Investigator

US-Executive-Office-For-U.S.-Attorneys-and-the-Office-of-the-U.S.-Attorneys-; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice in the United States Attorneys' Offices seeks a GS-12 Investigator to join our team in the Kansas City area. The position requires applying a broad range of investigative methods to uncover civil and criminal violations, including drafting subpoenas, interviewing witnesses, and examining records.

Qualified applicants will have specialized experience described in their resume, including coordinating with law enforcement and producing comprehensive reports with findings and

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in Federal Service.
• Experience using investigative methods to uncover violations.
• Ability to draft reports and coordinate with law enforcement.

Responsibilities

• Use investigative methods such as drafting subpoenas, interviewing witnesses, and examining records to uncover civil and criminal violations.
• Draft reports of findings, conclusions, and recommendations for further investigation; coordinate with law enforcement.

Skills

Investigation skills

Interviewing witnesses

Documentation & reporting

Job description

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/.

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 26-MOW-13061663-MS.

In order to be considered "qualified" for this position, your specialized experience must be described in your resume. Please be sure that your resume clearly states any and all of the specialized experience that you may have. If your specialized experience is not clearly stated in your resume, you will not be considered for this position.

To qualify for the GS-12 Investigator you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in Federal Service.

Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized Experience is defined as experience performing the following types of duties: using a wide range of investigative methods (e.g., drafting subpoenas, interviewing witnesses, examining records) to uncover civil and criminal violations of law; examining documents, communications, accounting records (e.g., books, ledgers, payrolls, and cost reports, billing statements, invoices), or computer data relating to allegations under investigation; drafting reports of findings, conclusions and recommendations for further investigation; and coordinating with law enforcement.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)

The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)

The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-carear-transition/.