Summary This position is in the Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, U. S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. The Criminal Section primarily prosecutes cases involving unconstitutional use of force and other misconduct by law enforcement officers, hate crimes, human trafficking and involuntary servitude, and interference with access to reproductive health care. Responsibilities As the federal agency whose mission is to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, the Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. To build and retain a workforce that reflects the diverse experiences and perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States who share our commitment to public service. The incumbent will serve as a Equal Opportunity Investigator. Duties include, but are not limited to: Conducting and/or assisting with appropriate investigative steps, such as reviewing evidence Conducting open-source investigation for trial research, and analyzing and organizing the results of such searches Drafting reports and preparing and handling electronic evidence Maintaining and Utilizing the Section's case management system, as well as programs such as Excel, Power Point, and Access to present information in response to inquiries. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration). DOJ uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, by visiting www.e-verify.gov/. You may be required to complete a pre-employment security screening to initiate your background investigation, which includes a drug screening. Continued employment is contingent upon successful completion and adjudication of your investigation. May be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period. Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. Qualifications Specialized Experience Requirements For the GS-12, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the federal service, public, or other private sectors that is directly related to the position as listed above and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes THREE of the following: Working on investigations and/or prosecutions of federal criminal civil rights cases; Conducting open-source investigations; Interviewing and communicating with witnesses and people who have been marginalized or traumatized; Locating, collecting, and interpreting data and documents to discover federal criminal civil rights violations For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the federal service, public, or other private sectors that is directly related to the position as listed above and which has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes one or more of the following: Working on investigations and/or prosecutions of federal criminal civil rights cases; AND Conducting open-source investigations; AND Interviewing and communicating with witnesses and people who have been marginalized or traumatized; AND Locating, collecting and interpreting data and documents to discover federal criminal civil rights violations. AND Analyzing all types of digital evidence of any criminal, civil, intelligence or national security matter. In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualifications and education requirements, if applicable, must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. YOUR RESUME MUST support your responses to the online questionnaire and provide specific details as to how your experience meets the specialized experience as described in the vacancy announcement. If you are using experience to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, please ensure that your resume includes the month and year that you began and ended each position held or that position will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. Part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience. Failure to provide details will result in an ineligible rating. Your latest resume submitted for this vacancy announcement will be used to determine qualifications and supersedes previous submissions. Education This position does not have an education qualification requirement. Additional Information Career Transition Assistance Programs: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) be rated well-qualified for the position; and, (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements and rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified or better category using established category rating criteria. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee\_guides/career\_transition.asp. Schedule A: The Civil Rights Division welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities and is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department. The Civil Rights Division also encourages eligible Schedule A applicants to submit their resumes directly to Diane Turner by email to Diane.M.Turner@usdoj.gov. DOJ EEO Statement/Policy: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/page/file/1394116/download FAIR CHANCE ACT: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/eligibility/criminal-history The Division's telework policy requires employees to be in the office at least four (4) days per pay period, or as required by the Division's policy. This position is in the bargaining unit: JMD American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3097. Please Note: Additional candidates may be selected if more positions become available in the Division within 90 days after the HR office issues the selection certificate.