Deputy Director of NCHIDTA​/NCRIC - Unclassified

The Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC) and Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (NC HIDTA) is seeking highly qualified candidates for the position of Deputy Director of NCHIDTA/NCRIC
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Under general direction, the Deputy Director leads the operational and administrative functions of the Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area/Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NC HIDTA/NCRIC) and provides strategic organizational support to the Executive Director. The position oversees personnel, budgets, contracts, projects, equipment, policies, and administrative services while evaluating operations, resource allocation, and program performance.

The Deputy Director coordinates with federal, state, local, public, and private-sector partners; oversees fiscal, personnel, statistical, automation, and program evaluation functions; represents NC HIDTA/NCRIC at intelligence-related meetings and briefings; serves as a liaison to partner and information-sharing organizations; and assumes the duties of the Executive Director in their absence.

ideal candidate will possess:

• At least five years of demonstrated experience working in a complex public agency, preferably within a law enforcement or public safety organization.
• Strong strategic thinking and sound judgment in complex, high-stakes environments.
• Knowledge of criminal intelligence, information sharing, public safety operations, and regional threats.
• Proven leadership and supervisory ability across diverse managerial, professional, technical, and administrative teams.
• Exceptional relationship-building and collaboration skills across agencies, jurisdictions, and partner organizations.
• Operational and fiscal management expertise, including personnel, budgets, contracts, technology, and resources.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively.
• Discretion, adaptability, and professionalism when navigating sensitive matters and competing priorities.
• A continuous-improvement mindset focused on organizational effectiveness, accountability, and results.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

• Review and evaluate all aspects of the NC HIDTA/NCRIC operation, including resource allocation, organizational structure, product quality, and the collection and use of criminal intelligence and criminal information, and, based on said review and evaluation, make appropriate recommendations to the Executive Director.
• Develop and maintain program policies and procedures.
• Manage people from various agencies who have been temporarily assigned to NC HIDTA/NCRIC.
• Approve assignments, projects, investigations, and assessments.
• Approve deployment of specialized law enforcement surveillance equipment and the appropriate use of advanced computer-aided technology in support of public safety agency investigations, major critical incidents, or major special events.
• Ensure all equipment is tracked, inventoried, and kept in optimum condition.
• Initiate and coordinate both long-term and short-term analytical and research projects relating to criminal intelligence activities and make appropriate recommendations to the Executive Director.
• Develop and maintain extensive law enforcement contacts to determine needs of client agencies.
• Act as a liaison between the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Western States Information Network (WSIN), and the Los Angeles Clearing House (LA CLEAR), other HIDTAs, other Fusion Centers, and public and private sector partner organizations.
• Make recommendations to management for furthering intelligence and enforcement efforts to combat…