Program Specialist (Law Enforcement)

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs; Devils Lake (ND); On-site; USD 75,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs in Devils Lake, North Dakota, is seeking a Program Specialist (Law Enforcement), GS-0301, to analyze and support law enforcement programs across resources and reporting systems.

You will coordinate with state, local, and federal agencies, prepare reports and presentations, oversee supply and vehicle use, and serve as a liaison for internal and external communications.

Qualifications

• Must provide transcripts or documentation to support education claims.
• Official or unofficial transcripts acceptable; see guidance on graduate study equivalence.
• If using foreign education, submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with the transcript.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and perform analytical evaluations of law enforcement functions and operations, assessing required resources.
• Maintain and monitor integrated reporting systems that support programs, including budget guidance, submissions, allocations, and obligation targets.
• Forecast and estimate program requirements and prepare reports, charts, graphs, and narrative data for senior-level presentations.
• Oversee requisitioning of supplies and equipment, vehicle use, and related program expenditures; liaise with internal and external stakeholders.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs

This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, OJS, Indian Police Academy in Devils Lake, North Dakota. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see USA Jobs What are bargaining units? Permanent Change of Station (PCS): may be authorized.

Key Responsibilities

As Program Specialist (Law Enforcement), GS-0301, your typical work assignments may include, but not limited to: Plan, develop, and perform analytical evaluations of law enforcement functions and operations, assessing the human, financial, equipment, and material resources required for current and projected programs. Maintain and monitor integrated reporting systems that support programs, including budget guidance, submissions, allocations, and obligation targets.

Research specific criminal activity by compiling local statistics and requesting information from other law enforcement programs to assess effectiveness. Assist in organizing and establishing regular meetings with state, local, and federal agencies to ensure coordinated and effective delivery of law enforcement services in Indian Country.

Forecast and estimate program requirements and prepare reports, justifications, charts, graphs, and statistical and narrative data for senior-level presentations. Oversee requisitioning of supplies and equipment, equipment care, government vehicle use, and related program expenditures. Serve as the liaison, managing communications with individuals both inside and outside the organization.

Requirements & Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.

If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S.

education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Related non-Federal experience or related experience as retired members of the uniformed services may be credited towards computing entitlement to leave accrual, at managerial discretion, providing that experience meets certain criteria. This provision allows new employees to earn annual leave at a higher rate than would otherwise be allowed. (5 Code of Federal Regulations, 630). For additional information, please visit: Creditable Service for Annual Leave.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $74678 – $97087/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-26.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.