Criminal Justice Information Services Administrator 2 (12-4611)

Job Description

The recruitment is exempt from the hiring freeze (Administrative Order 358)

This recruitment is open to Alaska Residents only. Applicants

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WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Are you passionate about public safety and data management? If so, please consider joining the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Program with the Division of Statewide Services in the Department of Public Safety!  We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic individual to lead this program in the CJIS Administrator-2 role where you will play a crucial role in overseeing and enhancing critical support services that impact statewide public safety.

The CJIS Administrator-2 provides statewide leadership, vision, and strategic direction for the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Program within the Division of Statewide Services. This role is critical to maintaining the integrity, security, and efficiency of Alaska’s criminal history record, fingerprint identification, and justice information systems—directly supporting law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies statewide.

By overseeing these essential systems, the CJIS Administrator-2 advances public safety, ensures compliance with state and federal laws, and enables effective data sharing, policy development, and operational excellence in alignment with the department’s mission

OUR ORGANIZATION, MISSION, AND CULTURE:

The Department of Public Safety’s mission is protecting life, property, and Alaska’s natural resources and providing critical support to communities across Alaska to ensure all Alaskans have access to public safety services. The Division of Statewide Services, one of seven divisions in the department, supports this mission through a variety of services supporting law enforcement and the broader criminal justice community.  The Division values a healthy work-life balance, intellectual curiosity, and a spirit of continuous improvement.

THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR TEAM:

This position oversees multiple sections that provide statewide support through subordinate managers.  In this position you will gain experience and further develop your career in these key areas:

Statewide Impact:

Help shape policies and systems that directly support law enforcement, employers, licensing agencies, and public safety across Alaska.

Professional Growth

: Utilize and further develop your leadership, program management, and fiscal management skills by overseeing complex initiatives using data-driven decision making to enhance program effectiveness.

Collaborative Environment

: Work closely with a dedicated team and collaborate with local, state, and federal partners to advance public safety objectives.

THE WORKING CONDITIONS YOU CAN EXPECT:

This position is based at the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Headquarters, located at 5700 East Tudor Road in East Anchorage. The facility offers ample on-site parking and is directly served by public transportation. Scenic paved trails and views of the Chugach Mountains surround the building.

Your office is co-located with the Deputy CJIS Administrator and other members of the management team. Occasional out-of-state travel is required to attend national conferences representing Alaska

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Personnel Development:

Knowledge of human resource concepts, principles, and practices related to determining workload projections and current and future competency gaps to align staffing with organizational goals.

Strategic Planning:

Develop short- or long-term goals and the strategies to achieve them; coordinate with other organizations to accomplish goals; monitor progress and evaluate outcomes using metrics, data analysis, goal setting, and performance review to ensure compliance with functional and legal requirements.

Project Management:

Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and approving costs, milestones, and performance.

Financial Administration:

Develop and administer large operational budgets with multiple funding sources, allocate resources strategically, and ensure fiscal stewardship aligned with performance objectives and public accountability expectations.

Change Management:

Lead organizational and operational transformation initiatives; modernize policies, processes, and systems while maintaining operational continuity; utilize management principles, strategies, and techniques required for effectively planning, implementing, and evaluating change in the organization.

The Department of Public Safety strives to preserve the peace, enforce the law, prevent and detect crime, and protect life and property.  All positions support or carry out the Department's mission. If our mission interests you and this position embodies your strengths, please consider joining our team.

More information about the Department of P

ublic Safety can be found on our website:

http://dps.alaska.gov/

Minimum Qualifications

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.

Decisiveness: Makes well-informed, effective, and timely decisions, even when data are limited or solutions produce unpleasant consequences; perceives the impact and implications of decisions.

Flexibility: Is open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with uncertainty.

Internal Controls: Knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques for establishing internal control activities (for example, authorizations, verifications, reconciliations), monitoring their use, and evaluating their performance (for example, identification of material weaknesses or significant deficiencies).

Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.

Vision: Takes a long-term view and builds a shared vision with others; acts as a catalyst for organizational change. Influences others to translate vision into action.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Any combination of training and/or education in criminal justice, justice programs, political science, planning, business or public administration, business management, computer science, or a closely related field; and/or progressively responsible professional experience, which includes lead and/or supervisory experience in law, law enforcement or adjudication, corrections, criminal justice planning, adult or juvenile justice, and/or crime prevention.

Special Note:

As part of the examination process, an extensive background investigation, including a criminal record check and fingerprinting for conviction of felony crimes or serious misdemeanors will be performed.

"Training" and "education" in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

"Typically gained by" means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

Additional Require