The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent office whose mission is to promote excellence, integrity, and accountability throughout the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In our dynamic environment, the OIG conducts investigations, audits, evaluations, and inspections to enhance program effectiveness and efficiency and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and mismanagement in DHS programs and operations.

Duties

The Office of Investigations, Major Frauds and Corruption Unit, is responsible for investigating the appropriate criminal and civil matters concerning individuals and organizations involved in financial, professional, civil, or criminal misconduct relating to Department of Homeland Security programs and operations. The position serves as a Criminal Investigator responsible for the most difficult, sensitive and complex investigative matters. Case assignments involve matters of extreme sensitivity, scope and complexity; a wide range and variety of interrelated activities; a wide number of separate investigative matters that grow from the original assignments; exceptional difficulty in establishing the interrelationships of fact or evidence; and require extensive and critical jurisdictional problems involved in completing the investigations. Typical assignments include: Knowledge of the investigation process and skills in fact-finding, analysis, and reporting to perform difficult and complex assignments. Evaluating assigned investigations; Analyzing initial allegations and recommends the extent of investigative resources required and the necessity for any collateral support. Planning, organizing and conducting investigations with regard to a wide variety of allegations received by the Office of Inspector General which typically involve extremely complex, difficult or sensitive criminal or administrative investigations of major importance and high-level interest and misconduct allegations involving high ranking officials of the Department of Homeland Security. Coordinating major multi-agent cases or investigations, which involve multiple subjects. He or she will also provide technical assistance to other law enforcement personnel by evaluating and discussing investigative problems and by making suggestions. Drafting and preparing concise, logical reports of investigations and summaries, and management incident reports including recommendations for prospective and corrective action for the Office of Investigations. Maintaining liaison with other law enforcement agencies at the local, state, and national levels for purpose of obtaining their cooperation in furnishing information concerning illegal activities involving violations of criminal law related to DHS personnel in the private sector which could assist in ferreting out violations.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position
• You must successfully pass a background investigation
• You must be able to obtain [insert clearance level] security clearance
• You will be required to undergo periodic drug testing
• You will be required to carry a firearm
• You must be able to meet job-related medical and/or fitness standards
• Financial disclosure is required
• Selective Service registration required
• Completion of one year [trial period OR supervisory probationary period] may be required.

Qualifications

You will qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level performing the following: 1) Evaluating assigned investigations which entail analyzing initial allegations, recommending the extent of investigative resources required and the necessity for any collateral support; 2) Planning, organizing, and personally conducting investigations with regards to a wide variety of allegations from other agencies; 3) Providing technical assistance to other law enforcement personnel by evaluating and discussing investigative problems and recommending edits or amendments to the reports of investigations and/or summaries; 4) Drafting and preparing concise, logical reports of investigations and summaries, including recommendations for prosecutive and corrective action; 5) Maintaining liaison with other law enforcement agencies at the local, state, and national levels. Selective Factor(s):Candidates applying to the San Juan, Puerto Rico location must be fluent in Spanish. Additional Requirements: Training Requirement: This position requires that you have completed the eight week basic criminal investigator course at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, GA or its equivalent (USPS Inspector Academy, FBI Academy, Army-CID Specialist Course). Firearm Requirement: This position requires you to be authorized to carry a firearm and maintain firearm proficiency. Therefore, it is subject to the Lautenberg Amendment, 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g) (9) and you will be required to verify that you have not been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. Medical Requirement: This position requires you to maintain physical fitness standards set by the agency. Physical stamina, excellent eyesight and hearing, and emotional stability are essential. The duties of positions in the criminal investigator series require moderate to arduous physical exertion involving walking and standing, use of firearms, and exposure to inclement weather. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade level or equivalent grade band in the federal service. The time-in-grade requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address Office of Inspector General 245 Murray Lane SW Washington, DC 20528 US
• Name: Tamika Humes
• Phone: 202-492-1042
• Email: [email protected]