Body Worn Camera Coordinator (BWCC)

Summary

WHAT IS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Position(s) are to be filled in following area(s): Criminal Investigation (CI) REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BELOW FOR FURTHER DETAILS

Duties

• The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position. Reviews video footage captured to assess agents' law enforcement performance and ensure law enforcement practices are consistent with policy and approved enforcement plans. BWCC will utilize knowledge of Use of Force techniques and related investigative policies to identify and assess training, tactical or operational safety issues. The BWCC will raise these concerns to field office senior management. The BWCC will partner with field office senior management to recommend potential remediations to the identified issues. Review all enforcement action paperwork such as CI Operation Authorization, Operational Plan, Search Warrant Checklist and Post Enforcement Operation Summary pre & post operation to ensure policy compliance and to identify any issues with equipment or plan implementation. Utilize knowledge of criminal justice practices and procedures to make recommendations to BWC Program Manager regarding ways to adapt, revise or integrate BWC policy to further increase transparency and accountability in policing. Ensures field office management conducts appropriate review/audits of BWC recordings, including the prescribed number of video reviews over each review period. Monitors field office metrics pertaining to BWC recordings to ensure policy compliance and provides senior management with recommendations to improve said metrics. Assists field office management after critical incidents such as incidents involving serious physical injury or death, with collection, uploading and filing of BWC recordings; will coordinate with BWC Program Manager. Responsible for distribution and inventory management of BWC Hardware (BWC, Docking Station, Mounting Equipment) in coordination with field office equipment coordinator. Serves as field office liaison with other state/local/federal law enforcement partners for all BWC matters. Evaluate partner agency BWC policy and programs. Communicate organizational concerns to agency partners regarding policy conflicts. STANDARD POSITION DESCRIPTIONS (SPD): PD24045 Visit the IRS SPD Library to access the position descriptions.

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR GS-12: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must have specialized law enforcement experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes experience applying a wide range of criminal investigations and criminal intelligence procedures, principles, concepts, methodologies, and techniques sufficient to review Body Worn Camera (BWC) footage and assess performance, ensure law enforcement practices are consistent with policy and approved enforcement plans and make recommendations that significantly impact the agency wide BWC program. Experience in applying Criminal Justice practices to ensure effective, accountable policing and to develop recommendations for improvements in investigation and enforcement activities. Experience analyzing qualitative and quantitative techniques to assess the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of a program and adherence to policy. Experience applying oral and written communication skills to explain program objectives to internal and external impacted parties and respond to organizational concerns about how enhancements benefit the organization impacted. Experience analyzing problems, initiating required corrective action, and/or developing systems and processes that resolve the identified problems. Experience independently establishing priorities, identifying meaningful objectives, completing assignments timely AND You must also meet the following requirement(s): TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens" TIME IN GRADE (TIG): For positions above the GS-05, applicants must meet applicable time-in-­grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for. For positions at the GS-05, you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02, 03 or 04 positions. For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here (Section 3, Explanation of Terms) or here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions. We recommend choosing an evaluator from a member organization of one of the following national associations of credential evaluation services: National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE).