INVESTIGATOR

Summary

Reemployed annuitant: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants.

Responsibilities

Researches, interprets, and analyzes public law, congressional reports, DoD/DCAA directives/instructions, emerging policies, and investigative trends.

Conducts independent assessments of the design, implementation, and/or results of agency's operations, programs or policies.

Conducts initial review of inquiry or referral and preliminary analysis to determine allegations, issues, nature and scope, and whether matter(s) should be resolved by OIG or in conjunction with or within another office within DCAA.

Ensures that all documentation and reports are of acceptable quality in content, technical sufficiency, completeness, and compliance with law, regulation and policy.

Independently plans, arranges and executes all aspects of investigative and inspection actions for inquiries and complaints.

Qualifications

You may qualify for consideration if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement. You must meet the minimum qualification requirements as stated in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp. Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 or equivalent level. Specialized experience must be documented in your resume. Specialized experience is defined as: applying a wide range of complex inspection, investigation, and/or compliance principles, concepts, and practices; OR a broad range of advanced investigative techniques, research methodologies, and statistical and financial analyses; OR business practices common to regulated entities. Definition of Well Qualified: Well Qualified is defined as experience independently planning, organizing, and directing complex, sensitive, and often unprecedented investigations into alleged violations of law, mismanagement, waste of funds, or abuse of authority; conducting formal compliance inspections, audits, and evaluations to determine adherence to federal regulations and standard guidelines; planning investigations by defining scope, establishing timelines, and determining evidence requirements; analyzing evidence for credibility and sufficiency to make findings of fact and draw substantiated conclusions; and preparing detailed written reports and briefings to communicate findings and regulatory issues to senior officials. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Requirements

Must be a U.S Citizen as verified through E-Verify Program Drug Testing: You will be subject to random drug testing. Background Investigation: All selectees will be subject to a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI). You must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance eligibility at the Top Secret level.

Education

Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience: There is no substitution of education for experience at this grade level.