About This Position
The International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) works with foreign governments to develop professional and transparent law enforcement institutions that protect human rights, combat corruption, and reduce the threat of transnational crime and terrorism. ICITAP supports both national security and foreign policy objectives. ICITAP works in close partnership with the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Department of War.
Qualifications
To qualify at the GS-15 level, minimum qualification requires at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 federal grade level. Examples of specialized experience include: supervisory and management (command level) experience in a civilian law enforcement organization to include managing people, resources, and budgets; delivery of police or criminal investigative training activities; and budgeting and operations. Preferred Qualifications: Broad understanding and experience with foreign law enforcement institutions and should have extensive experience working in a developing country.
Experience in the area of civilian law enforcement community relations, community policing, and problem solving. Past experience as a law enforcement trainer or police training academy commander. Spoken fluency in a foreign language is desirable (written fluency is not required).
Major Duties
Managing a police development project based in a foreign country, acting as an authoritative representative directing the delivery of training and technical assistance activities.
Reviewing, creating, and improving law enforcement policies and programs as they pertain to career development and training programs for police academies.
Developing methods and recommending implementation procedures for use in special training operations.
Advising the ICITAP director, deputy director, and assistant director for operations on all aspects of project development.
Reviewing current personnel and resource allocations among law enforcement agencies and programs and working closely with senior officials of the foreign government involved.
Serving as the ICITAP representative on embassy working groups and committees as directed by the Ambassador.
How You Will Be Evaluated
Once the announcement closes, your application will be automatically evaluated and rated by the system and a Human Resources Specialist. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your application and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.
Additional Information
The Criminal Division participates in the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify helps employers to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Post differential and/or hazard pay allowances may be applicable, depending upon the assigned geographic duty location.
EEO Statement: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. To learn more, please visit the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Human Resources team at [email protected]. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, please reach out to [email protected] or (202) 514-0361 for alternative application procedures.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete application package which includes the assessment questionnaire and the required documents indicated below. The application package must be received by 11:59 PM, Eastern Time, on 03/17/2026. To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account.
Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire. Please ensure you click the "Submit My Answers" button at the end of the process. To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov/, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application.
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Required Documents
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete application package which includes: Resume - Applicants will be evaluated based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of experience or related education as reflected in their resume. Applicants are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show the possession of knowledge of the subject matter pertinent to the position and the technical skills to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Your resume must be no more than 2 pages. Resumes longer than 2 pages will not be accepted. Please ensure all information you believe is qualifying for the position is contained within your resume, or you may be marked ineligible.
Additionally, your resume must include your JD date and the following information for each job listed: month and year, start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008), and full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week). Other supporting documents: Veterans documentation, if applicable.
SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action, if applicable. Current or Former Political Appointees: Please note on your resume and attach an SF-50. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorized employment offers made to current or former political appointees.
If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Schedule A documentation: The Criminal Division welcomes and encourages applications from persons with disabilities and is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department. The Criminal Division also encourages eligible Schedule A applicants to submit their resumes directly to the Criminal Division disability POC at [email protected].