Title: Agency Management Analyst Senior (Hourly/Special Operations): Operations & Logistics Unit #W0132

State Role Title: Policy Planning Specialist I - 19212

Hiring Range: $22.08 - $34.43 Hourly

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Dept of Corr - Central Admin

Location: State Farm Correctional Center

Agency Website: www.vadoc.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

The Agency Management Analyst Senior is part of the Operations & Logistics Unit (OLU) located at Department of Corrections’ Headquarters in Richmond, Virginia. This position will be based at the Operations & Logistics’ Special Operations Work Center located on the grounds of State Farm Correctional Center in Powhatan, Virginia. This position assists in providing coverage in the OLU Operations Center on a rotating shift, as needed, which may include days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) recognizes that the covert activities of gangs and other criminal enterprises pose a direct threat to the safety and security of its correctional facilities and the community at large. The development and dissemination of intelligence relative to these illicit activities and other security threat matters is essential in meeting this ongoing challenge. The VADOC Operations & Logistics Unit is responsible for receiving, reviewing, creating, and disseminating security threat information and intelligence that will greatly enhance the Department’s ability to meet its public safety mission.

This position receives and disseminates incident notification information in accordance with VADOC Operating Procedures. It will work as a liaison between various VADOC units in order to detect correlations between activities of various gang members, security threat groups, and other inmates as they conspire to direct drug trafficking operations within VADOC. It provides for the collection, evaluation, and analysis of information related to criminal and/or disruptive behavior in an effort to address, anticipate, prevent, or monitor any such behavior or activities. It reviews various databases for situational awareness and makes entries in automated information systems. It produces reports, charts, and graphs through analysis for projects and investigations. It develops visual presentations. It collaborates with DOC staff and others to receive, obtain, and disseminate information concerning threats to the safety, security and orderly operation of DOC correctional facilities and/or the community at large.

The selected candidate will be required to complete a documented training program and/or demonstrate competency within 1 year of hire.

This is a wage position limited to working no more than 1,500 hours per agency during the 12-month period of May 1 – April 30, regardless of the hire date. The wage employment period resets on May 1 of the following year. All wage employees are limited to working no more than 29 hours per week on average over the 12-month period. This wage position offers no state benefits.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of the intelligence cycle and the active collaboration process. Knowledge of analytical application programs and software to produce maps, text, tables, graphs, and charts. Knowledge of researching, writing, publishing and presenting analytical products. Knowledge of gangs and other security threat groups. Knowledge of automated inmate management databases and/or other information technology systems utilized in a corrections, criminal justice, and/or law enforcement environment. Ability to apply critical thinking to diverse information sets to produce logic-based analysis and recommendations. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of personnel and representatives both inside and outside the DOC to obtain and categorize intelligence-related information and materials. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

The selected candidate must have the ability to work rotating shifts on an as-needed basis.

Additional Considerations

Knowledge of the VADOC incident reporting procedures. Fluency in speaking, reading, and writing Spanish.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

If selected as a finalist with the VADOC, candidates can expect the following:

Background Investigation Requirements: All applicants are subject to a background investigation. Investigations may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks based on the position.

Drug Testing Requirements: Applicants applying to a designated safety sensitive position are subject to a pre-employment drug screen. Marijuana use is prohibited for positions that require possession of a firearm or a Commercial Driver’s License in the performance of official duties such as Corrections Officers, Probation Officers, Tractor Trailer Drivers and others.

Application Requirements: Application and/or résumé for this position are only accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Electronic Recruitment System. All applications should be submitted by 11:55pm on the closing date for the position. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from the electronic application and/or résumé.

Layoff Preferences: Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of VA employees only) MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé.

VADOC is an EEO employer and is committed to supporting workforce diversity, equitable opportunities and inclusivity. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

VADOC values our Veterans and encourages all to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other nation service alumni are also encouraged to apply. Click here for more information: Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program - Virginia Department of Veterans Services.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 804-357-3445

Email: EMAILED APPLICATIONS/RÉSUMÉS / WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS POSITION

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.