INSPECTOR GENERAL, NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU

Summary

This position reports to the Chief, National Guard Bureau

Duties

The Inspector General is the Department of War Component Inspector General for the NGB and serves as the principal advisor to the CNGB (O-10) and the Vice CNGB (O-10) on all assessed matters relating to the discipline, efficiency, economy, morale, training, and readiness of the NG and NGB, and other oversight matters of importance. NGB-IG as a Personal Staff officer to CNGB serves as an information conduit, with advice on strategic issues and general officer matters within the National Guard. The incumbent liaises with persons and organizations outside NGB to include collaboration with the Departments of War, Army, and Air Force, members of Congress and their staff, as well as Governors and The Adjutants General in the Several States. The incumbent is responsible for the organizational vision and all functions of the NGB-IG including planning, formulation, and execution of policies, objectives, and goals. NGB-IG provides senior-level policy and analytical support to the CNGB and Vice CNGB, and Inspector General support to the Directors of the Army and Air National Guard and the NGB Director of Staff. As the functional manager for National Guard Inspector General activities, NGB-IG develops, leads, and implements the organizational vision of the National Guard Inspector General enterprise, incorporating high performance organization concepts to transform individual efforts into highly productive work-teams by integrating leadership, management, technical and team skills, values, and behaviors. The incumbent directs a required permanent staff of 38 military and civilian inspectors general and oversees the work of 54 State Inspectors General (O-6/O-5 military officers), and through them, up to 500+ inspectors general in the Several States. As the key executive for NGB-IG, the incumbent ensures National Guard equities are included in Department of War and the Departments of the Air Force and Army Inspector General programs and policies. NGB-IG serves as a member of the Defense Council on Integrity and Efficiency and represents National Guard equities at the Department of War Whistleblower Reprisal roundtable and other Departmental working groups. The incumbent is responsible for the execution of Department of War Inspector General programs and activities within the National Guard Bureau, and oversight and execution of the Army and Air Force Inspector General functions for the National Guard, including Army Inspections, Investigations, Assistance, Teach and Train, and Air Force Complaints Resolution and Inspections. This includes oversight of inspections, readiness assessments, sensitive matters, and Department of War, Army and Air Force Senior Official Investigation notifications to the Governors and the CNGB. On behalf of CNGB, NGB-IG also oversees intelligence and intelligence-related oversight responsibilities including the conduct of intelligence oversight inspections throughout the National Guard-assessing the compliance of all activities, operations, and programs with applicable laws, executive orders, policies, and directives. Additionally, NGB-IG is the conduit from the National Guard to the Department of War for reports of Questionable Intelligence Activities and Sensitive/ Highly Sensitive Matters.

Qualifications and evaluation

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 (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (MTQ) 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 https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/.

Education

There is no education requirement for this position.

How to apply

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account. You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application. NOTE: Resumes up to a total of two pages will be accepted. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106., DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194).

Required documents

1. Your resume: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documentation should provide the minimum qualifications and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for qualifications and referred for selection consideration, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found at: USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. 2. ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: Applicants are required to submit the following supporting documentation if applicable: CURRENT OR FORMER SES MEBERS: Must provide your SES appointment SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action), and an SF-50 showing current career SES status or career SES reinstatement eligibility. SES CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (SESCDP) GRADUATES: Verification of successful completion of an OPM-approved SESCDP and OPM SES QRB certification. CURRENT FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE: Must provide a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting you are a current Federal Civil Service employee. DO NOT submit additional information (i.e. cover letters, awards, appraisals, pages in excess of the limit for the resume).

Additional information

REEMPLOYED ANNUITANTS: The DoW criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: DoDI 1400.25-V300. Possess or be able to obtain and maintain a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) and favorable adjudication by a determining authority and must be eligible for Top Secret Clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmental Information (SCI). A minimum of an interim secret-level security clearance is required before an individual can perform any IG functions or have access to IG records. This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position. OPM must authorize any employment offers made to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employees in the executive branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employee in the executive branch, you must disclose that to the Human Resources Office. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Statement: http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/index.cfm