Assistant Inspector General for Management
The incumbent oversees a wide range of administrative and technical functions and tasks that require vision, advanced leadership skills, communication, and the integration of office activities to support senior leaders. They leverage expertise and vast institutional knowledge to anticipate and frame ambiguous issues, assess risks, devise solutions, and keep management apprised of high priority issues and requirements. They prioritize mission requirements and work assignments, provide guidance, direct work, and advise decision makers. They provide direction for communicating the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) mission and program responsibilities within and external to the agency. The primary purpose of the position is to provide leadership, direction, and coordination in all functional areas of the OIG, including human capital, financial management, contracting, and information technology.
The incumbent directly supervises Office of Management staff; assesses workload and resource needs; and identifies and presents resource requirements needed to carry out Assistant Inspector General for Management (AIGM) functions. The incumbent provides guidance and instruction to facilitate problem solving and to ensure that AIGM tasks are effectively accomplished. The incumbent will define jobs, select employees, and assign work; defines technical work requirements and milestones; evaluates the organization and employee accomplishments by accepting or rejecting work products; and presents and defends organization and employees work to senior management and other offices. Recommends employee promotions and recognition; approves leave; implements performance modifications and takes corrective actions as appropriate. Provides equal opportunity in all Federal human capital and employment programs. Provides employees resources and information that ensure a safe and healthy work environment.
The incumbent oversees a wide range of management, administrative, and operational processes in connection with the daily operations of the OIG, including budgeting, contracting, and human resource-related processes. Relevant assignments are complex, diverse, and often of a non-recurring nature. The work requires subject matter expertise, analytical and financial assessment, and management skills. The incumbent has delegated authority to manage the full range of activities, ensuring all administrative and operations assignments are carried out in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and OIG policies.
The incumbent serves as OIG’s subject matter expert and provides authoritative technical/program advice related to OIG’s administrative and operational processes. Provides advice and assistance on matters of a critical, controversial, and confidential nature. Counsels and assists the IG in addressing organizational challenges and internal issues and recommends solutions or corrective actions. Exercises professional judgment and considerable discretion in advice and counsel to the IG and senior OIG staff on positions and courses of action. Handles other confidential assignments as required by the IG.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Conditions of Employment
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Qualifications
Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision.
Ability to supervise and lead a workforce.**
Ability to provide operations management for an organization.**
Ability to provide program policy advice and oversight.**
Ability to analyze problems and make recommendations.**
Ability to communicate in writing.**
Ability to exercise judgement and discretion.
Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
Although it is the Library's policy to afford the maximum pay benefit to employees when setting rates of pay, a new appointee who has had no previous Federal service will generally be paid at step one of the grade.
The Library of Congress is an equal opportunity employer. All who meet the eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply.
Applicants must submit a complete application package that is received by the closing date of this announcement.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please email [email protected]. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and is part of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government. As such, all positions are in the excepted service.
Appointment/retention is subject to a favorable evaluation of an appropriate personnel security/suitability investigation. For more information, please see:
The Library reserves the right to fill a lesser or greater number of vacancies indicated during the life of this vacancy announcement.
Initial permanent appointments to the Library of Congress require completion of a one-year probationary period. In addition, per Library of Congress Regulation 9-532, an appointee or internal selectee is subject to a one-year supervisory probationary period if this is their first supervisory/managerial position at the Library of Congress. Probationary periods served at other Federal agencies do not count toward this requirement.
The Library of Congress may offer repayment for all or part of federally insured student loans. However, not all service units within the Library of Congress participates in the repayment of federally insured student loans. Therefore, determination to repay a federally insured student loan is subject to approval by the appropriate service unit.
The selected applicant may be required to file a financial disclosure statement with the House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 95-521, Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
- Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Conditions of Employment
Qualifications
Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision.
Ability to supervise and lead a workforce.**
Ability to provide operations management for an organization.**
Ability to provide program policy advice and oversight.**
Ability to analyze problems and make recommendations.**
Ability to communicate in writing.**
Ability to exercise judgement and discretion.
Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Additional information
Although it is the Library's policy to afford the maximum pay benefit to employees when setting rates of pay, a new appointee who has had no previous Federal service will generally be paid at step one of the grade.
The Library of Congress is an equal opportunity employer. All who meet the eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply.
Applicants must submit a complete application package that is received by the closing date of this announcement.
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please email [email protected]. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and is part of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government. As such, all positions are in the excepted service.
Appointment/retention is subject to a favorable evaluation of an appropriate personnel security/suitability investigation. For more information, please see:
The Library reserves the right to fill a lesser or greater number of vacancies indicated during the life of this vacancy announcement.
Initial permanent appointments to the Library of Congress require completion of a one-year probationary period. In addition, per Library of Congress Regulation 9-532, an appointee or internal selectee is subject to a one-year supervisory probationary period if this is their first supervisory/managerial position at the Library of Congress. Probationary periods served at other Federal agencies do not count toward this requirement.
The Library of Congress may offer repayment for all or part of federally insured student loans. However, not all service units within the Library of Congress participates in the repayment of federally insured student loans. Therefore, determination to repay a federally insured student loan is subject to approval by the appropriate service unit.
The selected applicant may be required to file a financial disclosure statement with the House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 95-521, Ethics in Government Act of 1978.