Deputy Commissioner, Training & Development

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) is an integral part of the City’s evolving criminal justice system, participating in reform initiatives and strategies. The DOC is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for our employees, visitors, volunteers and people in our custody. Importantly, safe jails enable DOC to provide people in custody with the tools and opportunities they need to successfully re-enter their communities. The DOC operates facilities and court commands across the five boroughs with more than 8,000 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.

Under the direction of the First Deputy Commissioner with latitude to exercise independent judgment, the Deputy Commissioner for Training will be responsible for directing the daily operation of one of DOC’s major organizational and program components: it’s Training Academy. The selected candidate will oversee and support all recruit, in service, leadership development and promotional training for the Department’s uniformed and non-uniformed workforce. The successful candidate will develop an overall organizational training strategy, oversee its implementation and assess its outcomes. The selected candidate will leverage analytics by conducting current and ongoing strategic assessments of training programs and initiatives as well as create a testing and evaluation process to document the effective transfer of knowledge and skills to employees. Furthermore, the candidate will oversee, manage, and direct subordinate administrative and instructional staff, assess the quality of instruction, provide evaluations with recommendations for upgrading the skills development of new instructors and existing instructors; review course outlines periodically to assess uniformity and congruence with program goals; develop, oversee, and administer training budgets, and new staffing needs; review training requests from departmental units; employ a wide variety of innovative training delivery methods and best practices for possible learning and employee development; assist with policy formulation, redesigning, upgrading, monitoring and modifying training techniques; provide input in the decisions pertaining to departmental training programs, including, recruit training, in-service skills development, and promotional training, as well as staff development; and perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Master’s Degree from an accredited college in Public Administration, Personnel Administration,
  
  

Business Administration, Human Services, Criminal Justice, Political Science, Psychology or an

equivalent/related field, plus five years of satisfactory experience of a nature to qualify for the duties

and responsibilities of the position, at least 18 months of which must have been in an administrative,

managerial, or executive capacity or supervising personnel performing activities related to the duties

of the position; or

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with a major in Public Administration, Personnel
  
  

Administration, Business Administration, Finance, Human Services, Criminal Justice, Political Science,

Psychology or an equivalent/related field, plus seven years of satisfactory experience of a nature to

qualify for the duties and responsibilities of the position, at least 18 months of which must have been in

an administrative, managerial, or executive capacity or supervising personnel performing activities

related to the duties of the position.

• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and eleven years of satisfactory, full-time
  
  

progressively responsible experience as described in "1" above, 18 months of which must have been in

an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory capacity.

Preferred Skills

• Post Graduate/Graduate degree in Education, Training & Development, Human Resources, Leadership, Organizational Management, Industrial Psychology, or related field - Ability to foster a culture of learning demonstrated success in building solid cross functional relationships and ability to partner with other departments to determine priorities, set program deadlines, roll out plans and conduct ROI analysis - Ability to develop short- and long-term strategic plans demonstrated success in the development and implementation of experiential learning across an organization - Significant managerial experience in the public or private sector directing academic and practical training delivering training, advising on learning theories and adult learning strategies - Professional experience assessing organizational training needs developing training programs developing instructional and curriculum design knowledge of performance management and employee development practices and procedures - Significant knowledge of alternative training delivery methods e.s., web-based training, online platforms, virtual learning, classroom. - Excellent written and oral communication skills, presentation skills analytical, research, organizational and interpersonal skills - Experience providing training delivery, instructional and curriculum design for law enforcement personnel is a plus and professional certifications is a plus - Proficiency with MS Office Suite, learning and training software is expected.
  
  

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

, $225,000.00 – $225,000.00