Inspector General

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 Proof of Eligibility 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) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer 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 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 in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Applying Inspector General inspection techniques, analytical and evaluative methods to identify, analyze, and investigate issues and concepts for investigation and inspection; 2) Preparing investigative plans for collection and evaluation of evidence; 3) Reviewing and analyzing complex mission and functional requirements, identifying areas of operational efficiency, and developing recommendations for corrective actions in cases where functions cross many internal and external organizational lines and levels; and 4) Applying interview and interpersonal communications techniques, policies and regulations in order to analyze issues and respond to Inspector General Actions Requests, conduct investigations and inspections, coordinate corrective actions with higher management, and to present investigation findings to all levels of management.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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).

Receives and processes Inspector General Action Requests (IGARs) from individuals.,Conduct sensitive investigations, inquiries, and special studies on a broad range of matters affecting the command, to include allegations, complaints, and requests for assistance from both military and civilian personnel.,Perform inspections of designated functions, activities and programs IAW with AR 20-1, AR 1-201 and other applicable guidance.,Respond to requests for assistance or information from the command IG office or other agency IG offices.,Conduct case reviews, administrative reviews of IGAR process, conducts IGAR sessions, conducts sensing sessions, and presents training on assigned topics.