at Office of the Inspector General in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Summary This position serves as an Investigative Program Coordinator, who will report directly to the Special Agent in Charge (SAC). The incumbent will serve as a member of the Office of Investigations (OI) providing administrative and analytical support to numerous programs within the OI’s area of responsibility. Responsibilities The Investigative Program Coordinator will perform the following duties: Performs a range of investigative tasks to support the agency’s mission in connection with criminal investigations. Administers, coordinates, and performs investigative, analytical, or advisory work to assure an understanding of, and compliance with Federal laws, regulations, or other mandatory guidelines relating to investigations. Coordinates investigative activities within the office staff and with other Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies as needed. Identifies, investigates, and evaluates pertinent source material, and assembles, analyzes, and verifies statistical data. Identifies trends, potential new avenues of investigation, or additional records that may be needed in order to complete an investigative assignment. Uploads allegation/complaint documents into automated systems and inputs data into case tracking systems, updates files, and advises supervisors and coworkers of significant information. Prepares analytical data, staff reports, and memorandum which reflect data on execution of investigations, hearing, and meetings in support of OI activities. Serves as a point of contact for the OIG complaint intake/referral system, program areas to which they are assigned, and the opening and closing/completion of investigations, Serves as an administrative resource for the field office; providing advice of methods and procedures to streamline programmatic and administrative operations functions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience, and/or education, as defined below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience as described above. GS-09 Specialized Experience: You must have one full-time year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal Service or equivalent private sector experience that included assisting other staff members in investigative research and analysis and providing assistance in the coordination of an investigative program; assisting other investigative staff to identify trends, potential new avenues of investigation, and/or additional records that may be needed to complete an investigation. Additional experience includes drafting, preparing, processing, and maintaining letters of correspondence/paperwork and reports as required and serving as an administrative resource for the office/unit including the maintenance of files, logs, and accounts for various investigative programs and monitoring and ordering supplies and/or equipment as needed for the various programs. OR A master’s or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field leading to such a degree, a LL.B., a J.D., or equivalent graduate degree may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement. Related degree fields may include criminal justice, law, social or behavioral sciences, or such fields as business or public administration, industrial management, psychology, labor relations, or any other field directly related to the position to be filled. OR A combination of graduate education and specialized experience as described above. GS-11 Specialized Experience: You must have one full-time year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal Service or equivalent private sector experience that included participating in the coordination of investigative programs and investigations, investigative research and analysis, identifying trends, potential new avenues of investigation, or additional records that may be needed in order to complete an investigative assignment. Experience includes uploading allegation/complaint documents into various automated systems and inputting data into case tracking systems, updating files, and advising supervisors and coworkers or significant information ensuring that proper procedures are followed by other employees and associates when revising, removing, or altering data or physical assets within these programs or systems. OR Possession of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or at least three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education in a related field leading to such a degree or a LL.M. Related degrees fields may include criminal justice, law, social or behavioral sciences, or such fields as business or public administration, industrial management, psychology, labor relations, or any other field directly related to the position to be filled. OR A combination of graduate education and specialized experience as described above. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate-level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. To be creditable, education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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: http://www.ed.gov. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, credit may not be given for your response(s). TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Current federal service applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-7 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-9 level, and one year at the GS-9 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. (MUST SUBMIT AN SF-50 THAT SHOWS TIME-IN-GRADE ELIGIBILITY AS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION). Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, and AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education College Transcript: If you are qualifying based on education, submit a copy of your college transcript that lists college courses detailing each course by the number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours and grade earned. You must submit with your application package evidence that any education completed in a foreign institution was appropriately accredited by an accredited body recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education as equivalent to U.S. Education standards. You may submit an unofficial copy of the transcript at the initial phase of the application process; however, if selected, you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to entering on duty if you qualified based on education. Please refer to the “How to Apply” section for instructions on submitting t
