USPS Office of Inspector General

The USPS OIG is seeking a highly qualified applicant to fill our Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA) position detailed to the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California. Previous criminal experience and/or experience in litigation is required. Experience with Postal Service matters, healthcare fraud, and narcotics investigations is desired, but not required. Additionally, applicant must possess strong academic credentials from an ABA accredited law school, demonstrate excellent writing, research ability, and advocacy skills, work effectively in a team environment, and have a proven record of creative thinking. Applicant must be an active member in good standing to practice law in any state, U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia and be an active member in good standing of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction). The successful candidate will report to the USPS OIG Office of General Counsel (OGC) and the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO). He or she will primarily prosecute Postal employees who have engaged in theft of mail, embezzlement of funds, narcotics violations, healthcare fraud, and public corruption. The selectee will prosecute other cases as needed, for training or otherwise, as directed by the USAO. Further, this individual will engage in grand jury investigations and appear on behalf of the United States in U.S. courts for various hearings and trials, including: arraignments, bail hearings, preliminary hearings, plea hearings, sentencing hearings and other matters such as warrants, complaints, and charging instruments. 

The USPS OIG is seeking students enrolled in college/university programs to fill our Student Cooperative - (Paid) position in the Office of General Counsel (OGC), FOIA, Policy and Records team located in Arlington, VA. The selected candidate should be prepared to work 40 hours a week during the summer and school breaks and 30 hours per week while actively attending classes. The FOIA, Policy and Records team manages the OIG's policies and records and responds to Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests from the public. We are looking for an individual who is comfortable working both independently and as part of a team and who possesses excellent organizational and time management skills. The Student Cooperative will work collaboratively with staff in a program support capacity. This position will offer exposure to government record and policy management and FOIA request processing. This position may work with staff throughout the agency, so a professional disposition is a must. The initial work will be working with the agency Records Manager to update the data fields in the OIG Records Management database, and coordinate with agency components point of contact to identify new and existing records that need to be added to the records database.  The Student Cooperative Program is available for continuous employment throughout the year. 

The USPS OIG is seeking a highly qualified applicant to fill our Audit Manager (Operations Management) position in the Office of Audit's Finance Directorate located in Bethesda, Maryland, Eagan, Minnesota, Saint Louis, Missouri, and San Mateo, California. Bring your skills and voice to our team!The Finance Directorate's mission is to promote financial accountability and improve processes within the Postal Service. The Finance Directorate examines the efficiency and effectiveness of the Postal Service in areas of financial reporting, financial management and other areas of financial risk to the Postal Service. Finance accomplishes its mission by:

• Supporting the independent public accountant in their annual financial statements audit.
• Supporting the independent public accountant in their annual audit of internal controls over financial reporting.
• Performing performance audits and financial-related audits and reviews.

he candidate will provide a full range of supervision to staff and manage other related projects as assigned. The candidate will be highly motivated and demonstrate experience in planning, conducting, and executing complex tasks and assignments. Duties include, but are not limited, to:

• Manages audit projects to ensure that professional standards are maintained in the planning, fieldwork, and reporting phases and in the accumulation of evidentiary data that is technically sound and meet OIG and professional standards
• Manages staff responsible for performing financial related audits, evaluations, assessments, and/or reviews
• Coaches, mentors, and develops staff by communicating job expectations; monitoring and appraising job results; addressing performance issues; and providing actionable feedback and career development opportunities
• Provides oversight and coordination of contractors to accomplish Office of Audit mission and objectives while adhering to established regulations, guidance and policy, and meeting acceptable standards for timeliness, accuracy, quality, and completeness
• Establishes and maintains productive working relationships and consistent professional communications with Postal Service management and staff
• Schedules projects and staff assignments and manages budget so as to comply with the organization's needs. Reviews and approves the objective, scope, and methodology of each project
• Provides technical expertise, support, and guidance to staff on administrative activities. Prepares various reports, correspondence, and briefings
• Presents oral briefings to management
• Manages staff responsible for accumulating data, maintaining records, and preparing periodic reports to Congress and senior management on audit activities

*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT IS ONLY OPEN TO USPS-OIG, USPS AND USPIS CURRENT CAREER EMPLOYEES. OTHER APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.This announcement provides a reassignment/promotion opportunity to an Investigative Analyst, Journey Band, position in the Office of Investigations, Investigative Operations Center (IOC), in Arlington, VA.