The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office whose mission is to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability throughout the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In our dynamic environment, the OIG conducts investigations, audits, evaluations, and inspections to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and mismanagement in DHS programs and operations.

Duties

This position is in the Policy, Strategy, and Risk Division (PSR), Office of lnnovation (OIN), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). PSR is responsible for working across DHS OIG to forge effective communication and information sharing, create and maintain sound policies and procedures, facilitate strategic planning and implementation, and build a risk-informed culture. Being a Program Analyst makes you a valuable member of the Office of Innovations. You will assess and report organizational risk; monitor and report strategic implementation; and review or develop policy that support the DHS OIG organization and the investigations, audits, and inspections conducted. Typical assignments include: Plans, coordinates, and develops organizational policy. Collects, analyzes, and reports organizational accomplishments that support accomplishing strategic goals and objectives. Identifies and recommends actions to mitigate internal organizational risk. Prepare organizational reports communicating organizational risk, strategic goals and implementation plans, and organizational performance. Creating narrative information, compiling data, and developing written materials for briefings, data calls, and other key meetings. Communicate ideas, research, concepts, methods, analyses, evaluations, and recommendations in a logical and convincing manner. Collaborate across organizational lines to facilitate the preparation of performance measures, strategic assessments, and action plans.

Requirements

• Selective Service registration required
• Completion of one year probationary may be required
• You must successfully pass a background investigation
• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-13: You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level performing duties such as: Demonstrated ability to manage, plan, organize, research, and prioritize multiple assignments that require a workable knowledge and experience in policy planning, enterprise risk analysis, and/or strategic goal development and reporting; Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects to include collecting, analyzing, and preparing reports, spreadsheets, flow charts, policy statements, and action plans consisting of data gathered and interpreted for delivery and presentation to key strategic leaders; Ability to convey information effectively and persuasively about highly technical programs, projects, activities, and functions to individuals with limited to no knowledge of topic areas in both oral and written presentations. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-12: You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 grade level performing duties such as: Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, research, and prioritize multiple assignments that require a workable knowledge and experience in policy planning, enterprise risk analysis, and/or strategic goal development and reporting; Demonstrated ability to support complex projects to include collecting, analyzing, and preparing reports, spreadsheets, flow charts, policy statements, and action plans consisting of data gathered and interpreted for delivery and presentation to division leadership; Ability to convey information effectively and persuasively about technical programs, projects, activities, and functions to individuals with limited to no knowledge of topic areas in both oral and written presentations. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-11: You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience at the GS-09 grade level performing duties such as: Demonstrated ability to support and research assignments that require knowledge and experience in policy planning, enterprise risk analysis, and/or strategic goal development and reporting; Demonstrated ability to support projects to include collecting, analyzing, and preparing assigned portions of reports, spreadsheets, flow charts, or action plans; Ability to convey information effectively about projects, activities, and 3 functions in both oral and written presentations. OR Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or a LL.M. OR A combination of the above-defined education and experience which has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-09: You qualify for the GS-09 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience at the GS-07 grade level performing duties such as: Demonstrated experience supporting assignments that require limited knowledge and experience in policy planning, enterprise risk analysis, and/or strategic goal development and reporting; Demonstrated experience supporting projects to include collecting, analyzing, and preparing, spreadsheets and flow charts, consisting of data gathered; Proficient in oral and written communication. OR A master's or equivalent graduate degree or I have 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR L.B.ORJ.D., if related OR a combination of the above-defined education and experience which has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date 05/27/2024of this announcement. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

Are you using your education to qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Contacts

• Address Office of Inspector General 245 Murray Lane SW Washington, DC 20548 US
• Name: Danielle Muse
• Email: [email protected]