DOCJ Program Manager

State of Utah • Salt Lake City, UT

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Criminal Justice (DOCJ) is seeking a Project Manager (Data & Research) to join its Data Team. DOCJ coordinates criminal and juvenile justice policy in Utah and supports research, grants, reporting, and policy recommendations grounded in data and analysis. The Data Team promotes data sharing and integration across the criminal justice system and supports DOCJ reporting to the Legislature and policy work with agency stakeholders.

Under limited supervision from the Director of Research and Data, the Project Manager will coordinate several legislatively mandated data collection initiatives involving local criminal justice entities and help develop a long-term plan for more efficient collection and integration with state-level criminal justice data. The role plans and manages data and information technology projects, supports data requests and research, develops dashboards and reports, and coordinates data-sharing agreements. The position is hybrid and based at 350 North State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. A background check is required; a drug test is not required.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience working effectively both independently and as a team member.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience accessing, merging, cleaning, and analyzing large datasets.
• Experience with business intelligence tools and creating data dashboards and/or interactive online reports.
• Ability to control or direct a program or function, assess organizational data needs, and measure and assess outcomes.
• Understanding of common data structures and core data concepts, including data quality, consistency, and relationships.
• Ability to understand and implement Utah statutory reporting requirements.
• Ability to work with the Department of Technology Services (DTS) to design systems and processes.
• Knowledge of computer programming and database querying languages.
• Ability to adapt and use automated software tools and relational database software.
• Knowledge of data visualization and reporting techniques, dashboards, and interactive reports.
• Knowledge of data warehousing and ETL.
• Ability to think critically, analyze underlying principles associated with data, draw conclusions, use logic to address problems, explore alternatives, and propose solutions.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas clearly and concisely in writing, and to read and understand written information.
• Ability to speak clearly, concisely, and effectively, and listen to and understand verbal information and ideas.
• Intellectual curiosity, including exploring new areas and finding creative or unusual ways to solve problems.
• At least two years of full-time employment related to the described tasks, knowledge, skills, and abilities is specified for the ideal candidate; additional relevant experience, training, knowledge, and skills may be considered in lieu of an advanced degree and/or field of study.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or higher with strong training in data and/or research, such as data science, mathematics, computer science, statistics, social science, or business.
• General understanding of the criminal justice system cycle and/or a desire to learn more about it.
• Experience using AI tools and general understanding of AI concepts.
• At least intermediate expertise with multiple programming, data-processing, and/or statistical-modeling languages, such as Java, C/C++, Python, SQL, BigQuery, MS Access, R, SAS, and/or Stata/SPSS.
• Experience with social science data (such as criminal justice, sociology, economics, or psychology) and/or health care or human services data.

Responsibilities

• Act as a project manager on several inter-related data collection projects.
• Plan and manage data and information technology projects and/or programs.
• Write or discuss project/program plans, recommendations, and findings.
• Develop and maintain data dashboards and interactive reports.
• Manage data-sharing agreements and memoranda of understanding with various agencies.
• Help with DOCJ data information requests.
• Assist research staff by building procedures that support integrative offender recidivism and outcome analyses and tracking across data sources.
• Design, monitor, and evaluate operations, programs, processes, and practices for quality and effectiveness, and make recommendations for improvement.
• Analyze large amounts of data from multiple sources to identify trends and other relevant information.
• Communicate to management and policymakers through data visualizations and reports.
• Serve on committees, work groups, boards, or task forces to coordinate agency activities and facilitate agency goals and initiatives.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Full benefits package eligibility.
• Job stability within a well-established organization.
• Career growth, skill development, and opportunities for leadership.
• Meaningful work that benefits the community and supports organizational goals.
• Supportive work environment that values cooperation, strong work ethics, and mutual support.
• Work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed