Summary This position is located with the U.S. Department of State, Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which has statutory oversight responsibility covering the Department, the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), and the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC). This position is in the Office of Inspections (ISP) and supports the mission of the Inspection Operations Division. Responsibilities Supervises and manages a team consisting of direct hire employees and contractors. Oversees administrative planning and evaluation; workload analysis; internal controls; and administrative program and project management. Coordinates ISP’s administrative programs and operations to ensure that support services are integrated with OIG’s Office of Management and Resources (the Executive Office.) Directs the review and approval of domestic and international travel authorizations and vouchers in E2 Solutions, a travel and expense management tool. Directs ISP’s time & attendance program for full-time employees (FTE) and re-employed annuitants (REA). Maintains cuff records for compensatory time off for travel (TCT) and other time off categories not currently captured in the Department’s WebTATEL Payroll System. Directs onboarding and orientation for new ISP employees on administrative matters. Provides general overall direction to staff work activities and resolves unusual or precedent-setting administrative or programmatic issues that staff may encounter in doing their work. Oversees the production of office-wide standard operating procedures and guidance on the interpretation and application of Federal, Department, and/or OIG policies and procedures. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education, and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F. Time-in-grade documentation: If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the 1-year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-grade Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old). Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service which provided the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience applying and interpreting regulations, directives, policies, precedents, and procedures associated with organizational operations, in order to provide technical guidance and to establish management's position on administrative and programmatic issues. Experience working with administrative process management systems, such as those for travel and time & attendance, sufficient to make recommendations on policy or technical solutions to address organizational challenges. Experience managing teams or work groups comprised of employees and contractors to achieve organizational objectives. Education There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-14 position. Additional Information For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or OAA@state.gov. If eligible, telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval. Please note that any approved remote work arrangement is subject to the locality pay area of the alternate telework worksite. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in this Bureau for up to 240 days and may require a higher or lower security clearance. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. You will be required to sign up for Direct Deposit at the time of hire. A recruitment or other incentive may be offered at the discretion of the agency. Incumbent will be required to complete a supervisory probationary period of one year in accordance with regulation. The incumbent may be required to carry a Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) cellular device