Homeland Security Investigator - Urgent Hiring

DUTIES:

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.  

Independently conducts transnational criminal, civil and administrative investigations that require an expert level of planning and coordination relative to complex investigations.  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, utilizes law enforcement databases, investigative techniques, to identify criminal targets, develop evidence which can be used in administrative, civil and/or criminal prosecutions. Prepares written reports, correspondence and responses to technical and legal inquiries, that often require research through a variety of databases and open source platforms in support of criminal investigations involving customs, immigration and other law violations.

Serves as advisor and subject matter expert to the HSI Attache.  Advises on differences in policies, procedures and investigative approaches used by both the US and foreign law enforcement agencies. Develops, fosters, and maintains effective professional relationships, at the executive and managerial levels, and working levels other law enforcement agencies, governmental agencies, public sector agencies, private organizations, non-governmental agencies.

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.  Translates legal and technical documents and publications from host government working language to English and vice versa.  He/she assists American investigators 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.  Completes other administrative duties as necessary.   

QUALIFICATIONS & EVALUATIONS:

• Education: 

Option 1

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

OR

Option 2

EDUCATION: Completion of secondary schooling (SPM/ MCE) is required.

• Experience: 

Option 1

EXPERIENCE: Minimum of five (5) 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.

OR

Option 2

EXPERIENCE: Minimum of eight (8) 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: English and Bahasa Malaysia Level 4 (Fluent) in reading/ writing/ speaking (This may be tested).
• Skills and Abilities: 

1. Ability to correspond in writing and to read letters, reports, and other documents.
2. Ability to maintain integrity, impartiality, emotional and mental stability, sound judgment, initiative, resourcefulness, discretion, incisive thinking, adaptability, thoroughness, and the capacity for effective public relations.
3. Ability to maintain physical stamina.
4. Ability to conduct complex legal research, 
5. Ability to interview persons in a variety of situations. 
6. Ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships with host country agencies. 

NOTE: All applications MUST be submitted through the Electronic Recruitment Application (ERA), the Department of State’s employment portal. Please go to the Embassy jobs page to access the ERA site to be considered for employment

Open Period: April 16, 2024 to May 12, 2024