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DIRECTOR OF INSPECTIONS (TITLE 5)

Air National Guard Units

Department of the Air Force

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Salary

$91,779 - $119,315

per year

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GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team to plan and carry out inspections for an Air National Guard wing, ensuring everything runs smoothly and follows military rules.

You'll create strategies to check operations, handle audits and reviews, and report findings to commanders.

It's a great fit for someone with military or government experience in oversight and planning who likes directing complex projects.

Key Requirements

  • At least 1 year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including interpreting and implementing inspection policies
  • Experience developing long-range strategic plans for inspections and operations
  • Ability to direct internal and external inspections, audits, evaluations, reviews, and exercises
  • Knowledge of ensuring compliance with DoD, Air Force, and National Guard policies
  • Skills in resource management and risk-based sampling strategies
  • Time-in-grade: 52 weeks at GS-11 for current federal employees
  • U.S. citizenship and eligibility under Title 5 Excepted Service priority areas

Full Job Description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a DIRECTOR OF INSPECTIONS (TITLE 5), Position Description Number T5867000 and is part of the IL 126, National Guard.

TITLE 5 AREAS OF CONSIDERATION AREAS OF CONSIDERATION: The areas of consideration for this position, Title 5 Excepted Service, will be in the following manner and sequence: The FIRST area of consideration for this position will be candidates who match through the Priority Placement Program (PPP).

The SECOND area of consideration will be Veterans' Preference (VP) eligible. The THIRD area of consideration will be all excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG.

The FOURTH area of consideration will be all current Federal Employees. The FIFTH area of consideration will be all Federal re-employment eligible. The SIXTH area of consideration will be U.S.

Citizens.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 Level. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-12 level MUST possess at least 1-year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level; experience interpreting, developing, and implementing inspection policies; experience in interpreting, developing long-range strategic plans; ability to provide direction and oversight of internal and external inspections, audits, evaluations, reviews, exercises, and analysis to determine effectiveness and efficiency; ability to ensure operations, contingency, and mobilization plans adhere to policy; ability to direct the effective use of resources.

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. Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words.

You may refer to position descriptions, i.e.

the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experience; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered.

In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed below.

Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained.

This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position. Major Duties:

As a DIRECTOR OF INSPECTIONS (TITLE 5), GS-1801-12, you will serve as the focal point for interpreting, developing, and implementing Air Force inspection policy and wing-level long-range strategic plans.

Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list: Plans, organizes, resources, and directs the execution of a wide range of complex inspection activities for the wing Commander's Inspection Program (CCIP).

Oversees compliance, plans, and conducts By-Law, Special Emphasis Items (SEI), Special Interest Items (SII), Command Interest Items (CII) and nuclear assurance inspections as outlined by requirements from the DoD, DAF, NGB, and G-MAJCOM.

Routinely required to interpret and incorporate complex laws, and guidance from all levels for the creation of inspection plans throughout the wing.

Develops and communicates a continuously evaluated Risk Based Sampling Strategy (RBSS).

Authors and approves IG inspection reports, which communicate to commanders at all levels the status of compliance within their organization as well as the unit(s) ability to accomplish their tasked mission(s).

Delivers post-inspection assertions directly to the Wing Commander for grading, performance, and compliance for all inspection activities in a formal written report with detailed deficiencies, recommendations, and strengths.

Develops and incorporates inspection strategies that are utilized throughout the wing, incorporating multiple systems, including but not limited to, Management Internal Control Toolkit (MICT), Inspector General Enterprise Management System-Classified (IGEMS-C), IGEMS, and readiness reporting tools.

Oversees gatekeeper functions are being accomplished and continuously communicated to Higher Headquarters (HHQ).

Continuously analyzes inspection processes, and procedures to ensure commanders intent is being achieved, autonomously adjusts processes as required.

Applies an extensive knowledge of installation operations and DoD, DAF, and G-MAJCOM guidance to direct complex strategic planning and exercise efforts.

Utilizes qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques that frequently require modification to fit a wide range of variables to determine the unit's ability to accomplish the mission(s).

Reviews the adequacy and currency of installation exercise policy guidance and instructions, and updates as necessary to incorporate program changes or to address areas where improvement is required.

Responsible for organizing and analyzing data from inspections and exercises across the DoD with the goal of identifying and communicating trends.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/11/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/12/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: IL-12903621-AF-26-095