Director- Audit Policy and Quality Assurance

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This position is located in the Government Accountability Office. As a Director- Audit Policy and Quality Assurance you will be responsible for providing executive leadership, strategic direction, and supervisory oversight for GAO's audit quality assurance and risk management programs. The Director is responsible for ensuring that GAO engagements and products comply with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), GAO policies, and the agency's Quality Assurance Framework. Minimum Qualifications: The Senior Executive Service (SES) appointments require one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower band/grade at the GS-14/GS-15 level, PE band level III, PT band levels III and IV, MS band levels I and II, Senior Executive Service, Senior Level (SL), or equivalent in the Federal Service, or comparable private/public sector. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): The ECQs assess executive experience and potential. They measure whether you have the executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of Senior Executive Service positions. ECQs can be submitted outside of the resume as additional documentation. Please address the following ECQs listed below. *NOTE*: For current SES applicants or applicants who have previously held an SES appointment, ECQs can be resume based. Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organizations vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Building Coalitions: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Technical Qualifications: All applicants must meet the Mandatory Technical Competency and Executive Core Qualification requirements listed above to be eligible for consideration. Eligibility will be based on a clear demonstration that the applicants training, and experience are of the scope, quality, and level of responsibility sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this executive position. TQ:1: Comprehensive knowledge of GAO's audit policies, engagement lifecycle, and reporting standards including requirements for evidence, documentation, independence, and transparency. TQ: 2: Supervisory and managerial skills in leading multidisciplinary teams, developing staff, managing performance, resolving conflicts, and fostering a high-performing, inclusive workplace. TQ: 3: Policy development and interpretation skills to create clear, effective guidance and provide authoritative advice on complex or ambiguous auditing and compliance issues. TQ: 4: Ability to exercise sound, independent judgment in evaluating sensitive, high-visibility audit work and resolve complex technical and policy issues. TQ: 5: Ability to manage and prioritize multiple, concurrent responsibilities while maintaining high standards of quality, timeliness, and accuracy. 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.

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