Investigations and Compliance Analyst

Summary

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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as Investigations and Compliance Analyst; Command Law Enforcement Program Manager for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI). Serves as subject matter expert and consultant to headquarters, regional and unit-level leaders and supervisors on assigned programs and law enforcement policies and procedures.

Duties

• Independently leads the organization, training, equipping, and assessing the agencies' law enforcement programs.
• Independently conducts, leads, plans, organizes compressive evaluations for assigned command programs ensuring the programs are in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and meet customers' needs at all levels of the Command.
• Performs supervisory personnel management responsibilities for military and civilian staff.
• Develops and instructs specialized courses and blocks of instruction at training locations world-wide on a broad range of law enforcement topics to AFOSI special agents and other law enforcement personnel.
• Represents the AFOSI with a variety of DAF and functional area organizations.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• The position required the incumbent to obtain and maintain a Top Secret SCI (Special Sensitive) clearance.
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• Advance in hire may be authorized if there is demonstrable proof provided on your resume
• Leave accrual may be authorized upon request
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• Department of the Air Force special investigations, functional experience, particularly at the management headquarters level, is highly desirable.
• The incumbent must undergo an internal background investigation by AFOSI and must be approved for duty by the Commander of AFOSI or the Commander's designated representative(s).
• This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug testing. This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Department of the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program. (con't)
• (con't) Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive positions present a clear threat to the mission of the Department of the Air Force, national security, and public safety. It is required that you (a) refrain from the use of illegal drugs and (con't)
• (con't) (b) if requested, submit to urinalysis testing.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, in criminal justice, criminology, forensics, applied psychology, government, political science, or law is highly desired.
• A master’s degree or equivalent experience in public management, administration or criminal justice is desired but not mandatory.
• Significant prior national security or law enforcement training and experience, including experience conducting or consulting to criminal investigations, undercover operations, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, (con't)
• (con't) and other law enforcement and national security activities, is highly desired.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-13, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes mastery knowledge of the federal, DoD, Air Force, and AFOSI planning, programming, and budgeting process (PPBS) as well as the AFOSI Corporate Structure; a thorough knowledge of Department of the Air Force and AFOSI program goals and objectives; the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones; and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions as related to actual events. Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of program effectiveness or improvement of program effectiveness or the involvement of complex management processes and systems. Knowledge of the military command structure, missions, programs, and organizational relationships and program goals and objectives, the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions as related to actual events. Expert knowledge of investigative techniques and relevant legal framework; skill to interpret laws or regulations and develop guidelines in areas where methods and principles are questioned or challenged; and skill in negotiating and resolving unprecedented, broad, difficult, or complex problems in a wide range of programs and subjects. Mastery knowledge of the various command and functional community entities involved in overall planning and execution of AFOSI operations and evaluations.
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

• Knowledge of the rules of evidence, criminal procedures, and court decisions concerning admissibility of evidence, constitutional rights, search and seizure, apprehension, investigative interviewing, and related criminal investigative law enforcement matters.
• Knowledge of federal, military, state, and local statutes, regulations and processes pertaining to criminal investigations, counterintelligence, tactical operations, and training of military and/or law enforcement personnel.
• Skilled in conducting complex criminal investigations and investigative interviewing and providing consultation to field agents for ongoing criminal investigations and operations.
• Extensive skills in interpersonal relations, working well with others, and communicating effectively both orally and in writing to all organizational levels, including senior military leadership inside and outside of AFOSI, infiuential individuals from other federal, state, as we well as various law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
• Ability to recognize and analyze problems, conduct research, summarize results and make appropriate recommendations; Ability evaluate the effectiveness of various techniques and advise military/civilian law enforcement in the advantages and effectiveness of various applied efficiency solutions using the most effect and empirically validated methods.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.
120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.
Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants, if determined best qualified, must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4, Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist.
Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants, if determined well qualified and selected, will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4, select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming, refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement.
Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.
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