This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/505574800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This vacancy may be used to fill other similar and/or comparable positions throughout the agency within the stated duty station.
Learn more about this agency07/23/2018 to 08/06/2018
$114,590 - $148,967 per year
25% Availability Pay will be added to salary at the time of appointment.
GS 14
1 vacancy in the following location:
25% or less - You will be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
14
No
10252796-FMB-MP
505574800
This position is open to current Department of Justice employees in the Washington Metropolitan local commuting area with competitive status only.
If you are selected as a Senior Criminal Investigator, your responsibilities would include, but would not be limited to: being responsible for the Quality Assurance of investigations; participating in drafting reports; and leading teams of criminal investigators and other OIG employees (GS-13 and below) to conduct time-sensitive investigations. The incumbent provides technical support and guidance to other criminal investigators regardless of grade. More specifically, the Senior Criminal Investigator:
There are no positive education requirements for this position at this grade level.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for ICTAP/CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP/CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and (for scored examining) score 85 or better on established ranking criteria OR (for category rating criteria) rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified or better category using established category rating criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of ICTAP/CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about ICTAP/CTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp.
Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA): VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under the VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement.
DOJ EEO Statement/Policy: http://www.justice.gov/jmd/eeos/08-eeo-policy.pdf
Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Schedule A: DOJ welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities and is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department. DOJ also encourages eligible Schedule A applicants to submit their resumes to resume@benderconsult.com, and reference "Federal Career Opportunities" in the subject line. Additional information is found at: www.benderconsult.com.
Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Additional information is found at: www.sss.gov.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are basically qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the online assessment questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the below competencies. You are NOT required to provide a separate narrative written response. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies identified below:
COMPETENCIES NEEDED FOR THIS POSITION ARE:
1). Ability to plan, organize, and conduct sensitive and complex criminal investigations, including those related to bribery of public officials, misconduct, theft, contract/grant fraud, conflicts of interest, and civil rights violations.
2). Skill in communicating, in both oral and written form, complex facts, circumstances, and evidence in a manner that is easily understandable by a variety of audiences, such as supervisors, prosecutors, judges/juries, and agency decision makers.
3). Skill in performing search warrants, effecting arrests, handling informants, and working/organizing undercover operations.
4). Ability to conduct physical and electronic surveillance utilizing a variety of audio, video, and photographic equipment to record evidence.
5). Knowledge of criminal laws, federal rules of procedure and evidence, investigative principles and techniques, and statutes and case law relating to searches, seizures, and arrests.
If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for further employment consideration.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/06/2018 to receive consideration.
* To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10252796
* Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
* It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
* To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
* To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made you will be notified of your rating and or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required you will be contacted. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation. We expect to make a final job offer within 80 days after the closing date of the announcement.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/505574800. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), detects and deters waste, fraud, abuse, and misconduct across DOJ programs and personnel and promotes economy and efficiency in DOJ programs. The OIG's Oversight and Review Division (O&R) conducts a broad range of investigations and reviews, including sensitive misconduct investigations of senior-level employees, examinations of high-profile DOJ law enforcement operations, and reviews of DOJ's use of national security authorities. Senior Criminal Investigators in O&R are an essential component of multi-disciplinary teams that blend the skills of attorneys, special agents, program analysts, and paralegals. These teams produce reports and recommendations that promote individual accountability of DOJ employees and tangible improvements in DOJ operations. These teams are also responsible for conducting investigations of whistleblower retaliation allegations involving FBI employees and the employees of DOJ contractors.