Description:
This position is a primary law enforcement position under 5 U.S.C 8412(D) and is located within Peace Corps', Office of Inspector General (OIG), Investigative Unit. The work requirements of this position as a Criminal Investigator support OIG/IU's objective which is to protect the integrity of the Agency-administered programs and operations by responding to alleged or potential fraud, abuse, waste and gross mismanagement in a wide variety of activities associated with those programs.Requirements:
This position is a primary law enforcement position under 5 U.S.C. 8412(d). Applicants must be no more than 37 years of age upon initial entry into the GS-1811 (or equivalent covered Law Enforcement) series. The age limitation requirement does not apply to those entitled to Veteran's Preference. Consideration will be given to previous creditable service under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) Law Enforcement provisions sufficient to enable you to retire at age 57 with 20 years of creditable service.
Persons already in covered secondary positions or with previous approved service who apply for a primary position cannot be considered if their age at reentry into the primary position exceeds 37 years after subtracting their years of service in covered positions. Applicant must provide evidence of current or previous primary coverage that would qualify. Criminal Investigators under the 1811 occupational series (or federal equivalent) are eligible for law enforcement availability pay (LEAP), not to exceed 25% of the rate of basic pay, to ensure the availability of the investigator for unscheduled duty based on the needs of the agency. Upon entry, the incumbent must be available to perform an average of two additional hours of daily duty beyond a standard eight-hour workday and must annually re-certify that he/she will be reasonably accessible to perform unscheduled duty.
Selectee will be required to qualify to carry and use firearms and other weapons as part of assigned duties and maintain such qualification. Applicants are ineligible for this position if convicted of a misdemeanor or felony crime of domestic violence, unless such conviction was expunged, set aside, or the applicant received a pardon. Selectee must meet the initial agency suitability determination (i.e. local police checks, review of past employment data, review of Query National information Center report, results of special agency check, etc.) before a final offer can be made.
Specialized Experience:
You must meet the specialized experience at the grade level(s) in which you choose to be considered by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 04/02/2024 (the closing date of the announcement). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To ensure full credit for your experience, please indicate dates of employment by month, day, and year and the number of hours worked per week in your resume.
This vacancy is being announced at two grade levels:
FP-3 Qualifying experience for the FP-3 level includes one year of specialized Federal Law Enforcement experience at least equivalent to the FP-4 or GS-12 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes experience conducting investigations that require an expert level of planning and coordination for very complex investigations in terms of structure and coordination requirements; Experience preparing investigative reports with the responsibility for presenting necessary aspects of investigation; Experience revising and evaluating investigative reports to establish areas of vulnerability.
FP-2
Qualifying experience for the FP-2 level includes one year of specialized Federal Law Enforcement experience at least equivalent to the FP-3 or GS-13 level which is in or directly related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience includes experience conducting investigations that require an expert level of planning and coordination for very complex investigations in terms of structure and coordination requirements; Experience preparing investigative reports with the responsibility for presenting necessary aspects of investigation; Experience revising and evaluating investigative reports to establish areas of vulnerability. Experience analyzing and developing policies, procedures, and guidelines applicable to specialized segments of criminal investigation programs.
Medical Requirements
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.
Additional information on qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/
Time-in-Grade Requirements: Internal applicants and Federal employees who are currently holding, or who have held within the previous 52 weeks, a 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 (FP-4 or GS-12; FP-3 or GS-13).
Note: All current or former Federal employees (including internal employees) must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "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, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).
All qualification requirements must be met by 04/02/2024 (the closing date of this announcement). Qualification claims will be subject to verification.
Please note: Peace Corps employees are employed using the Foreign Personnel (FP) pay scale. The FP pay plan does not follow the same structure as the GS pay plan. In the FP pay plan, as the grade-level numbers decrease the level/pay for the position increases (e.g., the FP-09 is the lowest entry-level pay and the FP-01 is the highest senior-level pay).