Investigative Specialist Supervisor

Overview

The Louisiana State Police (LSP) is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Investigative Specialist Supervisor to assist in the oversight of the daily operations of the Analytical Support Unit within the Investigative Support Section. This unit plays a critical role in accessing, analyzing, and sharing criminal intelligence data across local, state, federal, and military law enforcement partners.

As the team leader, you will oversee a group of Investigative Specialists, ensuring timely and accurate intelligence products that support ongoing investigations and strategic law enforcement operations. This position requires strong leadership, analytical expertise, and the ability to coordinate across multiple agencies in a fast-paced, high-security environment.

This position will require rotating shift work, to include some weekends and holidays, as well as extensive hands-on training, public speaking, analytical writing, and answering phone calls from the public and other law enforcement agencies requesting assistance.

• Supervises intelligence analyses and dissemination of criminal information through the intelligence cycle process.
• Serves as liaison with other law enforcement and military intelligence agencies representatives.
• Participates in schools, conferences, seminars, and meetings designed to impart greater knowledge of the gaming regulatory or criminal intelligence process.
• Provides hiring input, sets goals and objectives, serves as training coordinator, supervises, and monitors the efficiency and quality of finished products of Investigative Specialists.
• Supervises time and attendance of subordinates, reviews performance for merit pay increases, and prepares annual personnel evaluations.
• Gaming Enforcement Functions: serves as liaison to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, Attorney General's Office, and Tribal Gaming Commissions and reviews all the denials, revocations, and suspensions for the regional offices.
• Receives, analyzes, and makes a determination on gaming applicant's criminal history rap sheets per the Louisiana Revised Statutes and Louisiana Gaming Laws as to whether a recommendation of suspension or revocation needs to be completed on the permit.
• Gaming Audit or Corporate Security Functions: provides guidance, information, and other assistance to Division Agents, gaming licensees, and gaming vendors concerning internal controls and compliance issues or Corporate Security issues.
• Must be knowledgeable of LA Gaming Law and Louisiana Administrative Code Title 42 and be able to work independently, provide guidance, information and other assistance to Investigative Specialists 1, 2, 3, and Division Agents concerning internal controls, compliance, tournaments, new games and equipment or SEC filings, credit reports, or other Corporate Security issues.
• Reviews detailed formal reports on compliance issues/deficiencies or Corporate Security issues submitted by Investigative Specialists.
• Reviews site inspection reports submitted by Investigative Specialists.
• Investigative Support Functions: prepares oral and visual presentations, handouts, and test questions for training as needed.
• Assists with reviewing and evaluating intelligence reports and information.
• Assists as needed with special intelligence analysis projects as assigned.

• Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment
• Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.
• Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

• Experience: Six years of experience in analyzing intelligence or criminal investigative reports, gaming regulation, or conducting criminal investigations as a commissioned law enforcement officer; OR six years of full-time work experience in any field plus three years of experience in analyzing intelligence or criminal investigative reports, gaming regulation, or conducting criminal investigations as a commissioned law enforcement officer; OR a bachelor's degree plus three years of experience in analyzing intelligence or criminal investigative reports, gaming regulation, or conducting criminal investigations as a commissioned law enforcement officer;
  
  OR a bachelor's degree plus graduation from a military intelligence school for commissioned officers, warrant officers, or senior (E-7, E-8, E-9) noncommissioned officers of the US Armed Forces.
• Experience Substitution: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.
• Necessary Special Requirements: An applicant who has…