Criminal Justice Deputy Project Director

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ICF is looking for a talented, highly motivated DEPUTY PROJECT DIRECTOR to join our Justice, Workforce, and Community Development Line of Business to support a large government contract in the DC metro area. The ideal candidate will be a proven criminal justice leader with a superior track record of managing projects and providing national training and technical assistance in the criminal justice field.

The Deputy Project Director will be responsible for managing a large-scale criminal justice training and technical assistance project (TTA) focused on providing a range of assistance to state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies to strengthen the national criminal justice system, reducing incarceration, rooting out disparities in the system, preventing crime, and making communities safer.

You will work closely with subject matter experts, other ICF stakeholders, and external partners and foster a “one ICF” solution.

This is an outstanding opportunity to work with talented and passionate individuals and to grow with a firm that believes in nurturing talent and developing long-term career success.

This role is remote, with periodic travel to client sites, ICF offices and Conferences may be required.

This position requires a Public Trust security clearance. Applicants will be subject to government security investigation to obtain clearance PRIOR TO START DATE.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a trusted advisor relationship with federal clients, and act as a point of contact for the client in the absence of the Project Director, and provide prompt, comprehensive responses to all client needs and requests.
• Identify needs of target audiences and provide prompt, responsive, and high quality, effective products, and services that are responsive to those needs.
• Work closely with the project team to ensure quality control for all project deliverables, to include oversight of research and evaluation efforts.
• Promote project to the public, TTA providers, federal staff, and other federal partners through oversight of outreach efforts.
• Provide broad oversight for the delivery of TTA based on evidenced-based practices that provide criminal justice practitioners with the knowledge to improve criminal justice systems.
• Lead a geographically dispersed team and provide oversight for multi-faceted TTA work.
• Ensure that work occurs in a learning environment that utilizes Continuous Quality Improvement, and Quality Assurance.
• Successfully manage a multi-million-dollar project budget and provide responsible stewardship for all project resources including invoicing and routine program and fiscal reporting.
• Establish and cultivate partnerships vital to project success.
• Research evidenced-based approaches and develop publications to help improve policies, practices, and programs.
• Manage subject matter experts to support training and technical assistance, needs assessment, strategic planning, and research and evaluation services.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, administration, public policy, or related area from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional work experience in managing criminal justice programs, including experience in TTA and/or capacity-building provision in the criminal justice field at a national level.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience supervising staff and consultants, in a federal environment, for a large-scale national TTA center.
• US citizenship required by federal government contract.
• This position requires a Public Trust security clearance. Applicants will be subject to government security investigation to obtain clearance prior to the start date.

Additional Qualifications We Expect You To Have

• Knowledge of criminal justice social science research and evidence-based programs and practices.
• Viewed in the criminal justice field as a subject matter expert with a proven track record of delivering TTA at a national level.
• Ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships and balance multiple perspectives/needs.