The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience Specialized Experience for the EL-12, you must have one year (full 52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the EL-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: - Experience developing audit plans, and modifying them during the course of audits to change areas of emphasis or approaches with minimal supervision; AND - Experience conducting audits, including determining what information should be reviewed, and when and how to obtain information; AND - Experience reviewing in-progress audits to ensure adherence to work plans and conformance with professional, regulatory, and quality requirements. Specialized Experience for the EL-11, you must have one year (full 52 weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the EL-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as - Experience developing audit plans, and modifying them during the course of audits to change areas of emphasis or approaches with moderate supervision; AND - Experience conducting audits, including determining what information should be reviewed, and when and how to obtain information OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the EL-12, you must have been at the EL/GS-11 level for 52 weeks. For the EL-11, you must have been at the EL/GS-09 level for 52 weeks.