Clarification from the agency

This position is open to current federal employees on career, career conditional; current permanent federal employees of an excepted service agency with an OPM interchange agreement; and Veterans eligible under Veterans Employment Opportunity Act.

Before applying for this position, please read the entire announcement and follow the instructions in the How to Apply section.

NOTE: Only the first 50 applications received will be considered.

This position is in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Executive Office of the Inspector General (EOIG) and reports directly to the Deputy Inspector General/Chief of Staff within EOIG. Based on proven experience with advising the highest levels of an organization, the Senior Advisor for Oversight Planning and Production serves as the most senior official within the Immediate Office of the Inspector General responsible for two enterprise-wide functions: shaping the OIG's annual and multi-year portfolio of oversight work through risk-based planning, and ensuring that every OIG work product is produced to the highest standard of analytical quality, narrative power, and audience impact before it is issued under the Inspector General's authority.

As the Senior Advisor for Oversight Planning and Production (OPP), you will be required to perform the following major duties:

• Serves as the EOIG designated executive reviewer and final production authority for all OIG work products across all program offices before they are issued under the OIG's authority. Evaluates whether the argument is sound, the evidence sufficient, the message clear, the story compelling, and the findings calibrated to land with the audience that needs to receive and act on them.
• Leads OIG's enterprise-wide, risk-based annual and multi-year work planning process, working across all program offices to shape a coherent, strategically sound, and risk-driven portfolio of oversight work. Proposes, in coordination with program office leadership and EOIG, what the OIG should be examining, why, and in what sequence, to address the most significant risks and vulnerabilities facing the department.
• Leads and functions as the orchestrating convener of cross-office planning, facilitating engagement among the Office of Audits, Office of Investigations, Office of Integrity, Office of Inspections and Evaluations, Office of Technology and Innovation, and the Chief Strategy and Performance Officer to develop an integrated work plan that reflects OIG-wide capacity, shared risk priorities, and strategic coherence.
• Monitors plan execution throughout the year; identifies emerging risks, program developments, congressional requests, or shifting departmental priorities that may warrant plan adjustments; develops recommended modifications and presents them to the IG for decision.
• Serves as a senior advisor to the IG, PDIG, and COS on the quality, strategic direction, and overall effectiveness of the OIG's body of work, and represents the OIG as an authoritative voice before external audiences including Congress and senior department leadership.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of employment

• CITIZENSHIP: You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position
• SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service
• SECURITY CLEARANCE: You must be able to obtain/maintain a security clearance (i.e., Secret, Top Secret, Top Secret/SCI)
• PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed)
• FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: Selectee will be required to complete form OGE-278, Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Form
• PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL: Submission of Performance Appraisal is mandatory.
• DRUG TESTING: Drug Testing is Required
• TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.
• You must meet specialized experience to qualify
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date
• You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date, 11:59PM (EST) on 05/26/2026 of this announcement

Qualifications

All applicants must meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

The first 50 applications received will be considered. The vacancy announcement will close at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the date the application limit is reached, or at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the closing date, whichever comes first.

Note: DHS-OIG is using a resume-based application method for this position, so you should ensure your qualifications are clearly outlined in your resume only. MTQ responses are not required.

All applicants must meet the Mandatory Technical Qualification requirements listed below to be eligible for consideration. Eligibility will be based on a clear demonstration that the applicant's training and experience are of the scope, quality and level of responsibility sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this executive position.

Note: Your 2-page resume must show possession of the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) listed below; please do not address the MTCs through submission of separate narrative responses- written narratives will not be reviewed for consideration.

To be considered for this Senior Leader position, you must have at least one year of progressively responsible leadership that is indicative of senior level managerial capabilities coupled with the skills, knowledge, and abilities equal to or equivalent experience to the GS15, which includes:

• Experience leading and shaping an organization's enterprise-wide functions of work through risk-based planning and ensuring every work product is produced to the highest standard of analytical quality, narrative power, and audience impact before it is issued under proper authority.
• Experience analyzing performance and risk, preparing executive level communications, and engaging stakeholders to ensure coordination and harmonization of work planning is in alignment with organizational priorities and federal mandates.
• Experience communicating effectively orally and in writing with high level officials in Federal agencies including the highest level of organizational management, representatives of interagency groups, and audiences with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

• MTQ 1: Demonstrated senior-level experience providing agency-level final quality review of highly consequential reports and analyses of sensitive and/or technical topics that have national-level implications to ensure findings are analytically sound, clear, compelling, and accurate.
• MTQ 2: Demonstrated ability to lead or substantially contribute to an enterprise-level planning process that identifies, prioritizes, and shapes a portfolio of analytical, investigative, or evaluative work across multiple functional disciplines based on a structured assessment of risk, strategic priority, and organizational capacity.

