CBI Assistant Director, Investigations Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado/jobs/newprint/4781605) Apply  CBI Assistant Director, Investigations Salary $117,168.00 - $164,040.00 Annually Location Lakewood, CO Job Type Full Time Job Number RAA-CBI-10163 1/2025 Department Department of Public Safety Division Colorado Bureau of Investigation Opening Date 01/17/2025 Closing Date 1/31/2025 5:00 PM Mountain FLSA Determined by Position Type of Announcement This position is open only to Colorado state residents. Primary Physical Work Address 690 Kipling Street, Lakewood, CO 80215 FLSA Status Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation. Department Contact Information Lori Todacheene, HR Business Partner, lori.todacheene@state.co.us, (303) 358-6495. How To Apply Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed. + Description + Benefits + Questions Department Information This position is open only to Colorado state residents. An eligible list established with this recruitment may be used to fill other similar positions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety in the next 12 months. Our Mission - Engaged employees working together to safeguard lives and t o provide diverse public safety services to local communities. Our Vision -Creating safer and more resilient communities across Colorado. Our Core Values – Unity, Honor, Service CDPS commits to cultivating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive work environment. We ensure that we recruit, retain, and promote engaged employees. Our approach to diversity is simple - it's about embracing everyone! We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a reflex, not an initiative. Our strength is our promise to be inclusive with intentional strategies to welcome and uplift our employees to thrive - while building a more equitable workplace. CDPS is an equal opportunity employer. See ourCDPS 2022 Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mhirfXA6CeujGdFetbkPOC78t2GASFdw/view) Why Do I Love My Job at CDPS At CDPS we nurture a centric culture driven by our commitment of creating a safer Colorado, an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their own authentic self. We model a culture of collaboration, support and growth to our employees. Our culture has public service focus, and we strive to provide innovative solutions and services to our fellow Coloradans! Careers with a purpose: If you are passionate about public safety service, and are eager to dedicate your career to serving Coloradans, this is the organization you want to join! We are committed to providing public safety services to our fellow Coloradans in their times of greater needs such as: safety on our roads, preparing and mitigating environmental disasters, disaster recovery, combating crime, school safety, and victim recovery. You’ll have the opportunity to challenge yourself and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career while making a difference in our community! When you join CDPS, you are joining a team of exceptional individuals and together you will be inspired, motivated and supported to become the best you can be. Unmatched Benefits: We highly value work life balance and offer excellent work-life programs, training and enriching professional development opportunities and a wide range of benefits. + Medical and dental options are available for permanent employees and their dependents. We also offer short and long-term disability coverage, and life insurance that includes legal resources and discounts. + State contribution into Health Savings Account when enrolled in HDHP. + Job protected medical leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/time-off-leave/family-medical-leave-act-fmla) and the State of Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI) (https://famli.colorado.gov/) . + Paid medical leave benefits provided by the State of Colorado. + Eligibility for hybrid or other flexible work arrangements based on the nature of the role. + We offer unmatched retirement benefits including mandatory PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans. For information on mandatory employee salary deferral (in lieu of contribution to Social Security), visit Colorado PERA (https://www.copera.org/member-contribution-rates) for details. + CDPS provides generous time off including 11 paid holidays annually and accrued annual and sick leave (https://dhr.colorado.gov/state-employees/time-off-leave) and annual wellness days. + The Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP) is available in every region of the state. It is our effort to support the well-being of employees and the workplace. EAPs provide short-term counseling, referrals and resources, as well as training and organizational development services. + Additional benefits offered include tuition reimbursement and reduced college tuition at CSU Global and DeVry University. + Credit Union of Colorado (https://www.cuofco.org/credit-union-colorado-membership-eligibility) membership eligibility. To learn more about State of Colorado benefits, please visit State of Colorado benefits (https://www.colorado.gov/dhr/benefits) . Description of Job About the Work Unit This work unit exists to fulfill the statutory responsibility to provide full-service major criminal investigations, technical and investigative assistance to local and state agencies upon request and has jurisdiction pertaining to Colorado’s Organized Crime Control Act, fugitive apprehension and firearms crimes through cooperation with local, state and federal agencies. The work unit also exists to fulfill statutory requirements to provide an effective level of criminal enforcement in Colorado. In addition, to provide leadership, management, and supervision to the professional staff, Agents, and Agents In Charge of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Investigation Section. About the Job This Assistant Director position serves as the second tier executive, managerial, and administrative position to the Deputy Director and Director of the CBI. The Assistant Director, whose qualification shall be the same as those of an Agent, shall serve as an Agent and shall be POST certified. 408 Agents – Qualifications & 409 Agents – Duties – Powers. At the request of the Deputy Director or in his/her absence or disability, the Assistant Director shall act in the place of the Deputy Director in all matters requiring action by the Deputy Director. The Assistant Director also serves as the Bureau’s representative to assigned committees and associations. The position exists to provide coordination, review, and daily management of operational activities associated with the investigation of complex criminal violations and to implement the policies and procedures of the Bureau. An Assistant Director will or may have management responsibility for the following sections and units of the CBI or a combination thereof: Investigation Section of the Denver Regional Office including + Major Crimes + Statewide Crime Scene Unit + Narcotics (SIIM) + Fugitives/Human Trafficking + Cyber Crimes/Identity Theft + Illegal Firearms and Organized Crimes (SIOC) + Professional Standards + Investigations Records This position also acts as the point of contact for officer use of force issues and Critical Incident Response Teams (CIRT) investigations that the CBI Investigations section is a part of. Key Responsibilities Investigations Section Management Administers and oversees the management of the criminal investigative and technical aspects of field investigations throughout Colorado, provides supervision and guidance for the Agents In Charge and to ensure CBI is performing its statutory requirements. Operational and Personal Services Budgets Oversight This position has management oversight of their respective region's operational and personal services budgets and/or special statewide investigative budgets. Prepares fiscal impact statements, decision items, and special reports related to the operation of the Units. Goals and Strategic Plan Implementation Ensures the goals and objectives established within the Strategic Plan as they relate to the Investigation Section are met to include training and the production of statistical and investigative reports to develop specific goals and objectives for the Investigation staff with reference to quality and training. Facility and Resource Management Assists and makes recommendations on planning, managing and administering the functional operations of the CBI Denver, facilities and satellite offices. Including planning, organizing, budgeting, coordinating, staffing, directing, needs for improvement, modifications and future facility planning. Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights NOTE: To be considered for this position, you must meet one of the following options for consideration. Experience Only: Eleven (11) years of professional law enforcement experience with a law enforcement agency that included having a full time Investigative/Detective unit, two (2) of which must have been at the level of a staff authority, unit supervisor, or equivalent and one (1) of which included direct supervision of an investigative/detective unit or as Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent in Charge. OR Education and Experience: A combination of related education and/or professional major crimes investigative experience with a law enforcement agency having a full time Investigations/Detective Unit equal to eleven (11) years, two (2) years of which must have been at the level of a staff authority, unit supervisor, or equivalent and one (1) year of which included direct supervision of an investigative/detective unit or level as a Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent in Charge. Preferred Qualifications: + Completion of advanced law enforcement leadership training, including coursework from the FBI LEEDA Trilogy, Northwestern School of Police Staff and Command, the FBI National Academy, and equivalents. + Experience in governmental budget responsibility, including State fiscal and procurement rules. + Experience in State legislative processes. Required Competencies: + Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. + Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. + Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. + Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. + Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively. + Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. + Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. + Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. Conditions of Employment + Must be a Colorado resident at the time of application. + POST certification is required at the time of application. + Applicant must be willing to be fingerprinted, successfully pass a polygraph, drug screen, psychological exam, and an extensive background investigation to include criminal, financial, employment, and driving history. Current employees would have taken these steps at the time of hire. + Must be available to respond at any time, day or night. Required to respond and/or resolve system problems that could interfere with the operation of the Investigations Section. Shall be required to respond to criminal investigative requests. + Requires a valid Colorado driver's license with no active restraints. Response to request for assistance on investigation. + Special physical requirements: vision, hearing, minimum upper body strength satisfied through POST skills certification. Appeal Rights If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination. Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at www.colorado.gov/spb . A standard appeal form is available at: www.colorado.gov/spb . If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination. Supplemental Information Equity, Diversity and Inclusion The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, a medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Colorado Department of Public Safety is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries tocdps_hr@state.co.us. Notifications All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be via email. Include your current working email address on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from "state.co.us" and "info@governmentjobs.com " addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email. Please read carefully- recruitment timeline information Applications are considered complete and accurate at the time of submission. Therefore, additional information may not be solicited or accepted after your application has been received. + All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may proceed to the next step. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. + Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be invited to participate in the comparative analysis process that may include the following steps: + Structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications. + All applicants will be notified of their status via email. Please note: + Applicants are required to provide responses to all supplemental questions as follows: + Questions 1 and 2 - submit your responses with your online application. + Question 3 - submit your response as an attachment to your application within a Word document, using double space, 1 inch margins, and 12 point font. Please limit your response to 3 pages or less. + Applications that meet the minimum qualifications outlined on the announcement will be invited to participate in the comparative analysis process. The first stage of the comparative analysis will be an application review and review of the written response to the supplemental questions. This step will create a ranked order of all applicants who meet the minimum requirements. It is imperative that your application, cover letter, resume, and written response provide as much information and detail as possible about your education, knowledge, skills, and experience as it relates to the requirements, duties, and preferred qualifications of this position as described within this announcement. The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon. 01 Please detail your motivation in becoming the next Assistant Director at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and how your experience and competencies fit within the required qualifications. 02 Describe your experience managing employees, providing leadership, and establishing strategies, goals and objectives. 03 Please detail what the CBI can expect in your leadership characteristics and how those align with the mission and vision of the organization. Responses will be evaluated on content, grammar, spelling and punctuation. Provide your response to this question within a Word document as an attachment to your application, double spaced, 1 inch margins, and 12 point font. Please limit your response to 3 pages or less 04 Do you have current POST certification or the ability to reinstate or obtain POST certification prior to appointment? Contact Colorado POST if you are not sure. http://post.colorado.gov + Yes + No 05 Do you have any negative actions related to your Colorado POST certification? Please see https://post.coag.gov/ if you are not sure. + Yes + No 06 Are you willing and able to provide on-call availability seven days a week, including holidays, and 24 hours a day? + Yes + No 07 Are you willing to be fingerprinted, go through a polygraph, medical physical, drug screen, and an extensive background investigation as condition of hire? + Yes + No 08 I understand that employees of the Colorado Department of Public Safety contribute to the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) retirement benefit plan and do not contribute to Social Security. + Yes, I understand that + No 09 If you are a current or previous State of Colorado employee, please list your Employee Identification Number (EID), dates of employment, and classifications for all State of Colorado Departments or institutes of Higher Education for which you have worked. Your EID begins with 997 and is nine digits long. Please do not enter your Social Security Number. If you are not a current or previous State of Colorado employee, please state "N/A". Required Question Employer State of Colorado Address See the full announcement by clicking the "Printer" icon located above the job title Location varies by announcement, Colorado, -- Website https://careers.colorado.gov/ Apply Please verify your email addressVerify Email