Investigator

Summary

This position is located in the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Office of Security (SEC). The incumbent reports to the Threat Management Division (TMD) Chief. The mission of the Threat Management Division is to deter, detect, and mitigate insider threat and counterintelligence concerns.

Duties

As an Investigator, you will be responsible for duties to include, but are not limited to: Planning and conducting complex and discrete insider threat inquiries related to USAGM personnel working for or on behalf of the agency. Duties include: Responding to initial reports of potential insider threats through various reporting means by discreetly and expeditiously conducting a preliminary inquiry. Conducting investigative activities, including interviews of sources, others knowledgeable, witnesses, and subjects, as appropriate, and performing record checks, name checks, and other authorized investigative research; evaluating, corroborating, and resolving significant derogatory information developed during investigative activities, through additional inquiries and/or interviews, as appropriate. Coordinate, as directed, with appropriate internal entities, to include the Personnel Security Division and the Office of Human Resources, and external federal agencies when appropriate. Organize and manage assigned caseload to ensure established priorities and investigative requirements are addressed and completed in a timely fashion. Report findings of preliminary inquiries along with a recommendation to either close or open a formal inquiry. Report results of investigations in written and/or verbal form. Written reports must be concise, factual, logical, and grammatically correct. Verbal reports should be brief, factual, and highlight all pertinent issues. Assess reported information and available intelligence to identify potential counterintelligence and insider threat indicators; evaluate source reliability and relevant contextual information; and recommend appropriate investigative or administrative courses of action. Conduct research and analysis of counterintelligence, insider threat, and other relevant threat information and prepare analytical products, threat assessments, memorandums, and other written products to support TMD operations and agency decision-making. 2. Assist in establishing, revising, and/or reviewing policies and procedures involving the Threat Management Division and its mission. Assist in ensuring the agency is compliant with federal policies and procedures as it pertains to its insider threat and defensive counterintelligence mission. Participate in working groups, federal task forces, and symposiums that directly pertain to the Threat Management Division mission. Support TMD Chief in the execution of the insider threat and counterintelligence mission by delivering awareness campaigns and training and developing and maintaining liaisons and contacts with various government, law enforcement, and intelligence community partners. Conduct extensive research in preparation for inquiries and interviews based on questions of ideological nature and counterintelligence concerns. Conduct counterintelligence pre-travel briefings and post-travel debriefings for USAGM, as appropriate, to ensure travelers are informed of relevant foreign intelligence, counterintelligence, security, elicitation, targeting, and other destination-specific threats and reporting requirements. Assist in the development and delivery of tailored counterintelligence and insider threat awareness briefings based on emerging threats, significant events, overseas assignments, journalistic activities, operational requirements, and other circumstances relevant to USAGM personnel and mission activities. Conduct research and analysis of counterintelligence, insider threat, and other relevant threat information and prepare threat assessments, analytical memorandums, incident summaries, and other written products. Review and assess domestic and overseas incident reporting to identify potential counterintelligence and insider threat concerns, patterns, trends, andmatters requiring additional assessment, coordination, referral, or inquiry.

Qualifications

For the GS-11: Applicant must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in Federal service performing the following types of duties: Experience developing intelligence; performing quantitative, qualitative, or other analyses of relevant facts; reporting the results of investigations to attorney, auditors, and management; Experience resolving complex investigative problems affecting compliance with laws or regulations; developing investigative work plans and; Experience conducting interviews of witnesses, briefings with management before and after an interview, and preparing written interview reports; gathering and analyzing data; preparing investigation reports; and conducting complex investigations and valuations of assets, including public records. For the GS-12: Applicant must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in Federal service performing the following types of duties: Experience reviewing relevant facts and reporting the results of investigations ensuring compliance with laws or regulations; Experience assisting others with conducting interviews of witnesses, briefings with management before and after an interview, and; Experience drafting written interview reports; gathering and analyzing data; and drafting investigation reports as a result of interviews.

Education

Substitution of Education for experience: GS-11 Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if relatedNone1 year equivalent to at least GS-9 Transcripts are required at the time of application.