Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Director

The mission of the District Attorney’s Office is to keep the community safe and to make the criminal justice system better through the fair and ethical prosecution of criminal offenders, while seeking justice for victims of crime. 

The District Attorney’s Office seeks a dynamic, self-motivated individual to perform professional work in support of the local Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC). The CJCC is an organization of Criminal Justice leaders in Adams and Broomfield counties that come together to improve the accessibility of a fair and just criminal justice system for the residents of the 17th Judicial District. 

This position will require someone with a passion for improving the criminal justice system who can perform project management, meeting facilitation, data and policy analysis, oral and written presentation of material, management of complex long- and short-term initiatives, and coordination of a variety of entities in the local criminal justice system.

To be successful, our candidate should have the following knowledge, skill, and abilities:

• Ability to think independently, rationally, analytically, and critically. 
• Skilled at techniques for effective group facilitation and presentation. 
• Experience or advanced training in project management
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. 
• Ability to relate effectively to a variety of people (e.g., elected officials, judges and attorneys, police officers, department heads, case managers, offenders, victims, citizens) in a variety of contexts. 
• Ability to tactfully manage the concerns of policymakers who sometimes have competing priorities. 
• Knowledge of the purpose, structure, and funding sources of government agencies at the municipal, county, and state levels. 
• Knowledge of case processing of defendants, offenders, victims, and clients in the criminal and juvenile justice systems. 
• Computer skills: word processing, spreadsheet, database, statistical, presentation, email, and internet software applications. 

Experience:

• A minimum of two years of experience working in the criminal justice field.
• Master's degree in criminal justice, or a related field, can be substituted for the two years of experience requirement. 

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as project management, criminal justice, public administration, public policy, or political science.
• Master's degree in a relevant field preferred 

• Considerable knowledge of the criminal justice system.
• Proficient in the use of spreadsheet, word processing, and presentation software.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex data and to present findings.

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Colorado Driver's License.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, Colorado certification of CCIC/NCIC operation.

Adams County complies with Colorado’s Job Application Fairness Act (“JAFA”). JAFA prohibits employers from asking individuals to disclose their age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation on an initial employment application. However, additional application materials such as certifications and transcripts containing this information may be required for certain positions; if such additional materials are requested, applicants may redact information that identifies the applicant’s age, date of birth, or dates or attendance or graduation.