Supervising Investigator, Internal Affairs and Discipline (IAD)

City of New York•New York City, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

DOB’s Internal Affairs and Discipline (IAD) unit manages investigations of non-criminal allegations of employee misconduct; identifies, investigates, and disciplines low performing employees and those who engage in misconduct; conducts background investigations on newly hired and prospective Department employees; provides mandatory integrity training to new employees; and conducts routine quality assurance checks of inspectors in the field. Additionally, the unit works closely with the Department of Investigation to help maintain the integrity of the DOB. The Supervising Investigator, Internal Affairs and Discipline (IAD) is responsible for investigative work and manages a team of investigators. Under general supervision, with considerable latitude for independent action and decisions, the Supervising Investigator is responsible for investigative work, including, but not limited to: Daily supervision of subordinate investigative staff and investigative functions: - Executing investigative case plans issued by the Director, Deputy Director, and Chief Investigator of IAD - Coordinating, overseeing, and performing fieldwork including but not limited to borough visits, field surveillance, and non-technical quality assurance checks - Advising subordinates on investigative steps and strategies in all aspects of duties and investigations - Training and evaluating subordinate investigative staff in all aspects of office operations - Providing guidance to subordinate investigative concerning rules, regulations, codes and policies of the Department - Assisting subordinate staff in preparation for fact finding interviews - Conducting case reviews - Informing IAD Director, Deputy Director, and Chief Investigator of important or unusual developments - Performing special projects/research at the request of the Director and Deputy Director - Coordinating employee background investigations, ensuring that all candidates referred to IAD for hire are timely and appropriately received, recorded, and assigned for Investigation - Providing required and appropriate final review and approval for background investigations, and rendering recommendations to HR Daily oversight and management of IAD intake procedures: - Ensuring that all matters referred to IAD are captured, recorded, and assigned a disposition in the IAD database - Ensuring that appropriate research is completed for initial review of all intakes - Reviewing and discussing intake as necessary and appropriate with supervision to ensure appropriate action and disposition - Ensuring that unit-wide intake duty schedule is created and distributed promptly - Managing a caseload of investigations involving complaints of employee misconduct and Background Investigation: - Continual review, enhancement, and issuance of standard intake procedures - Managing a caseload of investigations involving complaints of employee misconduct - Conducting fact finding interviews of subjects and witnesses - Conducting Departmental investigations, including gathering and reviewing documentary evidence - Writing lengthy narrative reports - Reviewing voluminous and complicated series of facts to ascertain their validity - Utilizing various databases and web-based programs to verify and gather information - Testifying at hearings and other official proceedings, accurately, completely and delivering a clear and articulate testimony - Assisting in response to Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests and other reporting projects - Overseeing background investigative functions and employee background process in the unit

Requirements

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years of satisfactory full-time experience in one or more of the fields of criminal justice administration and planning, forensic science, human resources, labor relations, auditing, building inspection, or legal affairs
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college
Education and/or experience equivalent to the above

Responsibilities

Daily supervision of subordinate investigative staff and investigative functions
Executing investigative case plans issued by the Director, Deputy Director, and Chief Investigator of IAD
Coordinating, overseeing, and performing fieldwork including but not limited to borough visits, field surveillance, and non-technical quality assurance checks
Advising subordinates on investigative steps and strategies in all aspects of duties and investigations
Training and evaluating subordinate investigative staff in all aspects of office operations
Providing guidance to subordinate investigative concerning rules, regulations, codes and policies of the Department
Assisting subordinate staff in preparation for fact finding interviews
Conducting case reviews
Informing IAD Director, Deputy Director, and Chief Investigator of important or unusual developments
Performing special projects/research at the request of the Director and Deputy Director
Coordinating employee background investigations, ensuring that all candidates referred to IAD for hire are timely and appropriately received, recorded, and assigned for Investigation
Providing required and appropriate final review and approval for background investigations, and rendering recommendations to HR
Ensuring that all matters referred to IAD are captured, recorded, and assigned a disposition in the IAD database
Ensuring that appropriate research is completed for initial review of all intakes
Reviewing and discussing intake as necessary and appropriate with supervision to ensure appropriate action and disposition
Ensuring that unit-wide intake duty schedule is created and distributed promptly
Managing a caseload of investigations involving complaints of employee misconduct
Continual review, enhancement, and issuance of standard intake procedures
Conducting fact finding interviews of subjects and witnesses
Conducting Departmental investigations, including gathering and reviewing documentary evidence
Writing lengthy narrative reports
Reviewing voluminous and complicated series of facts to ascertain their validity
Utilizing various databases and web-based programs to verify and gather information
Testifying at hearings and other official proceedings, accurately, completely and delivering a clear and articulate testimony
Assisting in response to Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests and other reporting projects
Overseeing background investigative functions and employee background process in the unit