Program Manager

About the role

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.

What you will do

• 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. If you would like to preview the application questionnaire, please see: ***

Documents you must provide

• 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 ***.

What to expect next

Once the application package is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. After a review of your complete application is made you will be notified of your rating and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required you will be contacted.

If a tentative job offer is made, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.

Additional information

Post differential and/or hazard pay allowances may be applicable, depending upon the assigned geographic duty location. 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.

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.

Additional information on DOJ's EEO policy can be found on our website. Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Human Resources team at ***. 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 *** or *** for alternative application procedures.