Program Officer (Chief, Mission Support Division)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System•Aurora, CO

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Officer manages and supervises the National Institute of Corrections’ Mission Support Division. The role directs division personnel and work involving the NIC Information Center and contractors, the NIC website, research, planning and policy development, contract administration, fiscal and internal operations management, innovative technology, and professional contacts with national, state, and local agencies and organizations, media, and the public. The position analyzes, monitors, and evaluates complex federal, state, and local corrections and operational issues. It develops policy and administrative recommendations addressing persistent and emerging issues affecting internal and external operations, administration, contracting, technology, and correctional information services. The Program Officer also directs workload-statistics and staffing-level analysis and recommends personnel and other resource changes to the Director and Deputy Director. The position is within the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, National Institute of Corrections. The duty location is negotiable after selection but must be at an approved Bureau of Prisons worksite. The position is not approved for telework or remote work, and the selected candidate must report physically to the designated duty station. The incumbent may be subject to geographic relocation. Initial appointment to a supervisory or managerial position requires a one-year probationary period. Appointment is contingent on satisfactory urinalysis, physical, and background investigation; applicants are also subject to NCIC and credit checks.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
At least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level; education cannot substitute for this experience.
Experience leading analysis of a complex criminal justice agency operational or security issue, evaluating multiple options, and recommending a course of action to senior leadership.
Experience providing authoritative recommendations to senior leadership on criminal justice policy adjustments, program enhancements, and agency-wide operational procedures.
Experience developing, drafting, and implementing criminal justice policies and operational procedures governing mission execution and division functions.
At least four years of demonstrated contract-management oversight experience, including holding an active Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Level 1 certification or higher.
At least four years of demonstrated experience overseeing research, planning, and policy development.
At least four years of demonstrated experience developing innovative and comprehensive initiatives, implementation-planning strategies, and program plans to accomplish agency-wide goals and objectives in correctional initiatives in jails, prisons, or community supervision agencies.

Responsibilities

Manage and supervise the NIC Mission Support Division and direct the work of division personnel.
Direct work involving the NIC Information Center and contractors, the NIC website, research, planning and policy development, contract administration, fiscal management, internal operations, and use of innovative technology.
Maintain professional contacts with national, state, and local agencies and organizations, as well as the media and the public.
Analyze, monitor, and evaluate complex federal, state, and local corrections and operational issues.
Develop policy and administrative recommendations addressing persistent and emerging issues affecting operations, administration, contracting, technology, and correctional information services.
Direct workload-statistics and staffing-level analysis.
Recommend personnel and other resource changes to the Director and Deputy Director.