Summary

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. The APPLY button is deactivated. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. This notice is to gather applications that may or may not result in a selection.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

This job is open to

The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarification from the agency

Open to USAID and USAID OIG employees only.

Duties

As an Criminal Investigator at a minimum you will:

Execute investigations, develop investigative plans, make decisions, and lead complex criminal investigations.
Direct and participate in large-scale investigations having national or international jurisdictional or media interest.
Arranges access to records and work sites, interviews staff and executive personnel.
Executes search warrants, conduct surveillance and serves subpoenas.
Executes arrest warrants and conducts arrests.
Conduct interviews of witnesses, victims, and subjects.
Draft supporting documentation such as affidavits, memorandums of interviews, case closing memos, and reports of investigations.
Update and maintain case information in a case management system.
Evaluates information reported to identify issues involved and types of evidence needed.
Communicates to management team on progress of investigations.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

Incumbent will need to complete or provide documentation of having completed the Criminal Investigation Training Program (CITP) course(s) at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC). This requirement may be met by certification of completion of a compatible course such as the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Academy New Agent Training, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Basic Agent Training, or U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Special Agent Course. Each Special Agent will attend a formal OIG-specific follow up training program. Failure to meet this training requirement will result in removal from the agency.

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3307, a maximum entry age of 36 has been established for initial appointment to a position in a criminal investigator position. If you are above the maximum entry age and have prior federal law enforcement coverage, you MUST submit an SF-50 to verify prior coverage.

Key Requirements:

U.S. Citizenship is required.
Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
Must serve a one-year probationary period unless excepted by regulation.
Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/
Statement of Employment & Financial Interest may be required prior to appointment.
Incumbent must obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance.
Selectee must pass a pre-employment law enforcement medical exam.
Incumbent must meet the firearms criteria based on PL 102-296, Sec 812.
Incumbent must be able to carry a firearm under the Lautenberg Amendment.
Incumbent must be able to obtain/maintain a valid state driver's license.
Must be available for overtime.
Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
Selectee must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement.

NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this public flyer notice.

Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.

This is a non-competitive opportunity (e.g. Lateral transfer). No promotion potential exists beyond the highest grade you have held permanently within the Federal service.

Applicants applying for the GS-9 grade level must have specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level.

Specialized experience statement for GS-09:

Experience evaluating information pertinent to criminal, civil or administrative investigations.
Experience in conducting surveillance.
Experience in developing informants.
Experience interviewing witnesses.
Experience in planning, organizing, and conducting routine criminal investigations.
Experience writing reports of findings.

OR

B. Have a Master’s. or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in the fields of finance, accounting, computer science, business administration, journalism, languages, or forensic science or a LL.B or J.D. from an accredited college or university.

Applicants applying for the GS-11 grade level must have specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level.

Specialized experience statement for GS-11:

Experience planning, organizing, and conducting routine criminal investigations with minimal supervision.
Experience in assisting with interviewing witnesses.
Experience in assisting with the development of informants
Experience in assisting in conducting surveillance.
Experience testifying in court and/or administrative hearings.
Experience writing detailed reports of findings.
Experience in assisting with evaluating information provided by informants.

B. Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in the fields of finance, accounting, computer science, business administration, journalism, languages, or forensic science or LL.M. from an accredited college or university.

Applicants applying for the GS-12 grade level must have specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level.

Specialized experience statement for GS-12:

Experience planning, organizing, and conducting routine criminal investigations with minimal supervision.
Experience in assisting with interviewing witnesses.
Experience in assisting with the development of informants
Experience in assisting in conducting surveillance.
Experience testifying in court and/or administrative hearings.
Experience writing detailed reports of findings.
Experience in assisting with evaluating information provided by informants.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-12 position.

Applicants applying for the GS-13 grade level must have specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level.

Specialized experience statement for GS-13:

Experience planning, organizing, and conducting routine criminal investigations with minimal supervision.
Experience in assisting with interviewing witnesses.
Experience in assisting with the development of informants
Experience in assisting in conducting surveillance.
Experience testifying in court and/or administrative hearings.
Experience writing detailed reports of findings.
Experience in assisting with evaluating information provided by informants.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

Education

When an applicant has less than one year of specialized experience as described in the announcement, he or she may combine successfully completed graduate-level education with experience to meet the total qualification requirements. Generally, 18 graduate semester hours is equivalent to 1 full-time year of graduate study (your school and department determine what constitutes 1 full time year of graduate study). The percentage of specialized work experience (for example, 6 months equals 50%) and the percentage of graduate study (for example, 9 graduate hours for a GS-07 equals 50% where 18 graduate hours constitute a full-time year) must total at least 100%.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-12 position.

