Investigator V - EEO/ADA/Employee Investigations (SR-24)

About the role

The current vacancy is located in the Department of Personnel Services and is expected to conduct investigations for current or former employees.

Responsibilities

• Conducts confidential investigations of civil/criminal cases being considered and/or readied for court action and prosecution, obtaining additional information, evidence and facts to clarify or substantiate findings of law enforcement agencies;
• Interviews and interrogates witnesses, complainants, and suspects;
• Prepares reports on findings with Police Department, military and federal law enforcement agencies, and all levels of courts;
• Assists in presentations of cases before the grand jury, jury, and non-jury trials;
• Testifies in court and produces and identifies physical evidence;
• Gathers additional facts as may be required for any contested hearing in which the Prosecuting Attorney/Corporation Counsel may be involved;
• Counsels and advises clients regarding legal matters;
• Investigates cases referred to the Prosecuting Attorney or Corporation Counsel by the Board of Ethics;
• Investigates violations and complaints regarding local ordinances, codes and regulations;
• Assists the Prosecuting Attorney/Corporation Counsel and his deputies in processing of various legal instruments and in presentation of cases before arbitrators and the courts;
• Maintains an accurate account of open-ended cases;
• Prepares clear, concise, and logical reports to document findings and conclusions.

Requirements

• A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in police science, sociology, psychology, public administration or related field and three (3) years of investigational or law enforcement experience.
• Specialized experience: As applicable for specific positions, the investigational or law enforcement experience shall have included or shall have been supplemented by at least six (6) months of full-time criminal investigative work.

Qualifications

• Possession of a valid Hawaii State driver's license (Type 3).
• Knowledge of: investigational methods and techniques; the rules of evidence and laws of arrest; court procedures and legal instruments; the jurisdiction and functions of the various law enforcement and other governmental agencies and departments; interviewing and interrogating techniques; report writing; the geographic, economic, social and racial composition of the community; (current Hawaii criminal laws, as applicable).
• Ability to: interpret laws, rules and regulations; collect, assemble and develop facts and other pertinent data; think logically and objectively to analyze and evaluate facts, evidence and related information, and arrive at sound conclusions; make sound observations, remember facts, and give testimony based thereon; size up people and situations; understand the psychology of human behavior; deal effectively with the public and representatives of other government agencies; use the typewriter.

Skills

• Interpret laws, rules and regulations;
• Collect, assemble and develop facts and other pertinent data;
• Think logically and objectively to analyze and evaluate facts, evidence and related information;
• Make sound observations, remember facts, and give testimony based thereon;
• Size up people and situations;
• Understand the psychology of human behavior;
• Deal effectively with the public and representatives of other government agencies;
• Use the typewriter.

Benefits

Details about benefits will be provided upon conditional offer of employment.

Pay

Details about pay will be provided upon conditional offer of employment.

Schedule

Details about schedule will be provided upon conditional offer of employment.