Director of Operations

• Under direction of the Chief of Staff of the Prisoner Review Board (PRB), serves as Director of Operations.  

• Provides administrative direction and oversight to PRB staff engaged in case management supporting the functions and operations of the agency. 

• Provides administrative direction and oversight for training and quality assurance for Board Members, and Commissioners. 

• Serves as full-line supervisor. 

• Represents the Board in meetings with other internal State stakeholders (e.g. IL Department of Corrections or Governor’s Office) and participates in meetings with external stakeholders at the request of the Chief of Staff. 

• As a member of the senior leadership team, provides input into Board-level policy discussions. 

• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above. 

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with coursework in criminal justice, law, public administration, and/or business administration. 

• Requires four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a public or business organization. 

• Prefers five (5) years of experience supervising professional staff. 

• Prefers at least one (1) year of project management experience using continuous improvement/process improvement methods such as Lean, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management, Value Stream Mapping, or similar. 

• Prefers four (4) years of professional experience developing policies and procedures. 

• Prefers three (3) years in a management role in a unionized workforce/workplace. 

• Prefers two (2) years providing training for internal and external stakeholders. 

• Requires ability to successfully pass Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois State Police and county jail background checks as necessary to enter required correctional facilities throughout Illinois. 

• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as 
  appropriate. Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license. 

• Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This may require the ability to work evenings and weekends. This also requires the ability, on rare occasions, to work in a 24 hour ‘on call’ capacity. 

• Requires ability to use agency supplied equipment (i.e., mobile phone, laptop, etc.). 

• Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine. 

• This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings. 

• Requires the ability to become Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) certified within 90 days of employment with the agency and maintain certification. 

The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.