OAG - Criminal Investigations | Program Specialist III-V

General Description

The Asset Forfeiture Coordinator’s work will involve consultative services and technical assistance work. Work involves planning, purchasing, forecasting, analyzing, and reporting information within the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) and outside of the Office of the Attorney General. Responsible for verifying items being purchased are allowable according to State and Federal guidelines. Assists in forecasting grant related programs, handles the tracking/reporting/maintaining the database of Affiliate MOUs, serves as a grant writer/reviewer of several CID related grants.

Acts as a purchase liaison for grant and asset forfeiture related purchases. Assist with Bill Analysis and Fiscal Note preparation. OAG employees enjoy excellent benefits along with tremendous opportunities to do important work at a large, dynamic state agency, making a positive difference in the lives of Texans.

The OAG is a dynamic state agency with over 4,000 employees throughout the State of Texas. As the State’s law firm, the OAG provides exemplary legal representation in diverse areas of law.

• Acts as an Asset Forfeiture Coordinator for Agency. Verifies requests to purchase items using forfeited funds are allowable according to state and federal guidelines.
• Drafts Executive Approval Memos affirming Federal or State applicable guidelines for purchase. Assist management in drafting/reviewing Executive Approval memos for purchase.
• Complies and submits annual year end reports for State and Federal forfeitures, completes and approves Forfeited Funds Request Form, manages funds and acts as point of contact for General Counsel and Internal Audit Divisions.
• Monitors and forecasts available funds to prevent any foreseeable shortages or excessive amounts of unspent funds. Works with the Budget and Accounting Divisions in preparing and de‑obligation or re‑programming requests for presentation to the Grants Administration Division.
• Works with ICAC Commander to create Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) with affiliates. Works with affiliates to issue subcontracts for needs of the agencies. Responsible for tracking and maintaining database of Affiliate MOUs with contact information and contract begin and end dates, both hard copy and digital copy.
• Prepares, reviews, forecasts, and tracks Criminal Investigation grant related and asset forfeiture related expenditures. Prepares requisitions, and coordinates with Budget, Accounting, Procurement, and Grants regarding expenditures and requisitions.
• Serves as a grant writer/reviewer for the West Texas HIDTA, Houston HIDTA, Federal Internet Crimes Against Children, State Internet Crimes Against Children, Financial Investigations, Sexual Extortion and Elections Fraud Grants. Assists in preparation grant application narratives and budgets. Works with the Grants Administration Division to identify grant opportunities and coordinate grant activities.
• Assist with FEMA reporting and officer time tracking. Develop forms and spreadsheets that record and report expenses.
• Assist with Bill Analysis and Fiscal note preparation.
• Testifies in court when subpoenaed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Maintains relevant knowledge necessary to perform essential job functions.
• Attends work regularly in compliance with agreed‑upon work schedule.
• Ensures security and confidentiality of sensitive and/or protected information.
• Complies with all agency policies and procedures, including those pertaining to ethics and integrity.

• Education:
  
  Graduation from high school or equivalent.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in criminal justice or a closely related field; experience in the following (or closely related) fields may be substituted for the required education on a year‑for‑year basis:
  Criminal investigative law enforcement.
• Experience:
  
  Four years of full‑time experience working in criminal justice and law enforcement (or closely related):
  Communicating with investigators from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
• Knowledge of laws pertaining to Asset Forfeiture.
• Skill in researching and…