Employee Benefits Investigator

You must meet the Specialized Experience to qualify for the Employee Benefits Investigator position, as described below. GS-13 level: Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience with duties and responsibilities that are related to the field of employee benefit plans and/or complex Federal and/or complex state financial regulatory statutes. Experience with civil and criminal provisions of ERISA and related Federal and state civil/criminal statutes, regulations, judgments and rules of evidence in order to analyze plan regulatory compliance and develop recommendations for corrective actions, litigation, or prosecution.
This position provides direct support and assistance to higher level investigators and managers and conducts research on policy, program, and case related issues and questions, and gathers and evaluates data relevant to specific cases. This position is also responsible for planning, directing, and administering a program of enforcement to ensure maximum compliance with ERISA and criminal provisions of the United States Code as they relate to employee benefit plans.