Supervisory Criminal Investigator (ARPA Chief)
What you'd do
This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, OJS, Cultural Resources Division in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This position is a Supervisory Criminal Investigator, responsible for the supervising all investigatory processes related to Archeological Resources Protection Act and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (ARPA/NAGPRA), and complex criminal investigations on Indian Reservations and trust lands throughout the United States.
Major duties
As Supervisory Criminal Investigator (ARPA Chief), GS-1811, Duties are not all inclusive, but demonstrative of the position. Provides direction on the performance of the full range of in-depth investigative duties requiring a comprehensive knowledge of law enforcement and skills. Provides oversight on the organization and planning investigations of major and/or sensitive criminal activity occurring on or impacting Indian country.. Assists and reviews reports of arrests and interviews all subjects suspected of violations of Federal, State, Tribal and local laws. Testifies at hearings and trials and secures search warrants through processing of affidavit. Gathers information at a crime scene, documents interrelationships of facts, relevance of evidence and validity of allegations involving criminal activity. Review and approve final reports of investigations to ensure they are prepared in a clear, concise, logical, and impartial manner for submission to the appropriate law enforcement, attorneys, or prosecutors office. Provides oversight of all surveillance of sites and suspects and/or perform sensitive undercover assignments to obtain evidence, establish probable cause or link multiple suspects and events to criminal activity. This position is also open under Merit Hiring procedures under announcement ST-26-13016753-CAWV-RH. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.
What you need to qualify
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards). Office of Personnel Management Qualification Standards for GS-1811, Criminal Investigation Series GS-13 Grade Level: One (1) year specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level performing the following: serving as a team leader conducting criminal investigation operations on any illegal sales, purchases or use for profit or transportation of any Native American cultural items obtained in violation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA); preparing complex reports on investigating matter related to anthropological and archeological artifacts; and testifying in court or hearings on criminal matters arising out of investigations. Firearms Requirement: This position requires that the incumbent meet initial and continuing qualifications in the use of firearms as outlined in the Gun Control Act of 1968, amended by the Lautenberg Amendment of 1996. An applicant whose background includes any of the following will be ineligible for consideration: 1) convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year; 2) has any outstanding warrants or is a fugitive from justice; 3) unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance; 4) adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to a mental institution; 5) illegally or unlawfully in the United States; 6) renounced U. S. citizenship; 7) subject to a court-ordered restraining order from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child; or 8) convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS: The duties of this position 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 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 too himself/herself, or others is disqualifying. NOTE: To be eligible for Secondary Law Enforcement Coverage, you must 1) move directly from a federal Primary/Rigorous position; 2) complete 3 years of service in a primary/rigorous position, and; 3) must be continuously employed in a secondary position(s) since moving from a primary/rigorous position. This is a supervisory position. Under provision of the Civil Service Reform Act, first-time supervisors are required to serve a one year supervisory probationary period before their appointment becomes final. Those who do not satisfactorily complete this probationary period will be returned to positions of no lower grade and pay than those they occupied before assuming their supervisory assignment. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.
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