Inspections and Compliance Specialist

Summary

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Organizational Location: These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Professional Responsibility, in Location Negotiable After Selection, United States.

These are non-bargaining unit positions.

Duties

As an Inspections and Compliance Specialist, at the full performance level, you will perform the following duties:

1. Evaluate Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities', programs', and offices' compliance with applicable policies, standards, and/or memoranda within one of the ICE Inspections Program (ISP) three units: External Reviews and Analysis Unit (ERAU), Management Inspections Unit (MIU), and Office of Detention Oversight (ODO);
2. Conduct on-site inspections, audits, or reviews, to include ICE detention facilities and domestic and international ICE field offices, to ensure compliance with established ICE and DHS policies and procedures;
3. Provide technical expert advice in the planning, organizing, conducting, and reporting of assigned on-site inspections, audits or reviews;
4. Develop new methodologies and approaches that will be used to complete inspections, audits, and reviews;
5. Prepare comprehensive reports of assigned on-site inspections, audits, or reviews that have national and/or international scope and impact.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

1. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
2. You must successfully pass a background investigation.
3. You must successfully pass a drug screen.
4. Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.
5. Requirements by Closing Date: Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
6. Probationary Period: This is a full-time permanent position (Career/Career-Conditional appointment). Upon appointment to this position, you may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
7. You must be willing to travel for at least 50% of the time.

Qualifications

Limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess one of the following:

Specialized Experience:

Must have at least one full-time year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (or comparable level of experience from outside the Federal service) performing ALL of the following duties:

1. Assisting the team lead or supervisor in planning inspections and participating in briefings with team leads at inspection sites;
2. Ensuring inspection findings provide complete identification of deficiencies and areas of concern;
3. Developing sound recommendations which identify the appropriate level of the problem, and the type of corrective action necessary to fix the problem;
4. Preparing written inspection findings with or for team leads or supervisors.

OR

Education:

Successfully completed three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or possess a Ph.D. or LL.M., if related, from an accredited college or university, or another closely related field which provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

You must submit a copy of your college transcripts (official or unofficial).

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:

Possess less than one year of experience as described above and less than 3 years of education as described above. However, your combination of experience and education equals at least 100% of the total requirement. Only graduate-level education in excess of two years (generally 36 semester hours) may be used in this calculation.

You must submit a copy of your college transcripts (official or unofficial), and your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet the experience.

You qualify for the GS-12 level if you possess the following:

Specialized Experience:

Must have at least one full-time year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service (or comparable level of experience from outside the Federal service) performing ALL of the following duties:

1. Assisting the team lead or supervisor with conducting on-site inspections;
2. Scheduling and conducting interviews at inspection sites;
3. Providing input to develop the scope and inspection site rationale;
4. Assisting the team lead or supervisor in developing the unique methodology and approach for the inspection site;
5. Preparing documentation of the inspection process and findings.

OR

You qualify for the GS-13 level if you possess the following:

Specialized Experience:

Must have at least one full-time year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service (or comparable level of experience from outside the Federal service) performing ALL of the following duties:

1. Serving as a team lead during on-site inspections;
2. Providing technical expert advice in the planning, organizing, conducting and reporting of assigned on-site inspections, audits or reviews;
3. Developing sound recommendations when issuing corrective actions;
4. Briefing senior-level officials of findings and deficiencies in the final, comprehensive inspection report;
5. Researching complex laws, regulations, management directives, instructions, other authorities, and prior evaluation, inspection and audit reports.

Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience):

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Current or Former Political Appointees:

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Additional Information

Promotion Potential:

When promotion potential is shown, the agency is not making a commitment and is not obligated to provide future promotions to you if you are selected. Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

E-Verify:

DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.

Suitability:

If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.

Background Investigation:

To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet these standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully obtain and maintain a background investigation for Secret as a condition of placement into this position. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.

Benefits:

DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include: flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers. DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.

Salary:

The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the lowest and highest potential salaries for this position. The actual salary range will be based on the applicable locality pay for the selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.

A student loan repayment incentive may be available, in which case a service agreement will be required.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We Will Review Your Resume And Supporting Documentation To Ensure You Meet The Minimum Qualification Requirements. The Competencies Or Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Needed To Perform This Job Are:

1. Accountability
2. Attention to Detail
3. Compliance Inspection
4. Decision Making
5. Planning and Evaluating
6. Technical Competence
7. Writing

Direct Hire Authority:

These positions will be filled through the Office of Personnel Management's Direct Hire Authority. The "Rule of Three", Category Rating and Veterans Preference will not apply to this vacancy. For more information on Direct Hire Authority, please see: OPM Direct Hire Fact Sheet.

Veterans:

Although the Direct Hire Authority permits hiring without regard to Veterans Preference, applicants who are eligible for Veterans Preference are still encouraged to include that information in their application and submit supporting documentation (i.e. DD-214, or other substantiating documents). This position is not considered scientific/professional. View information on veterans' preference.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles:

If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible. View information about ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under ICTAP, you must be placed in the well-qualified category for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this job announcement.

Pursuant to Executive Order 12564, and the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan, ICE is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, personnel in safety- or security-sensitive positions (testing designated positions) are subject to random drug testing. Moreover, other drug testing of employees (e.g., reasonable suspicion drug test) may be conducted in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. All applicants tentatively selected for employment at ICE are subject to pre-employment drug testing and a final offer of employment is contingent upon a negative drug test result.