Supervisory Investigator - Investigations Division

Description:

The Investigations Division is responsible for reviewing and investigating allegations of misconduct, retaliation, or poor performance involving VA's senior leaders and whistleblower retaliation allegations against all VA supervisors. The Investigations Division makes recommendations for disciplinary, non-disciplinary, and corrective actions to leadership.

Requirements:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/08/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement : 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-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. 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 you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year 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. See the Required Document section below for more information regarding the SF-50s needed to verify time-in-grade.



You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-13, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Oversight of case management and provision of technical guidance on complex investigations involving senior leader misconduct and/or whistleblower retaliation; application of general investigative standards and principles to resolve sensitive and multifaceted issues; leadership in planning, prioritizing, and conducting investigative work to meet mission-critical deadlines under tight time constraints; drafting clear, logical, and analytically sound written reports of investigation and correspondence; conducting reviews of investigative reports and providing constructive feedback to enhance quality and consistency of work products; maintenance of strict confidentiality; briefing senior leadership on high-impact cases; and establishment and maintenance of professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support investigative objectives.
  Note : Your resume must include detailed descriptions of duties performed, hours worked per week, salary, and employment dates (MM/YYYY format) to validate one full year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level. A writing sample may be required if you are among the best qualified.
• The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be found well-qualified, applicants must meet the following qualifications: At least five years of experience leading and supervising administrative investigative teams focused on high profile, complex, senior leader misconduct and whistleblower retaliation cases, to include among other duties case management, assignments, prioritizing of cases, and writing and revision of well-reasoned, factually sound and evidence-based reports of investigation; a track record of meeting or beating deadlines without compromising investigative integrity, and consistently using performance metrics to drive continuous investigation improvement; at least three years of supervisory experience conducting personnel actions, including holding employees accountable to performance standards; experience coordinating investigations with investigative attorneys; substantive experience driving procedural, technological, and cultural team or organizational change; significant experience using e-discovery tools such as Relativity; ability to coordinate across internal departments, external agencies, and key stakeholders to foster communication and advance organizational goals; use of data analytics to track case progression, case management, and data accuracy and integrity; and exceptional ability to prioritize competing deadlines, utilize tracking systems, and consistently meet or exceed milestones.
  
  Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ .

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Interpersonal Skills
• Leadership
• Performance Management
• Reasoning
• Technical Competence
• Written Communication

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; religions; 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.

Note : A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. Travel may be required.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ .