Strategic Criminal Justice Planner & Policy Analyst

City of Portsmouth/ Sheriff's Office; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Portsmouth Sheriff's Office is seeking a qualified Criminal Justice Planner (CJP) to support the Community Criminal Justice Board (CCJB). The role focuses on planning, research, development, implementation, and evaluation of criminal justice programs across the City of Portsmouth.

As staff to CCJB, the CJP will coordinate projects, conduct data and policy analysis, manage evaluations, and prepare detailed reports while collaborating with local, state, and federal partners.

Qualifications

• Experience in criminal justice program analysis and evaluation.
• Knowledge of statistical methods and computer applications.
• Ability to plan, monitor, and evaluate programs.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Research, plan, and implement criminal justice projects consistent with CCJB goals and objectives.
• Serve as liaison to ad hoc committees and task forces with CCJB.
• Develop and implement data collection processes for project analysis.
• Monitor project progress, expenditures, reports, and grant development.
• Coordinate CCJB project activities, meetings, and document management.

Skills

Criminal justice experience

Data analysis

Program planning

Program evaluation

Statistics knowledge

MS Word & Excel

Written & verbal communication

Relationship building

Public representation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Portsmouth Sheriff's Office is seeking a qualified Criminal Justice Planner (CJP) to support the Community Criminal Justice Board (CCJB). The role focuses on planning, research, development, implementation, and evaluation of criminal justice programs across the City of Portsmouth.

As staff to CCJB, the CJP will coordinate projects, conduct data and policy analysis, manage evaluations, and prepare detailed reports while collaborating with local, state, and federal partners.