INVESTIGATOR III

DEFINITION

This is senior-level supervisory, administrative and specialized investigative work in a state agency.

This description may not include all of the duties, knowledge, skills, or abilities associated with this classification.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Directs, trains and evaluates investigative staff assigned to a regional investigative office, or serves as the over-all assistant in a statewide investigative program.

Coordinates and oversees staff investigative assignments; provides direction and consultative assistance in the development, conduct and completion of investigations.

Directs, or participates in, complex or highly sensitive internal and external criminal, civil, administrative or environmental field investigations.

Conducts assigned investigations; locates, interviews and prepares statements from witnesses and suspects; collects and evaluates pertinent records; obtains and prepares evidence; prepares detailed investigative reports; provides testimony in criminal, civil or administrative proceedings.

Conducts or oversees assigned internal investigations involving suspected misconduct, misfeasance or malfeasance, or other program abuses by employees.

Coordinates program activities with agency staff, law enforcement agencies, prosecuting attorneys' offices and other governmental entities in the conduct of investigative and surveillance activities, and to identify and address problems within the assigned geographic area.

Reviews and/or prepares reports concerning case status, investigative findings and recommendations for submission to administrative superiors.

Conducts statistical analysis of investigative trends/data and prepares reports of findings.

Coordinates and participates in surveillance operations, evidence procurement, recruitment of informants, witness identification and case preparation.

Oversees the collection, documentation and preservation of evidence; ensures adherence to chain of custody standards.

Supervises the investigation of background information on licensees, service contractors and applicants.

Exercises considerable independence and initiative in the performance of responsibilities; receives general administrative direction.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs)

Comprehensive knowledge of investigative techniques and procedures.

Comprehensive knowledge of state and federal laws, regulations, policies and procedures applicable to the programs administered by the agency.

Comprehensive knowledge of sources of information to be utilized in obtaining evidence and documentation, and of the principles of identification, preservation and presentation of evidence.

Comprehensive knowledge of the procedural requirements and differences between criminal and civil cases.

Comprehensive knowledge of interviewing techniques, including effective methods of obtaining information from hostile or reluctant witnesses.

Comprehensive knowledge of the legal rights of witnesses and suspects under investigation.

Comprehensive knowledge of the use of expert witnesses and informants in the preparation of criminal cases.

Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of training, supervision and management in an investigative organization.

Ability to prepare and present testimony and evidence to prosecutors, administrative review boards, in court and before grand juries.

Ability to prepare clear and detailed reports, and to review the reports of subordinate personnel.

Ability to interpret laws, policies and procedures pertaining to civil, criminal and administrative investigations.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with agency staff, federal, state and local agencies, business entities, law enforcement officials, prosecutors, witnesses and the general public.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

(The following requirements will determine merit system eligibility, experience and education ratings, and may be used to evaluate applicants for Missouri Uniform Classification and Pay System positions not requiring selection from merit registers. When practical and possible, the Division of Personnel will accept substitution of experience and education on a year-for-year basis.)

One or more years of experience as an Investigator II with the Missouri Uniform Classification and Pay System.

OR

A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 15 earned credit hours in one or a combination of the following: Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Criminology, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences, or a closely related field; and,

Four or more years of civil, administrative or criminal investigative experience (e.g., tax fraud, licensing, environmental, patient care, public assistance, insurance or military); or experience as a law enforcement officer, including one or more years with primary responsibility for conducting investigations.

(Additional qualifying experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis for deficiencies in the required education. )

(Earned graduate credit hours from an accredited college or university in the specified areas may substitute on a year-for-year basis for a maximum of two years of the required general experience at a rate of 24 earned graduate credit hours for one year of experience.)

(Minor Revision 3/29/06)