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Criminal Justice Planner (12-1887)

State Of Alaska


Job Location:

Anchorage, AK - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 17 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 14 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
The job posting is outdated and position may be filled

Job Summary

Job Description

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

This recruitment is open to Alaska Residents only. Applicants mustmeet

Alaska Residency Requirements in order to be considered for employment at this time.


WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
  • Serve as the statewide subject matter expert and lead trainer on domestic violence sexual assault stalking child abuse and human trafficking with a primary focus on training law enforcement professionals across Alaska.
  • Develop coordinate and deliver comprehensive evidence-based training programs for law enforcement victim services and criminal justice partners across Alaska.
  • Lead program management activities including policy development implementation review of statutory changes and technical assistance to statewide stakeholders.
  • Supervise staff by planning assigning and monitoring work; setting priorities; evaluating performance; and supporting employee development with authority to recommend or take action on hiring promotion discipline discharge or grievance matters.
  • Oversee federal VAWA STOP grant components including budgeting reporting and monitoring compliance and program outcomes.


OUR ORGANIZATION MISSION AND CULTURE:
The Division of Victim Assistance & Forensic Science is dedicated to upholding the rights of victims of crime and providing victim-centered support to those impacted by crime. We strengthen Alaskas criminal justice system through science training and services that enhance public safety prevention efforts and community trust. Your work in this role directly supports statewide consistency best-practice response and long-term improvements in victim services and justice outcomes.



THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR TEAM:

You will join a mission-driven division committed to strengthening safety justice and victim-centered responses for some of Alaskas most vulnerable citizens. This role provides opportunities for leadership professional growth and statewide impact through training program development and policy work that directly supports law enforcement and their response to violent crimes. You will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary partners including local state federal tribal and especially law enforcement agencies across Alaska. You will help improve investigative consistency enhance officer readiness through evidence-based training and contribute to safer outcomes for both victims and responders. Most importantly your work strengthens community safety by improving Alaskas coordinated response to domestic violence sexual assault and related crimes.



THE WORKING CONDITIONS YOU CAN EXPECT:

This position is located at the Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (Crime Lab) 4805 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave in Anchorage nestled at the foot of the beautiful Chugach Mountains. The daily work environment consists of a small team of task-driven individuals. The incumbent will work closely with team members to support the mission. Travel will be required to fulfill job duties. Work outside of normal business hours may be needed on occasion.




WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
  • Technical Expertise Applies specialized knowledge of criminal justice and victim-centered practices to develop training interpret policy and support statewide stakeholders.

  • Analytical Thinking Evaluates data statutes and program outcomes to identify needs solve problems and guide evidence-based improvements.

  • Leadership & Supervision Leads and develops staff sets clear expectations and collaborates effectively with multidisciplinary teams across the state.




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 Departments 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: Qualifications

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

  • Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding friendliness courtesy tact empathy concern and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult hostile or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity race gender disabilities and other individual differences.

  • Legal Government and Jurisprudence: Knowledge of laws legal codes court procedures precedents legal practices and documents Government regulations Executive orders agency rules Government organization and functions and the democratic political process.

  • Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.

  • Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work sets priorities and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.

  • Reasoning: Identifies rules principles or relationships that explain facts data or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible experience in social work criminal justice law sociology psychology political science planning business public administration or a closely related field performing law enforcement or adjudication corrections adult or juvenile justice or crime prevention.

Special Note:
Competencies means a combination of interrelated knowledge skills abilities and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

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

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.

Progressively responsible means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity difficulty or level of responsibility.
Additional Required Information

COVER LETTER

A cover letter is NOT required for this position.Your complete application will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.



AT TIME OF INTERVIEW:
  • List of two (2) professional references including daytime phone numbers
  • Copies of performance evaluations that have been received for the last two (2) years if available.
  • College transcripts (if using education to meet the minimum qualifications). These can be attached to your application at the time of submission.


SPECIAL NOTE:
  • Required: valid drivers license
  • Travel will be required to fulfill job duties.
  • Work outside of normal business hours may be needed on occasion.
  • Preferred: person with background/experience in adult education.
  • Required: Person with APSC instructor certification in Domestic Violence Sex Crimes Stalking Investigations within six months of hire. (Department will provide/facilitate training if applicant/incumbent is not yet certified at time of hire.


BACKGROUND CHECK

This position requires the incumbent to submit to a fingerprint based criminal history background check. Due to the sensitive nature of this position and required access to APSIN an applicant with criminal convictions will not move forward in the selection process.



CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
The successful candidate will be required to read understand and agree to via signature an agreement of confidentiality concerning the work commonly encountered within the Department of Public Safety to qualify for this position.




EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not transcripts will be required before employment.



SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.



WORK EXPERIENCE

Applications will be reviewed to determine if minimum qualifications are met. Therefore all work experiences the applicant is using to meet minimum qualifications for this position must be documented in the application package. Please include the employers name your job title dates of employment and whether the employment was full or part-time. Applicants who submit packages that do not provide sufficient information to demonstrate minimum qualifications are met may not advance in the selection process.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative tofilling out the application in its entirety. Noting see resume or CV or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.



MULTIPLE VACANCIES

This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.


EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation auxiliary aides or services or alternative communication formats please call 1- or in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1- or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201 Juneau AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.


NOTICE

If you choose to be contacted by email please ensure your email address is correct on your application and that the spam filter will permit email from the domains. For information on allowing emails from the domains visit the Lost Password Help page located at ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE

Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1- (toll free) or if you are located in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to

Contact Information

For specific information about the position feel free to contact the hiring manager at:

Susie Frenzel
Director
Phone: