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01/30/2025 to 02/14/2025
$141,965 - $195,200 per year
PE 3
MANY vacancies in the following location:
No
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
None
Yes
No
TEAMS-25-IMP-12674878
829735500
This opportunity is ONLY OPEN to qualified full-time or part-time GAO employees on permanent appointments. This procedure will be conducted under the processes outlined in GAO Order 2335.8.
Assistant Directors manage all aspects of a specific set of engagements or a single engagement or project and can function in a staff role or as an expert specialist. Band III staff plan, advise, consult, conduct, or direct work under general guidance. Work is guided by broad policy and program guidance and is judged on adherence to GAO protocols, and other policies and the degree of effectiveness in fulfilling GAO's mission requirements. Band III staff are responsible for an assigned segment of an issue area or for providing support to a unit head in managing the unit's work. The paramount characteristics that distinguish this band from IIB staff are a mastery of GAO audit and evaluation work and the ability to identify issues that have the potential to provide dollar savings or nonfinancial benefits to the government and taxpayers; planning, developing, and managing multiple engagements to achieve mission objectives and outcomes; and the development and management of people. Duties of Band III Assistant Directors include but are not limited to the following:
Provides vision, direction, and focus to align audit and evaluation work to accomplish GAO strategic goals by managing multiple, highly complex engagements, which vary from sensitive to classified to even highly classified, ensuring soundness of engagement/project design and the effective utilization of assigned staff within and across units;
You must meet all qualification requirements by the effective date of promotion.
Must be a current GAO employee on a permanent appointment.
This position may require a one year Supervisory/Managerial probationary period.
Job locations are based on agency needs. Generally, you will remain in your current official duty station (ODS) if selected. However, based on agency needs, you may be offered a position in a different location and if you accept, your ODS will change.
There is no education requirement for this position.
For information on the number promotion opportunities by team, please see the GAO-wide Notice published and distributed (via email) earlier this month.
If you have an approved Flexible Work Agreement (FWA) and you are selected for promotion, you must complete and submit a new flexible work application for approval. Your new flexible work arrangement will be reviewed and decided based on Agency policy governing these arrangements. Additionally, you may have a 90-day waiting period to submit an arrangement changing your ODS to a different locality area.
BARGAINING UNIT STATUS: This position is not included in the bargaining unit.
If you would like to apply for Specialist and/or National Security promotion opportunities (ARM, DCM, HSJ, IAT, NRE, IT Analyst, Financial Auditor, etc.), you must submit a separate application directly to the appropriate announcement for each Specialist and/or National Security position for which you wish to be considered.
This position is a moderate risk public trust position with possible upgrade to a Secret or Top Secret or SCI clearance depending on the type of engagement the employee will be assigned to within the mission teams.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: GAO provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request accommodation, please email ReasonableAccommodations@gao.gov.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office's policy is to provide equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
If you meet the qualification requirements stated above, a panel of team managers will assess your qualifications along with those of other candidates who are deemed eligible for the position. The rating panel (BQ panel) will establish a ranked list of candidates from which the panel chair, in consultation with the panel, identifies those candidates who are best-qualified. Complete the online questionnaire and follow all instructions carefully, as incomplete answers, errors, or omissions may affect your consideration. Your application will be invalid if you fail to include a narrative reply to any vacancy question(s) that requires further explanation, or your reply is see resume. You must provide narrative answers in the space provided.
To preview the assessment questions, click here https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12674878
Band III
You must submit your resume and application (completed vacancy questions) online through USAJOBS. HCO will provide all performance appraisal ratings data at the Band IIB or equivalent level to the panel for the period between 10/15/22 to 10/14/24.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration.
- To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.
- Follow the prompts to select your résumé and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
If you are unable to apply online, please contact Matthew Myatt at myattm@gao.gov by 4 p.m. on the closing date of the announcement.
For technical issue with USAJOBS: Please refer to the USAJOBS help page.
3/26/25: BQ results to applicants. Employees who are deemed best qualified may apply for promotion opportunities in other teams during Phase 2. The Phase 2 announcements will be posted on GAO's intranet through the "Annual Promotion Opportunities" link.
3/27/25 - 4/17/25: Managing Directors may conduct interviews on BQ applicants resulting from Phase 1 (if desired).
4/11/25 - 4/17/25: Managing Directors may conduct interviews of Phase 2 BQ applicants (if desired).
5/05/25 - 5/06/25: Managing Directors make promotion offers.
5/18/25: Effective date of promotions.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/829735500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.