Deputy Director, Special Investigations Unit (SIU)

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the Citys 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 our employees 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 7500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.

The New York City Department of Correction seeks to recruit Deputy Directors for the Special Investigation Unit (SIU). Under the direction of the Executive Director for SIU 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 Special Investigation Unit (SIU) is responsible for investigating acts of misconduct both on and off-duty allegedly committed by uniformed and civilian staff undue familiarity with inmates firearms regulation violations erroneous discharges escapes improper outside employment and any other conduct unbecoming of a member of the DOC or of a nature that brings discredit upon the 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 highly complex and/or special investigations involving surveillances
interrogation of subjects and witnesses and examinations and analysis of financial
public or agency records;
- Directing investigations involving the possible corruption misconduct or other illegal
unethical or improper activities of agency officials or employees or entities doing business
with the agency as well as illegal fraudulent or improper uses of City property;
- 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 IDs compliance with the Board
of Correction Minimum Standards;
- Acting as the Special Investigation Units 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.

Preferred Skills

- At least fifteen (15) or more years extensive administrative managerial executive or
supervisory experience in law enforcement (i.e. police corrections probation parole etc.);
- Experience investigating corruption and illegal activities investigations in a correctional setting is preferred;
- Experience working with prosecutors in developing and presenting cases; and testifying
at hearings and court proceedings is a plus;
- Significant knowledge of the NYPD investigative procedures and processes NYPD special
victims squads and the New York City criminal justice system; knowledge of the laws
regulations consent decrees minimum standards and other legal mandates which do
affect the field of correction investigations and the criminal justice system; knowledge
of DOC rules regulations directives and protocols is a plus;
- Ability to be objective and thorough in conducting investigations of law enforcement
personnel inmates confidential witnesses and informants.
- Experience conducting investigations using a variety of data sources (i.e. eJusticeNY
CLEAR IIS IFCOM Webcrims Rapsheets various watchdog registries social media
platforms etc.)
- Possess excellent communications skills strong analytical research problem solving
presentation and writing skills;
- MS Office (Word Excel Outlook) proficiency.
- Successful candidates must clear a background investigation and possess a valid NYS
drivers license. Firearms qualified is a plus.

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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
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.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time