Program Director (IPA)

Program Director (IPA) Nional Science Foundion Office of the Inspector General Summary This position is loced in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Nional Science Foundion (NSF). The incumbent performs professional inspection, investigion, and oversight work to assess NSF programs and operions for integrity, compliance, and risk. The position is non-supervisory, time-limited, and filled under the IPA hiring authority. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Nional Science Foundion (NSF). The incumbent performs professional inspection, investigion, and oversight work to assess NSF programs and operions for integrity, compliance, and risk. The position is non-supervisory, time-limited, and filled under the IPA hiring authority. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/04/2026 to 05/11/2026 Salary $174,922

• $209,600 per year Pay scale & grade AD 4 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Alexandria, VA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Temporary
• This vacancy filled as an IPA appointment.

Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 1801 General Inspection, Investigion, Enforcement, And Compliance Series Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk High Risk (HR) Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

OIG-26-12952133

Control number 867701500 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This position is open for a Rotional Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) assignment. Please see the "Additional Informion" section for further informion. Applicions accepted from all US citizens who meet citizenship and eligibility requirements. Please see the "Additional Informion" section for further informion. Duties Help As an Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Program Director, you will perform the following duties: Conducts inspections, reviews, and investigive analyses of NSF programs and operions. Collects and analyzes informion from documents, systems, and interviews. Evalues compliance with laws, regulions, and NSF policies. Identifies risks and develops recommendions. Prepares reports and briefings. Provides technical advice on investigive and compliance mters. Coordines with stakeholders. Ensures adherence to professional standards. Requirements Help Conditions of employment This position is outside the competitive civil service. You must meet eligibility and qualificion requirements by the closing de of the announcement. All online applicants must provide a valid email address. If your email address is inaccure or your mailbox is full/blocked, you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position. The Selected Candide(s) may be subject to a background investigion. Requires an Executive Branch Personnel Public Financial Disclosure OGE-450. Qualificions Candides must have a Ph.D. in an approprie field plus after award of the Ph.D., six or more years of successful research, research administrion, and/or managerial experience pertinent to the position; OR a Master's degree in an approprie field plus after award of the degree, eight or more years of successful research, research administrion, and/or managerial experience pertinent to the position. Approprie fields of study must fall under the OPM series of 1801

• General Inspection, Investigion, Enforcement, And Compliance Series.

Successful candides' experience will include experience in investigions or oversight, knowledge of compliance and risk frameworks, strong analytical and communicion skills, and the ability to work independently. Educion Please refer to the Qualificions section. Additional informion The position recruited under this announcement filled under the following appointment option: Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA)

Assignment:

Individuals eligible for an IPA assignment with a Federal agency include employees of Ste and local government agencies or institutions of higher educion, Indian tribal governments, and other eligible organizions in instances where such assignments would be of mutual benefit to the organizions involved. Initial assignments under IPA provisions may be made for a period up to two years, with a possible extension for up to an additional two-year period. The individual remains an employee of the home institution and NSF provides the negotied funding toward the assignee's salary and benefits. Initial IPA assignments are made for a one-year period and may be extended by mutual agreement.

Salary :

The salary noted above is based on the re of pay for Federal Program Directors. The IPA assignment salary is based on the current salary the IPA's home institution. This is a rotor position. NSF offers a chance for scientists, engineers, and educors to join us as temporary detailees

• called rotors.

As a rotor, you in a prime position to collabore with others and increase your visibility as you survey the entire breadth of U.S. and internional science, engineering, and educion in real time. In addition, as a temporary detailee, you can retain your ties to your current institution and return to it with new insights and experience for your team. Learn more about rotor programs NSF It is NSF policy th personnel employed , or Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) individuals detailed to, NSF are not permitted to participe in foreign talent recruitment programs . Failure to comply with this NSF policy could result in disciplinary action up to and including removal from Federal Service or terminion of an IPA assignment and referral to the Office of Inspector General. Applicions accepted from U.S. Citizens. Non-Citizens must affirm th they meet the Appropriions Law eligibility criteria by signing and taching this Citizenship Affidavit to their applicion. Non-citizens who do not provide the affidavit the time of applicion will not be Non-Citizens who are exempt from the Appropriions Law requirements due to their stus as officers or employees of the U.S. government on December 16, 2009 must provide a stement with their applicion noting their exemption with documention of proof of stus as officers or employees of the U.S. government on th de. Non-Citizens are not eligible for positions requiring a security clearance. Only applicions submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed www.usajobs.gov Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued on the extent and quality of your experience, educion, and research relevant to the duties of the position. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents

Required Documents Help Required Documents:

All applicants are required to submit a legible resume th is no longer than two pages to describe your qualificions. Ensure your educional informion, including the name, city and ste of your colleges or universities you tended, as well as the type and year

• of any degrees received. (
• This is a basic qualificion component and is required)

Recommended Documents:

In addition to the two-page resume, a Curriculum Vitae (CV) may be submitted as a Supplemental Applicion document for considerion during the evaluion process. It is recommended you submit a cover letter or supplemental stement(s) th addresses the qualificion requirements of the position. When responding to the Quality Ranking Factors (QRFs), you should clearly show th you possess the experience, knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of this position. Your examples should be clear and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope, and complexity of the programs managed and program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiives and level of contacts. Transcripts are not required; however, please indice the year th each degree was obtained on your resume. If your degree was obtained from a foreign institution, you MUST submit the certificion from the Associion for Internional Credential Evaluion Professionals, or certificion equivalency.

