COMBINE THE TPC AND ECQ STATEMENTS. Failure to meet basic qualification requirements and address all Technical Professional Competencies will result in your application being disqualified.
C. The following Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) must be addressed in your résumé UNLESS you are a current member of the Career SES, a former Career SES member with reinstatement eligibility or an OPM/QRB certified candidate. Optionally, you can address each ECQ in a separate document.
- LEADING CHANGE - 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.
- LEADING PEOPLE - 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.
- RESULTS DRIVEN - 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.
- BUSINESS ACUMEN - Ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
- BUILDING COALITIONS - 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.
You are encouraged to address ECQ separately and demonstrate the underlying competencies in the narrative. You should use action-oriented leadership words to describe your experience and accomplishments and quantify your experience whenever possible to demonstrate your accomplishments (e.g., number of employees supervised; size of budget managed, amount of money saved, etc.)
Applicants should use Challenge, Context, Action, and Results (CCAR) model below when responding to each ECQ:
- CHALLENGE: Describe a specific problem or goal.
- CONTEXT: Describe individuals and groups you worked with, and/or the environment in which you worked, to address a particular challenge (e.g., clients, members of Congress, shrinking budget, low morale).
- ACTION: Describe the specific actions you took to address the challenge.
- RESULT: Describe specific examples of measures/outcomes that had impact on the organization. These accomplishments demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of your leadership.
Should you choose to response to the ECQs using the narrative response, the narrative should not exceed 10 pages, be typed in 12-point font with one-inch margins. It is recommended that you include 2 recent (not older than 10 years) examples per ECQ. Before uploading into the system, ensure these guidelines are met. Documents that exceed these guidelines will not be reviewed. Detailed information on each ECQ, the underlying and fundamental competencies, sample narratives and a tips sheet for writing effective ECQs are available in the Guide To Senior Executive Service Qualifications, Senior Executive Service Core Qualification, and Senior Executive Service Qualifications & Fundamental Competencies.
In addressing these mandatory qualifications elaborate on your accomplishments, experience, training, education, and awards, highlighting the problems solved and work objectives met, i.e., the results of your effort and evidence of your success. Do not repeat entries from your narrative work history. More information concerning the executive core qualifications may be obtained on the Internet at: http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2010.pdf
Education
Education Requirements: Degree: Auditing; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, public administration or accounting.
OR
Combination of education and experience: At least 4 years of experience in Performance Auditing, or an equivalent combination of performance auditing experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional auditing knowledge. The applicant's background must also include one of the following:
1. A certificate as a Certified Internal Auditor or a Certified Public Accountant, obtained through written examination; or
2. Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in auditing or accounting, e.g., 15 semester hours.
The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you met the qualification above.
A multi-step process is used to evaluate and refer applicants:
1. Minimum requirements: Your application must show that you meet all requirements including the education and/or experience required for this position. You may be rated "not qualified" if you do not possess the qualification requirements for the position. If your application is incomplete, you may be found "ineligible".
2. Rating and Ranking: A panel of subject matter experts will review your application and evaluate your qualifications for this position based on the information in your application. Your application will be rated, based on the extent and quality of your experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of this position. Interviews will be at the discretion of the panel and/or selecting official.
3. Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application will be referred to the appointing authority where final interviews and reference checks may occur. Only the selectee will be required to write Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) narratives for submittal to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Unless you have already been certified OPM Qualifications Review Board (QRB) in the past, your ECQs must be certified by the QRB before appointment can occur.
Your supporting documents are an integral part of the process for determining your qualifications for the position. If your responses are not supported by your resume, you will be eliminated from consideration. After reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, if a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Incomplete or late applications will not receive further consideration.
Your supporting documents are an integral part of the process for determining your qualifications for the position. If your responses are not supported by your resume, you will be eliminated from consideration. After reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, if a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Incomplete or late applications will not receive further consideration.
Required Documents
1. Resume - May Not Exceed 10 pages (Required): Your resume must show evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive-level management capability and directly related to the executive core qualifications, such as: directing the work of an organizational unit; ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects; monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; supervising the work of employees; and exercising important policymaking, policy determining, or other executive functions.
- Emphasize your level of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, policy initiatives undertaken, and the results of your actions.
- Include start and end dates for each position (e.g., month and year; or month, day, and year).
- Information over 10 pages will not be considered
2. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) statements (Optional). Optional, if not included in your resume:
- Address each ECQ separately.
- Limit your statements to no more than two pages per ECQ, totaling no more than 10 pages addressing all ECQs. Combine all responses into one PDF document.
- Provide one or two examples of relevant experience per ECQ. For each example, describe your level of responsibility, scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, policy initiatives undertaken, and the results of your actions.
- Applications directing the reviewer to search within the application or to see the resume (e.g., "Refer to Resume") are considered incomplete and may not receive further consideration.
- The Writing Executive Qualifications Statements section of the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications can assist you with writing your ECQ statements. We recommend following the Challenge, Context, Action, and Result (CCAR) model to write your ECQ statement.
3. Technical Qualifications (TQs): (Required) You must submit written TQ narrative statements that clearly and concisely document specialized experience. Number each of your responses with the TQ number you are addressing and provide specific examples of your experience, education and accomplishments that are applicable.
- Please limit your responses to no more than two pages for each TQ. Combine all responses into one PDF document.
4. Transcripts (Required): You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support the educational requirements of this position. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable with your application. You may be required, if selected, to provide official transcripts.
5. Certificate (Optional): If you are using a certificate obtained through written examination showing you are a Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor, you MUST provide that certificate with your application.
6. Recent Performance Appraisal ( Current Federal Employees Only). Your most recent performance appraisal showing your last performance rating with signatures and date of appraisal.
7. If applying (Required, if applicable):
a. As someone that currently holds or has held a position in the federal civil service--the federal civil service is defined as positions in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches; it does not include positions in the uniformed services. You must submit:
- SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, Upload under "SF-50" document type in the agency application system.
- Proof of holding of federal civil service position. If you work(ed) for an agency that does not provide an SF-50--for example, the United States Postal Service--provide documentation that confirms you currently hold or have held a position in the federal civil service. Upload under "SF-50" document type in the agency application system.
b. As a current career Senior Executive Service (SES) member. You must submit:
- SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, Block 34 must show "4" (SES Career). Upload under "SF-50" document type in the agency application system.
c. As an SES Candidate Development Program graduate. You must submit:
- Certificate of Executive Qualifications. Upload under "Certificate of Executive Qualifications" document type in the agency application system.
How to Apply
VAOIG has partnered with the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service to provide certain personnel services to its organization. Fiscal Service's responsibilities include advertising vacancies, accepting and handling applications, and extending job offers.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
The Bureau provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
- To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
- Follow the prompts to select your résumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application:
-Log into your USAJOBS account ( USAJOBS Login)
-Under "application status," click "Track this application" and you will be taken to the agency website where you can check your application status. For more information regarding the job and applicant status, please refer to https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/ If you wish to make changes/updates to your application and the vacancy is still open, you can click on the job announcement and "Update Application" to be taken back to your application. No updates can be made once the announcement has closed. Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.
For additional information on how to apply, please visit the Partnership for Public Service's Go Government website.
To preview the assessment questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12442343
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. We will review your résumé and transcript(s) (if appropriate) to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information provided and may interview the best-qualified applicants. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct any required suitability and/or security background investigation.
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