Summary

This position is located in the Office of Professional Conduct, Intake & Investigations Section, Investigations Unit of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and is responsible for investigating cases of employee interpersonal misconduct, harassment, and retaliation; gathering evidence, conducting interviews, preparing and documenting case materials, preparing reports of investigation, and briefing leadership on investigation findings when required.

Duties

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• Investigates matters that have the direct interest of the Board of Directors, members of Congress, non-government organizations, and/or media as well as allegations of employee interpersonal misconduct, harassment, and/or retaliation.
• Conducts research of applicable laws, regulations, and policies during the formation of investigative plans; takes sworn recorded testimony and collects documentary evidence; analyzes evidence for creditability, relevance, and sufficiency, makes findings of fact and draws conclusions based on requirements of law, rule, regulation, and policy.
• Plans and manages major investigations to include developing plans, maintaining evidentiary records, analyzing key policy questions and providing technical advice to senior management on matters investigated.
• Reviews investigative reports and findings to determine if further OPC action is required.
• Provides advice to senior leadership on matters under investigation and develops legally sufficient evidence and analysis to support reports of investigation and, recommendations for disciplinary, non-disciplinary, and adverse action recommendations.
• Drafts and prepares detailed reports of investigations that clearly, concisely, and logically present relevant facts, analysis, conclusion, and recommendations for action.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure may be required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Background Investigation (BI) required.
• A probationary or trial period may be required.

Qualifications

Qualifying experience is credited from private and public sectors, including paid and unpaid service (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps). Volunteer service builds competencies that translate to paid work. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience. See OPM's General Schedule Qualification Standards for details.

CG-14: Applicants must complete one year of specialized experience equivalent to the grade 13 level or above in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: planning, managing and conducting formal administrative investigations related to employee misconduct, harassment, and retaliation; developing complete and comprehensive evidentiary records; preparing reports of investigation and analysis reports; and briefing senior leaders.

Applicants must have met the qualification requirements within 30 calendar days of the closing date.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligible applicants must earn 85 or higher on the online assessment to be determined "well qualified." For information, see, FDIC CTAP/ICTAP.

Resume Content Required for Qualification Determinations

For each position on your resume, include:

• Employer name;
• Title;
• Series and grade (federal jobs only);
• Start and end dates (month/year);
• Hours per week;
• Relevant experience supporting your specialized experience responses.

Important: If your resume is missing these details, your application may be marked incomplete, and you might not be considered for this job.

Do not copy/paste duties or specialized experience from this announcement into your resume; that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience for this position.

Additional information

Refer to these links for more information: Job Applicant Rights and Responsibilities; Selective Service System; Employment Conditions.

The pay range includes base pay plus locality. Locality rates vary by duty location from 18.97% to 51.75%. Pay varies by grade level and duty location. See FDIC Benefits & Compensation for locality details.

Salary reflects a pay cap of $257,500.

Because we anticipate a high volume of qualified applicants, this announcement will close on the day the 100th application is received, or on the closing date of this announcement, whichever comes first.

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: For more information on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements visit the following websites:

• Persons with Disabilities-Schedule A
• Special Hiring Authorities for Veterans
• Special Hiring Authority for Certain Military Spouses
• Other Special Appointment Authorities

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period (or 2-year trial period, if applicable) during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period (or trial period) your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

After we select a candidate, we may share the remaining list of qualified candidates with other federal agencies. You can opt-in if you want us to share your name, application material and assessment results for similar jobs with other agencies. There is no guarantee of further consideration, and you can continue to explore and apply to other job announcements.

Additional selections may be made from this vacancy announcement to fill similar vacancies that occur subsequent to this announcement.

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Benefits

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FDIC employees receive the standard Federal benefits and may be eligible for additional FDIC-specific benefits, at minimal cost.

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