The Office of Audit and Evaluation is an independent staff office reporting directly to the Federal Aviation Administrator (FAA) to provide an independent venue for the conduct of objective, impartial investigations and evaluations, thereby avoiding conflicts-of-interest. The Office operates the FAA's hotlines and tracks responses to all hotline reports.

Duties

The Director, Office of Office of Audit and Evaluation, is an Executive leader with investigative experience and knowledge of or experience in aviation. The Office is the FAA focal point for public and employee safety complaints, reports of fraud, waste, and abuse, internal FAA rule or policy violations and whistleblower protection. Audits and reviews under the ambit of the Director include: Department of Transportation, Office of the Inspector General audits, Government Accountability Office audits, Office of Special Counsel audits and investigations, the Safety Hotline, the Whistleblower Hotline, the Administrator's Hotline, the Public Inquiry Hotline and any other inquiries as the Administrator directs. In the execution of the duties and responsibilities of the position, the Director oversees a budget of approximately $5.4M and provides Executive leadership and direction over a workforce of approximately 20 employees to include eight (8) senior employees.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Designated or Random Drug Testing required.
• Top Secret Clearance Required.

Qualifications

As a basic requirement for entry into the FAA Executive System, you must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability; and is directly related to the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined under the Leadership and Technical Requirements listed below.Leadership Requirements 1. Do you have experience in achieving operational results? If so, provide examples of ways you have exercised leadership to deliver significant results. Explain how you established goals, assessed outcomes, and improved products and services. Indicate how you identified and met customers' requirements and addressed the needs of stakeholders. Include examples of complex problems you solved or difficult obstacles that you overcame as a leader. Your description should include (1) the size and complexity of organizations you have led, (2) the scope of programs you have managed, and (3) the impact of your results on customers and other stakeholders. 2. Do you have experience leading people? If yes, describe the size of the organization and number and types of positions you have managed. Discuss ways that you have established and maintained positive work environments and prevented or eliminated discrimination or harassment. Describe ways that you have mentored and developed employees and built individual and team performance. Discuss how you have established and led teams to deliver products and services. Include in your description experience in leading others in a matrix environment across organizations. 3. Do you have experience building relationships? If yes, describe (1) the types of individuals with whom you routinely collaborate; and (2) the purpose and outcomes of the communication. Discuss your experience in communicating and cooperating with others to achieve goals. Provide examples of how you have built relationships to achieve consensus and how you were able to obtain the cooperation of others with competing priorities and perspectives. Describe how you effectively communicate information within and outside of your organization. 4. Do you have experience leading strategic change? If yes, describe examples of strategic changes that you led for your organization; describe the entities that the change affected (agency, industry, organizational components). Discuss obstacles you encountered and how you overcame them to the benefit of the agency. Include in your description ways that you applied long-range vision, developed strategies, and applied innovative ideas and techniques. Technical Requirements 1. Experience overseeing and setting the strategic direction for an organization’s investigations, audits and/or evaluations that promote compliance with transportation-related safety requirements.

Education

There is not a positive education requirement for this occupational series.

Contacts

• Address Federal Aviation Administration Executive Resources Division 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 523 AHR-200 Washington, DC 20591 US
• Name: Kimberly Brooks
• Phone: 1 (202) 267-3901
• Email: [email protected]