Title: Deputy Director for Administration: Central Administration #DOC00097

State Role Title: Security Manager V

Hiring Range: $165,000.00 - $203,000.00

Pay Band: 8

Agency: Dept of Corr - Central Admin

Location: DOC Headquarters

Agency Website: www.vadoc.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) invites qualified executive leaders to pursue a high-impact opportunity to serve at the senior leadership level of the Commonwealth’s largest executive branch agency. VADOC advances public safety across Virginia through secure custody, effective supervision, and evidence-based rehabilitation — a mission supported by nearly 13,000 authorized employees and an annual operating budget of approximately $1.6 billion.

This position offers a significant opportunity for an experienced leader to join the Senior Executive Leadership Team and help shape the future of corrections in Virginia. The Deputy Director for Administration serves as a senior enterprise leader, reporting directly to the Director of Corrections, and is responsible for strengthening and modernizing the agency’s administrative, fiscal, human capital, infrastructure, and enterprise systems to ensure they operate effectively, responsibly, and in alignment with the public safety mission.

In this role, the Deputy Director helps guide ongoing organizational transformation by enhancing enterprise performance, improving operational systems, and ensuring the agency’s administrative infrastructure evolves to meet the changing needs of the workforce, the agency’s mission, and the Commonwealth.

The Deputy Director for Administration provides executive leadership and strategic oversight of the Division of Administration, guiding statewide enterprise functions that enable facilities, probation and parole districts, and operational units to perform effectively.

This role ensures that the systems and administrative services supporting correctional operations across the Commonwealth remain modern, compliant, efficient, and mission focused.

This position:

· Provides enterprise leadership across statewide administrative operations
· Shapes long-term strategy, governance, and resource stewardship
· Directs executive-level managers responsible for critical support divisions
· Strengthens organizational performance through operational reliability and modernization
· Ensures responsible management of public funds and human capital at scale

The Deputy Director delivers statewide leadership across a diverse portfolio of enterprise support functions, including:

· Administrative Compliance
· Agri-Business
· Compliance and Accreditation
· Financial Management and Reporting
· General Services (including headquarters maintenance and field operations)
· Human Resources and Staff Development
· Information Technology
· Infrastructure and Environmental Services
· Policy and Initiative Development
· Procurement
· Virginia Correctional Enterprises

The role strengthens agency performance by ensuring reliable administrative, fiscal, and human capital services that support public safety, enhance workforce effectiveness, and promote organizational accountability.

Minimum Qualifications

·Extensive knowledge of executive-level administrative leadership principles, governance models, and management practices applicable to a large, complex public sector organization.

· Knowledge of VADOC’s mission, vision, goals, operational environment, and applicable federal and state laws, regulations, policies, and procedures governing public administration.

· Demonstrated ability to plan, direct, coordinate, and oversee multiple statewide administrative functions; lead and supervise executive-level managers; establish strategic priorities and ensure effective delivery of agencywide support services aligned with organizational objectives.

· Advanced skills in executive communication, strategic advising, and stakeholder engagement, including the ability to present complex operational, fiscal, and policy matters to senior leadership, oversight bodies, and diverse audiences to support informed decision-making.

· Experience leading organizational modernization, systems improvement, or large-scale operational initiatives within a public sector or similarly complex environment.

· Demonstrated ability to operate effectively within a highly regulated public safety or governmental environment, including interpreting and ensuring compliance with complex legal, regulatory, and policy requirements while exercising sound judgment and discretion.

· Ability to complete Virginia Ethics Council Conflict of Interest (COI) filing within two (2) business days of hire and annually thereafter, in accordance with the Code of Virginia § 2.2-3100.

· Ability to complete COI training within two (2) months of hire and every other year thereafter, as required by Code of Virginia § 2.2-3132

Additional Considerations

· Advanced knowledge, education, executive development, or professional certifications in Public Administration, Business Administration, Public Safety, Law Enforcement Administration, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.

· Experience serving in a senior executive or enterprise leadership role within a large public sector, corrections, law enforcement, or similarly regulated environment.

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: Dana Harty

Phone: 540-222-1291

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.