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Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Division Chief)

Office of Intelligence Operations
Columbia, DC Other
POSTED ON 4/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/28/2026
The slectee serves as the Division or Branch Chief in the Office of Intelligence Operations, International Affairs Division in Washington, DC. This position manages a specific Branch or Division responsible for law enforcement programs, functions, or operations encompassing the overall law enforcement mission of the organization to which assigned.

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position at the GS-15 grade level, candidates must also have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-14 by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized experience is demonstrated experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume.

Specialized experience must include all of:

  • Providing leadership to others such as work groups, teams or special projects; AND
  • Analyzing and evaluating law enforcement programs to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Division or Branch operations; AND
  • Advising and providing recommendations to management on projects and policies issues that affects the Division or Branch; AND
  • Negotiating and collaborating with others (i.e. interacting with other law enforcement agency (state, local or federal).
Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating.See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.

Responsibilities:

The major duties of the Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Division Chief) position include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Exercises full supervisory responsibilities and authority over Division or Branch personnel.
  • Develops and implements Division or Branch policies, practices, and procedures.
  • Plans, directs, coordinates, and oversees studies and surveys to evaluate Division or Branch programs and ensure efficiency and economy of operations.
  • Advise the Assistant Director and/or Deputy Assistant Director(s) on significant issues or matters pertaining to Division programs and projects, e.g., the impact of new technology, new initiatives, etc.
  • Direct the coordination of projects and programs with management officials in other divisions within the Directorate, with management officials in other directorates at Bureau Headquarters, and with officials from the Department of Justice or other Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies.

Salary : $173,968

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