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 is responsible for investigating the appropriate criminal and civil justice system those 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 facts or evidence; and require extensive and critical jurisdictional problems involved in completing the investigations. Typical assignments include: Serves as the technical and programmatic OIG liaison with the Department's law enforcement bureaus for complex and sensitive oversight reviews. Presents new and novel issues requiring an extraordinarily high degree of ingenuity and initiative. Provides direction in conducting criminal investigative functions and oversight of the law enforcement bureaus. Reviews final investigative reports and memoranda to ensure compliance with established quality assurance standards. Provides briefings to senior management concerning activities within his/her program area. Performs internal and external reviews, inspections, staff studies, and other special assignments, as required. Provides guidance and consultation concerning case development, and conveys the views, goals and policies of the Special Agent in Charge and Assistant Inspector General for Investigations. Directs and coordinates in-depth reviews and evaluations of criminal investigations program operations. Identifies areas requiring additional or decreased OIG investigative and/or oversight attention.

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 Top Secret with Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.
• This position is a Drug Testing Designated Position and may be subject to random drug testing.
• You will be required to carry a firearm.
• Must complete a pre-employment medical examination that will include testing of your vision, hearing, cardiovascular, and mobility of extremities by an authorized Government physician.
• Selective Service registration required
• Submission of Performance Appraisal is mandatory
• Must possess and maintain a valid state issued driver's license
• You will be required to sign a mobility agreement
• Completion of a 1-year probationary period may be required

Qualifications

You will qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent performing the following: 1) Overseeing and coordinating the review of criminal, civil, and administrative investigations conducted within the Agency. 2) Preparing concise and accurate reports of investigation and related documents. 3) Independently conducting, coordinating and leading complex criminal or serious misconduct investigations. 4) Directing and monitoring the conduct of interviews with suspects, witnesses, and informants in developing cases. AdditionalRequirements: 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 an approved comparable course [1) Federal Bureau of Investigation, Basic Special Agent Academy; 2) Drug Enforcement Administration, Basic Special Agent Academy; 3) U.S. Postal Inspector Basic Inspection Training Program; 4) United States Army Military Police School, CID Special Agent Course; and 5) U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Special Investigators Course). Please upload a copy of your certificate and/or transcripts and list on your resume. FirearmRequirement: 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. Age Requirement: Be at least age 21 at the time of application and less than age 37 at the time you receive a tentative offer of employment unless you have previous service in a Federal Civilian Law Enforcement position covered by special law enforcement or firefighter retirement provisions, including early or mandatory retirement. Applicants with veteran's preference must receive a conditional offer of employment prior to reaching age 40 to continue in the application process. MedicalRequirement:This position requires you to maintain physical fitness standards set by the agency. The duties of Criminal Investigators require moderate to arduous physical exertion involving walking and standing, use of firearms, and exposure to inclement weather. Manual dexterity with comparatively free motion of finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, and knee joints is required. Sufficiently good vision in each eye, with or without correction, is required to perform the duties satisfactorily. Near vision, corrective lenses permitted, must be sufficient to read printed material the size of typewritten characters. Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 35 decibels at 1000, 2000, and 3000 Hz levels. Additionally, the duties of this position involve activities under trying conditions, as such, applicants must possess emotional and mental stability. This position may require the completion of a Medical Examination that will include testing of your vision, hearing, cardiovascular, and mobility of extremities by an authorized Government physician. If a medical examination is required, you must be cleared by the authorized Government physician in order to be determined physically fit to perform the arduous physical exertion required of this position. This position has been identified as a Testing Designated Position (TDP); therefore, you are subject to drug testing under OIG's Drug-Free Workplace policy. Refusal to be randomly tested may result in disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. This position has been identified as a Law Enforcement Officer position. As such, your personal information will be used to search the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD). NLEAD will be used as part of the pre-employment process to determine your trustworthiness, suitability, and/or eligibility for this position. The search must have favorable results for you to continue in the process. NLEAD is a centralized repository of official records documenting instances of misconduct, including as appropriate, the following categories: 1) records of criminal convictions; 2) suspension of a law enforcement officer's enforcement authorities, such as de-certification; 3) terminations; 4) civil judgments, including amounts (if publicly available), related to official duties; and 5) resignations or retirements while under investigation for serious misconduct or; 6) sustained complaints or records of disciplinary action based on findings of serious misconduct. During your employment, if you are in violation of one or more of the six categories cited above, your information will be included in the NLEAD database in accordance with Executive Order (EO) 14074 on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety. 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 10/4/2024 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 10/4/2024 of this announcement. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Office of Inspector General 245 Murray Lane SW Washington, DC 20528 US
• Name: Mia Harp
• Phone: 202-607-5352
• Email: [email protected]