Division Director, Law Enforcement

Title: Division Director, Law Enforcement

State Role

Title:

Gen Admin Manager III

Hiring Range: The starting salary range is 130,000 to $140,000.

Pay Band: 7

Agency: Dept of Criminal Justice Svcs

Location: Washington Building

Agency Website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES ADVERTISEMENT
ROLE

TITLE:

Gen Admin Manager III

Working Title:

Division Director, Law Enforcement
Pay Band: 7
Position: 00312

The Department of Criminal Justice Services seeks a dynamic and proactive law enforcement leader to become the Division Director of the Law Enforcement Services Division. The position directs and manages the daily operations and programmatic activities of the Division in areas of Field Inspections and Audits, Standards and Policy, and Public Safety Training. The position partners with internal, as well as external customers to ensure a high level of service delivery to local, state, and public safety organizations.

Public service offers the opportunity to do important rewarding work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. If you want to be part of an agency that cares about our constituents, rigorously advocates and promotes opportunities for all Virginians, we’d love to have you join us!

• Manage and direct all activities related to the Division of Law Enforcement including:
  Standards and Certification Function;
  Law Enforcement Regulatory Activities;
  Law Enforcement Field Activities;
  Virginia Law Enforcement Accreditation Center and Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Standards Commission Activities, MARCUS Alert related activities, Model Lesson Plan development and implementation activities, Decertification related activities, and relevant Law Enforcement training activities.
• Establish policies, procedures and priorities needed to meet Division goals. Develop and maintain relationships with constituent groups in support of the Division and agency programs and services
  -includes coordination with appropriate state and local criminal justice agencies, state agencies, local units of government and initiates correction and/or enforcement activities.
• Manage, review, and direct agency’s law enforcement certification programs. Manage law enforcement training records and files. Direct and manage law enforcement regulatory activities and develop new regulations in accordance with the Administrative Process Act. Direct Law Enforcement Accreditation activities. Manage the development and review of state law enforcement accreditation standards. Manage the development of the law enforcement Model Policies Manual.
• Provide management and direction to staff engaged in field inspections and compliance activities. Coordinate activities related to the distribution of funds to regional academies.
• Direct activities related to law enforcement training functions including but not limited to: standards and certification training; law enforcement regulatory training; jails and court security training;
  Virginia Law Enforcement training activities; homeland security activities and training; and law enforcement related conferences. Coordinate activities with the Committee on Training (COT) and Criminal Justice Services Board (CJSB) meetings to include reviewing the COT agenda and assures items submitted to COT and CJSB are appropriate and timely.
• Direct activities related to homeland security and assure effective coordination with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. Represent the Department and the law enforcement community interests in all state-level terrorism prevention grant discussions and decision making.
• Respond to inquiries and constituent’s correspondence. Compose and prepare reports and other documents including speeches, press releases, presentations and media alerts for the Governor, Secretary of Public Safety and the Director.

• Demonstrated extensive management experience in law enforcement and in a law enforcement environment including senior-level command experience and extensive knowledge of in the requisite areas of responsibility including advanced knowledge of: modern principles, practices and techniques of law enforcement administration, organization and operations, criminal justice system; technical and management phases of law enforcement and crime prevention; local government organization and administration.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in supervisory and management principles and practices.
• Demonstrated experience with administration of local, state and federal rules and regulations.
• Demonstrated experience with public sector regulatory process, policies and practices affecting the delivery of law enforcement programs and services.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating activities with senior level government officials.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex, difficult and sensitive situations.
• Position requires expertise in organizational development, strategic planning, and group…