Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Management - usajobs.gov - Washington, DC

About the Agency

This position is with the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Management. The Office of Management directs the development, coordination, and execution of overall OIG management and administrative policy and planning. OIG is responsible for auditing and investigating USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the Inter-American Foundation, the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and the Overseas Private Investment Corporations (OPIC). OIG is organized into three operational units: Audit, Investigations, and Management. OIG maintains overseas offices in Cairo, Egypt; Dakar, Senegal; Manila Philippines; Pretoria, South Africa; San Salvador, El Salvador; Port au Prince, Haiti; Islamabad, Pakistan; Kabul, Afghanistan; Tel Aviv, Israel, Frankfurt, Germany and Kampala, Uganda. TRAVEL REQUIRED

Occasional Travel

Less than 25% travel is required RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

Yes

Relocation Assistance MAY be provided KEY REQUIREMENTS

U.S. Citizenship is required.

New appointees must successfully complete a one year probationary period.

Designated and/or random drug testing required.

Background and/or Security Investigation is required.

Pre-employment drug testing is required. DUTIES:
The incumbent serves as the Deputy to the Assistant Inspector General for Management (AIG/M) and shares with the AIG/M the following program areas: Human Capital, Policy, Planning and Special Projects, Information Management, Financial Resources, and General Support Activities.

Advises and assists the AIG/M in setting overall priorities and policy for Management activities and oversees the planning and execution of these activities to ensure goals and objectives are achieved in an effective and timely manner and that customer expectations are met.

Directs and oversees the formulation of OIG budget proposals, development of budget execution plans, execution of the budget by allocating funds of OIG operating units, and tracking expenditures against budget plans.

Coordinates the OIG’s and Management’s strategic planning processes that serve as the foundation for the OIG’s program of audits, investigations, and special reviews.

Advises and assists the IG and senior leadership in preparing testimony for congressional hearings and administrative forums regarding OIG programs and operations.

Oversees new and innovative policies, procedures, standards, and guides and conducts studies to enhance the administrative support program from both an operational and financial perspective. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

To meet the minimum qualifications of this position, you must possess all of the mandatory executive core and technical qualifications.

Applicants must respond to the application questions, which consist of providing narrative responses to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Qualifications (TQs).

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) describing accomplishments that would satisfy the ECQs. You must address each ECQ separately. You are required to respond to all ECQs. If you fail to do so, you will be rated as “ineligible”. Additional information on ECQs is available at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp. Each accomplishment should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of programs managed, and results of your actions. ECQ write-up cannot exceed 10 pages.

A. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs)

TQ1. Demonstrated experience developing and leading the strategic thinking required in all aspects of an organization’s effective and efficient use of financial, human capital, procurement, security and technology management resources in compliance with all applicable federal laws, executive orders, and regulations.

TQ2. Demonstrated ability to analyze, plan, organize, direct, adjust the functions and supervise, mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff of an organization through subordinate supervisors to meet the program requirements objectives within available resources.

TQ3. Experience in leading and managing administrative programs which resulted in demonstrated program improvement and optimal customer service.

B. MANAGERIAL REQUIREMENTS – EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs)

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 & Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking and Vision.

ECQ 2- Leading People : 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, and Team Building.

ECQ 3 – Results Driven: 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 and Technical Credibility.

ECQ 4 – Business Acumen : The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Technology Management and Human Capital Management.

ECQ 5 – Building Coalitions/Communications: 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: Influencing/Negotiating, Oral Communication, Partnering, and Political Savvy.

Applicants currently serving under a career appointment within the Senior Executive Service (SES), those who are eligible for reinstatement into the SES, or those who have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), are not required to address the ECQs but must address the TQs. These applicants must submit proof of their status to be considered eligible for the position. Proof consists of an SF-50 showing career status in the SES or reinstatement eligibility, or documentation from the CDP showing OPM certification of your ECQs. Eligibility for this position will be based upon a clear showing that the applicant has had experience of the scope and quality sufficient to effectively carry out the duties and assignments of the position.

Qualifications Approval and Probationary Period: Persons newly selected for a career appointment to the Senior Executive Service must have their executive core qualifications approved by an Office of Personnel Management Qualifications Review Board and will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

Please refer to the following website for additional information on the Senior Executive Service:

SES Basic Qualifications: http://www.opm.gov/ses/index.asp HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Applicants will be evaluated by an Executive Resources Board (ERB) to determine the degree to which they possess the mandatory executive core and technical qualifications.

If you exaggerate or falsify your experience, education and/or your responses to questions, your ratings are subject to change or you may be removed from employment consideration. Applicants who do not respond to the application questions will be rated ineligible.