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 job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE:

PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

If your resume/application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.

Your application will be reviewed in two phases determine how you move forward in the hiring process. Phase I: Your resume will be reviewed to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required specialized experience. ONLY two (2) pages of your resume will be reviewed. Additional information beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume) will not be reviewed. Applicants passing "Phase I" will move on to the "Phase II" of the assessment process where your application will be reviewed and rated based on the KSAs/Competencies listed in the vacancy announcement by a Subject Matter Expert (SME). Upon completion, you may be contacted for an interview.

The following mandated Four Short Essay Questions will be added to the Assessment Tab on USAS and will appear as preview questions within the announcement:

1. How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience.
2. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes.
3. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired.
4. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Please provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position.

RESUME: In accordance with the OPM memorandum titled Merit Hiring Plan, dated May 29, 2025, resumes with a maximum of two (2) pages in length will be accepted as part of your application. These should be legible and in a readable font size. A determination of your eligibility and/or qualifications will be based only on those two (2) pages.

Your resume MUST contain specific information that can be used to make a qualification determination, including employment beginning and ending dates for each position, whether employment is Full-time or Part-time, or average number of hours worked per week, and position titles. If the position is/was in the Federal government, you will need to provide the position series and grade level. The resume should show relevant experience and education, as well as support the required specialized experience.

A complete application includes items described below. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
Please carefully review the following list to determine what documentation you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants.

• RESUME: All applicants are required to submit a resume limited to two (2) pages (i.e., 1 page that is double-sided or 2 pages that are one-sided each) showing all relevant experience. Applicants seeking initial career appointment to the Senior Level (SL) must include evidence of the MTQs. PLEASE DO NOT USE USAJOBS RESUME BUILDER.
• PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL: Most recent performance evaluation is mandatory.
• FEDERAL APPLICANTS: You must submit SF-50(s) that verify your highest competitive grade, full performance level, and eligibility as a federal applicant. DO NOT submit an award SF-50 as these often do not verify grade or eligibility. For consideration for a promotion, Box 4 of the SF-50 must show a date that is at least 52 weeks prior to the job announcement closing. We recommend submitting your last promotion SF-50 or within-grade increase SF-50. Pay adjustment raise SF-50s for the current year will not support the 52 weeks' time-in-grade requirements. https://help.usajobs.gov/working-in-government/service/sf-50
• VETERANS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACT (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, the veteran must be 1) be a preference eligible; or 2) be a veteran separated after 3 or more years of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. (Note: Veteran's preference does not apply under Merit Promotion procedures.) View VEOA information on Feds Hire Vets.
• NON-COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT APPLICANTS: You are considered a non-competitive applicant if you are on a current career Senior Level (SL) appointment; an individual with SL reinstatement eligibility; or a current career Senior Executive Service (SES) member who has competitive service reinstatement eligibility (at any grade level) to any position in the competitive service. You may be considered non-competitively for appointment to this position if you meet the qualifications requirements. Proof of non-competitive eligibility is required. Proof consists of an SF-50 showing career/career conditional status on an SL appointment, or SES Career Appointment and for SES members, proof of Qualifications Review Board (QRB) certification and proof of previous appointment showing career/career conditional status in the competitive service.
• DISPLACED EMPLOYEES: If requesting consideration under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency CTAP program (ICTAP), you must meet the well qualified standards for this vacancy (meeting minimum requirements for position and scoring at least an 80) and provide all of the following documents:
  • your most recent performance appraisal, the proof of eligibility letter from the Agency, and your most current SF-50, displaying current series and grade.

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