Deputy Director of Institutions: Central Administration #DOC00201
About The Position
The Virginia Department of Corrections seeks an experienced executive leader to serve as Deputy Director for Institutions. As a member of the Director’s senior leadership team, this role reports to the Chief Deputy Director and provides executive leadership and oversight for 38 correctional facilities and thousands of correctional professionals across Virginia. The Deputy Director is responsible for safe, secure, and effectively managed institutions and for advancing correctional practices that improve operational performance, accountability, and rehabilitative outcomes. The role leads statewide institutional operations, supports regional leadership teams, implements agency priorities, and strengthens leadership accountability, professional standards, and organizational performance. It works closely with other Deputy Directors and executive leaders across community corrections, health services, reentry, education and programs, administration, and professional standards. The position also promotes coordination between institutional operations and community supervision to support successful reentry. The successful candidate will advance a culture of ethical leadership, professionalism, respect for employees, and public safety.
Requirements
- Extensive knowledge of correctional operations, including facility management, security practices, and institutional safety protocols.
- Demonstrated leadership experience in a large and complex correctional, public safety, or governmental organization.
- Proven ability to lead large operational teams and oversee complex facilities or statewide operations.
- Strong understanding of modern correctional practices, policies, and professional standards.
- Experience operating in highly regulated public-sector environments with strong accountability expectations.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to engage internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex operational challenges and make sound strategic decisions.
- Experience developing leadership teams and strengthening organizational performance.
- Ability to complete the Virginia Ethics Council Conflict of Interest filing within two business days of hire and annually thereafter, in accordance with the Code of Virginia § 2.2-3100.
- Ability to complete Conflict of Interest training within two months of hire and every other year thereafter, as required by Code of Virginia § 2.2-3132.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced education in Criminal Justice, Public Administration, or a related field.
- Extensive senior leadership experience in institutional corrections or a comparable public safety environment.
- Considerable knowledge of VADOC operating policies and practices governing institutional operations.
- Experience leading large correctional systems or multi-facility institutional operations.
- Demonstrated experience advancing operational improvements and organizational culture within correctional environments.
Responsibilities
- Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for statewide institutional operations.
- Ensure correctional facilities across the Commonwealth are safe, secure, and professionally operated.
- Lead and support regional leadership teams responsible for facility operations and performance.
- Advance correctional practices that strengthen safety, accountability, and rehabilitation outcomes.
- Strengthen leadership accountability, operational discipline, and professional standards across institutions.
- Implement agency strategic priorities and operational objectives across institutional operations.
- Promote alignment between institutional operations and community supervision to support successful reentry.
- Foster professionalism, ethical leadership, and respect for the correctional workforce.
- Collaborate with fellow Deputy Directors and executive leadership to align institutional operations with community supervision, health services, reentry initiatives, administrative functions, and professional standards.
- Identify opportunities to improve operational performance, organizational effectiveness, and leadership development.
- Oversee operations of 38 correctional facilities statewide and leadership of thousands of correctional professionals.
- Ensure implementation of correctional policies, standards, and operational practices.
Benefits
- Position may be eligible for moving and relocation expenses, subject to Commonwealth accounting and procurement requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
