Assistant Inspector General for Investigations

Summary

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Inspector General (OIG) is seeking an exceptional leader who will direct the investigative arm of the SBA OIG.

This position presents an exceptional and rewarding opportunity for the incumbent to lead a dedicated and active law enforcement staff of Federal criminal investigators, focusing on the SBA OIG’s critical mission – detecting and preventing waste, fraud, and abuse.

Duties

• The Assistant Inspector General (AIG) for Investigations directs and coordinates investigative activities designed to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse, and to promote efficiency and economy in programs and operations of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
• The AIG for Investigations formulates, implements, and evaluates investigative policies, strategies, priorities, and goals for the OIG.
• She/he serves as a senior policy advisor to and representative of the Inspector General on criminal, civil, and administrative investigative matters.
• The AIG for Investigations will deliver presentations, briefings, and speeches and prepare articles on investigative techniques, enforcement problems, prevention methodologies, fraud and abuse vulnerability assessments, and other matters related to the mission of the Investigations Division.
• She/he will maintain personal liaison with senior officials in the SBA, the Federal law enforcement community and, as appropriate, with senior officials in state, local, and foreign law enforcement organizations.

Education

For this position you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone — no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

How You Will Be Evaluated

Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted. If you meet minimum qualifications, your Application Package will be further reviewed to determine if you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Qualifications (TQs) listed above. ECQs and TQs must be thoroughly addressed within your two (2) page resume.

Separate narratives will not be accepted or reviewed. Highly Qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and may be referred to the selecting official for further consideration.

Upon selection, if not already a member of the SES serving under a career appointment, the individual selected must have his/her executive qualifications certified by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB) before appointment to this position.

The selected individual’s application will be forwarded to the OPM for review and certification by the QRB, unless the selectee provides evidence of their noncompetitive status (i.e., a current SES, OPM QRB certified SESCDP graduate, or SES reinstatement eligible). Upon QRB certification, the selected individual will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

For more information regarding the SES, go to Hiring and Talent Development for the Senior Executive Service.

Required Documents

1. Your Resume – must contain the following information:

• Name, address, telephone number, email address; Supervisor’s contact information, if available (indicate if you would prefer to be notified before your supervisor is contacted); Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade); If qualifying based on related unpaid (e.g. volunteer service) experience, you must provide hours worked per week and beginning/ending dates (mm/dd/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy); If other than full time you must provide hours worked per week.
• An integral part of our selection process includes the completion of reference checks.
• Please provide the names and telephone numbers of three professional references (e.g., current and/or former supervisors, college or university professors, managers or coordinators of volunteer activities, etc.) who know your qualifications relative to this position and who we can contact to verify your credentials.
• Do not list personal friends or relatives.
• PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC.
• WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.
• If your resume/application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
• Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination.
• Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates (mm/dd/yyyy – mm/dd/yyyy) of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level.
• Should you submit multiple resumes, only the latest uploaded resume will be reviewed. 2.
• A complete Occupational Questionnaire 3.
• Current and Former SES Career appointees MUST submit a copy of their SES Career Appointment (e.g., SF-50 that shows “Tenure” and “Position Occupied.” 4.
• Proof of OPM Qualifications Review Board Certification (OPM-approved SES Candidate Development Program graduates), if applicable. 5.
• A copy of your Performance Rating of record received within the last 12 months OR a statement explaining why you are unable to submit a copy. 6.
• A list of training completed in the last five years and dates completed. 7.
• A list of awards received in the last 3 years and dates received. PLEASE
• NOTE: A separate narrative statement that describes the applicant’s qualifications as they relate to each of the Technical Qualifications that are listed for this position is required: **You must limit your response to two (2) pages (double-spaced) for each Technical Qualification.
• You must upload your narrative responses.
• A separate response to the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ’s) is required for applicants who are not currently in the SES or graduates of an OPM Candidate Development Program). **You must limit your response to two (2) pages (double-spaced) for each Executive Core Qualification.
• You must upload your narrative responses, as attached documents in USAJOBS.
• Your complete application package must not exceed thirty (30) pages in length, to include resume, two pages per ECQ (10) and MTQ (6), SF-50, and additional supporting documents.