Criminal Justice Senior Planner

State of Delaware•Dover, DE

About The Position

The incumbent in this class monitors subgrant programs for compliance with state and federal regulations, conducts program research and data collection and provides staff support to the subcommittees of the Delaware Criminal Justice Council. Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

Requirements

One year experience in program evaluation which includes evaluating programs and services to identify problems, determine compliance and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency to ensure program goals and overall objectives are met.
Six months experience in criminal justice research which includes systematic study to discover and establish facts.
Six months experience in interacting with criminal justice organizations such as law enforcement, courts, corrections, parole boards, community groups, or local governments.
Six months experience in descriptive statistics such as the mean, median, mode or standard deviation.
Six months experience in recommending alternatives, improvements, courses of action and other changes based on findings.
Six months experience in developing policies or procedures.
Six months experience in writing reports in a structured format containing an introduction, presenting the thesis, purpose or proposal with supporting evidence, explanation, facts, and analysis or examples with a conclusion or recommendations.
Knowledge of grant management and control which includes monitoring and evaluating grant expenditures.

Responsibilities

Reviews and analyzes various programs administered in other states to determine feasibility of program duplication in the State of Delaware.
Conducts studies and surveys to gather data pertaining to areas being researched; analyzes information and reports findings and recommendations.
Monitors and evaluates programs funded through the Council to insure compliance with Federal/State grant requirements.
Drafts legislation required to implement new or revised existing programs.
Provides staff support to task forces and subcommittees.
Participates in the preparation of grant applications to obtain funding for programs by drafting narrative description of program/project objectives/goals.