Clarification from the agency

Current career or career-conditional United States Secret Service employees in the competitive service and Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) eligibles.

The selectee will serve as an Investigative Analyst in the Office of Field Operations, Kansas City Field Office. Typical work assignments include:

• Conducting analysis of suspected criminal activities; developing target packets/profiles; and utilizing systems to perform protective intelligence research and criminal analysis. Planning analytical approaches and determining necessary research and resources needed.
• Researching and identifying complex issues and cyber technological advances that impart criminal analysis; and formulates recommendations and guidance. Conducting independent research on electronic crime, cybercrime, credit card theft, money laundering, fraud, counterfeiting of U.S. currency and obligations, terrorism, and other financial crimes.
• Serving as a member of various anti-crime taskforces. Participating as an active member by providing criminal research and analytical advisory assistance related to ongoing investigations, issues, topics, and trends. Collaborating with other law enforcement community on assigned cases, research and special assignments; establishing and maintaining proactive working relationships and alliances.

Apply for this exciting opportunity to impact the Secret Service's dual investigative and protective missions. This Investigative Analystposition starts at a salary of $90,067.00, GS -12, step 1 with promotion potential to $139,235.00 GS-13 step 10.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service

If selected for this position, you will be required to:

• Obtain and maintain a top secret Tier 5 clearance. For more information visit OPM Mythbuster Page.
• Submit to random drug testing while you occupy the position.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To be considered qualified for this position you must meet the following qualification requirements for the respective grade level in which you are applying.

You qualify for the GS-12 level (starting salary $90,067.00) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level performing duties such as:

• Researching and analyzing criminal investigative reports.
• Evaluating information and preparing comprehensive analytical data in support of criminal investigations.
• Analyzing data from a variety of sources to conduct field and statistical research on potential and past crime targets.

You qualify for the GS-13 level (starting salary $107,103) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level performing duties such as:

• Processing and evaluating analytical assignments and/or researching projects in support of criminal investigations.
• Analyzing investigative or intelligence information from a variety of sources to conduct research on targets.
• Identifying statistical and analytical approaches for data retrieval.

Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current competitive service employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50, "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply.

The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

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.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application will be rated on the extent and quality of your experience, education and training relevant to the duties of the position. All answers provided in the online process must be substantiated by your resume. Candidates who possess the one year of specialized experience will be evaluated in a pre-certificate structured interview process. Candidates who are deemed best-qualified based on the results of the pre-certificate structured interview will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration. The competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform this job are:

• Accountability
• Attention to Detail
• Criminal Investigation
• Customer Service
• Interpersonal Skills
• Oral Communication
• Partnering
• Resilience
• Technical Competence

Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the Federal government, you are not CTAP eligible. View information about CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under CTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85.0 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement.

An interview may be required for this position. If an interview is required, failure to complete the interview may result in removal from further consideration.

Due weight will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3).

Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.

In addition to addressing the vacancy specific questions, you must also submit the following documentation:

• Resume - Limit your resume to no more than two pages. The USAJOBS database will not allow an applicant to submit an application that includes a resume over two pages. In order to receive credit for experience contained in an uploaded resume, your employment history should show relevant work experience in month/year format (MM/YYYY), reflecting starting date and ending date, and include the number of hours worked per week. To learn how to format and submit a two-page resume, please visit the USAJOBS Help Center.
• If tentatively selected for the position, you may be required to provide additional documentation (SF50s) to validate eligibility for the position.
• Are you claiming special priority selection rights under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)? Submit a copy of your agency notice, copy of your most recent performance appraisal (with at least a satisfactory rating) and your most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.
• Are you a current United States Secret Service Employee? Submit a copy of your SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, showing your tenure code as career or career-conditional (codes 1 or 2, in block 24), and position occupied in the competitive service (code 1, in block 34) In addition, the SF50s must show the highest grade or promotion potential level attained competitively. An award SF-50 does not contain the required information. If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50s which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade and that supports one year of experience (i.e., With-in Grade Increase (WRI) SF-50). You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply. Also submit your performance appraisals and/or incentive awards.
• Are you a current or former political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee? Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment: Position title, Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee) Agency, beginning and ending dates of your appointment.

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