Sexual Assault Criminal Investigator

As a GSCriminal Investigator you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Plan organize and conduct investigations of alleged or suspected violations of federal criminal civil laws and administrative regulations. Investigations can include allegations of sexual assault stalking grant fraud contract fraud and employee misconduct.
• Experience LEADING sexual assault investigations.
• Provide advice to case partner(s) and management regarding planning and timing of complex interviews and investigations.
• Plan participate in and organize interrogations interviews hearings and conferences to resolve problems of considerable importance.
• Obtain handle and analyze physical digital and testimonial evidence in accordance with legal standards and agency policies.
• Ensure proper chain of custody and admissibility of evidence for judicial or administrative proceedings.
• Prepare clear comprehensive and cohesive investigative reports in a timely manner in accordance with established policies.
• Possess working knowledge of applicable rights and advisories and ensure they are properly administered to witnesses and subjects in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Utilize strong interpersonal skills to convey information clearly appropriately and professionally with investigators management prosecutors partners and stakeholders.
• Recognize identify and address undefined issues in assigned investigations programs and projects. Coordination with other appropriate participants to determine the nature and scope of the problems and the factors that will be instrumental in their resolution.
• Brief senior NSF management investigative personnel attorneys and other interested parties regarding projects and programs.
• Exercise sound judgment and discretion in high-visibility sensitive or complex matters.
• Manage administrative requirements including case documentation reporting systems and resource tracking.

1. You must be a U.S. citizen.
2. Selectee will be required to have a background investigation prior to onboarding.
3. Selectee may be required to serve a 1-2 year trial/probationary period.
4. This position is subject to Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP).
5. This position requires regular qualification with an issued firearm.
6. This position has physical requirements that must be met prior to onboarding and maintained throughout the incumbents employment.
7. This position is subject to random drug testing.

• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID-compliant cannot be used as acceptable forms of identification for employment.
• You must meet all eligibility requirements within thirty (30) days of the date the announcement closes and continue to meet these requirements throughout the hiring process. Offers can be rescinded if requirements are not met.
• You will not need a clearance to accept this position but you must be able to obtain a clearance if needed.
• If you are a current federal employee holding a General Schedule (GS) position you must meet the time-in-grade requirements.
• You must answer all job-related questions in the questionnaire and any assessment that is included.

You must meet the following within thirty (30) days of the closing date of this announcement:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify at the GSlevel you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 Level in the federal government that includes LEADING sexual assault investigations as well as planning organizing and conducting investigations of alleged violations of federal criminal and civil laws and administrative regulations including allegations of sexual assault and/or stalking; planning participating in and organizing interrogations interviews hearings and conferences; obtaining handling and analyzing physical digital and testimonial evidence while ensuring proper chain of custody and admissibility; preparing investigative reports; and managing administrative requirements including case documentation reporting systems and resource tracking.

TIME-IN-GRADE: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year it may not clearly demonstrate that you possess one year of time-in-grade as required by the this instance you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year of time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Do not submit an award SF-50. It is highly recommended that multiple SF-50s be submitted to verify that time-in-grade requirements are met.

AGE RESTRICTION: The date immediately preceding an individuals thirty-seventh (37) birthday is the maximum entrance age for original appointment to a federal law enforcement officer position. This requirement does not apply to:

• Preference-eligible veterans

• Individuals who are thirty-seven (37) years of age or older and have previously served in law enforcement officer positions that were covered by a special law enforcement retirement plan.

• Manual dexterity with comparatively free motion of fingers wrists elbows shoulders hips and knees is required. Arms hands legs and feet must be sufficiently intact and functioning in order that applicants may perform the duties satisfactorily.
• Near vision with 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 thirty-five (35) decibels at one thousand (1000) two thousand (2000) and three thousand (3000) Hz levels.
• Because the duties of these positions are exacting and responsible and involve activities under trying conditions applicants must possess emotional and mental stability.