To preview questions please click here .

BENEFITS:
You can review our benefits at:
https://careerconnector.jobs.treas.gov/cc/usaid/vacancy/preview!benefits.hms?orgId=664&jnum=133849

OTHER INFORMATION: Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or/are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service law.

The U.S. Agency for International Development is a participant of E-verify. E-verify provides an automated link to Federal database to help employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their social security numbers.

This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, political affiliation, age, sex, sexual orientation, physical disabilities, membership in an employee organization, or any other non-merit factors.

HOW TO APPLY: Applications for this position are being processed through an on-line applicant assessment system that has been specifically configured for US Agency for International Development applicants. To begin the application process, please click on the “Apply Online” button to the right.

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. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement’s closing date.

Step 1 – Create or Upload a resume with USAJOBS (www.usajobs.gov)

• We suggest you go to the end of the Qualifications & Evaluation section of the job announcement to preview the online questions that you will answer in Step 3. You may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions.


• You may create a resume in USAJOBS or upload one of your own choosing. Although you must enter your Social Security Number (SSN) for USAJOBS, we will only see the last four digits for identification purposes.

Step 2 – Apply Online

Click the “Apply Online” link of this announcement and then select the resume you wish to submit with your application. You will be redirected to the USAID’s CareerConnector website to complete the application process.

Step 3 – Answer the Online Questions and Submit Your Online Application

If this is your first time on USAID’s CareerConnector website, you will be prompted to register by answering questions related to your eligibility for Federal employment. The system will save these responses and take you back to the main screen so that you can answer the job-specific questions. Select “Take me to the assessment” and click on the “Continue” button to answer the job-specific questions. You must answer all the questions and click the “Finished” button.

Step 4 – Review and Confirm Your Submission

You will now have the option to upload a document or print fax cover-sheets for your required documents (see step 5 for details). Once you click “Done,” you will see a summary of your application for your review. You may also print a copy for your records. When you click “Finished” at the bottom of the page, you will then be directed back to USAJOBS where you can confirm that your application has been submitted and track your application status.

Step 5 – Submit Required Documents

You can submit any required documents (discussed below) by document upload or fax. Whichever method you choose, please include the job announcement number with your documents. To protect your privacy, we encourage you to remove your SSN from any documents that you submit.

Document Upload: You may upload supporting documents in one of two ways:

1. Once you finish answering the questions in the job announcement, you will be prompted to upload your document(s) to your application. You will be given the choice to either upload the document as part of the application process or you can select a document that you’ve already loaded on USAJOBS. Or

2. You can upload a document to an existing application by logging into your USAJOBS account profile. Click on “My Applications” and search for the vacancy. Once you have located the vacancy, click on the vacancy and select “Apply Online.” Move through your existing application to the Documents page and select Upload in order to add a document to your application. Be certain to review your complete application for confirmation that the document uploaded.

In the Application Review section, you may verify acceptance of your documents in CareerConnector if you see them listed on the “Vacancy Documents” screen. Then, click on “Finished” to be returned to USAJOBS.

Fax: Create a fax cover-sheet in CareerConnector by following the “Faxing Supporting Documentation” instructions. The fax number will be on the cover-sheet.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: Please upload the following documents:
Resume

ECQ Narrative Statements

Technical Qualifications Narrative Statements

QRB-certified graduates of OPM approved SES candidate development programs need not address the ECQs. Instead, applicants must submit a copy of the certificate as evidence of OPM’s certification of their ECQs.

Current or former members of the SES must provide evidence (SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action which shows your conversion or appointment into the SES, or recent pay increase showing career status in the SES) of eligibility for reassignment or reinstatement. Current and former members of the SES need not address the ECQs but must address the Technical Qualifications (TQs).

A current supervisory appraisal, if available, or at least two (2) current letters of reference dated within the last 24 months must also be submitted with your application. Please note that Federal agencies are prohibited from accepting and considering political recommendations from Members of Congress, Congressional employees, elected State or Local government officials, and political party officials in support of your application for employment.

You will be directed to fax or upload documents at the www.usajobs.gov (htp: //www.usajobs.gov/) site to attach to your application for this position. If you select the fax option, please use the required coversheet and follow the instructions provided. AGENCY CONTACT INFO: Antoinette Hawkins

Phone: 202-712-0221

Fax: 202-216-3392

Email: recruitmentoig@usaid.gov

Agency Information:
United States Agency for International Development

1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW

Washington ,

DC

20523-0016

US

Fax: 202-216-3392