Supervisory Investigator - Washington, United States - US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Description

Duties:


As a Supervisory Investigator, you will:

• Oversee the process of contacting and interviewing consumers and other potential witnesses, including developing best practices, tools, policies, procedures, and an effective workflow and developing new or revised methods of conducting witness outreach.
• Ensure the proper collection, compilation, and analysis of documents or other tangible evidence obtained from consumers and other potential witnesses and preserve their chain of custody.
• Lead, conduct, or oversee the work on very complex investigatory initiatives, including forensic analysis, for highly complex and significant investigations related to suspected violations of federal consumer financial protection laws and regulations for which there may be few, if any, established criteria across a broad range of financial products and services involving national financial institutions that affect a large number of consumers, including:
• Oversee the identification, gathering, and development of evidence across various sources, including financial institutions, databases, and witnesses regarding potentially complex business practices in a broad array of markets to identify potential violations of federal consumer financial law.
• Conduct or oversee independent complex forensic financial economic analyses in different contexts, including quantifying harm to consumers, conducting restitution analyses, and valuing and assessing the financial condition of financial institutions.
• Develop and direct the development and preparation of independent investigative findings, conclusions, and recommendations in furtherance of very complex investigations that can cause changes in business practices of large important institutions.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


Key Requirements:

• Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
• A oneyear probationary period may be required.
• A one year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required.

• Public Trust

• Background Investigation will be required.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Obtain and use a Governmentissued charge card for businessrelated travel.

Qualifications:

• Applicants must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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Specialized Experience:

For the CN-61, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the CN-53 grade level in the Federal service
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(For qualification purposes, the CN-53 is broadly equivalent to the GS-13).

Specialized Experience for this position includes:

• Addressing and resolving allegations under investigation; AND
• Examining, analyzing, and collecting evidence, and preserving its chainofcustody; AND
• Utilizing investigative techniques to validate information and establish interrelationships of facts and evidence; AND
• Investigating sensitive or complex issues involving alleged or suspected violations of laws and regulations pertaining to financial services and consumer protection.

CFPB uses an experience-based process to set pay for employees. Experience is evaluated and credited using the employee's résumé. To ensure that all of your prior work experience (e.g., internships, volunteer work, details, part-time, self-employment, secondary jobs, etc.)
is considered and accounted for, please ensure that your résumé covers the following:

- your entire work history with specific start and end dates (MM-DD

• YYYY) provided for each listed position

- hours worked per week for each position
- degrees and the dates conferred (MM-YYYY)

Part-time experience will be credited pro-rata based on a 40-hour work week, while work of 32 hours or more will be rounded up to full-time experience.

If you have multiple positions that have overlapping start and/or end dates, only 40 hours of experience will be credited for a given work week.

Refer to Resume Tips for more information on how to submit a comprehensive résumé. _See information on our base pay ranges and salary structure._

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked