Deputy Director for Policy Justice Operations
Deputy Director for Policy Justice Operations
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Job Description
The Mayors Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) advises the Mayor of the City of New York on criminal justice policy. MOCJ develops and implements strategies with partners inside and outside government to reduce crime and incarceration and to promote fairness and legitimacy. MOCJ works with law enforcement city agencies nonprofits foundations and others to implement datadriven strategies that address current crime conditions prevent offending and build the strong neighborhoods that ensure enduring safety.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Reporting into the First Deputy Director and working closely with the General Counsel the Deputy Director for Policy and Justice Operations (the DD for Policy as used herein) is responsible for developing and operationalizing the agencys policy initiatives. Further as a senior level advisor and unit head the DD for Policy is given broad latitude for initiative and judgment in developing strategies for tackling the Citys public safety and criminal justice challenges including criminal court operations and criminal case processing. The successful candidate must be a selfstarter who is able to effectively manage projects from inception through operationalization. Further they must be able to develop and maintain relationships with the many stakeholders in the agencys criminal justice system including the State DOC NYPD the District Attorneys the courts and the indigent defense providers. The successful candidate must also have an interest in tackling public safety holistically and through a public health lens working collaboratively with other City agencies and communitybased organizations to develop a model for sustainable safe and healthy communities.
The DD for Policys responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Operational leadership over the Offices crime reduction strategies criminal justice system coordination and the development and implementation of other policy projects and initiatives pursuant to the administrations agenda;
Project management and supervision of the agency attorneys and analysts assigned to work on the DD for Policy portfolio projects;
Represent agency at highlevel external meetings with other departments and agencies as well as with public and elected officials including public speaking and testifying;
Develop and hold relationships at a high level with the criminal justice system stakeholders including the NYPD DOP DOC NY State DOCCS the Courts District Attorneys and Indigent Defense Providers;
Working closely with the General Counsel manage the professional development of the agencys attorneys and analysts including regular feedback and creating opportunity for growth;
Pursuant to the administrations agenda setting a cohesive policy agenda for the Office and coordinating across the agency to ensure the policy projects are in furtherance of that agenda; and
Other duties as delegated or needed.
PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME AND COVER LETTER
Qualifications :
Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent fulltime responsible relevant satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys in an administrative managerial or executive capacity or performing highly complex and significant legal work.
Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
