Work for the OIG

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) hires talented individuals with the commitment, integrity, and skills that will help us fulfill our mission of preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and abuse of public resources.

We welcome your interest in working in our office. We value our employees and offer benefits that support their lives and well-being, while promoting an environment focused on inclusion, flexibility, professional growth, trust, and respect. 

If you would like to help our government work better and are interested in working in a collaborative and inclusive setting, we invite you to submit a cover letter and a resume.

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Work with Us

Open Positions: None Currently

We accept applications on an ongoing basis, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds and interests to apply. You may submit your cover letter and resume to IGO-Employment@mass.gov. For open positions, we may require additional materials, such as a writing sample. Check individual job postings for details.

The OIG is dedicated to creating and maintaining a workplace that welcomes, respects and values people of every race, color, religion or creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy or a pregnancy-related condition, veteran status, military service or genetic information.

For questions regarding the OIG’s diversity policies, contact the OIG’s Diversity Officer Sarah Hoover at sarah.hoover@mass.gov

Fellowship Opportunities

Our fellowship and internship opportunities reflect our commitment to creating a talented and diverse workforce dedicated to public service. Our programs are designed to enable individuals to learn about the wide variety of work we perform.

Bunker Hill Community College Learn & Earn Program

The OIG partners with Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) through their Learn and Earn Program. The partnership between BHCC and the OIG continues to support our commitment in providing opportunities to under-represented communities as previously represented in the Dr. Frances Burke Fellowship for Public Service. 

Like the Dr. Frances Burke Fellowship, the Learn & Earn Internship support interns in a way that promotes diversity, equity and inclusivity, welcoming BHCC students who are interested in beginning a career in public service and who may come from underrepresented communities. 

We believe that through this partnership, we will be able to grow and develop our internship offerings in a way that will continue to add value to both the office and the individuals we serve within the Commonwealth, while continuing to honor the legacy of Dr. Frances Burke (1928–2016), a Suffolk University professor and advocate for ethics in government and women in public office. In the late 1970s, she served on the Ward Commission, which led to the creation of the OIG.

Inspired by the groundbreaking career of Justice Geraldine S. Hines, the OIG’s Hines Legal Fellowship is a competitive two-year program for new lawyers pursuing a career in public service. Fellows gain hands-on experience and develop core legal skills through work on investigations, audits, civil recoveries, training, internal operations, and policy initiatives at an independent government agency.

John William Ward Public Service Fellowship

The OIG proudly supports the John William Ward Public Service Fellowship, an independent program for fifteen Boston Latin School juniors and seniors. Fellows spend the summer working in the offices of public officials across government, the judiciary, or the press.

The fellowship honors John William Ward, who chaired the 1979–1981 Ward Commission, which uncovered nearly $8 billion in wasteful state construction spending. The Commission’s findings led to the creation of the OIG.

BLS students interested in applying may visit the Ward fellowship's application page

Benefits

We provide a comprehensive and generous benefits package for eligible OIG employees. Our offerings include a range of health, dental, and vision insurance plans, participation in the state pension system, optional deferred compensation retirement plan (457B) as well as life and long-term disability insurance. Employees also receive paid sick, vacation, and personal leave. Eligible employees will also benefit from 12 paid holidays annually and the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule.

Other benefits include family, parental, and bereavement leave, tuition remission (for employee and spouses), support for professional development and certification, and access to a variety of supplemental programs such as the Extended Illness Leave Bank, Health Care Spending Account Program, Dependent Care Assistance Program, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and the Qualified Transportation Benefit Plan (transit and parking).

This comprehensive package reflects our commitment to supporting the growth, development, well-being and work-life balance of our employees. 

Professional Development

We support our employees’ professional growth through mentoring, training, and certification opportunities. Staff have completed specialized training in areas like computer forensics, data analytics, interview techniques, and health care fraud. We also offer office-wide sessions on workplace safety, ethics, fraud reporting, implicit bias, and harassment prevention.

To further professional development, we sponsor certifications through organizations such as the Association of Inspectors General and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Employees in supervisory roles have also participated in the Commonwealth’s year-long CORE Management Program, which teaches participants how to align leadership-readiness strategies with business priorities. 

Diversity and Inclusion Statements

We are committed to fostering a workplace committed to diversity, equity and inclusion—principles we view as essential to a strong, high-performing environment and closely aligned with our mission. We welcome all applicants whose diverse backgrounds and experiences reflect and support this ongoing commitment.  

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Last updated: June 30, 2025
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