Criminal Justice Planner (12-1887)

State of Alaska • Anchorage, AK

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Serve as the statewide subject matter expert and lead trainer on domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, child abuse, and human trafficking, with a primary focus on training law enforcement professionals across Alaska. Develop, coordinate, and deliver comprehensive, evidence-based training programs for law enforcement, victim services, and criminal justice partners across Alaska. Lead program management activities, including policy development, implementation, review of statutory changes, and technical assistance to statewide stakeholders. Supervise staff by planning, assigning, and monitoring work; setting priorities; evaluating performance; and supporting employee development, with authority to recommend or take action on hiring, promotion, discipline, discharge, or grievance matters. Oversee federal VAWA STOP grant components, including budgeting, reporting, and monitoring compliance and program outcomes. The Division of Victim Assistance & Forensic Science is dedicated to upholding the rights of victims of crime and providing victim-centered support to those impacted by crime. We strengthen Alaska’s criminal justice system through science, training, and services that enhance public safety, prevention efforts, and community trust. Your work in this role directly supports statewide consistency, best-practice response, and long-term improvements in victim services and justice outcomes.

Requirements

• Technical Expertise – Applies specialized knowledge of criminal justice and victim-centered practices to develop training, interpret policy, and support statewide stakeholders.
• Analytical Thinking – Evaluates data, statutes, and program outcomes to identify needs, solve problems, and guide evidence-based improvements.
• Leadership & Supervision – Leads and develops staff, sets clear expectations, and collaborates effectively with multidisciplinary teams across the state.
• Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, legal practices and documents, Government regulations, Executive orders, agency rules, Government organization and functions, and the democratic political process.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
• Reasoning: Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
• Equivalent to those typically gained by: Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible experience in social work, criminal justice, law, sociology, psychology, political science, planning, business, public administration, or a closely related field performing law enforcement or adjudication, corrections, adult or juvenile justice, or crime prevention.
• Valid driver’s license
• Incumbent must submit to a fingerprint based criminal history background check.
• Applicant with criminal convictions will not move forward in the selection process.
• Must read, understand, and agree to via signature, an agreement of confidentiality concerning the work commonly encountered within the Department of Public Safety.

Nice To Haves

• Person with background/experience in adult education.
• Person with APSC instructor certification in Domestic Violence, Sex Crimes, Stalking, Investigations within six months of hire. (Department will provide/facilitate training if applicant/incumbent is not yet certified at time of hire.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the statewide subject matter expert and lead trainer on domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, child abuse, and human trafficking, with a primary focus on training law enforcement professionals across Alaska.
• Develop, coordinate, and deliver comprehensive, evidence-based training programs for law enforcement, victim services, and criminal justice partners across Alaska.
• Lead program management activities, including policy development, implementation, review of statutory changes, and technical assistance to statewide stakeholders.
• Supervise staff by planning, assigning, and monitoring work; setting priorities; evaluating performance; and supporting employee development, with authority to recommend or take action on hiring, promotion, discipline, discharge, or grievance matters.
• Oversee federal VAWA STOP grant components, including budgeting, reporting, and monitoring compliance and program outcomes.

Benefits

• Opportunities for leadership, professional growth, and statewide impact through training, program development, and policy work that directly supports law enforcement and their response to violent crimes.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary partners including local, state, federal, tribal, and especially law enforcement agencies across Alaska.
• Help improve investigative consistency, enhance officer readiness through evidence-based training, and contribute to safer outcomes for both victims and responders.
• Strengthens community safety by improving Alaska’s coordinated response to domestic violence, sexual assault, and related crimes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree