Administrative (public assistance program) & criminal investigator

Job Description

Job Description

Need Local Arizona Residents only.

Hybrid Position - training will be onsite; remotely working available once training is complete. Required to go onsite for certain meetings.

Bilingual is highly desired

SOAZ Posting ID # 5440 - AZDES - Office of Inspector General (OIG) - Senior Investigator

S eeking an experienced and highly motivated individual with Public Assistance Eligibility policy and program knowledge and investigation experience utilizing methods employed in protective services to investigate and interview for public assistance programs.

This position investigates allegations of fraud and abuse related to the Department of Economic Security (DES) programs and services, and allegations of misconduct by clients, employees, contractors, vendors, and providers. Additionally, to conducts administrative and criminal investigations regarding benefits fraud by partnering with federal, state, and local law enforcement. Required Skills

• Criminal Investigation,
• Accounting Skills,
• Writing Skills,
• Investigation History
• Intelligence gathering and crime analysis processes
• Methods and techniques of statistical research, analysis, and probability modeling
• Principles of data collection, collation, analysis and dissemination
• Microsoft Office applications, Google Suite
• Public Assistance Eligibility Policy, procedures and regulations and/or criminal offenses under Federal, State and Local Statutes and Administrative code and trends in the area of assignment
• Software used for data analysis and investigations
• Relational databases, Geographical Information Software (GIS) tools, and mapping techniques
• Evidence handling procedures
• Performing statistical research and analysis
• Crime analysis or investigations and reviewing and analyzing data and information from multiple sources to extract facts
• Review and evaluation of activities and develop effective methods for improvement
• Establishing effective working relationships, both internal and external
• Preparing clear, concise, and accurate oral and written reports
• Generating reports, maps, charts, graphs, and other visual aids
• Using link analysis software, or other data analysis and investigation software
• Research and presentations
• Methods and Practices employed in protective services, criminal detection and investigative or interviewing for public assistance programs.
• Communicate effectively and accurately, both orally and in writing
• Conduct fact finding research and utilize problem solving techniques
• Organize data into logical formats for presentation in reports, documents, and other written materials
• Prioritize tasks or projects to meet deadlines and organize and maintain case/project files
• Perform detailed work with a high degree of accuracy
• Integrate and interpret complex information
• Establish effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work