Director Candidate Investigation
Director Candidate Investigation
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Job Description
The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the Citys evolving criminal justice system participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees visitors volunteers and people in our custody. Importantly safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully reenter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 7500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.
The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) Human Resources is responsible for hiring all Correction Officers for the Department. To ensure suitability for service each candidate undergoes a medical psychological and physical fitness assessment along with a comprehensive background investigation. The Human Resources processes thousands of candidates annually.
The DOC seeks an experienced professional to serve as the Director of Candidate Investigation within Human Resources. Reporting to the Assistant Commissioner the selected candidate will exercise independent judgment and initiative while overseeing investigative operations to ensure compliance with policy efficiency and thorough vetting of candidates.
Investigations & Background Review
Oversee thorough background investigations of candidates to determine suitability for employment.
Supervise and direct a team of investigators conducting social media and telephone monitoring to detect potential concerns such as undisclosed affiliations or other disqualifying factors.
Ensure that field investigations and probationary followup investigations are conducted promptly and effectively.
Coordinate with internal and external law enforcement agencies to verify candidate backgrounds and review any derogatory findings.
Develop and implement new investigative techniques and technologies to enhance the candidate screening process.
Oversee the character disqualification process for candidates including the Civil Service Commission appeal process.
Supervision & Operational Oversight
Direct coordinate and monitor the activities of professional staff including supervisors and investigators in the execution of highly confidential and complex investigations.
Establish and enforce accountability metrics to monitor staff performance and ensure high standards in investigations and reporting.
Oversee the Digital Investigation Team to ensure timely and accurate social media and telephone monitoring of candidates.
Ensure investigative reports are completed accurately efficiently and in accordance with departmental policies.
Direct and lead probationary followup investigations ensuring close monitoring of newly hired candidates.
Administrative & Strategic Leadership
Ensure that the quality of investigations timeliness of reports and overall operational efficiency meet the standards set by policy and civil service law.
Prepare review evaluate and act on all reports studies and recommendations submitted for administrative action.
Make recommendations and decisions regarding investigative findings and disciplinary actions as necessary.
Develop and maintain relationships with city agencies and local state and national law enforcement organizations.
Research and implement new investigative techniques and technologies ensuring staff receive proper training and guidance.
Coach mentor and train assigned staff to uphold investigative best practices and professional development.
Perform related duties as assigned by the Assistant Commissioner.
Qualifications :
1.A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full time experience in the field of investigations auditing law enforcement criminal justice or in a major operational area of the agency in which the appointment is to be made 18 months of which must have been in an administrative managerial or executive capacity or supervising a staff performing investigations or related work; or
2.Education and/or experience equivalent to 1 above. However all candidates must have the 18 months of experience in an administrative managerial executive or supervisory capacity as described in 1 above.
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
