This position is located in the Investigations Division.
This position is located in the Investigations Division.
PDS-1801-7/12 (GS-7/12 Equivalent) - First Year Salary (no professional experience): $60,185
This vacancy is open to US Citizens or those authorized to work in the United States as of the opening date listed on this vacancy announcement.
This position works in concert with legal defense counsel to investigate allegations of suspected violations of criminal statutes and possible defenses to those allegations. An investigative specialist, under the supervision of the assigned attorney, plans and conducts complete investigations of criminal cases as assigned. This is accomplished by interviews with witnesses, researching records, contacting various sources for the purpose of obtaining facts, signed statements, etc. An investigative specialist verifies and corroborates all information obtained, analyzes findings, and presents findings in comprehensive reports for use by attorneys. Investigations can require overnight or multi-day travel. An investigative specialist will perform other related duties as assigned.
Other Requirements: (1) Incumbent must have a valid U.S. driver's license; (2) incumbent must own or have ready-use of an insured, reliable, and privately-owned motor vehicle and must be insured as a driver for that vehicle (rental cars and car services are not acceptable substitutes); (3) incumbent must have no convictions as defined in D.C. Code Sec. 14.305(b)(1) (Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime); and (4) applicant must be a US Citizen or have current authorization to work in the United States.
All candidates are subject to a criminal background check.
Qualifications Required for the PDS Grade 7
All candidates must possess the above noted educational requirement.
Qualifications Required for the PDS Grade 9
To qualify for the grade 9, a candidate must possess the aforementioned educational requirement and the following experience:
Specialized Experience: Candidates must have at least one year of specialized experience as a criminal defense staff investigator or criminal defense investigative specialist (investigating felony level cases), including experience with word processing, criminal justice database usage, social media usage, data input, and criminal defense related data analysis.
Qualifications Required for the PDS Grade 11
To qualify for the grade 11, a candidate must possess the aforementioned educational requirement and the following experience:
Specialized Experience: Candidates must have at least three years of specialized experience as a criminal defense staff investigator or criminal defense investigative specialist (investigating felony level cases), including experience with word processing, criminal justice database usage, social media usage, data input, and criminal defense related data analysis.
Highly Desirable Qualifications: Additionally, the following knowledge, skills, and abilities and/or experiences are deemed highly desirable:
All candidates selected for the position must possess: A Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice Administration, Law, Criminology, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, English, Journalism/Mass Communication and/or other related field.
Notes on Educational Requirements
NOTE: Education must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by PDS.
Special Instructions For Foreign Education: Applicants who are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information,
visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application package includes your cover letter, resume and requested supporting documentation. Please ensure your application package includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position. Failure to provide sufficient evidence in your application package and requested supporting documents can result in a rejection of your application package. Prior to the closing date of the announcement, PDS reserves the right to conduct rolling interviews.
Rating: Your application package will be rated and ranked among other applicants, based on your experience, education, training, and awards relevant to the duties of this position. Your rating can be lowered if your application package is not supported by the requested documents.
Please read the "How to Apply" section.
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.
For consideration applicants must submit the documents listed below. Failure to submit will result in an incomplete application. If you have trouble submitting your documents, please upload cover letter, resume, transcripts and narrative statement as one attachment.
Please ensure your application package includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position. Failure to provide sufficient evidence in your application package and requested supporting documents can result in a rejection of your application package.
Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application package will be referred to a hiring manager for consideration at which time you may be invited to participate in a selection interview.
Interview Structure: Those who are selected for interviews will be required to interview via Web- X.
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