INSPECTOR GENERAL

Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a INSPECTOR GENERAL, Position Description Number T6376900 and is part of the DE Delaware JFHQ Army National Guard, National Guard.

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Duties

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1. Performs Investigation of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Whistle Blower Reprisal, and Restriction IAW USC 1070 and DOD IG Policy. Oversees Investigations into IG misconduct or mishandling. Oversees investigations of FWA or any other violation of law, regulation or policy. Determines responsiveness of organizational replies and adequacy of response/corrective actions taken to issues referred to the command for investigation.

2. Deals directly with the commanders and upper-level leadership in the resolution of issues and complaints. Maintains, controls, and follows up on each case until resolved and closed. Prepares reports analyzes trends for the IG and JFHQ (St) leadership.

Serves as an instructor/facilitator in explaining Army or Air systems, procedures, and processes as they relate to issues and complaints brought to the IG; develops recommendations based on trend analysis for proactive steps to prevent or address negative trends or reinforce positive trends.

3. Inspects assigned areas to identify procedural deficiencies and compliance with regulatory procedures. Determines responsiveness of organizational replies and adequacy of response/corrective actions taken on reported deficiencies resulting from reports of general, procurements and technical inspections. Participates in developing courses of action to assist all levels of management across functional lines throughout the State and higher headquarters for resolution of controversial issues/problems. Manages a follow-up program for reported deficiencies through contacts within DOD/DA/SAF/NGB/State IG offices/Internal Review/AAA/ inspected agencies, commands and activities. Performs long range planning and analysis, systematic research, collects, organizes, and analyzes pertinent data to determine and identify major systemic issues. Examines and analyzes data and narrative information. Portrays results in terms of functionally related issues and perform problem and trend analysis to provide an assessment to the TAG, leadership and staff. Conduct special and follow-up inspections, inquiries, and investigations as directed by the NGB IG or TAG.

4. Prepares and reviews periodic and recurring IG reports and analyses of deficiency trends for the JFHQ (St) presents these trends to higher IG and or JFHQ (St) leadership. Assists MTOE, TDA or UMD Commanders by providing timely information and guidance and working proactively to correct systemic problems which impact mission support, Soldiers or Airmen and command readiness. Conduct special and follow-up inspections, inquiries, and investigations as directed by the IG. Manages the Inspector General Systems of Record databases for case entry, performing IG Quick Look inquiries and special inspections in areas of concern. Reviews pre-deployment individual and unit checklists to ensure regulatory compliance. Develops and updates internal office protocol and guidelines. Manages internal office budget.

5. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Trains employee(s) in assigned duties and responsibilities. Assigns work, establishes priorities, and ensures technical quality of work products. Initiates personnel actions, approves leave, resolves employee complaints, exercises disciplinary control, establishes performance standards and evaluates performance. Provides technical guidance, advisory support, policy, and direction, as applicable, to lower graded team members in conducting inspections, investigations, inquiries, teaching and training, and/or fact finding visits in compliance with laws, guidelines, and objectives of National Guard Bureau (NGB), Department of the Air Force (DAF), Department of the Army (DA), and Department of Defense (DoD). Provides professional, seasoned analysis and advice to the Wing IG.

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Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance within one year of hire. Failure to be able to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• Must meet the definition of specialized experience by the closing of the announcement.
• Time in Grade: Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the Federal service. Time in grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Must meet the definition of supervisory experience by the close of the announcement.
• Must successfully graduate from the U.S. Army Inspector General School and maintain certification in accordance with this regulation, must be in enrolled in the training with-in one year of appointment
• Employee must have moral attributes and personal traits that demonstrate adherence to Army and Air Force Values, and the Army Civilian Corps Creed.
• Employee must have no record of criminal punishment except for minor offenses or derogatory information contained in IG records as screened by the USAIGA and SAF-IG
• Applicants referred for consideration will be subject to a database check against the Army Inspector General Action Request (IGARS) and the Air Force Complaints Resolution (ACTS) databases to screen for adverse information

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-13: Must have one year of specialized experience and must be equivalent to at least the next lower grade level of GS-12. Must have experience to serve as a principal confidential representative and advisor to The Adjutant General (TAG) and assumes administrative responsibility for the IG program at the JFHQ level while the active component O5/O6 State Inspector General position is vacant. Performs Investigation of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, Whistle Blower Reprisal, and Restriction IAW USC 1070 and DOD IG Policy. Oversee Investigations into IG misconduct or mishandling. Determines responsiveness of organizational replies and adequacy of response/corrective actions taken to issues referred to the command for investigation. The ability to deal directly with the commanders and upper-level leadership in the resolution of issues and complaints. Maintains, controls, and follows up on each case until resolved and closed. Prepares reports analyzes trends for the IG and JFHQ (St) leadership. Manages the Inspector General Systems of Record databases for case entry, performing IG Quick Look inquiries and special inspections in areas of concern. Performs long range planning and analysis, systematic research, collects, organizes, and analyzes pertinent data to determine and identify major systemic issues. Examines and analyzes data and narrative information. Portrays results in terms of functionally related issues and perform problem and trend analysis to provide an assessment to the TAG, leadership and staff. Conduct special and follow-up inspections, inquiries, and investigations as directed by the NGB IG or TAG.

SUPERISORY EXPERIENCE: Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed. Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE: Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Candidates' experience should be evaluated based on the duties performed rather than strictly on the rank of the individual; however, established compatibility criteria/assignments must be followed. The applicant's record of experience, training, and education must show possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position to be filled.

Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder ( If you choose to use your own resume, it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title, (2) name of employer, (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), (4) detailed description of duties performed, accomplishments, and related skills, and (5) hours worked per week (full-time employment and part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/positions must also include the occupational series, grade level, and dates in which you held each grade level.

Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found "not qualified."

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience.

There is not substitution of education at the GS-12 and above.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)).

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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