Deputy Attorney General 1 (Bureau Chief)

A Government Entity

  • Trenton, NJ
  • 5 Years
  • Full Time
  • 24-139
  • 116,045 - 162,458 / Yearly
  • Not Specified

Closing Date: 13th April, 2024

Description:

Duties:
Law Enforcement-Led Alternative Policy and Programming Bureau (LEAPP): Under administrative direction of the Office of Alternative and Community Responses (OACR) Director and Deputy Director. LEAPP is responsible for the statewide implementation of the Department's ARRIVE Together program and supports the OACR Director in expanding, developing, and maintaining ARRIVE models across New Jersey. The Bureau also oversees other law-enforcement led alternative responses and grant compliance related to the Department's Opioid Response Teams; the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program (LEAD), Operation Helping Hand, and other current or future programs as assigned by the OACR Director. The LEAPP Bureau Chief will work collaboratively with the Director and Deputy Director of OACR and the other Bureaus within OACR to advance the overarching mission and goals of OACR.

The Diversionary Policy Bureau (DPB): Under administrative direction of the Office of Alternative and Community Responses (OACR) Director and Deputy Director. The Diversionary Policy Bureau (DPB) sets policy for and oversees initiatives and programming led by The Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) and the 21 County Prosecutor Offices that involve the courts or criminal justice system and are diversions to prosecution and incarceration. DPB is the lead entity on behalf of the Attorney General and point of contact for the New Jersey Judiciary and Prosecutors' Offices related to all diversionary programs and strategies, and shall lead the Department in developing new diversionary strategies, programs, policies, and protocols, particularly as they relate to mental health, special needs, substance use disorder and recovery, and other issues and situations that can be better addressed by alternatives to involvement in the criminal justice system. DPB shall oversee and help coordinate the roles of the Department, and the County Prosecutors' Offices in all existing and future diversionary program. The DPB Bureau Chief will work collaboratively with the Director and Deputy Director of OACR and the other Bureaus within OACR to advance the overarching mission and goals of OACR

Requirements:
  • Education: Graduation from an accredited law school with a Juris Doctor. Admission to practice as an Attorney at Law in the State of New Jersey is required.
  • Experience: Five (5) years of experience as a practicing attorney, two (2) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
  • License: Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey.
  • Same Applicants: If you are applying under the NJ CSC “SAME” program, your Schedule A or B letter must be submitted along with your resume and any other required supporting documents indicated on the announcement by the closing date indicated below. For more information on the SAME Program email: SAME@csc.nj.gov, or call CSC at (609) 292-4144, option 3.
  • Resume Note: Eligibility determinations will be based upon information presented in resume only. Applicants who possess foreign degrees (degrees earned outside of the U.S.) are required to provide an evaluation indicating its U.S. equivalency prior to the closing date. Failure to do so will result in your ineligibility.
  • All offers of employment are conditional subject to the applicant agreeing to and then passing a background check that may include fingerprinting.