Investigator

DC Government; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

DC Government seeks an investigator for the Office of the Inspector General to assist in intake, data analysis, and conduct of investigations into potential violations of federal and District laws. The role involves interviews, data synthesis, and preparation of comprehensive reports for agency leadership.

Responsibilities include conducting administrative investigations into misconduct, verifying information, and presenting findings; manipulating data from various sources and ensuring quality

Qualifications

• This position requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to CS-9 level.
• Preferred graduate of a 4-year accredited college or university.
• At least two years of investigative procedures, compliance, or human resources experience.

Responsibilities

• Intakes, processes, and analyzes complaints to the OIG fraud hotline; inputs data, communicates with the public, conducts interviews, and synthesizes data to draw conclusions; maintains confidentiality.
• Plans and conducts administrative investigations of misconduct, including procurement, conflicts of interest, and ethics violations; examines records and interviews witnesses; presents findings.
• Manipulates, manages, analyzes, and summarizes data from multiple sources into cohesive reports to support investigations, audits, and inspections; performs quality control.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Data analysis

Investigations

Interviews

Confidentiality

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

This position is in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Risk Assessment and Future Planning Unit (RAFP). The OIG's mission is to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness and to detect and deter fraud, waste, and abuse in District government programs and operations. RAFP is responsible for evaluating its risks and assisting OIG in making proactive, knowledge-driven decisions.

The incumbent is responsible for assisting and conducting preliminary inquiries and/or investigations of possible violations involving federal and District of Columbia laws and regulations. The results of those inquiries/investigations are presented to the responsible official(s) for appropriate action.

Duties and Responsibilities

Intakes, processes, and analyzes complaints made to the OIG fraud hotline. Inputs data into agency data systems, provides written and verbal correspondence with the public, conducts interviews, and synthesizes data from multiple sources to draw logical and reasonable conclusions; maintains confidentiality, executes proper course of action for each complaint, and presents recommendations of corresponding actions to agency leadership. Conduct interviews with complainants and government officials to obtain all required information, determine potential issues, and identify potential violations of Federal and District laws, policies, and regulations.

Plans and conducts complete administrative investigations of a wide variety of employee misconduct, including procurement and contract irregularities, conflicts of interest, and violations of District code, personnel manual, ethics violations, and District agency policies. Examines records, books, payrolls, reports, correspondence, and other data of consequence related to transactions, actions, or allegations under investigation. Verifies and corroborates all information obtained, presented, or alleged to establish accuracy and authenticity of facts and/or evidence. Conduct interviews with witnesses and subjects of investigations to present findings in comprehensive reports of investigation.

Manipulates, manages, queries, analyzes, and summarizes data from open source, law enforcement, District, and OIG data sources into cohesive reports in support of investigations, audits, and inspections of fraud, waste, and abuse that can be found in the form of a database, financial records, expense reports, emails, and other formats. Performs quality control tasks on data sets created. Performs research to identify and obtain data when necessary to meet agency data analysis needs.

Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualifications and Education

Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the CS-9 grade level, or its non-District equivalent. Specialized experience for this position includes: assisting and conducting preliminary inquiries and/or investigations of possible violations involving federal and District of Columbia laws and regulations. The results of those inquiries/investigations are presented to the responsible official(s) for appropriate action. Routine duties that justify this position’s security sensitive suitability include manipulating, managing, and summarizing data from open source, law enforcement, District, and OIG data sources into cohesive reports in support of investigations, audits, and inspections of fraud, waste, and abuse that can be found in the form of a database, financial records, expense reports, emails, and other formats. Additionally, the investigator will perform quality control tasks on data sets created; research to identify and obtain data when necessary to meet agency data analysis needs.

This position prefers incumbent be a graduate of a 4-year accredited college or university.

At least two years of experience in investigative procedures, compliance or human resources or an equivalent combination of experience and education

Work is primarily performed in an office setting (or cubicle), and the work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. Travel to external site visits, interviews, court appearances, training, and meetings may be required on a limited and inconsistent basis.

Other Significant Facts

Promotion Potential: No known promotion

Duration of Appointment: Career Service Appointment

Pay Plan, Series and Grade: CS-1810-11

Salary range: $65,285 - $84,167 (Capped 11/4)

The position may be filled at salary up to a Step 4.

This position is not represented by a collective bargaining unit.

The incumbent of this position will be subject to enhanced suitability screening pursuant to Chapter 4 of D.C. personnel regulations, Suitability- Security Sensitive.

This position has been designated as a security sensitive position. Security sensitive positions are positions of special trust that may be reasonably expected to affect the access to or control of activities, systems, or resources that are subject to misappropriation, malicious mischief, damage, or loss or impairment of control of communication.