Deputy Inspector General

Position Overview

Subject to management approval of the Secretary, serves as Deputy Inspector General of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Department of Human Services (DHS) with the full scope of processing activities and responsibilities.  Plans, directs, controls, coordinates and supervises staff engaged in hotline, intake and investigatory operations of the Office.  Develops and recommends appropriate policies and procedures covering assigned scope of responsibility; participates in formulation and implementation of policies. Reviews proposed legislation affecting the Department and Office of Inspector General.

Essential Functions

• Serves as Deputy Inspector General of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), DHS, with the full scope of processing activities and responsibilities. 

• Serves as full-line supervisor; assigns and reviews work; provides guidance and training to assigned staff; counsels staff regarding work performance; reassigns staff to meet day-to-day operating needs; establishes annual goals and objectives; approves time off; adjusts first level grievances; effectively recommends and imposes discipline, up to and including discharge; prepares and signs performance evaluations; determines and recommends staffing needs.

• Plans, directs, coordinates, and supervises staff engaged in hotline, intake, and investigatory operations of the office.

• Serves as primary point of contact from the Inspector General’s Office with the Bureau of Labor Relations; establishes consistency and equity among investigation findings and recommendations for discipline of staff.

• Serves as point of contact for DHS senior staff on issues not requiring the attention of the OIG.

• Serves as primary point of contact for the Governor’s Office, general public, legislators, advocacy groups, local government, advisory councils, etc., regarding activities and responsibilities of the Inspector General.

• Speaks on behalf of the Inspector General with the Governor’s Office, other state agencies, local governments, advisory groups, and working committees; commits the Office and the Inspector General to specific courses of action.

• Serves as clearinghouse for legislative and/or policy initiatives emanating from Office staff, advocacy groups and internal investigations; assesses impact on Department programs with specific emphasis on the state-operated facilities.

• Performs special studies, research, and/or damage control on critical issues relative to the programs conducted by the Inspector General’s Office; works with the Offices of Communications, Human Resources and Legal Services to respond to breaking press coverage and highly sensitive issues. 

• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college.

• Requires four (4) years progressively responsible administrative experience in a public sector investigative, law enforcement or prosecutorial organization. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Five (5) years of professional experience interviewing witnesses, collecting, and gathering data involving abuse/neglect and or malfeasance/misfeasance for a public or private organization.

• Five (5) years of professional experience preparing investigative reports.

• Five (5) years of professional experience in a public or private organization maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information with professionalism.

• Two (2) years of professional supervisory experience assigning work, providing guidance to subordinates, recommending counseling and/or discipline following collective bargaining agreements, training staff, approving time off, and preparing and signing performance evaluations.

• Three (3) years of professional experience attending criminal, civil or administrative proceedings and providing expert witness testimony for investigative results and/or assessments.

• Three (3) years of professional experience reviewing and recommending revisions to investigative policies and procedures.