Total 9 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in GH Office: Indianapolis, IN (9100 Keystone)

As a Supervisory Human Resources Specialist you will:

• Oversee a staff that processes a full range of recurring and non-standard personnel actions that include a variety of appointments, separations, promotions, changes to lower grade, reassignments, transfers, actions for student loans, re-employed annuitant, deployed civilians, corrections/cancellations, adverse actions, settlements, etc.
• Review personnel action requests for accuracy of codes needed for proper processing, existence, and adequacy of supporting documents, appropriateness of the regulatory authority and the proposed action cited in relation to the intended purpose.
• Perform audits and/or quality assurance/control on completed actions to identify source(s) of errors.
• Research and interpret guidelines and directives from higher headquarters as well as regulatory guidance.
• Review administrative and technical procedures to assure maximum efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of operations.
• Apply expert knowledge of the full range of pay administration policies, principles, and practices under Title 5 and other statutes and legal authorities, as applicable, in advising on a variety of compensation issues (pay retention, Highest Previous Rate, special salary rates, locality pay, pay limitations, overtime pay, changes from special rate pay systems, waiver of repayment due to overpayment situations, etc.).
• Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work.

The incumbent will:

• Serve as a consultant and advisor, and based on personal expertise, provides scientific and technical consultation in all program areas.
• Represent NCHS as the expert for the estimation, measurement, and quality of national health statistics at various interagency, coordinating and advisory committees, as well as national and international professional organizations.
• Serve as scientific and methodological leader, planning and coordinating NCHS's basic and applied research program, including but not limited to research in the fields of mathematical and health statistics, survey design and methodology, disclosure and confidentiality, and questionnaire design and survey measurement.
• Initiate decision-making processes and projects, and participates fully in discussions and decisions concerning NCHS and CDC plans, programs, and activities, both in strategic planning and in the actual determination, allocation, and administration of Division programs, functions, and activities.
• Engage in solving some of the most difficult and important problems facing NCHS and the rest of the scientific community, including precedent setting problems associated with rapidly evolving data environment.
• Plan, manage, organize, and directs all programs, surveys and research activities of the Division as carried out by subordinate supervisors and the highly trained and skilled staff of professional Mathematical Statisticians, Behavioral Scientists, Health Statisticians, and Computer Scientists.
• Consult and collaborate in research projects with HHS, CDC and other Federal organizations, state and local governments, universities, private research organizations, and international agencies and organizations.

• Plans, coordinates, and performs reviews, special studies, staff projects, and selective internal exams of processing and payment services provided by DFAS-IN to commercial carriers or vendors on behalf of the military services and DOD agencies.
• Reviews and studies staff projects involving accounting, disbursing, examinations, audit and recovery systems related to the payment of transportation bills.
• Finds problems such as poor document flow and control, under-utilization of resources, inadequate processes, operating deficiencies or potential compromises to the integrity of the payment process.
• Uses a variety of accepted management review/analysis techniques (e.g., interviews, observation, statistical sampling, analysis and evaluation) to determine the source of operating problems and service deficiencies.
• Attends and participates in meetings with the staff of transportation operating divisions and offices to resolve policy and procedures issues, improve internal controls or recommend better utilization of resources.
• Duties will be developmental in nature when the position is filled below the full performance level.

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Performs individual quality reviews to determine the rating quality level of individual DROs and RVSRs for purposes of individual performance standards in accordance with an established monthly schedule.
• Conducts focused "in-process reviews" for cases to determine the accuracy of claims action taken. (Such reviews are for station-level feedback and improvement only, not used for individual performance standard purposes.)
• Responsible for sharing rating quality trend information with management on an ongoing basis and with the DROs and RVSRs during training sessions.
• Reviews products or activities for quality of performance and enters the results into the on-line STAR checklists.
• Evaluates and identifies deficiencies of all elements of a claim from evidence development, income, and dependency issues, to award processing and authorization. Provides an explanation of errors and includes comments where attention is warranted
• Prepares STAR data reports and provides to personnel in the regional office who are authorized to request and receive such reports.
• Develops various quality assurance processes with emphasis on work procedures and techniques that address unique work conditions and practices.
• Ensures all program requirements imposed by Compensation Service and/or the Pension and Fiduciary Service and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims are met or implemented.
• Prepares documentation to support unfavorable finding in order to provide justification for error decisions and indicate required actions.
• Conducts statistical analysis of quality reviews to identify trends, significant problems areas and processes requiring improvement.
• Relays quality trend information with management on an ongoing basis for use in operations, decision making, and planning.

