Chief, Investigation Division
California Employment Development Department
Overview
Under the administrative direction of the Deputy Director, Labor Data and Compliance Branch (LDCB), the Chief plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the administrative and investigative activities performed by employees of the Employment Development Department’s (EDD) Investigation Division (ID). The Chief provides executive oversight and policy development for a specialized law enforcement operation. This statewide law enforcement operation is responsible for: enforcing the provisions of the California Unemployment Insurance Code and other applicable State and federal laws; preventing, detecting, and investigating allegations of internal and external fraud against the Unemployment and Disability Insurance, Employment Taxes, and other EDD programs; collaborating with local and federal attorneys in the successful prosecutions of criminal cases; investigating allegations of violence and/or threats of violence against EDD employees; and working with ID’s Supervising Criminal Investigator II to ensure that ID investigators adhere to Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) mandates, and the Peace Officer Bill of Rights.
The ID Chief coordinates anti-fraud activities within EDD by collaborating with departmental programs and independent oversight entities, business partners including federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, and prosecutors in fraud prevention, detection and deterrence activities. The incumbent may represent the LDCB in the absence of the Deputy Director.
The EDD's ID is a POST participating agency. For this position, the successful completion of the POST certified Regular Basic or Specialized Investigators' Basic course is preferred. The selected candidate with POST certification needs to successfully complete the ID's Investigator Field Training Program within one year of appointment and the continuing professional training (CPT) of 24 or more hours of POST-qualifying training during every two-year CPT cycle, based on a permanent CPT anniversary date. Candidates without the POST certification may also be considered.
Deadline
The deadline for this job posting is February 10, 2026.
