Investigative Director

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Government Accountability Office.

As an Investigative Director you will be responsible for directing the Forensic Audits and Investigative Service (FAIS) investigations staff who are responsible for conducting congressional oversight investigations of alleged violations of federal criminal law and investigations of waste, fraud, and abuse.

Minimum Qualifications: The Senior Executive Service (SES) appointments require one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower band/grade at the GS-14/GS-15 level, PE band level III, PT band levels III and IV, MS band levels I and II, Senior Executive Service, Senior Level (SL), or equivalent in the Federal Service, or comparable private/public sector.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): The ECQs assess executive experience and potential.

They measure whether you have the executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of Senior Executive Service positions. ECQs can be submitted outside of the resume as additional documentation.

Please address the following ECQs listed below.

Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals.

Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organizations vision, mission, and goals.

Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.

Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations.

Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

Building Coalitions: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

Technical Qualifications: All applicants must meet the Mandatory Technical Competency and Executive Core Qualification requirements listed below to be eligible for consideration.

Eligibility will be based on a clear demonstration that the applicants training, and experience are of the scope, quality, and level of responsibility sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this executive position.

TQ-1: Criminal Investigation - Experience with knowledge of the guidelines, regulations, and procedures associated with criminal investigation, including evidence detection and handling and drawing appropriate factual inferences and conclusions.

TQ-2: Criminal Law - Experience with expert knowledge of state and federal criminal laws, including procedures, regulations, guidelines, and precedents related to admissibility of evidence and prosecution.

TQ-3: Investigative Techniques - Experience with the range of techniques (including undercover operations) and the associated technologies that can be used to investigate potential violations of criminal law, as well as conduct vulnerability and controls testing.

TQ-4: Program Management - Experience managing a program responsible for criminal fraud investigations and developing reports to pursue action against fraud, waste, and abuse.

TQ-5: Collaboration - Experience in working with professionals from other disciplines in conducting investigations, such as accountants, auditors, hotline managers, and others.

TQ-6: Policy Development - Experience in evaluating and implementing organizational law enforcement policy, procedures, and directives that communicate organizational priorities.

*NOTE*: For current SES applicants or applicants who have previously held an SES appointment, ECQs can be resume based.

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.

MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS The selectee must pass a pre-appointment medical examination by an authorized government physician and meet the physical requirements for this position as required by this agency.

The duties of position in this series require moderate to arduous physical exertion involving walking and standing 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.

LEAP This position is not covered by the provisions of Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP). As such, this position will not receive additional premium pay. Major Duties:

As an Investigative Director, ES-1811-00, your typical work assignments may include the following: Provides executive direction of FAIS's investigative activities, which are performed by criminal investigators.

The Investigative Director ensures activities are cost effective, exemplify GAO's core values, align with GAO's strategic goals, and are conducted in accordance with GAO's policies and applicable quality standards.

These investigative activities are conducted in close collaboration with auditors/analysts, data analysts, investigative research analysts, methodologists, counsel, and support staff.

Identifies investigative priorities in coordination with the FAIS Managing Director and monitors progress toward annual and strategic goals, evaluates outcomes, and makes appropriate adjustments.

This also includes contributing to performance measures for GAO's work, such as timeliness and financial/non- financial accomplishments.

Oversees investigations and identifies potential violations of criminal law as well as systemic and programmatic vulnerabilities within a variety of government programs.

Provides leadership and oversight of staff conducting investigative activities to help ensure quality and timely client service.

Coordinates investigative activities with GAO auditors/analysts to maximize resources and leverage available expertise within GAO.

As appropriate, coordinates investigative activities with entities outside GAO such as IG Offices and law enforcement agencies. Provides executive oversight of GAO's FraudNet hotline.