Director of County Jail Partnerships and Rule Implementation (State Prog Admin Manager)

About the Role

The Director of County Jail Partnerships and Rule Implementation directs the State's relationship with Minnesota counties and sheriffs on the operation and regulation of local correctional facilities (jails), and leads the Department's implementation of Minnesota Rules, Chapter 2911. This position exists to convert a newly adopted regulatory framework into workable, sustainable practice across more than 75 county and regional jails — building the systems, training, technical assistance, and partnership structures that allow local facilities to reach and maintain compliance without enforcement as the first resort. It serves as the Department's principal point of accountability for ensuring that rule implementation is collaborative, consistent, and credible to both the regulated community and the public. The position works as a co-lead partner to the Director of Inspections & Enforcement — pairing the Department's regulatory authority with a dedicated partnership-and-implementation function.

Responsibilities

• Direct the State's relationship with Minnesota counties and sheriffs on the operation and regulation of local correctional facilities (jails)
• Lead the Department's implementation of Minnesota Rules, Chapter 2911
• Build systems, training, technical assistance, and partnership structures across more than 75 county and regional jails
• Serve as the Department's principal point of accountability for ensuring rule implementation is collaborative, consistent, and credible

Minimum Qualifications

• Four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in jail or correctional operations, correctional facility regulatory oversight, or closely related public safety administration, including experience that demonstrates:
  • Deep knowledge of jail operations, including the operational, staffing, security, programming, health care, and administrative considerations that affect implementation of correctional standards and requirements
  • Experience interpreting, applying, or implementing statutes, administrative rules, policies, licensing standards, or other regulatory requirements within a jail or correctional environment
  • Experience translating regulatory or policy requirements into operational practice, including assessing operational impacts, identifying implementation barriers, developing procedures or workflows, coordinating training and communication, and monitoring implementation for effectiveness and compliance
  • Experience leading or supporting organizational change involving multiple stakeholders, including engaging operational staff, resolving implementation challenges, adapting requirements to different operational environments, and sustaining changes after initial implementation
  • Experience building effective working relationships with correctional leaders, operational staff, government partners, and other stakeholders

Note: A Master's degree in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Psychology, Social Work or related may substitute for eighteen (18) months of experience; Bachelor's degree in the same fields may substitute for one (1) year of experience; and an Associate's degree in the same field may substitute for six months (6) of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Recent professional experience working in or directly supporting the operation of a Minnesota jail
• Extensive knowledge of Minnesota jail operations and Minnesota Rules, chapter 2911, including experience applying jail standards in an operational setting
• Experience leading implementation of significant regulatory, policy, or operational changes within a jail or correctional system, from initial interpretation and operational assessment through implementation, training, troubleshooting, compliance monitoring, and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated ability to identify where a proposed change may conflict with or create unintended consequences for facility operations, staffing, security, health care, programming, technology, or existing processes, and to develop workable implementation solutions
• Demonstrated commitment to building and sustaining trust-based, collaborative relationships between regulatory agencies and regulated entities, including experience engaging regulated partners with transparency, consistency, respect, and a problem-solving orientation while maintaining appropriate regulatory accountability
• Experience facilitating change across facilities or operational environments with differing resources, staffing models, physical plants, and local practices

Benefits

• Paid vacation and sick leave
• 12 paid holidays each year
• Low-cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans
• Fertility care, including IVF
• Diabetes care
• Dental and orthodontic care for adults and children
• 6 weeks paid leave for parents of newborn or newly adopted children
• Pension plan that provides income when you retire (after working at least three years)
• Employer paid life insurance to provide support for your family in the event of death
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance that can provide income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Tax-free expense accounts for health, dental, and dependent care
• Resources that provide support and promote physical, emotional, social, and financial well-being
• Training, classes, and professional development
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (Some positions may qualify)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for work/life support
• Daily Living/Convenience Services: Chore services, home repair, trip planning, child/elder care

Programs, resources and benefits eligibility varies based on type of employment, agency, funding availability, union/collective bargaining agreement, location, and length of service with the State of Minnesota.

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