This position is location in the Office of Management and Administration, Office of Inspector General (OIG), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Mandatory Qualifications Requirements: Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Basic Requirements, Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), and Technical Qualifications (TQs) in their resumes 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 or 15 grade levels in the federal service or its equivalent in the private sector. B. Technical Qualifications: Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications. TQ 1: Extensive management experience in planning, leading, and directing a broad range of operational programs and functions (e.g., information technology services, budget formulation and execution, financial management, human capital management, business process re-engineering, procurement, space management, and training). TQ 2: Demonstrated ability to analyze and coordinate program efforts with other internal and external offices and represent the organization to key individuals and groups outside the immediate work unit. C. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): In addition to the Technical Qualification Requirements listed above, all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the following five mandatory ECQs. If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and TQs, you may not receive further consideration for the position. There are five ECQs: ECQ 1: Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding - This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. ECQ 2: Driving Efficiency - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. ECQ 3: Merit and Competence - This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality. ECQ 4: Leading People - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable. ECQ 5: Achieving Results - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors. Note: If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP), or have SES reinstatement eligibility, you do not need to respond to the ECQs. Instead, you should attach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certification by OPM's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES.
As the Assistant Inspector General for Management and Administration, you will: Set overall priorities and policy for Office of Management and Administration activities and oversee 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. Lead and coordinate the OIG annual and 5-year strategic planning processes that serve as the foundation for the OIG's program of audits, investigations, inspections, evaluations, and other reviews. Maintain, support, and enhance the OIG corporate management system, the Master Case Index, and other software applications including Team Mate and Share Point that are used to perform and track all phases of OIG audit, investigation, and inspection operations as well as management support functions. Direct and oversee the electronic distribution of between 200-300 OIG reports annually to VA senior program officials, congressional committee staff, Veteran Service Organizations, and other stakeholders.