CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR

Full Job Description

This position is in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC or Commission) Office of Inspector General (OIG), located in Washington, DC.

If selected, you will join a well-respected team that is responsible for conducting complex criminal, civil, and administrative investigations of wrongdoing and misconduct related to SEC employees, contractors, programs, and operations, including SEC-regulated markets.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Time-in-grade for this announcement is one year at the GS/SK-12 level.

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sector.

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 directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Applicants are responsible for confirming all required materials are submitted by the deadline.

Please check the 'How You Will Be Evaluated' and 'Required Documents' sections carefully, as missing documents will render the application incomplete and ineligible for review.

BASIC REQUIREMENT: Training Requirement: You must have successfully completed a basic law enforcement training program such as the Criminal Investigator Training Program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FBI Basic Special Agent Academy; DEA Basic Special Agent Academy; U.S.

Postal Inspection Service are acceptable equivalents). Copy of certificate or transcript verifying completion required upon selection.

Age Requirement: There is a maximum entry age of the day before your 37th birthday (excluding preference eligible veterans) for entry into law enforcement office positions.

This position is covered by the special retirement provisions for Federal Law Enforcement Officers [5 U.S.C. 8336(c) or 5 U.S.C. 8412(d)] and have a mandatory retirement age of 57.

If you are over age 37, you must have been or currently be covered by the special retirement provisions and be able to complete at least 20 years of covered service by age 57.

Physical/Medical Requirement: The selectee may have to pass a pre-appointment physical examination and meet the physical requirements for this position as required by this agency.

The duties of positions in this series require moderate to arduous physical exertion involving walking and standing, use of firearms, and exposure to inclement weather.

Manual dexterity with comparatively free motion of finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, and knee joints is required.

Arms, hands, legs, and feet must be sufficiently intact and functioning in order that applicants may perform the duties satisfactorily.

Sufficiently good vision in each eye, with or without correction, is required to perform the duties satisfactorily.

Near vision, corrective lenses permitted, must be sufficient to read printed material the size of typewritten characters.

Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 35 decibels at 1000, 2000, and 3000 Hz levels.

Since the duties of these positions are exacting and responsible, and involve activities under trying conditions, applicants must possess emotional and mental stability.

Any physical condition that would cause the applicant to be a hazard to himself/herself, or others is disqualifying.

Work may involve physically restraining others and defending oneself or others against physical attack.

Firearm Requirement: This position requires you to be authorized to carry a firearm and maintain firearm proficiency. Therefore, it is subject to the Lautenberg Amendment, 18 U.S.C.

Section 922(g) (9) and you will be required to verify that you have not been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: In addition to meeting the basic requirement, applicants must also meet the minimum qualification requirement.

SK-13: Applicant must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS/SK-12 level.

Specialized experience includes the following: 1) Planning, conducting and reporting on civil, criminal or administrative investigations involving suspected violations of white collar fraud and employee misconduct; AND 2) Participating in investigations, search warrants, arrests, surveillance, and undercover operations with guidance from more senior agents; AND 3) Coordinating the efforts with law enforcement agencies at the local, state, and national level as it relates to investigations.

Major Duties:

Serves as a Special Agent on complex white collar, financial and securities fraud, public integrity and internal affairs, procurement and contracting, and other complex criminal, civil and administrative investigations.

Plans, coordinates, conducts, completes, and reports on routine as well as priority, complex, high-profile, and sensitive investigations.

Prepares reports summarizing investigative activities and findings based on the investigative record.

Responds to questions and inquiries on matters of SEC procedure, or policy relative to the agency investigative policies and/or on-going investigations from agency staff, securities industry staff, other federal agencies, and the public.

Collaborates with the SEC legal staff, U.S. Attorney's Office, and/or other local, state or federal agencies on matters under investigation.

Drafts and prepares extensive reports of investigation summaries, including recommendation for prospective and corrective action.