This position is located in the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Policy Office, Law Enforcement Operations Division. BJA's broad and complex criminal justice grant programs, which are nationwide in scope, provide funds, training and technical assistance (TTA) to state, local, and tribal criminal justice communities. The Policy Office provides national leadership in criminal justice grant programs, training, and technical assistance. The incumbent will:
1) Serve as a Policy Advisor in law enforcement operations with a focus on officer safety and wellness, and law enforcement recruiting and retention.
2) Serve as a technical expert in the administration of a wide variety of complex criminal justice law enforcement operations with an emphasis on officer safety and wellness, law enforcement recruiting and retention, and related grants, cooperative agreements and/or contracts.
3) Negotiate technical aspects of officer safety and wellness, and law enforcement officer recruiting and retention on the federal grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and inter-agency agreements to ensure the greatest potential for success and impact of vital programs.
4) Monitor overall performance of officer safety and wellness, and law enforcement recruiting and retention grantees for adherence to research-based principles, fidelity to a model, and success in implementation.
5) Maintain contact with training and technical assistance providers and periodic contact with site-based grantees to stay current with their progress and implementation efforts, needs, and problems associated with officer safety and wellness, and law enforcement officer recruiting and retention.
6) Provide advice and guidance to resolve, implement, or manage program issues that involve major areas of uncertainty in approach or methodology around officer safety and wellness, and law enforcement recruiting and retention.
9) Provide guidance and recommendations on officer safety and wellness, and law enforcement recruiting and retention related initiatives.
10) Develop and maintain effective relationships with national, state, tribal and local experts, administrators, high-level officials, policy makers, and planners in officer safety and wellness, and law enforcement recruiting and retention areas.
11) Serve as a BJA representative on interagency task forces focusing on officer safety and wellness, and law enforcement recruiting and retention programs whose members may include high-level DOJ officials and other executive branch representatives.
12) Researches and prepares a variety of written materials related to administrative or program work, such as researching program trends and preparing correspondence, memoranda, white papers, or other documents relevant to program activities.
