Procurement Support Analyst, Learning and Development Division

About the Office of the Inspector General (OIG)  

The Massachusetts OIG is at the forefront of promoting effective government and the responsible use of public money and property. The OIG is an independent state agency charged with preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse in the use of public funds and public property. The OIG has broad oversight of how state and local governments use federal, state and local funds and property.  

The Office is led by the Inspector General of the Commonwealth, who is appointed by the Governor, Attorney General and Auditor. M.G.L. c. 12A, § 2. The OIG is organized into three bureaus: Specialty & General Government, Legal & Compliance, and Operations, Training & Publications. The bureaus focus on specific agencies, issues, or functions. See Welcome to the Office of the Inspector General | Mass.gov for more information about the OIG. 

Further details may be found at Chapter 12A (malegislature.gov). 

Operations, Training, & Publications Bureau 

Managed by the Chief Operating Officer, this Division is responsible for a variety of functions, including budgeting, revenue, auditing, financial reporting, office administration, procurement, operations, information technology, communications, publications, human resources, data analytics, and records management. It also includes the Learning & Development Division, which provides training and technical assistance to state and municipal employees. 

Learning and Development  

Learning and Development is within the Office of the Inspector General’s Operations, Training & Publications Bureau and is responsible for educating individuals to help prevent fraud, waste and abuse of public funds and public property. There are two units within Learning and Development, OIG Academy and Procurement Support. The OIG Academy is 26 years old and presents about 80 classes, training and speaking engagements per year for approximately 5,000 individuals. The Academy uses both asynchronous, synchronous and blended methods of online instruction and presents in-person classes as well. Procurement Support is responsible for answering questions and providing technical assistance on public procurement. The Office prides itself on the quality of programming, the positive reputation of the Office and the importance of training in the Office’s mission of preventing and detecting fraud, waste and abuse. 

Procurement Support Analyst: Position Overview