🚀 Criminal Investigator

Overview

Criminal Investigator role at DC Department of Human Resources. This position is located in the Investigations Unit (IU) within the District of Columbia Office of the Inspector General (OIG), an organization responsible for promoting the economy and preventing/detecting corruption, fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement.

The Criminal Investigator (CI) is responsible for planning, conducting, and/or managing difficult and sensitive criminal investigations of federal and District of Columbia laws and regulations that are high-impact/risk/priority in nature involving corruption, fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement/misuse of government resources. The results of those investigations aid responsible officials in making or invoking criminal, civil and/or administrative actions, judgments (decisions), sanctions, or penalties.

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Senior CI's primary duties are to conduct investigations into complex and sensitive criminal cases.
• Provide leadership, direction, guidance, and assistance to investigative staff at all levels in initiating and conducting highly effective reactive or proactive investigations.
• Appropriately identify and ensure effective and efficient use of all investigative staff and resources in conducting a successful investigation.
• Advise staff on the use of data collection tools and methods to identify, collect, analyze, and interpret data in support of work/mission requirements.
• Independently determine the depth and scope of the investigation, coordinate the use of other investigative staff and resources during the course of the investigation, including other investigators, auditors and technical personnel, and review their work products while evaluating the quality, accuracy, and relevance of investigative information to formulate findings and recommendations to IU and OIG management in a timely and objective manner.
• Develop and/or oversee the completion of investigative milestones relevant to the conduct of individual work assignments as well as the work assignment of other investigative staff on the team. Apply advanced techniques to differentiate between relevant and irrelevant information provided by junior investigators to make sound conclusions.

Qualifications and Education

• The duties of positions in this series require moderate to arduous physical exertion involving walking, standing, and running, use of firearms, and exposure to inclement weather. Manual dexterity with free motion of joints is required. Vision and hearing requirements are specified, and applicants must meet these requirements to perform duties satisfactorily.
• Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the CS-12 grade level, or its non-District equivalent. Examples include planning, organizing, prioritizing, and conducting sensitive or complex criminal investigations; experience with District and federal judicial processes, criminal statutes, rules of evidence, precedent court decisions, legal aspects of criminal investigations, investigative techniques, elicitation and questioning techniques, and preparing complex investigative reports.
• Completion of FLETC CITP or its equivalent (FBI, DEA, USPIS, or other accredited law enforcement academy requirement).

Work Environment

The work is performed in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities; office setting with adequate lighting, heating, and ventilation. Duties may require frequent visits to areas with high crime rates to conduct interviews and surveillance operations, which may include exposure to extreme weather. The CI is required to carry a firearm.

Other Significant Facts

• Promotion Potential: No known promotion
• Duration of Appointment: Career Service Appointment
• Pay Plan, Series and Grade: CS-
• Salary range: $93,069 - $119,916
• This position is not represented by a collective bargaining unit.
• The incumbent will be subject to enhanced suitability screening pursuant to DC Personnel Regulations, Suitability – Safety Sensitive.
• This position requires successful qualification with the use of a firearm within 90 days of appointment and maintenance of firearm qualifications and use of force guidelines.
• This position may involve handling multiple subjects simultaneously in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment with changing priorities.
• This position does not provide federal law enforcement retirement and/or LEAP.

Submission of a resume alone is NOT a complete application. This position may require the completion of additional forms or supplemental materials. Failure to provide required information may result in your application not being considered.