Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Director

• Works well directly with CJCC membership, including elected officials, municipal and county department heads, judicial officers, and high-ranking law enforcement personnel.

• Works independently and autonomously to advance the CJCC and District Attorney’s strategic priorities.

• Oversees and coordinates data, website, and technology-related efforts of the CJCC and its committees.

• Identifies grant and other funding opportunities; prepares grant requests and submissions; coordinates and facilitates active grants and prepares related reporting.

• Monitors new policies and legislation at the state and local levels.

• Performs process and outcome evaluations of programs and policies.
  Coordinates and drafts strategic planning documents.

• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.

To be successful, our candidate should have the following knowledge, skill, and abilities:

• Ability to think independently, rationally, analytically, and critically.
• Skilled at techniques for effective group facilitation and presentation.
• Experience or advanced training in project management
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to relate effectively to a variety of people (e.g., elected officials, judges and attorneys, police officers, department heads, case managers, offenders, victims, citizens) in a variety of contexts.
• Ability to tactfully manage the concerns of policymakers who sometimes have competing priorities.
• Knowledge of the purpose, structure, and funding sources of government agencies at the municipal, county, and state levels.
• Knowledge of case processing of defendants, offenders, victims, and clients in the criminal and juvenile justice systems.
• Computer skills: word processing, spreadsheet, database, statistical, presentation, email, and internet software applications.

• A minimum of two years of experience working in the criminal justice field.
• Master's degree in criminal justice, or a related field, can be substituted for the two years of experience requirement.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as project management, criminal justice, public administration, public policy, or political science.
• Master's degree in a relevant field preferred

• Considerable knowledge of the criminal justice system.
• Proficient in the use of spreadsheet, word processing, and presentation software.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex data and to present findings.

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Colorado Driver's License.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, Colorado certification of CCIC/NCIC operation.