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Current USPS OIG NEAFO 1811 employees only

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This announcement provides a temporary reassignment/promotion opportunity to a Criminal Investigator, Specialist Band, as an Area Threat Management Coordinator in accordance with IGM 363, Subject Matter Expert Program Guidance. The specific duty location will be within the Northeast Area Field Office (NEAFO) and determined at time of selection.

The successful candidate must be highly motivated, exhibit a high degree of leadership, training and instructorship acumen, and demonstrate experience planning and completing special projects and complex criminal investigations.

This temporary position is being advertised at the Specialist Band level and is not to exceed 24 months (2 years). The selected candidate will be required to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the temporary nature of this appointment. The appointment can be terminated at any time at management's discretion. All salary calculations (PES, COLA, etc.) will be based on the permanent journey band position salary. The selectee will be returned to his/her previous position (at previous pay and grade), or a different position of equivalent pay and grade as his/her previous position, upon termination of the temporary promotion. The return to previous pay and grade is not an adverse action and is not subject to appeal procedures.

The promotion to the Specialist Band under this announcement is limited to this position within NEAFO. If you later request to be voluntarily reassigned to a position other than NEAFO, and it is approved by management, the reassignment or change to lower level will be processed in accordance with IGM 112, Pay Administration.

This position is being advertised at the Specialist Band level, equivalent to a GS-14 grade level. The salary range for this position is $125,776 - $197,200 includes locality pay. Compensation includes Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP) under the 1811 Series and coverage as a primary position under law enforcement retirement.


Please note that the duties and responsibilities associated with this position may vary based upon the agency's needs at the time of hire. The following description of major duties and responsibilities is only intended to give applicants a general overview of the expectations.

• Serve as the Area Field Office (AFO) primary point of contact for the agency's National Threat Management program.
• Assist the National Threat Management Coordinator (NTMC) in development of policies and procedures relevant to the threat management program.
• Ensure AFO threat management training records are complete, accurate and entered by instructors into the training database in accordance with policy.
• Maintain AFO calendar of threat management training events for all offices located within the AFO. This calendar is available to AFO agents to ensure adequate notice of required quarterly/annual threat management training, locations, dates and times is available.
• Ensure newly hired agents receive all threat management related equipment, training, and complete initial weapons qualification.
• Act as the AFO POC for all threat management related initiatives by HQ IOC or the NTMC, to include threat management conferences, telecoms, and data-calls, status of the AFO instructor cadre and pending instructor training assignments.
• Ensure ammo inventory reports for individual AFO offices are up-to-date, and report quarterly results to the NTMC. At AFO management discretion, conduct onsite ammo inventories.
• Serve as the AFO representative for QAR Self-Assessment and onsite agency QAR as relevant to the threat management program.
• Coordinate firearms maintenance with AFO armorers and/or weapon manufacturer.
• Act as the AFO POC for the annual Physical Fitness Test, ensuring Physical Fitness Instructors properly document and report PT Test results to HQ via the PT Test SharePoint site.
• Provide briefings to AFO management on ongoing threat management issues and updates
• This position is designated as a collateral duty, and the successful candidate will be required to maintain a normal caseload in the OI Assignment Based Evaluation (ABE) system.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a current USPS-OIG NEAFO 1811 employee
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Top Secret security clearance
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a government-issued credit card
• Selectee subject to random drug screenings

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

In order for your application package to receive consideration, you must meet all eligibility requirements:

• Current NEAFO 1811 USPS-OIG employee. Other applicants will not receive consideration.
• At least 5 years of professional federal law enforcement experience.
• Have passed a federal law enforcement or OIG course in at least one of the following threat management disciplines: Firearms Instructor, Control Tactics Instructor.
• At least 3 years of experience as a certified instructor with the Postal Service OIG in at least one of the following threat management disciplines: Firearms Instructor, Control Tactics Instructor, or Officer Tactics instructor (Basic Tactics and Active Shooter).
• Must be a current Firearms Instructor, Control Tactics Instructor, or Officer Tactics Instructor (Basic Tactics and Active Shooter).
• Received at least a met expectation rating on your two most recent performance appraisals (FY 2024 and FY 2025).

Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications will not receive consideration.

EVALUATION FACTORS

Your resume MUST reflect that you have experience, knowledge and/or skills in each of the following Evaluation Factors listed below

• Knowledge and demonstrated experience developing or managing programs or special projects in support of the threat management program.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate or coordinate with other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in furtherance of agency and threat management goals and objectives.
• Knowledge and demonstrated ability to define problems, analyze alternatives, and recommend appropriate corrective measures, policy changes, and new techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, training platforms and requirements, facts and circumstances of special projects; and investigative knowledge and experiences to individuals and/or groups.

You will no longer be considered for this position if you: fail to respond to all of the questions in the self-assessment questionnaire; or receive a zero (0) rating on any evaluation factor.

Failure to demonstrate that you meet all evaluation factor requirements will result in a score of zero (0). Upon receipt of a zero score, you will be deemed "not minimally qualified," and you will not be referred for further consideration.

How you will be evaluated

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

The Human Resources Office will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications required for this position.

You will no longer be considered for this position if you:

• Receive a zero (0) rating on any evaluation factor
• Fail to attach all required documentation
• Submit a resume that exceeds the two-page limit
• If your application materials indicate that you are not minimally-qualified for this position
• If you fail to qualify on the interview

Only the top-rated candidates will be referred to a review official or the selecting official for further consideration. Top-rated applicants may be required to participate in an interview. Your rating may be further adjusted or rated as ineligible by the review official or the selecting official based on your interview performance. Once all applicant scores are finalized, the selecting official will make a final decision. NOTE: If you receive a zero (0) rating on any evaluation factor or on the interview, you will be considered NOT MINIMALLY QUALIFIED for the position and rated ineligible.

Applicants for this position may be interviewed one or more times as part of the hiring process. During interviews, applicants may not use any AI tool or virtual assistant (such as ChatGPT) to help them answer questions, except for accessibility tools used as part of a reasonable accommodation. Applicants who fail to follow these rules will be disqualified from the hiring process.