- Position Title
- Counsel to the Inspector General
- Agency
- Government Accountability Office
- Announcement Number
- IG-23-DE-11946456 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, May 8, 2023 to Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you an employee of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)?
You may need to submit documents to prove this claim. Please review the Required Documents section of the job announcement to find the documents you need to submit.
You may need to submit documents to prove this claim. Please review the Required Documents section of the job announcement to find the documents you need to submit.
Preferences
1.
Are you willing to submit to an initial and periodic background investigation, including a fingerprint check and a credit check?
2.
Are you an active member in good standing of the Bar of a state, a territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico?
3.
Do you possess a J.D./LL.B. Law Degree from an accredited college or university?
Assessment 1
1.
Select the response that best describes how you meet the qualifications for this position.
2.
- We need to know what work experience(s) in your resume supports your response to the previous question. For each work experience in your resume, provide the:
- Job title.
- Start and end dates.
- Name, title, and telephone number of an individual(s) who can verify your information. This person should preferably be someone that was your supervisor.
- Example: Intern, 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2019, Derrick Smith, Supervisor, 123-456-7890
3.
How much experience do you have working as an attorney in an Office of Inspector General?
4.
What tasks have you performed to provide legal support regarding audits/engagements, investigations, inspections, evaluations, or other organizational responsibilities? (Select all that apply)
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
5.
Select the statement that best describes your experience providing legal advice to an organization on working with agency management, the Congress, or the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) oversight communities.
6.
Led projects or special assignments to implement change management initiatives.
7.
Describe one example of your experience that supports your response to the previous question. Type your response in the text field using the Challenge-Action-Result model.
- Challenge. Describe a specific problem or goal.
- Action. Discuss the specific actions you took to address a challenge.
- Result. Give specific examples of the results of your actions. These accomplishments demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of your knowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
8.
Select the statement that best describes your experience providing support to senior leaders on activities that involve Congress. Examples of activities that involve Congress include: monitoring legislative activity; reviewing and writing legislative proposals, testimony, and Congressional correspondence; or providing recommendations and input to senior leaders on those products and how to respond to Congressional requests.
9.
Describe one example of your experience that supports your response to the previous question. Type your response in the text field using the Challenge-Action-Result model.
- Challenge. Describe a specific problem or goal.
- Action. Discuss the specific actions you took to address a challenge.
- Result. Give specific examples of the results of your actions. These accomplishments demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of your knowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
10.
Select the statement that best describes your experience providing legal advice, guidance, and support to a government agency on administrative, civil, or criminal investigations. For this question, you must have provided legal advice on 1.) Investigative techniques and approaches to be applied in the course of an investigation or 2.) How to respond to requests for documents and other information from the public, subjects of or witnesses in investigations, and other government agencies.
11.
Describe one example of your experience that supports your response to the previous question. Type your response in the text field using the Challenge-Action-Result model.
- Challenge. Describe a specific problem or goal.
- Action. Discuss the specific actions you took to address a challenge.
- Result. Give specific examples of the results of your actions. These accomplishments demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of your knowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics.
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below.
12.
Select the statement that best describes your experience conducting legal sufficiency reviews of written products that describe internal control, internal audit, or management review activities, in accordance with Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) and/or Yellow Book standards.
13.
Describe one example of your experience that supports your response to the previous question. Type your response in the text field using the Challenge-Action-Result model.
- Challenge. Describe a specific problem or goal.
- Action. Discuss the specific actions you took to address a challenge.
- Result. Give specific examples of the results of your actions. These accomplishments demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of your knowledge, skills, abilities, or other characteristics.