Additional Documention:

In order to be considered for federal appointments, Non-Citizens must affirm th they meet the Appropriions Law eligibility criteria by signing and taching this Citizenship Affidavit to their applicion. Non-citizens who do not provide the affidavit the time of applicion will not be Non-Citizens who are exempt from the Appropriions Law requirements due to their stus as officers or employees of the U.S. government on December 16, 2009 must provide a stement with their applicion noting their exemption with documention of proof of stus as officers or employees of the U.S. government on th de. Please review your applicion packet to ensure th you have submitted all documention th you want How to Apply Help Applicants must complete and submit an applicion online the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) USAJOBS website https://www.

USAJOBS.gov . An account must be established the OPM website following the instructions provided in order to apply for the position. Once you have completed the USAJOBS process, you re-directed to the USA Staffing system to complete your applicion process, answer the online questions, and submit all required documents. Applicions submitted other than the USAJOBS online applicion

WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

under this announcement. Your applicion and all supporting documents must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement. Please allow adeque time to complete your applicion. If you encounter technical difficulties during the process, please submit a USA Staffing Help Ticket for assistance. If you have technical difficulties applying to the vacancy on the USAJOBS website, the USAJOBS Help Center . It is suggested th you do not wait until the last day to apply for a vacancy announcement. We will not accept applicions other than those submitted through USAJOBS. As the applicant, it is your responsibility to verify th informion entered, uploaded, and submitted is received and is accure. Ensure th your applicion includes the required documents listed under "Required Documents" and th they are uploaded in the approprie fields. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of this applicion and hiring process, please notify the point of contact on this job opportunity announcement.

IMPORTANT NOTE

PLEASE

DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR DATE OF BIRTH ON YOUR APPLICATION DOCUMENTS. WARNING!

Applicions submitted online must have a valid email address. If your email address is inaccure or your mailbox is full or blocked, you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position. Agency contact informion Talent & Acquisition Management Branch erecruit@nsf.gov Address Nional Science Foundion, Office of Inspector General 401 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314 US Next steps You will receive updes throughout the process notifying you of your stus. You may check the stus of your applicion any time on the USAJOBS website . Applicants should click 'Track this Applicion' in the Applicant Dashboard to receive applicion updes. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request

Required Documents Help Required Documents:

All applicants are required to submit a legible resume th is no longer than two pages to describe your qualificions. Ensure your educional informion, including the name, city and ste of your colleges or universities you tended, as well as the type and year

• of any degrees received. (
• This is a basic qualificion component and is required)

Recommended Documents:

In addition to the two-page resume, a Curriculum Vitae (CV) may be submitted as a Supplemental Applicion document for considerion during the evaluion process. It is recommended you submit a cover letter or supplemental stement(s) th addresses the qualificion requirements of the position. When responding to the Quality Ranking Factors (QRFs), you should clearly show th you possess the experience, knowledge, skills and ability to perform the duties of this position. Your examples should be clear and emphasize your level of responsibilities, scope, and complexity of the programs managed and program accomplishments with results of your actions, policy initiives and level of contacts. Transcripts are not required; however, please indice the year th each degree was obtained on your resume. If your degree was obtained from a foreign institution, you MUST submit the certificion from the Associion for Internional Credential Evaluion Professionals, or certificion equivalency.

Additional Documention:

In order to be considered for federal appointments, Non-Citizens must affirm th they meet the Appropriions Law eligibility criteria by signing and taching this Citizenship Affidavit to their applicion. Non-citizens who do not provide the affidavit the time of applicion will not be Non-Citizens who are exempt from the Appropriions Law requirements due to their stus as officers or employees of the U.S. government on December 16, 2009 must provide a stement with their applicion noting their exemption with documention of proof of stus as officers or employees of the U.S. government on th de. Please review your applicion packet to ensure th you have submitted all documention th you want How to Apply Help Applicants must complete and submit an applicion online the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) USAJOBS website https://www.

USAJOBS.gov . An account must be established the OPM website following the instructions provided in order to apply for the position. Once you have completed the USAJOBS process, you re-directed to the USA Staffing system to complete your applicion process, answer the online questions, and submit all required documents. Applicions submitted other than the USAJOBS online applicion

WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

under this announcement. Your applicion and all supporting documents must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time (ET) on the closing de of this announcement. Please allow adeque time to complete your applicion. If you encounter technical difficulties during the process, please submit a USA Staffing Help Ticket for assistance. If you have technical difficulties applying to the vacancy on the USAJOBS website, the USAJOBS Help Center . It is suggested th you do not wait until the last day to apply for a vacancy announcement. We will not accept applicions other than those submitted through USAJOBS. As the applicant, it is your responsibility to verify th informion entered, uploaded, and submitted is received and is accure. Ensure th your applicion includes the required documents listed under "Required Documents" and th they are uploaded in the approprie fields. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of this applicion and hiring process, please notify the point of contact on this job opportunity announcement.

IMPORTANT NOTE

PLEASE

DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR DATE OF BIRTH ON YOUR APPLICATION DOCUMENTS. WARNING!

Applicions submitted online must have a valid email address. If your email address is inaccure or your mailbox is full or blocked, you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Talent & Acquisition Management Branch erecruit@nsf.gov Address Nional Science Foundion, Office of Inspector General 401 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314 US Next steps You will receive updes throughout the process notifying you of your stus. You may check the stus of your applicion any time on the USAJOBS website . Applicants should click 'Track this Applicion' in the Applicant Dashboard to receive applicion updes. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/04/2026 to 05/11/2026 Salary $174,922

• $209,600 per year Pay scale & grade AD 4 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Alexandria, VA Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Temporary
• This vacancy filled as an IPA appointment.

Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

OIG-26-12952133

Control number 867701500