Inspector General

Duties

• May perform authorized IG duties delegated to civilian IG personnel, consistent with law, regulation, and command policy.
• Conducts inquiries and prepares replies to complaints or allegations received from Department of the Army Inspector General (DAIG), Department of War IG (DoW IG), Congress, or the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.
• Provides technical guidance and advice to IG staff personnel conducting investigations, investigative inquiries and assistance reviews.
• Conducts all types of IG inspections IAW AR 1-201 and AR 20-1 on a broad area of management responsibilities, to include general, specific, and follow up inspections.
• Measures efficiency and effectiveness of command activities placing emphasis on identifying areas of fraud, waste, and abuse.
• Responsible for teaching and training service members and civilian employees on the proper procedure or policy as defined by the relevant standards.
• Perform Staff Assistance Visits (SAVs) and Organization Inspection Program (OIP) site inspections.
• Validates methodologies, requirements and initiatives are implemented and documented and performance measures are in place to validate efficiency, effectiveness and quality
• Reviews and acts on complaints or allegations that are extremely sensitive in nature.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbents must maintain a current security clearance at the secret level.
• Applicants referred for consideration will be subject to a database check against the Army Inspector General Action Request (IGARS) database to screen for substantiated and ongoing IG investigations.
• Successfully graduate from The Inspector General School's (TIG) basic course and any other required IG qualification training venues and maintain certification in accordance with regulation.
• Any serious criminal activity, to include drug use, may result in removal from IG duty and loss of access to IGARS and Inspector General Network (IGNET) consistent with applicable laws, regulations, and due-process requirements.
• Practice IG attributes as mandatory requirements for continued employment as an Army IG.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Executive Order (E.O.) 12721
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is .
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience as an Inspector General (IG). This experience includes reviewing complaints and requests for assistance to determine applicable regulatory guidance and recommend an appropriate initial action; conducting preliminary fact-finding to validate allegations by gathering testimony or documentation in accordance with Inspector General standards; and drafting clear and unbiased summaries of inquiry results to support senior IG personnel in assessing issues. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Army Civilian Inspector general attributes:

• The best candidate may be a graduate of the Civilian Education System (CES) basic and intermediate courses and have an undergraduate degree. These educational qualifications are desirable but not required.
• Have broad, contemporary Army experience and background that reflects outstanding performance and demonstrated potential for future service. This experience is crucial to gain and maintain credibility with Soldiers, Family members, and Civilians when conducting IG functions. The best candidates will have had previous IG experience.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).
Applicants must meet all eligibility requirements and minimum qualification requirements prescribed by OPM within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the information sheet.
• This is an Inspector General Career Program position aligned under the Public Affair, Inspector General, Legal, Learning, Archives, & Relations/ Communications Career Management Directorate.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Incentives may be authorized, subject to review and authorization by management.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests : If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: