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This position is a repost. Individuals who applied to the original posting, 260001WW/26-03-046 do not need to reapply in order to be considered.

What You'll Do:

The Ohio Attorney General's Office is currently seeking an experienced individual for a BCI Special Agent vacancy in the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) Section, Force Investigations Unit (South). This position will primarily be designated for remote working. There may be in person requirements for training and operational needs. The headquarter location is London, OH. The Bureau of Criminal Investigation, known as BCI, is the state's official crime lab serving the criminal justice community and protecting Ohio families. BCI also provides expert criminal investigative services to local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies upon request. With offices throughout the state, BCI stands ready to respond 24/7 to local law enforcement agencies' needs at no cost to the requesting agency. 

Staff at BCI work every day to provide the highest level of service. This includes special agents who are on call 24/7 to offer investigative assistance at crime scenes, knowledgeable scientists and forensic specialists using cutting-edge technology to process evidence to bring criminals to justice, and criminal intelligence analysts and identification specialists who help local law enforcement solve cases. Experienced special agents, forensic scientists, and other law enforcement experts' staff BCI's three main divisions: 1) Identifications 2) Investigations and 3) Laboratory.

The successful candidate must reside in or be willing to relocate within 90 days to one of the following counties: Adams, Athens, Belmont, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Greene, Guernsey, Hamilton, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Licking, Logan, Madison, Meigs, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby,  Union, Vinton, Warren, Washington.

The duties for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

•  Serves as case agent assuming responsibility for conducting overt and/or covert criminal investigations related to use of force to include, but not limited to officer involved critical incidents.
•  Performs various tasks in the field such as crime scene processing, subject, victim and witness interviewing
•  Develops informants and confidential sources.
• Conducts raids, searches and surveillance.
• Performs background investigations.
• Makes arrests.
• Gathers, evaluates and forwards criminal intelligence information.
• Completes and submits investigative reports for criminal and/or administrative actions.
• Serves as liaison to and works in cooperation with local, state, federal and other law enforcement/investigatory agencies.
• Provides courtroom evidence and testifies in court.
• Confers with prosecuting attorneys.
• Delivers speeches or presentations to specialized audiences and/or general public.
• Other duties as assigned.

Completion of undergraduate core program in criminal justice, social sciences (e.g., criminology, sociology, psychology) or related field; OPOTC Peace Officer certification; 2 yrs. experience in investigations with a law enforcement agency; valid driver’s license.
-Or 2 yrs. Exp. as a BCI Investigator, Class No. 26130AG; OPOTC Peace Officer certification or equivalent Peace Officer certification (e.g., another state, another government agency, military); valid driver’s license.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
Job Skills: Investigation, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Attention to Detail, Decision Making, Confidentiality