Criminal Investigator

This position is part of the Office of the Inspector General, US International Development Finance Corporation. As a Criminal Investigator you will be responsible for conducting investigative activities within the DFC's OIG. The incumbent may participate in meetings and/or briefings that require access to classified national security information and may be involved in investigations, inquiries, and other law enforcement activities that involve access to national security information.

The duties listed below are for the full performance level of this position. You will be in a developmental role until you reach the GS-13 level. As a Criminal Investigator, you will: Conduct criminal, civil, and administrative investigations that frequently concern highly sensitive matters and may be complicated by challenges in obtaining evidence from outside the United States. Plan and conduct interviews with complainants, witnesses, and suspects; prepare and serve subpoenas; obtain and execute search warrants; and conduct arrests and other law enforcement activities as required. Prepare investigative reports to support possible prosecution and/or administrative action. Advise supervisors on the progress of investigative activities, significant findings and developments, problems or questions of evidence, law, and actions to be taken on other related matters. Assist U.S. Department of Justice attorneys in preparing cases for presentation to federal grand juries and courts on matters involving violations of federal criminal statutes. Please Note: This is not a Bargaining unit position.

This job does not have an education qualification requirement. ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? 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. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. PASS/FAIL COURSES: 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. GRADUATE EDUCATION: 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. FOREIGN EDUCATION is education acquired outside of any State of the U.S., the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or any territory or possession of the U.S. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification and/or eligibility requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university) with your application in order to receive credit for that education. (Foreign education transcripts will not be accepted). For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.