As Director of the Acquisitions Division the incumbent will be responsible for providing the day-to-day management, planning, leadership and oversight of a full range of acquisitions and contract administration activities.The incumbent will provide managerial leadership, technical direction and oversight for OIG Acquisitions Division as follows:

• Directs all contracting and procurement activities;
• Provides advise and technical information;
• Advises, guides and collaborates with OIG senior-level management officials to develop and formulate acquisition plans and policies;
• Directs the planning and execution of pre-award and post-award contracting functions;
• Directs the procurement of equipment, supplies and services and the award, administration and close-out of contracts;
• Develops and administers the small and disadvantaged business program;
• Serves as a technical expert and senior Contracting Officer for OIG with unlimited signatory authority;
• Represents the Agency in non-litigation dealings with GSA, GAO, OMB, Congress and other organizations with oversight authority for OIG; and
• Assumes the full range of supervisory responsibilities for staff members directed by this position.

Serves as Program Manager and functions as a program expert to assist with assigning and conducting analytic tasks, allocating resources and staff time; preparing and managing budgets and budget-related reporting activities; managing procurement, contracting, and business functions; providing program and analytical expertise; presenting analytic findings and results to OIG and OMP management and external customers; and assisting the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) with broad level administration and planning. The incumbent may be required to serve as affiant in adjudicated case work as well as authority on programmatic methods, techniques and services.

Facilitates and manages assignments of analytic work requested by OIG components and external customers that is performed by staff to assist these agencies in performing HHS and federal oversight activities. The incumbent also may determine the soundness of proposals and initiatives in meeting program objectives and making efficient use of resources; interpret program, policy, contractual, financial planning and analysis information; prepare plans, budgets, comparative studies, performance management and measurement activities; perform other administrative and managerial activities; and identify analytic, policy, and information technology infrastructure issues related to OIG operations of the assigned program. In addition, the incumbent provides a full range of options on which to make decisions with OIG senior management, staff, and Departmental officials to implement necessary action.

Advises the Deputy Inspector General and OMP management on major program planning, information technology, and policy considerations. The incumbent makes appropriate recommendations, to agency budget and program officials to gain acceptance of the proposals, which may substantially impact resources, as well as support or change program emphasis. The recommendations carry considerable weight in influencing final decisions of a policy nature. The incumbent assists with developing data briefings for senior OIG management for press conferences, OMB hearings, and meetings with other HHS components on crosscutting topics with governmental impact.

This is not a remote work position. The selectee will report to an assigned DOL office location on a regular basis and is eligible for participation in telework as determined by management in accordance with DOL policy.

Major Duties:

• This position is established as District Director (DD).
• Responsible for planning, prioritizing, directing, and assigning work, collaborating with peers and subordinates, including all fiduciary responsibilities, to achieve OFCCP's mission.
• Schedules compliance reviews within the District Office's (DO) jurisdiction. Investigates and resolves discrimination complaints, closes complaints where no basis is found, and seeks appropriate resolution when applicable.
• Recommends the issuance of show cause notices when applicable.
• Develops cases for which administrative and/or judicial actions are appropriate and recommends these actions to the Regional Director (RD) for disposition.
• Analyzes affirmative action plans submitted by contractors, including the establishment of linkage agreements.
• Monitors contractors' conciliation agreements, progress notes, and consent decrees.
• Conducts detailed and comprehensive analyses of federal contractors' total employment procedures and practices to determine responsiveness to federal procurement and equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws, executive orders, policies, rules, and regulations.
• Identifies discrimination based on evaluation and investigatory activity.
• Manages the efforts of a staff of supervisors and compliance investigators and maximizes their utilization through effective work assignments.

• Inspects a large variety of heavy-duty mobile equipment (i.e., combat, tactical, etc.) and automotive vehicles .
• Inspects complex, interrelated mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic and electrical systems, equipment and their components while in operation or in a standby condition.
• Inspects equipment to determine repairs needed.
• Serves as inspector on Command Maintenance Evaluation Teams (COMET) and/or as a member of Maintenance Assistance and Instruction Teams (MAIT).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• The incumbent coordinates fire mitigation projects in relation to ROW Operations and Maintenance, develops recreational sites, and vegetation.
• Provides independent leadership, direction, advice, assistance, and guidance as necessary to complete projects in accordance with policy.
• Coordinates with the Deputy State Fire Management Officer of Fuels and Planning, and the District Resource and Fuels Program Managers to accomplish planning, implementation and NEPA compliance.
• Develops methods for solving new, unpredictable, and unprecedented problems, constraints, situations, and issues and consults with leadership on solutions.
• Establishes and maintains a professional, effective, and impartial relationship with Federal, State, and local agencies, entities, and organizations.
• Tracks, monitors, and oversees all current and proposed projects; is responsible for coordinating changes in the project scope, time, and/or amount through the preparation and decision of issue-specific decision memoranda.
• Formulates projects, develops objectives, and completes the required level of NEPA for each project.
• Leads an interdisciplinary team to assure NEPA and policy compliance on fire mitigation projects.