Senior Advisor

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office whose mission is to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability throughout the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In our dynamic environment, the OIG conducts investigations, audits, evaluations, and inspections to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and mismanagement in DHS programs and operations.

**Qualifications:**
You will qualify for the GS-15 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience at the GS-14 grade level performing the following: Mastery of administrative and program management principles combined with expert analytical and advisory capabilities to support executive-level decision-making across OIG operations. Knowledge of DHS-wide oversight priorities, affecting multiple components and high-level decision-making to help shape policy, resource allocation, and program effectiveness. Experience in Top-Secret sensitive issues spanning multiple programs and organizational components, requiring integration of legal, policy, and operational considerations. 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. The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date 04/13/2026 of this announcement. Current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade level or equivalent grade band in the federal service. The time-in-grade requirement must be met by the closing date 04/13/2026of this announcement. 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.