Investigative Assistant

**Overview**:
Hiring Path:

- Custom Announcement (not open to the public)

Security Clearance Required:
Secret/Confidential Clearance

Appointment Type

Temporary

Appointment Type Details:

- Definite not to Exceed 5 years

Marketing Statement:
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO): The U.S. Mission provides equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment in employment to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Summary:
The U.S. Consulate in Tijuana is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the Investigative Assistant in the Regional Security office.

Supervisory Position:
No

Relocation Expenses Reimbursed:
No

**Duties**:
The Investigative Assistant (IA) assists in an array of sensitive and complex criminal investigations related to document fraud, human smuggling, trafficking in persons, and other criminal issues as directed by the Overseas Criminal Investigator (OCI). The job holder provides investigative, analytical, and administrative support in the operation of the Diplomatic Security (DS) Overseas Criminal Investigations (OCI) program at post. The job holder updates the ongoing investigations database in Department of State (DOS) computer systems, and controls access of sensitive information.

**Qualifications and Evaluations**:

- Requirements:

- Education Requirements:
Two years of general college or university study is required.- Evaluations:

- You will be evaluated against the qualifications and requirements in this vacancy announcement.
- You may be asked to complete a pre-employment language or skills test.
- **
- Qualifications:
**Experience**:
Minimum of three (3) years of administrative, journalism, education, business, logistics, investigative analysis, legal, law enforcement, emergency response, analytical or research-related fields is required.**Language**:
Fluent English is required (this may be tested).**Benefits and Other Info**:

- Benefits:

- Agency Benefits:
The U.S. Mission offers a competitive compensation and benefits package for local employees.

For Eligible Family Member (EFM) applicants, benefits should be discussed with the HR Office. The pay plan is assigned by the HR Office and confirmed by Washington, D.C.
- Other Information:
**HIRING PREFERENCE SELECTION PROCESS**:
**HIRING PREFERENCE ORDER**
- Appointment Eligible Family Member (AEFM) / U.S. citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) who is a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran*
- AEFM / USEFM
- Foreign Service (FS) on Leave without Pay (LWOP) and Civil Service (CS) with reemployment rights**
- IMPORTANT: US citizen Eligible Family Member (USEFM) applicants who claim status as a preference-eligible U.S. Veteran must submit a copy of their most recent DD-214 (“Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty”) preferably Member Copy 4, Letter from Veterans’ Affairs which indicates the present existence of a service-connected disability, equivalent documentation, or certification. A “certification” is any written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days after the certification is submitted by the applicant. The certification letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. Acceptable documentation must be submitted in order for the preference to be given.

**This level of preference applies to all FS employees on LWOP and CS with re-employment rights back to their agency or bureau.

For complete definitions of AEFM, USEFM, EFM, Member of Household, etc., please visit the 3 FAM 7210 Definitions.

**ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS**

**About**:

- Announcement Number:

- Tijuana-2025-006
- Hiring Agency:

- Consulate Tijuana
- Position Title:

- Investigative Assistant - Open to USEFMs Only (98000202)
- Open Period:

- 08/25/2025 - 09/08/2025 Format MM/DD/YYYY
- Vacancy Time Zone:

- GMT-6
- Series/Grade:

- FP - 0705 7
- Salary:

- Not Specified
- Work Schedule:

- Full-time - The work schedule for this position is: Full Time (40 hours per week).
- Promotion Potential:

- FP-7
- Duty Location(s):
**1** Vacancy in
- Tijuana, MX
- Telework Eligible:

- No
- For More Info:

- Carmen Jimenez_
- 55 5080 2000 Ext 4733_