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Summary The Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (IC IG) was established within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) by the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. The IC IG's organizational divisions include Audit, Investigations, Inspections and Evaluations, Mission Support Division, the Center for Protected Disclosures, and Counsel to the Inspector General. Responsibilities The Mission Support Division provides management and administrative support to the entire IC IG office. The Mission Support Division comprises multidisciplinary officers with expertise in financial management, human capital and talent management, facilities and logistics management, continuity of operations, administration, classification reviews, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act requests, information technology, communications, and quality assurance. The Division also delivers executive support to the Intelligence Community Inspectors General Forum and its committees. Major Duties and Responsibilities: The Quality Assurance Program Manager administers the IC IG's quality assurance program to ensure that work performed in the IC IG adheres to established policies and procedures, meets established standards of performance, and is carried out economically, efficiently, and effectively. The IC IG is a relatively small-sized office with a large statutory mandate to provide independent and objective oversight of all programs and activities within the responsibility and authority of the DNI. We are very passionate about what we do - we believe in our intelligence oversight mission and our core values of integrity, independence, accountability, diversity, and transparency. We are looking for someone who shares these core values and will apply them to our mission enabling efforts. If you believe in the mission of effective and objective intelligence oversight, are committed to excellence, and are looking for an opportunity to have a positive and enduring impact on the United States Intelligence Community, this is the place for you. We are looking for a Quality Assurance Program Manager to provide editorial support and quality control for IC IG products in support of our mission to provide effective and objective intelligence oversight across the Intelligence Community. You will collaborate with stakeholders to ensure consistency, accuracy, and timely processing for IC IG products from inception through the full records management lifecycle. Critical thinking, excellent technical skills, strong business acumen, and exceptional inter-personal skills are essential in this role. The ideal candidate for this position is an outstanding writer with a demonstrated ability to evaluate the big picture as well as the fine details, and handle multiple projects while delivering high-quality content in a fast-paced environment. If you are also an outstanding communicator, detail oriented, forward thinking, and an effective negotiator, we would like to meet you. The incumbent in this position will: Serve as the IC IG editorial expert and advise IC IG personnel on all written products, ensuring quality meets organizational standards. Create, implement, and maintain easily adaptable and applicable writing templates, style manuals, and guidelines to streamline and enhance the writing process. Develop and administer quality assurance review guidelines, and efficiently control processes to deliver accurate, timely, and consistent IC IG products. Closely coordinate with Assistant Inspectors General and division staff to provide writing and editorial support to produce high quality IC IG products. Apply expert knowledge of grammar, punctuation, writing standards, and format preferences to develop products that facilitate rapid comprehension of complex, substantive issues in a variety of IC IG publications. Lead the IC IG's Executive Secretariat function and serve as the IC IG's liaison to the ODNI Executive Secretariat and other stakeholders to prepare and route official reports and correspondence to the ODNI Front Office, and provide fully vetted, accurate, and timely responses to ODNI taskings. Manage and preserve information to and from the IC IG ensuring correspondence, emails, memoranda, other communications and documents requiring clearance and approval are processed efficiently and accurately. Plan, manage, and coordinate strategic and tactical projects, plan and execute action taskings associated with assigned projects, and provide project status and reporting. Requirements Conditions of Employment Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen residing in the United States Appointment is subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance based on an SBI with eligibility for sensitive compartmented information (SCI) Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. A two-year trial period is required for all new permanent appointments to the ODNI. Qualifications Mandatory Requirements: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to manage priorities, and a proactive approach to resolving problems and delivering results. Proven ability to write and edit complex content so that it is easy to understand. Superior interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills, including a demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and in a team or collaborative environment, and to lead and mentor colleagues. Exceptional time management skills, ability to effectively prioritize tasks with competing deadlines, and superior ability to work under tight deadlines. Superior ability to listen to, clarify, and convey understanding of others' ideas, comments, and questions as well as to integrate and build upon diverse opinions in a manner that encourages the formation of integrated solutions and positions. Demonstrated oral and written communication skills to communicate effectively with key stakeholders throughout the IC and United States Government. Minimum three years of editing or technical writing experience, or similar experience. Desired Requirements: Bachelor's or Graduate degree in English, journalism, or other similar field with a heavy emphasis on writing. Understanding of the business operations of Offices of Inspectors General. This job is ideal for someone who is: Achievement and purpose oriented; Team oriented; An excellent communicator; Intellectually curious; Detail oriented; A self-starter; and Actively and personally involved. Education Bachelor's Degree Additional Information Job Interview Travel: Candidates from outside the Washington, D.C., area may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview. Salary Determination: The ODNI uses a rank-in-person system in which rank is attached to GS employees on the basis of individual qualifications, experience, and performance. Individuals whose current GS grade is equivalent to the grade of the advertised position will retain their current grade and step. Individuals who transfer to the ODNI from a non-GS pay scale will have base pay converted to the appropriate GS grade and step as determined by the Director/ Human Resource Management. On occasional instances when a current federal civilian employee applies for an ODNI position that is a lower grade than his or her personal grade, the candidate's personal grade will be downgraded to the grade of the advertised ODNI position and pay will be set at the step that is closest to but not less than the employee's current annual base rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum rate (i.e., step 10) of the GS grade to which assigned. Relocation Expenses: For new ODNI employees, reimbursement for relocation is discretionary based on availability of funds. Reasonable Accommodations: The ODNI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodations Officer by classified email at dnireasonableaccommodationwma@cia.ic.gov, by unclassified email at DNIDRA@dni.gov, by telephone at 703-275-3900 or by FAX at 703-275-1217. Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE EEOD EMAIL ADDRESS. THIS EMAIL IS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY. The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.