The primary purpose of this position is to provide support in terms of investigation for DHS Immigration Customes Enforcement (ICE) Office. The incumbent in this position conducts highly complex and sensitive criminal investigations across the entire spectrum of HSI priorities. Develops, conducts, and manages investigations by identifying, developing, and maintaining host government contacts from the executive to working level across various Ministries and with private sector contacts related to investigations, intelligence, and enforcement matters. Assists the ICE/HSI Attaché with a wide variety of law enforcement, intelligence, counter terrorism, and border security lines of effort and serves to bridge the gap to cultural differences to ensure long standing continuous relationships with host nation counterparts across the various ministries.

STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

Investigations (50%)
- Independently conducts transnational criminal, civil and administrative investigations that require an expert level of planning and coordination relative to complex investigations. The investigations routinely involve jurisdictional overlap with other federal, state, local and foreign government law enforcement agencies, where the primary focus is the identification, penetration and dismantling of transnational and/or global criminal organizations that pose a threat to the safety and security of the United States.
- Develops investigative case work that covers the entire broad spectrum of HSI investigative priorities to include issues of national security; the smuggling of goods and/or illicit narcotics; the smuggling and trafficking of persons; money laundering and related financial crime schemes; the smuggling and transshipment of critical technologies related to counter proliferation investigations; the theft, smuggling and sales of cultural property objects; cybercrimes; immigration and visa fraud schemes; criminal gangs and any form of organized crime; and the manufacture, theft, smuggling and distribution of intellectual property. These investigations will lead to arrests, indictments, convictions, seizures, and forfeitures, either domestically or internationally.
- Collects, assembles, and analyzes information from a variety of sources that leads to logically supported and demonstrable conclusions. The information may be derived from a variety of sources such as: interviews of witnesses, victims, confidential sources, subject matter experts, concerned citizens and/or law enforcement officials; intelligence and/or intelligence products; open source and/or information readily accessed by the general public; documents; evidence in any form; official records, reports and/or notes; and business records.
- Utilizes traditional and emerging investigative techniques to identify criminal targets, uncover criminal organizations and their membership, develop intelligence and obtaining evidence which can be used in administrative, civil and/or criminal prosecutions. Commonly used investigative techniques include: development, documentation and use of confidential informants; the use of subpoenas, summons, orders and warrants authorized administratively and/or through a judicial proceeding; undercover operatives and/or certified undercover operations; judicially approved electronic eavesdropping interceptions; the collection, purchase or seizure of evidence; surveillance operations; evidentiary chain of custody; the collection and the use of intelligence and the execution of search, arrest and/or seizure warrants/orders.
- Utilizes the DHS and law enforcement databases. Documents most of their investigative case work through Reports of Investigation, memoranda and other routine correspondence. Prepares letters and other documents, addressed to other executive level individuals – including the heads of law enforcement agencies and US Ambassadors.
- Advises on differences in policies, procedures and investigative approaches used by both the US and foreign law enforcement agencies.

Liaison and Analysis (25%) The liaison & analysis activities enhance and support the overseas mission of HSI and DHS overall. The job holder relies on these professional relationships to further criminal case work; to exchange intelligence and law enforcement information; to foster a productive working environment and exchange between HSI personnel in the US and foreign law enforcement counterparts; to enhance and coordinate media events; to further initiatives developed by HSI, DHS or Embassy; and to successfully conclude administrative, civil and or criminal cases.

Other (25%)
Inquiries- Responds to inquiries that are complex and technical in nature and often require thorough research through different databases and open-source platforms in support of criminal investigations related to customs and immigration violations.
Training - Assists in the development and delivers training and expert guidance to host government law enforcement agencies. Assists with all logistical aspects of capacity building and outreach efforts, including translation of PowerPoint materials from English into host nations official working language. Provides training to foreign law enforcement counterparts across the entire spectrum of HSI priorities.
Translation - Translates legal and technical documents and publications from host government working language to English and vice versa. He/she assists American investigators and U.S. Department of Justice attorneys by acting as an interpreter during complex investigative interviews which require the job holder to translate/interpret conversations and statements from host government working language to English and vice versa, in support of HSI investigations.
Administration - Responsible for physical security of standard-issue IT equipment and law enforcement sensitive equipment. Maintains familiarity with the office server, associated tapes/software and required practices to ensure data are routinely backed-up. Occasionally supports maintenance work on government-owned vehicles. Completes other administrative duties to include E2 travel requests for invitational travel.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION

Education: Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Criminology, Criminal Justice, Justice Studies, Law, or Pre-Law.

Work Experience: Five years of progressively responsible experience in investigative work with a government law enforcement agency, or work in the realm of prosecutions with a prosecuting government agency, this must include high-level (felony) investigations and/or prosecutions.

Language Proficiency: Level IV (Fluent) oral and written English is required. Level IV oral and written fluency in Creole and French is required.

All applicants must meet the minimum qualifications to be eligible for this position.

All submitted applications should have:

University Degree (bachelor's degree).
Valid Driver's License

Applicants who are invited to take a language or skills test, or who are selected for an interview will be contacted via email.

For further information - the complete position description listing all of the duties, responsibilities, required qualifications, etc. may be obtained by contacting the Human Resources Office.

All vacancies are posted on the Electronic Recruitment Application (ERA). Eligible applicants are required to complete this on-line application process and submit any applicable required documents by [e.g., 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)] on the closing date of this announcement.