There is no substitute of education for specialized experience for the GS-13 position.

Additional information

For reasonable accommodation at the U.S. Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or OAA@state.gov.
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.
Relocation or other incentives may be offered if found to be in the best interest of the government.

Benefits

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested USAID and USAID OIG applicants of anticipated vacancies. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

As vacancies occur and selection(s) are made, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in the flyer.

Your resume will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required; and to the extent to which your application shows that you possess the knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), and other characteristics that are relevant to the duties of this position as defined below:

Assist with conducting various types of investigations.
Assist with analyzing data to ensure compliance with applicable guidance.
Participate in meetings, trainings, conferences, etc to gain knowledge.

Your resume serves as the basis for qualifications determinations and must highlight your relevant and significant work experience as it relates to this job opportunity.

Veteran's preference does not apply. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.

If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation. Our evaluation will be based on the information you provide. You should expect that we will verify performance, suitability, and security information and take that information into account in making employment offers.

If further evaluation or interviews are required, you will be contacted using the contact information listed on your resume.

You may preview questions for this vacancy.

Required Documents

All required documents listed below, that are applicable to you, must be submitted to OIGHiring@stateoig.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.

1. Resume showing relevant work/volunteer experience, education and training. Your resume MUST include the following information for each job listed: Job title; duties (be as detailed as possible); month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008); and full-time or part-time status (include hours worked/volunteered per week). Your resume serves as the basis for qualifications determinations and must highlight your relevant and significant work experience as it relates to this job opportunity.

2. Transcripts, if applicable. See the Qualification and Education sections of this announcement for more information. If selected, an official/sealed college transcript(s) will be required to verify education prior to employment.

3. Most recent Performance Appraisal.

4. Most recent SF-50s (Notification of Personnel Actions). The SF-50s must show: effective date, position title, series, grade, salary, tenure, position occupied, full promotion potential, and name of agency. Multiple SF-50s may be needed to show all required information (e.g., promotion, within-grade increase, and separation SF-50s). Award SF-50s often do not show the required information.

NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this public flyer notice.

Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.

This is a non-competitive opportunity (e.g. Lateral transfer). No promotion potential exists beyond the highest grade you have held permanently within the Federal service.

5. Veteran Documentation, if applicable.

Please redact Personal Identifiable Information (PII) from all documents (i.e., SSN, DOB).

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

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.

How to Apply

The APPLY button is deactivated on this Flyer, application packages are being accepted directly by OIG.

At this time, we welcome employees that may be interested in OIG employment to submit for potential consideration the following information:

Current Resume with up-to-date contact information, Cover letter (optional), most recent SF-50, most recent Performance Appraisal and Transcript (if applicable) should be sent directly to OIGHiring@stateoig.gov. Please redact Personal Identifiable Information (PII) from all documents (i.e., SSN, DOB).
Email subject line MUST include: Announcement Number: OIG-2025-0046
You should include in your email the title/series AND the lowest grade of a position you are willing to accept. (e.g., Criminal Investigator 1811-9,11,12,13)
Resumes that are not sent to the email address above will not be considered.
In addition, resumes should NOT be sent as a link to another website, they must be a PDF or Word attachment. We will not download an external link to access the resume, it must be an attachment.

Your resume MUST include the following information for each job listed: Job title; duties (be as detailed as possible); month & year start/end dates (e.g., June 2007 to April 2008); and full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week). It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accurate. HR will not modify answerers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Please note: Information submitted will be shared amongst hiring officials; at which time a candidate may or may not be contacted. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. No referral notifications or status updates will be provided for submissions. If a hiring official determines you have the needed skillset for the vacancy, a member of the OIG team will contact you.

Facsimile applicants will not be considered.

There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Agency contact information

OIG HIRING

Phone: 0000-000-0000
Email: OIGHiring@stateoig.gov
Address: U.S. Department of State
SA-39
Rosslyn, Virginia 22209
United States

Next steps

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested USAID and USAID OIG applicants of anticipated vacancies. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. This notice is to gather applications that may or may not result in a selection.