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USAJOBS · 3 weeks ago

Criminal Investigator (Training Coordinator)

Multiple Locations, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$106K/yr - $138K/yr

1+ years exp

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) works within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to promote efficiency and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in departmental programs. They are seeking a Criminal Investigator (Training Coordinator) to oversee training program operations, conduct investigations, and produce written investigative products.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Directs and coordinates comprehensive reviews and evaluations of criminal investigation training program operations, identifying areas requiring increased or reduced investigative or oversight attention

Ensures reports, training requests, and memoranda comply with established quality-assurance standards

Serves as the OIG’s technical and programmatic liaison with Department law enforcement bureaus on complex and sensitive training-related oversight issues

Coordinates with Special Agents in Charge on the initiation, planning, execution, and reporting of all training activities, including firearms qualifications, defensive/control tactics, In-Service Training, Individual Elective Training, and training requested through CIGIE and FLETC

Provides expert guidance on novel and complex training matters requiring a high degree of ingenuity, particularly those related to criminal investigative functions

Maintains subject-matter expertise in current use-of-force standards, arrest-related techniques, defensive tactics, handcuffing, and continuing legal education requirements

Obtains and maintains federal law enforcement certification as a tactics and/or defensive/control tactics instructor, as required

Reviews allegations to determine Department of Transportation (DOT) nexus and impact, and recommends whether investigative action is warranted

Develops criminal, civil, and administrative cases by gathering and analyzing evidence to establish probable cause of fraud, waste, abuse, or other violations

Prepares and updates investigative case plans, identifying allegation types, investigative focus, evidence requirements, information sources, coordination needs, and investigative strategies

Collaborates with management to determine the appropriate depth and scope of investigations

Documents investigative progress and ensures accuracy and completeness of information maintained in the case management system

Prepares cases for referral to prosecutors or management and provides testimony when required

Produces a wide range of written investigative products—including investigative summaries, reports of investigation, periodic reports, subpoenas, affidavits, memoranda of activity, surveillance reports, and interview summaries—that are grammatically correct and in proper format

Distinguishes relevant facts from hearsay or unreliable information and develops investigative leads through diverse methods, including working with cooperating defendants and sources

Coordinates investigative activities with federal, state, and local law-enforcement agencies

Independently conducts interviews and interrogations of witnesses and investigative subjects

Serves subpoenas and executes searches, seizures, and arrests

Initiates and conducts electronic or physical surveillance and participates in undercover operations to gather intelligence and substantiate or refute allegations

Develops innovative techniques to document financial and tax fraud and identify fraudulent transactions across accounting, financial, and banking systems

Analyzes collected evidence to support investigative findings

Qualification

Criminal InvestigationTraining CoordinationLaw Enforcement TacticsAnalytical ThinkingWritten CommunicationInstructional Program ManagementCase ManagementInterviewing Skills

Required

U.S. Citizen

Random drug testing is required

Successful completion of a background security investigation

Candidates must have one (1) year of specialized experience at least equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the federal service

Experience Instructing basic and advanced law enforcement training classes

Planning, coordinating, and executing training exercises

Experience analyzing training programs and projects

Participating in the development of law enforcement program/course materials

Experience identifying and recommending solutions to accomplish organizational effectiveness

Conducting interviews

Gathering, reviewing and discerning evidence for use in charging defendants criminally

Preparing fact-based written summaries in fraud and/or safety cases, with defendants having been charged or civil fines or penalties having been levied

Securing facts and developing evidence – independent of supervisor or prosecutor direction

Your resume will be evaluated based on the following competencies: Criminal Investigation & Case Management, Instructional Program Management & Technical Training Expertise, Law Enforcement Operations & Tactics, Written Communication & Reporting, Analytical Thinking, Judgment & Decision Making

Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F