Job Description

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff, visitors, volunteers, and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 9,500 diverse professionals and knowledge experts.

The New York City Department of Correction seeks to recruit a Deputy Director for the Investigation Division. Under the direction of the Deputy Commissioner and Associate Commissioner of the Investigation Division, and with latitude to exercise independent judgement and decision making, the successful candidate for this management level position will be responsible for directing criminal and/or non-criminal, unique, highly confidential and sensitive investigations. The Investigation Division (ID) is responsible for investigating all Use of Force incidents that occur within DOC. Typical responsibilities of this position include:

- Directing, coordinating and monitoring the activities of a professional staff inclusive
of supervisors, as well as a staff of investigators, engaged in the performance of
confidential and complex investigations involving the interviewing of subjects
and witnesses, examination and analysis of evidence and the preparation of unbiased
investigative reports;
- Ensuring that the quality of investigations, timeliness of reports and levels of efficiency
meet the standards determined by policy and law;
- Collecting internal data and drafting reports relating to the ID’s compliance with
the Federal Monitors;
- Acting as the Investigation Division’s liaison with the Department of Investigation,
the New York City Police Department, and/or district attorneys’ offices with respect
to these investigations;
- Assisting in the formulation of division policies; developing and conducting corruption
prevention and control programs, security surveys, training programs for agency staff
and other city employees, and security plans for agency operations and facilities;
- Preparing, reviewing, evaluating, and acting on all reports, studies and recommendations
submitted for administrative action; making recommendations and decisions regarding
investigations;
- Working in close coordination with federal, state and city investigation and law
enforcement agencies; testifying at hearings and court proceedings.

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate or associate degree from an accredited college, and four years of
satisfactory full-time experience in the field of investigations, auditing, law enforcement,
criminal justice, or in a major operational area of the agency in which the appointment
is to be made, 18 months of which must have been in an administrative, managerial
or executive capacity or supervising a staff performing investigations or related work; or
2. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1’ above. However, all candidates must
have the 18 months of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive or
supervisory capacity as described in 1’ above.