Research and Planning Administrator

• Research various topics to ensure the agency’s practices are meeting or exceeding expectations with current law enforcement and corrections practices to ensure the agency continuously seeks to improve and advance.
• Utilize qualitative and quantitative methodologies to gather and interpret data.
• Develop and utilize various survey instruments for data collection purposes.
• Develop methodologies in data collection and analysis to address agency issues (i.e., resource allocation, productivity, personnel performance, program impacts).
• Synthesize findings into actionable insights and recommendations for executive leadership.
• Coordinate the development and production of various agency policy papers, research papers and related documents.
• Create comprehensive reports, visualizations, and presentations to communicate research findings.
• Analyze and synthesize data from multiple systems and databases and provide information for agency leadership to make data-driven and/or data-informed policy decisions.
• Translate data into presentation-ready reports. 
• Assess the validity of source data and subsequent findings. 
• Work in close partnership with the Florida Sheriffs Association and academic institutions to establish research projects of mutual interest.
• Facilitate, in collaboration with agency staff and partners, the development of key performance indicators, agency performance measures, benchmarks and reporting procedures.
• Assess/measure the agency’s operational and strategic performance.
• Guide agency reporting efforts for the agency on key performance indicators.

• Understand and assist in shaping the agency strategy and mission. 
• Conduct analyses of internal and external influences on agency operations to include environmental scans, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis, internal and external surveys, etc.
• Utilize analysis, forecasting and projection to develop long-term policing and corrections strategies.
• Develop plans to materialize strategy. 
• Facilitate the strategic planning process to include plan development, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Provide training and support to agency leadership to guide them through the strategic planning process.

• Provide training, coaching, and consult to project managers and project team members.
• Maintain LCSO project management forms.
• Manage special projects from initiation to completion. This would include planning and monitoring financial resources needed, establishing and managing timelines, conducting risk analyses, coordinating with team members to monitor the progress of projects, addressing issues that may arise, ensuring all required guidelines are met, and preparing and providing documentation to internal teams, and key stakeholders.

• Stay abreast of emerging trends, technologies, public sentiments, and media attentions and make recommendations to ensure the agency is adequately prepared and equipped to meet the agency’s mission now and in the future.
• Conduct routine operational studies for the purpose of assessing potential impact(s) of planned changes in law enforcement and corrections operations.
• Facilitate program evaluation and process mapping to evaluate the effectiveness of current strategies and programs and proposes adjustments as needed. 
• Provide recommendations concerning program policies, procedures, content, methods, and/or management processes with intent to reflect goals, objectives, and mission of the agency. 

• Report to work timely, consistently, and as scheduled.
• Perform all functions of the job classification without posing a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals.
• Ensure members under their command receive required training and facilitate other members' training as warranted for career development or job improvement.
• Work closely with others as a team.
• Effectively communicate both orally and in writing. 
• Adhere to the standards and principles of the agency's core values and professionally represent the agency.

• High School Diploma or GED required; AND
• Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Political Science, Public Administration, Business, Communications, or related field; with course work emphasizing advanced research methodology and statistical analysis in both automated and non-automated environments.
• Graduate degree in one of the above disciplines highly desirable. 
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience in project administration and management, strategic planning, research and/or statistical analyses, demonstrating skill in assimilating study findings into accurate and useful reporting mediums, preferably for a governmental or similar public sector agency; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. 
• A minimum of two (2) years’ experience facilitating medium to large groups of people at various organizational levels for the purposes of planning, problem solving, or strategy development; OR
• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the position.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification in good standing preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications/products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, and/or SharePoint to produce reports, project documents, and process flow diagrams. 
• At least two years of strategic planning at a leadership level in a medium to large organization is preferred.
• Working in and/or managing governance processes preferred. 
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Smartsheet preferred.

• Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). 
• Task may involve extended periods of time at the keyboard or workstation.
• Work is performed in usual office conditions with rare exposure to disagreeable environmental factors.

Salary : $92,613 - $148,180