CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY PLANNER TRAINEE, 1 OR 2

About this Job

The Mission of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE) is to improve the operations of the criminal justice and juvenile justice system and promote public safety by providing progressive leadership and coordination within the criminal justice community.

We’re looking for an incumbent who is very detail-oriented and highly organized with great communication skills. The Criminal Victims Reparation section receives applications for reimbursement from victims of crime. In this role, you will play a vital part in the administration of justice by managing the end-to-end lifecycle of reparations claims. Working under the direction of the Program Manager, you will be responsible for evaluating applications, verifying eligibility, and ensuring that all statutory and administrative requirements are met. You will serve as a key coordinator between the agency, law enforcement, and service providers to ensure claims are processed accurately and efficiently.

Please visit our website for more information about our agency: https://lcle.la.gov/

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

Selected Core Competencies:

• Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine one's actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.
• Thinking Critically: The ability to analyze information objectively, identify connections across sources, and form logical, well-supported conclusions.
• Using Data: The ability to collect, analyze, and use data to generate insights and inform decisions.

Selected Preferred Competencies:

• Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.
• Displaying Expertise: The ability to demonstrate specialized knowledge, skills, and experience to apply subject-matter expertise in diverse and evolving contexts.
• Managing Programs: The ability to plan, execute, monitor, and evaluate programs to achieve strategic objectives and long-term outcomes.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Three years of experience in criminal justice, policy planning or analysis, law enforcement, legal research, contracts or grants management, statistical analysis, or program auditing; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR

A bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Gathers, develops and learns to analyze and interpret data and statistics relative to criminal justice policy issues and the operation of the criminal justice system. Learns to identify issues for analysis, to develop a work plan for the analysis effort, and to assist in the coordination of larger criminal justice policy analysis projects.
• Researches and learns to research applicable laws, background materials, and regulations pertaining to criminal justice policy areas. Assists in and learns to review proposed state and federal legislation pertaining to the operation of the criminal justice system and learns to evaluate its potential impact on criminal justice policy and programs.
• Learns to carry out tasks in the monitoring and evaluating of certified law enforcement academies across the state in accordance with statutory requirements. Assists in and learns to administer POST examinations for certifying peace officers across the state.
• Assists in the review and evaluation of programmatic grant applications from statewide criminal justice, law enforcement, juvenile and non-profit agencies embracing all areas of the criminal justice system.
• Assists in and learns to review federal/state program and financial rules, regulations and guidelines for implementation of criminal justice programs. Assists in the review and evaluation of funded, ongoing programs and projects.
• Collects, assembles and records descriptive and analytical data and information for federal and state final and annual reports. Assists in evaluating data and statistics for performance of agencies utilizing federal and state funds.
• Learns computer software used in the development of criminal justice policy simulation models, grants management information, crime reporting, forecasting, agency programmatic databases, and program evaluation.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational. Current classified permanent status employees may be required to take a probational appointment if selected for this position.

Career Progression: This position may be filled as a Criminal Justice Policy Planner Trainee, 1 or 2

Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score or assessment is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

For further information about this posting, please contact:
Whitley Williams
Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement
whitley.williams@lcle.la.gov

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