This position is located at the Office of the Inspector General for Tax Administration, Office of Audit. As an Assistant Inspector General for Audit (Security and Information Technology Services), you will lead an audit program on any of the IRS business units and serve as the chief line official for implementing and coordinating the nationwide audit program and participate in the development and implementation of a comprehensive audit program.
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, you must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability; and that is directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Professional Competencies(TPCs) listed below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-15 grade level in the federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations. MANDATORY EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS - These responses must be uploaded with your application. Applications with blank or perfunctory responses to the ECQs will not be considered. All applicants must submit a written narrative response to the following ECQs. Your narrative must address each ECQ separately. These responses must be uploaded with your application. Additional information on ECQs is available at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/executive-core-qualifications. Structure your ECQ statements in terms of actions you have taken, the context or environment in which the action was taken, and the outcome or results of those actions (Challenge - Context - Action - Result (CCAR) model). Please be advised the individual selected for this position will likely require certification by a Qualifications Review Board(QRB) conducted by OPM, prior to receiving the Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment. Your responses are required for each of the ECQs, unless you have had your ECQs previously certified by an OPM QRB for the SES. If you completed an SES probationary period, or did not have to serve one, and were removed for a reason that made you ineligible for reinstatement to the SES, you will need a new QRB certification. If you already have been certified by an OPM QRB, submit proof such as a copy of the certification or an SF-50 showing SES Career Status. Your SF-50 should show a code 4 in block 34. If it shows a code 3, you must address the ECQs or provide a copy of the OPM certification. You will be evaluated on the following ECQs: ECQ 1 - Leading Change: 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. 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 a workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. 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. ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions: 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. Mandatory Technical/Professional Competencies: These responses must be uploaded with your application. Applications with blank or perfunctory responses to the TPCs will not be considered. TPC 1 - Extensive knowledge and application of auditing techniques and practices using professional auditing standards such as the Government Accountability Office's Government Auditing Standards. TPC 2 - Experience leading an annual audit planning process for auditees with a focus on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of multiple IT functions. TPC 3 - Experience communicating orally and in writing in order to advise on a variety of situations and issues that involve developing, operating and/or securing IT applications. TPC 4 - Demonstrated knowledge and experience auditing, inspecting or evaluating a wide range of IT requirements, procedures, hardware, operating systems, networks, security and System Development Life Cycle activities for Federal Agencies or private Industry to improve work productivity and accuracy. - TPC 5 - Demonstrated knowledge and experience auditing, inspecting or evaluating IT systems for compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act. TPC 6 - Knowledge of the legislation and regulatory process within the Federal government.
As an Assistant Inspector General for Audit (Security and Information Technology Services), you will: 1. Render day-to-day executive supervision of a segment of the Audit function; advising subordinate managers on policy matters; ensuring proper coordination of the various projects and activities; and control and review of preparation of audit reports. 2. Maintain liaison and working contact with the applicable IRS Executives and their staffs to keep abreast of operating problems. 3. Furnish audit services on areas of potential management improvement and integrity to appropriate management officials, the Inspector General and/or the Congress. 4. Make workload determinations, prepare justifications, and develop recommendations for long-range planning, the annual budget, and the annual audit programs to provide appropriate audit coverage of the programs and operations of the IRS and Related Entities. 5. Provide executive leadership, as delegated, to major special studies generally requiring the services of the multi-functional staffs.