Job Information
State of Connecticut, Department of Administrative Services Fusion Center Intelligence Director in Middletown, Connecticut
Fusion Center Intelligence Director
Recruitment # 240918-8559MP-001
Location Middletown, CT
Date Opened 9/20/2024 11:00:00 AM
Salary $120,087 - $163,743/year
Job Type Open to the Public
Close Date 10/4/2024 11:59:00 PM
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Introduction
Are you looking to grow your career in Emergency Management?
The State of Connecticut (https://portal.ct.gov/) , Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) (https://portal.ct.gov/demhs) is recruiting for a Fusion Center Intelligence Director (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=8559MP&R1=undefined&R3=undefined) to join the Connecticut Intelligence Center (CTIC (https://portal.ct.gov/demhs/homeland-security/about-ctic) ) in Middletown, CT.
What We Can Offer You
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The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 (https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/Press-Room/Press-Releases/2023/Forbes-State-of-CT-Ranked) - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule
Professional growth and development opportunities
A healthy work/life balance to all employees
Position Highlights
The schedule for this position is 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday with the requirement to potentially work outside standard scheduled hours.
Possible nights and weekends work during emergencies and to meet training needs and requirements.
This leadership position will manage the state's overall intelligence gathering/dissemination operation while continuing to cultivate state, local federal and private sector partnerships and managing the intelligence cycle and analytical standards.
In this role, you will:
Lead the day-to-day operations of the CT Intelligence Center, the state’s designated all-crimes intelligence fusion center responsible to support the homeland security of Connecticut.
Collaborate and coordinate with the leadership of federal, state, local, and private sector organizations regarding the identification of criminal activities and trends, including those associated with domestic and international terrorism.
Direct the receipt, analysis, vetting, and dissemination of information from all sources to identify criminal trends, tactics, and procedures in order to protect the homeland security of the state.
As a member of DEMHS leadership, represent the division and the agency and provide security briefings at meetings of federal, state and municipal officials.
Ensure compliance with laws, policies, and procedures in accordance with the CTIC Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Protection Policy.
About Us
The Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) is charged with developing, administering, and coordinating a comprehensive and integrated statewide emergency management and homeland security program that encompasses all human-made and natural hazards, and includes prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery components to ensure the safety and well-being of the residents of Connecticut.
Selection Plan
Before you apply:
In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the minimum qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date, unless otherwise specified.
Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@CT.Gov.
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Important information for after you apply:
Candidates selected for an interview must provide the following at the time of interview:
State Employees
Two (2) most recent performance evaluations
Completed CT-HR-13
Cover Letter
Non-State Employees
Two (2) professional references contact information (Name, Email, and Phone Number)
Completed CT-HR-13
Cover Letter
Candidates who have been selected for employment with the Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection are subject to a detailed background investigation, including a fingerprint supported state and federal criminal history record check along with reference checks. Selection for employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of the background investigation. Any pending disciplinary history within the past 2 years and review of attendance records are also considered in this selection process.
Click here (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DAS/Statewide-HR/A---Z-Listing-Task-PDFs/Criminal-Convictions---Addendum-to-Application-for-Examination-or-Employment-Form---CT-HR-13.pdf) to complete the Criminal Convictions addendum (CT-HR-13). The CT-HR-13 can also be found on the DAS website (https://portal.ct.gov/DAS) by typing in "CT-HR-13" into the "Search Department of Administrative Services" search field.
This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from branch to branch, but it does not impact your state service credit.
Questions about this position should be directed to Nick Naples at Nicholas.Naples@ct.gov.
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection this class is accountable for directing the operations of the Connecticut Intelligence Center (CTIC), the State’s Fusion Center.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Directs staff and operations;
Develops and establishes goals and objectives that support overall strategies;
Plans, develops and approves schedules, priorities and standards for achieving goals;
Directs evaluation activities and monitors compliance with laws, policies and procedures in accordance with the CTIC Privacy, Civil Liberties Protection Policy;
Develops, establishes and implements goals and objectives consistent with the agency and division strategic plans, evolving information needs and public safety concerns of CTIC partners and customers;
Coordinates or directs the coordination of plans and memoranda of agreement and manages collaborative and coordinated multi-disciplinary communications flow with local, state, tribal, federal and private sector agencies and partners;
Directs the receipt, analysis, vetting, dissemination and gathering of information from all sources to identify trends and create products;
Oversees the CTIC analytic production cycle and the review and editing of analytic products to meet CTIC standards;
Directs and/or manages the development of operational and strategic analytic products and convenes analytic working groups;
Formulates program goals and objectives;
Fosters intra-agency integration, collaboration and coordinator with intelligence units;
Interprets and administers pertinent laws;
Evaluates staff;
Prepares or assists in the preparation of division budget;
Maintains contact with individuals within and outside the organization who might impact program activities;
Makes presentations or otherwise represents CTIC and/or DEMHS at meetings, conferences, working groups, committees and briefings;
Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
May perform on-call duties as required;
Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
Considerable knowledge of
and ability to apply management principles and practices;
relevant state and federal laws, statutes, regulations and guidelines;
fusion center principles and priorities outlined in the Baseline Capabilities for State and Major Urban Fusion Centers and applicable supplements;
the intelligence cycle including receiving, analyzing, disseminating and gathering intelligence and data;
intelligence community analytical standards;
criminal intelligence systems;
Knowledge of
National and/or international criminal and/or terrorism data systems and cycle;
state and federal constitutional and statutory privacy, civil rights and civil liberties protection policies;
Considerable
leadership skills;
interpersonal skills;
oral and written communication skills;
Considerable ability to
identify problems, evaluate alternatives and implement effective solutions;
develop and implement an effective communication system within multidiscipline intelligence community;
foster connectivity with external communities of interest.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Ten (10) years of experience in the collection, analysis and/or sharing of intelligence and criminal information.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been in a management capacity.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
A Master's degree in criminal justice, law enforcement, political science or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience working with an intelligence fusion center.
Experience with the intelligence cycle, including the receipt, analysis, vetting, gathering and dissemination of information from all sources to identify trends and create products.
Experience managing more than one project, while managing people from more than one agency or discipline.
Experience collaborating and coordinating communications flow among local, state, tribal, federal and private sector agencies and partners.
Experience applying civil rights, civil liberties and privacy protection laws and policies to intelligence analysis and dissemination.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Incumbents in this class must obtain a Federal Bureau of Investigation Secret Security clearance or a Department of Homeland Security Secret Security clearance within nine months of appointment to class.
Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator's license.
Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
Emergency management drills and actual emergencies may require work outside of normal business hours.
CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the checking of references and facts in the application a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be conducted by the United States Department of Homeland Security and/or the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection before persons are certified for permanent appointment.
Conclusion
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
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