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CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY PLANNER 4

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY PLANNER 4

Salary

$4,694.00 - $9,211.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

CJPP4 - 111925 - WW

Department

Gov-LA Comm Law Enforce Adm Crim Justice

Opening Date

11/19/2025

Closing Date

11/24/2025 11:59 PM Central

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+ Benefits

About this Job

The Mission of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE) is to improve the operations of the criminal justice and juvenile justice system and promote public safety by providing progressive leadership and coordination within the criminal justice community.

Please visit our website for more information about our agency:https://lcle.la.gov/

We are seeking a highly experienced and administrative-level Federal Programs Director to lead the planning, coordination, and administration of multiple statewide criminal justice programs for the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE). This role involves significant policy direction, development, and decision-making for federal grants. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and oversee program evaluation. Travel, both in-state and out-of-state, is required.

Minimum Qualifications

Three years of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been in criminal justice policy analysis, law enforcement, contracts or grants management, or statistical analysis:

Seven years of experience in criminal justice, policy planning or analysis, law enforcement, legal research, contracts or grants management, statistical analysis, or program auditing; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus four years of experience in criminal justice, policy planning or analysis, law enforcement, legal research, contracts or grants management, statistical analysis, or program auditing; OR

A bachelor's degree plus four years of experience in criminal justice, policy planning or analysis, law enforcement, legal research, contracts or grants management, statistical analysis, or program auditing; OR

An advanced degree plus three years of experience in criminal justice, policy planning or analysis, law enforcement, legal research, contracts or grants management, statistical analysis, or program auditing.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere. (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=125450)

Job Duties and Other Information

Duties:

+ Direct, coordinate, plan, and administer multiple agency criminal justice programs and services on a statewide basis, serving as a Federal Programs Director.

+ Perform administrative-level oversight, planning, policy direction, development, and decision-making for major federal grants, including the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program and the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) for State Prisoners Program.

+ Provide direct supervision of three professional Criminal Justice Policy Planners for all day-to-day functions and functionally supervise eight regional/district offices statewide.

+ Ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and regulations for the programs administered, and oversee program evaluation and monitoring.

+ Serve as a specialist to the LCLE Supervisory Board and oversee staff support for LCLE Advisory Boards, including the Violent Crime and Drug Control Policy Board.

+ Meet with officials of federal, state, and local agencies, legislators, and professional organizations, and serve as the agency representative on task forces, committees, and advisory groups.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational. Current classified permanent status employees may be required to take a probational appointment if selected for this position.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score or assessment is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this posting, please contact:

Whitley Williams

Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement

[email protected]

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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