Criminal Investigator, GS-1811-14 (ED OIG-Wide Only)

Criminal Investigator, GS-1811-14 (ED OIG-Wide Only)

Department: Department of Education

Location(s): Salt Lake City, Utah, Seattle, Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, Los Angeles, California, San Francisco, California, Denver, Colorado, Washington, District of Columbia, Miami, Florida, Atlanta, Georgia, Chicago, Illinois, Indianapolis, Indiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, Boston, Massachusetts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kansas City, Missouri, Albuquerque, New Mexico, New York, New York, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Portland, Oregon, Austin, Texas

Salary Range: $125776 - $163514 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is located in the Department of Education, Office of Inspector General, Investigation Services. As the National Training Coordinator (NTC), the incumbent will conduct complex and sensitive investigations and is responsible for planning, implementing and direction of a national training program.

Major Duties:

• Fraud doesn't stop, and neither do we. We're the Office of Inspector General, an independent oversight office within the U.S. Department of Education (ED) charged with identifying and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse, and ensuring accountability and effectiveness within ED programs. If you want to help fight fraud and make a difference for America's students, schools, and taxpayers, we may have the career for you! We offer competitive salaries, opportunities for rapid and substantial salary increases and career growth, great benefits, employee recognition programs, and more. We're the U.S. Department of Education (ED) Office of Inspector General (OIG). Often referred to as America's watchdogs, it's our job to help ensure that the hard-earned tax dollars that fund ED programs and operations are used as intended by law, achieve the desired results, and reach the intended recipients. The OIG conducts audits and reviews of issues involving Federal student aid, K–12 schools, charter schools, special education, vocational education, adult education, and more. When our work identifies problems, we propose solutions. Our work has resulted in improvements to ED programs and changes to some of the most important Federal education laws in our country. We conduct criminal and civil investigations into suspected fraudulent activities by schools, colleges, universities, contractors, subcontractors, school officials—any entity or individual that participates in ED programs or receives ED funding. Through our work, we have unraveled multimillion-dollar fraud schemes by people placed in positions of trust to educate our children. We're also on the cutting edge of cybersecurity, using the latest technology and techniques to discover and defeat current and emerging threats from cyber and economic crime. We tackle new and emerging issues head-on and continually work to improve our techniques and capabilities. We consistently expand our expertise by training and developing our staff. This dedication has enabled the OIG to become a leader in the Federal government in the areas of audits, investigations, and fighting cybercrime. Whether you are just entering the workforce or are a seasoned professional, if you're looking for a career rather than just a job, and shaping the next generation of American's tackling tomorrow's challenges, consider joining our team. As a Criminal Investigator (NTC), the incumbent will perform the following duties: Plan, implement and guide a national program keeping agents current in training, skills retention, and competencies for a law enforcement organization with minimal oversight. Develop, maintain and update policies and training that conform with the demands of the Attorney General, the Department of Justice and the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE). Responsible for the IS training program including budget/forecasting, class scheduling and development programs for new agents and supervisors.

Qualifications: Minimum Qualification Requirements Specialized Experience for the GS-14 level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or equivalent public or private sector experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the following duties or work assignments below: Planning and conducting complex criminal, civil and administrative investigations; controlling cases through all stages of the investigative process; preparing comprehensive reports Experience with budgeting and forecasting, inter-agency agreements, class scheduling, or development programs for new agents and supervisors. Briefing management and senior leaders on findings or special projects; and creating effective relationships across multiple entities. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement). Ability to provide expert technical advice, guidance, and recommendations to agency management and other senior agents, officers, or inspectors on critical operations; to include making recommendations which change the interpretation of laws, lead to new case law decisions, or influence the development and modification of training regulations and policies for the entire OIG staff. Mastery of, and skill in applying, theories, concepts, principles, practices, laws, and regulations of criminal investigations including constitutional and statutory laws; investigative procedures and techniques; and specialized investigative techniques sufficient to develop agency-wide policies, procedures, and strategies applicable to use of force legal standards. Highly developed oral communication and writing skills in order to communicate with managers/supervisors and employees at all levels of the Department to secure training needed for a LE organization laws and regulations and to resolve differences in policy and guidelines for the OIG. Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR): 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.

How to Apply: Step 1: Create a USAJOBS account (if you do not already have one) at www.usajobs.gov. Step 2: Create a resume using the USAJOBS resume builder. Ensure that your resume demonstrates your education, experience, training, and accomplishments as it relates to the qualifications for this position and substantiates your responses to the occupational questionnaire. Step 3: Upload any required documents into your USAJOBS account (must be less than 3MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, or Word (DOC or DOCX)). Step 4: Click "Apply Online" and follow the prompts to complete the occupational questionnaire and attach any required documents. Verify that uploaded documents from USAJOBS transfer into the agency's hiring system. You will have the opportunity to upload any additional required documents in the agency's hiring system. Click “Finish” to submit your application. NOTE: You may update your application or required documents at any time while the announcement is open by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking on "Application Status," clicking on the position title, clicking "Update Application,” and following the prompts. In order to receive consideration for this position, you must submit your complete application, including all required documents, by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the closing date of the vacancy announcement. If the vacancy announcement has an application limit, we recommend that you submit your complete application at the time of initial application. We will not accept any required documentation after the closing date of the vacancy announcement. If you have any questions regarding submitting your application, please contact the HR Specialist listed under the Agency Contact Information.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-17