Investigator, Tobacco Enforcement Section

Title: Investigator, Tobacco Enforcement Section

State Role Title: Investigator, Western Virginia

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Attorney General & Dept of Law

Location: SOUTHWEST

Agency Website: https://www.oag.state.va.us/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Conducts investigations of tobacco product manufacturers, licensed tobacco product
distributors, and tobacco product retailers to ensure compliance with Virginia tobacco laws.
Assists in both criminal and regulatory investigations. Works with local, state, and federal law enforcement and government agencies. Prepares evidence for prosecution and testifies to such findings in state and federal courts as needed. Assists with special projects as needed. This position will be home-office based with access to the Abingdon, Virginia office location, covering the area west of Highland and Augusta Counties in the north and west of Amherst, Campbell and Pittsylvania Counties in central and south Virginia. Some travel may be required, including overnight.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Successful candidate will demonstrate proficiency in time management, ability to handle multiple concurrent tasks, strong planning and organizational skills, ability to work independently and as a team member, ability to organize and analyze large quantities of information, keen attention to detail, and a high degree of initiative.
• Candidates should have demonstrated computer proficiency with word processing and
  database management systems (Microsoft products preferred).
• Criminal background check will be completed on successful candidate.

Additional Considerations

• Applicants must have a related undergraduate degree, law enforcement certification or commensurate experience.
• Major course work in criminal justice or prior investigative experience is preferred, however an equivalent combination of training and experience indicating possession of the required qualifications may be substituted for educational criteria.

Special Instructions

Kindly utilize the Virginia Jobs website (https://www.jobs.virginia.gov) to submit your application. Applications sent to the Recruitment email address will not be reviewed for the hiring process. We do not entertain phone calls or emails inquiring about application status; instead, please login to the PageUp/RMS system for updates on your application's status.

Contact Information

Name: OAG Recruitment

Phone: 804-786-2071

Email: recruitment@oag.state.va.us

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.