This position is in Audit Services (AS), which is responsible for audit, inspection, evaluation, and other related activities that are intended to improve the Department’s programs and operations. AS conducts, coordinates, and oversees these activities and makes recommendations to promote the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Department’s programs and operations.

Duties

The Inspector General of the Department of Education (Department) heads an independent and objective organization responsible for audit, investigation, and other services related to programs and operations of the Department. The Inspector General provides leadership and coordination of activities designed to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of programs and operations. The Inspector General also performs activities intended to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in the Department’s programs and operations. The Inspector General is the principal advisor to the Secretary of the Department on the above matters and is responsible for keeping the Secretary and Congress fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies relating to the administration of the Department’s programs and operations and the need for corrective action.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• You may be subject to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Must complete a background investigation and fingerprint check.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification RequirementsYou may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-13, if you possess the specialized experience.Specialized Experience for the GS-13:One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or equivalent public or private sector experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the three (3) following duties or work assignments below: 1.  Experience in planning, conducting and leading inspections and projects. 2.  Experience in researching, interpreting and applying professional standards and their applications in a Federal Office of Inspector General. This includes Government Auditing Standards, Quality Standards for Inspections and Evaluations, Quality Standards for Federal Offices of Inspector General, etc. 3.  Experience working as part of a team to facilitate achievement of project, component, and organizational objectives. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement). 1.  Expert knowledge of and ability to apply professional standards, regulations, requirements, practices and AS policy and procedures in performance of assigned activities and documentation of results. 2.  Advanced ability to contribute to the project team’s overall success in meeting goals, to include timeliness. 3.  Expert knowledge of and demonstrated ability to analyze various types of evidence that includes, but is not limited to physical observations, interviews, documents and records, grant agreements and contracts, and electronic data files. 4.  Advanced ability to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, with officials at various organizational levels, within and external to the OIG and Department. 5.  Advanced ability to analyze information from multiple sources and to accurately reflect that analysis in a written work product that generally requires limited revision.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience for this position and grade level. 

Contacts

• Address EDUCATION-OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 550 12th Street, S.W. Attn: OIG Human Resources Washington, District of Columbia 20202 United States
• Name: Teresa Dargan
• Phone: 202-987-0442
• Email: [email protected]