Clarification from the agency

Agency Employees; this job is open to current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) employees serving under a career or career conditional appointment in the competitive service and eligible displaced and surplus DOJ employees in the local commuting area may apply. Current DEA GS-14 employees may also apply for this position as a noncompetitive eligible.

The Supervisory Diversion Investigator (Group Supervisor) position is open in the following locations:

• St. Louis Division, Overland Park, KS
• San Francisco Division, Sacramento, CA
• Miami Division, Tallahassee, FL
• New England Division, Hartford, CT
• New Orleans Division, New Orleans, LA
• El Paso Division, El Paso, TX
• Philadelphia Division, Pittsburgh, PA
• Denver Division, Centennial, CO
• New York Division, Long Island, NY
• Chicago Division, Chicago, IL

• Supervising an investigative or administrative program or a major segment of such program; planning, coordinating, and overseeing investigations; and assigning investigations selectively based on their complexity, scope, and the investigator's experience.
• Supervising three or more investigators engaged in conducting investigations of the manufacture, importation, trafficking, and diversion of legitimate pharmaceutical drugs and listed chemicals to illegal channels. Managing overall aspects of the investigation and monitor investigator's progress and activities, including the development and preparation of witnesses for legal proceedings and testifying in legal proceedings, as required.
• Performing investigative duties of exceptional difficulty or of the highest sensitivity and importance ensuring all investigations are conducted within the scope of Federal drug laws and are in accordance with the agency's rules, policies, and regulations.
• Developing and maintaining productive working relationships with Federal, State, and local agencies, the registrant community, and other contacts, and lecture at training seminars for Federal, State, and local officials and DEA registrant community representatives.

Conditions of employment

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Background and/or Security Clearance
• Open to DEA Employees and CTAP Eligibles
• Drug testing designated position
• Successful completion of a one-year supervisory probationary period is required (unless already completed)
• Successful completion of the mandatory Basic Diversion Investigator Training Course
• Mobility Agreement

Qualifications

GS-14: Must have one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level or pay band in the Federal service that includes performing the following duties: planning, conducting, and overseeing investigations involving a vast range of subjects that encompass large, complex, and multi-mission organizations and can lead to cases of multi-jurisdictional, national, or international significance; overseeing development of investigations, statistical data, and reports to evaluate and determine goals and objectives; planning subordinate work assignments, and setting priorities and deadlines; and using breadth of technical and investigative knowledge, skills, and tools to discern and resolve conflicting facts or evidence.

Competencies: Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competencies in the following areas:

• Compliance Inspection
• Leadership
• Oral Communication
• Planning and Evaluating
• Writing

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions.

Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the eligibility and job qualifications listed within this announcement.

Time-in-Grade: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.