Vacancy Summary

Duties:

• This position is located in the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Policy Office, Law Enforcement Innovation and Crime Reduction BJA's broad and complex criminal justice grant programs, which are nationwide in scope, provide funds, training and technical assistance (TTA) to state tribal and local criminal justice communities. The Policy Office provides national leadership in criminal justice grant programs, training, and technical assistance. The incumbent will serve as Policy Advisors in flaw law enforcement innovation and/or crime reduction with a focus on mental health programs.
  
  Serves as a technical expert in the administration of a wide variety of complex criminal justice law enforcement innovation and crime reduction with an emphasis on justice and mental health strategies and programs and related grants, cooperative agreements and/or contracts related to criminal justice law enforcement innovation and crime reduction program areas. Negotiates technical aspects of law enforcement innovation and crime reduction programs on the federal grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and inter-agency agreements to ensure the greatest potential for success and impact of vital programs. Monitors overall performance of criminal justice law enforcement innovation, and crime reduction grantees (with an emphasis on Justice and mental health work) related to adherence to research-based principles, fidelity to a model, and success in implementation. Maintains 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 criminal justice law enforcement innovation and crime reduction program delays.
  
  This position is located in the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Policy Office, Law Enforcement Innovation and Crime Reduction BJA's broad and complex criminal justice grant programs, which are nationwide in scope, provide funds, training and technical assistance (TTA) to state tribal and local criminal justice communities. The Policy Office provides national leadership in criminal justice grant programs, training, and technical assistance. The incumbent will serve as Policy Advisors in flaw law enforcement innovation and/or crime reduction with a focus on mental health programs. Serves as a technical expert in the administration of a wide variety of complex criminal justice law enforcement innovation and crime reduction with an emphasis on justice and mental health strategies and programs and related grants, cooperative agreements and/or contracts related to criminal justice law enforcement innovation and crime reduction program areas. Negotiates technical aspects of law enforcement innovation and crime reduction programs on the federal grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and inter-agency agreements to ensure the greatest potential for success and impact of vital programs. Monitors overall performance of criminal justice law enforcement innovation, and crime reduction grantees (with an emphasis on Justice and mental health work) related to adherence to research-based principles, fidelity to a model, and success in implementation. Maintains 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 criminal justice law enforcement innovation and crime reduction program delays.
• Provides advice and guidance to resolve, implement, or manage program issues that involve major areas of uncertainty in approach or methodology in the criminal justice law enforcement innovation and crime reduction program area. Makes recommendations related to criminal justice law enforcement innovation and crime reduction program planning and implementation in connection with prospective changes in functions in the law enforcement innovation and crime reduction program area (with an emphasis on justice and mental health work).
  Provides advice and guidance to resolve, implement, or manage program issues that involve major areas of uncertainty in approach or methodology in the criminal justice law enforcement innovation and crime reduction program area. Makes recommendations related to criminal justice law enforcement innovation and crime reduction program planning and implementation in connection with prospective changes in functions in the law enforcement innovation and crime reduction program area (with an emphasis on justice and mental health work).
• Serves as a technical expert in the administration of a wide variety of complex criminal justice law enforcement innovation or crime reduction issues and strategies to inform the development and management of grants and/or cooperative agreements. Provides guidance and recommendations on criminal justice law enforcement innovation or crime reduction related initiatives. Develops and maintains effective relationships with national, state, tribal and local experts, administrators, high-level officials, policy makers, and planners in law enforcement innovation or crime reduction areas. Serves as a BJA representative on interagency task forces focusing on criminal justice law enforcement innovation and crime reduction programs whose members may include high-level DOJ officials and other executive branch representatives.
  Serves as a technical expert in the administration of a wide variety of complex criminal justice law enforcement innovation or crime reduction issues and strategies to inform the development and management of grants and/or cooperative agreements. Provides guidance and recommendations on criminal justice law enforcement innovation or crime reduction related initiatives. Develops and maintains effective relationships with national, state, tribal and local experts, administrators, high-level officials, policy makers, and planners in law enforcement innovation or crime reduction areas. Serves as a BJA representative on interagency task forces focusing on criminal justice law enforcement innovation and crime reduction programs whose members may include high-level DOJ officials and other executive branch representatives.
• 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.
  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.