Inspector General

Inspector General E10C ES

This position is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Annual Salary: $. Full State Employee Benefits.

Travel is EXTENSIVE. Must possess a valid driver's license and must maintain required car insurance.

The Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) is seeking an Inspector General based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This senior law enforcement executive serves as the head of the Office of Inspector General and Office of Background Investigations, providing independent oversight of agency programs with a focus on preventing, detecting, and investigating fraud, waste, and abuse.

The Inspector General leads a multidisciplinary team of law enforcement officers, investigators, auditors, and support staff to protect program integrity, safeguard vulnerable populations, and ensure accountability for public funds. This role requires strong executive leadership, investigative expertise, and unwavering independence and integrity.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, public administration, business administration, accounting, law, or a closely related field
• Experience:
  
  Seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience in law enforcement, investigations, legal, audit, or public administration, including four (4) years in a supervisory or administrative leadership capacity
  - NOTE:
  
  No substitution is permitted for the required supervisory experience

• Advanced degree (J.D., M.P.A., M.B.A., M.S. in Criminal Justice or Forensic Accounting, or equivalent)
• Law Enforcement Certification:
  Active CLEET (Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training) certification, OR a valid out-of-state law enforcement certification eligible for reciprocal CLEET certification within the required probationary period
• Certified Inspector General (CIG) designation from the Association of Inspectors General (AIG)
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) or Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Direct experience leading program integrity operations in a state human services agency, federal agency, or large public sector organization
• Working knowledge of federal program integrity requirements for SNAP (FNS), Medicaid (CMS), TANF, and Child Care (ACF)
• Experience with data analytics platforms and predictive modeling for fraud detection
• Experience managing Medicaid Fraud Control Unit partnerships or federal grant-funded investigative programs
• Familiarity with PARIS, SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements), and other federal data-matching programs

• Direct and oversee statewide program integrity operations across all OKDHS benefit programs, including SNAP, TANF, Medicaid/Sooner Care, Child Care Assistance, Child Support Services, and Child Welfare Services, ensuring effective fraud prevention, detection, investigations, quality control, audits, and compliance to safeguard state and federal resources.
• Develop and execute a risk-based fraud detection strategy using data analytics, predictive modeling, and pattern analysis; oversee EBT trafficking investigations, the PARIS program, investigative evidence management, and case documentation to identify improper payments, support successful administrative and criminal enforcement actions, and ensure compliance with prosecutorial standards.
• Lead and supervise commissioned law enforcement officers conducting criminal fraud investigations, administrative violation inquiries, internal affairs investigations, and other criminal matters involving employee misconduct, contractor fraud, provider fraud, recipient fraud, and crimes affecting OKDHS programs.
• Oversee the full lifecycle of criminal investigations, including case intake, fraud referrals, warrants, subpoenas, court orders, prosecution referrals, case documentation, and expert testimony, ensuring timely resolution of credible allegations and compliance with applicable criminal procedure and evidentiary standards.
• Serve as OKDHS's primary liaison with the Oklahoma Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), the Centers for Medicare &…