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 aimed to move the City towards a smaller jail system without compromising public safety. 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 9,500 diverse professionals and knowledgeable experts.

The New York City Department of Correction seeks to recruit a Director for the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) Team. Under the direction of the Assistant Commissioner for the Special Investigations Unit and with latitude to exercise independent judgement and decision making, the successful candidate for this management level position will be responsible for directing criminal and/or non-criminal, unique, highly confidential and sensitive investigations. The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) PREA Team is responsible for investigating acts of sexual misconduct allegedly committed by staff and/or inmates, such as sexual harassment, sexual abuse, rape, undue familiarity with inmates, and other related misconduct. Typical responsibilities of this position include:

- Directing, coordinating, and monitoring the activities of the Deputy Director of PREA
Investigations as well as a staff of investigators engaged in the performance of
confidential, highly complex, and/or special investigations involving allegations of
inmate-on-inmate coercive sexual contact and staff-on-inmate sexual threats/contact/abuse.
- Ensuring that the quality of investigations, timeliness of reports and levels of efficiency
meet the standards determined by policy and law.
- Directing the workflow and formulating the strategy of PREA investigations, in conjunction
with the Assistant Commissioner for the Special Investigations Unit.
- Collecting internal data and drafting reports relating to the Special Investigations Unit’s
compliance with the Board of Correction Minimum Standards.
- Acting as the Investigation Division’s liaison with the Department of Investigation, the
New York City Police Department, and/or district attorneys’ offices with respect to these
investigations.
- Formulating division policies and training programs for staff.
- Preparing, reviewing, and evaluating reports submitted for administrative action; making
decisions regarding investigations.
- Working in close coordination with federal, state and city investigation and law enforcement
agencies; testifying at hearings and court proceedings.

1. A baccalaureate or associate degree from an accredited college, and eight years
of satisfactory full-time experience in the field of investigations, auditing, law enforcement,
criminal justice, or in a major operational area of the agency in which the appointment is to
be made, four years of which must have been in an administrative, managerial or executive
capacity or supervising a staff performing investigations or related work; or
2. Education and/or experience equivalent to 1’ above. However, all candidates must have
the four years of experience in an administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory
capacity as described in 1’ above.

- At least fifteen (15) years extensive administrative, managerial, executive or supervisory experience in law enforcement (i.e. police, corrections, probation, parole, etc.) - Experience conducting and supervising sex crimes investigations - Experience investigating sex crimes, excessive use of force, corruption, and illegal activities investigations is preferred - Experience working with prosecutors in developing and presenting cases and testifying at hearings and court proceedings is a plus - Significant knowledge of the NYPD investigative procedures and processes, NYPD special victims’ squads, and the New York City criminal justice system knowledge of the laws, regulations, consent decrees, minimum standards and other legal mandates which affect the field of correction, investigations and the criminal justice system knowledge of DOC rules, regulations, directives and protocols is a plus - Ability to be objective and thorough in conducting investigations of law enforcement personnel, inmates, confidential witnesses and informants - Experience conducting investigations using a variety of data sources (i.e. eJusticeNY, CLEAR, IIS, IFCOM, Webcrims, Rapsheets, various watchdog registries, social media platforms, etc.) - Possess excellent communications skills, strong analytical, research, problem solving, presentation and writing skills - Ms Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) proficiency - Successful candidates must clear a background investigation and possess a valid NYS driver’s license. Firearms qualified is a plus.

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/.

New York City residency is not required for this position.

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.