Qualification Requirements:
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Three years of progressively responsible specialized experience
- Three years of substantial management experience
Specialized Experience:
Progressively responsible experience in the investigation, supervision, counseling, and guidance of offenders in community correction or pretrial programs is required. Unless criminal investigation duties are routinely performed, experience as a police officer, FBI agent, customs agent, marshal, or any similar position does not meet the requirements of specialized experience.
Substantial Management Experience:
Substantial management experience is high-level administrative experience that provides a thorough understanding of the organizational, procedural, and human aspects of managing an organization. Such experience typically includes financial management, space and facilities management, oversight of the information technology and human resources functions, and long and short-range planning.
Preferences:
Preference will be given to candidates who possess the following:
- A master's degree or law degree.
- Substantial knowledge of, and experience in, the operations and management of federal probation services.
- Knowledge of Federal Judiciary strategic plans, policies and procedures; the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, applicable statutes and case law; and Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure; Knowledge of evidence-based practices and re-entry initiatives which clearly link to current and future operations and activities.
- An understanding of the Judiciary's decentralized administrative model.
- Ability to interact and communicate effectively with judges, the legal community, law enforcement, corrections, and service providing agencies.
- Experience leading teams, managing budgets and financial plans, leading large multifaceted projects, evaluating work processes and organizational impact, re-engineering or creating new organizational models, and planning and implementing organizational change.
- Skill in using vision and innovation to lead; building confidence and inspiring others to perform at a high level; adapting to change and achieving results under challenging conditions.
- Ability to analyze problems and develop solutions.