Director Special Investigations

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Director – Special Investigations
Duties: Serves as the Director of the Office of Special Investigations with responsibility for day-to-day supervision of investigative and support activities of the Office of the General Counsel, including directly intaking complaints of verbal abuse and corporal punishment; conducting investigations of allegations of misconduct referred from the Office of the Special Commissioner of Investigation (SCI) against all DOE employees and employees of department vendors, including bus drivers and matrons; case tracking and file maintenance; initial review of incoming cases; overall planning of investigative strategies as well as planning of strategies relative to individual cases; case assignments; review of reports of investigative findings. Responsible for the direction and control of investigations as well as the development and implementation of policies impacting the investigation functions and operations of the Office of Special Investigations (OSI). Performs related work. Responsible for the overall direction of office activities, including the day-to-day activities of staff charged with conducting investigations that might lead to administrative, disciplinary or criminal action against Department personnel, contract vendors and their employees. These investigations focus primarily on responding to allegations directly impacting students, such as sexual abuse, sexual harassment, verbal harassment and corporal punishment. Oversees the handling of investigations into per session violations; time, sick leave and line of duty injury abuse; nepotism; conflicts of interest; testing irregularities; and other matters as referred by the Chancellor or SCI. Manages the intake, review, investigation and dissemination of appropriate information to relevant Department offices and other entities with respect to allegations of corp Department employees, department vendors and their employees, including bus drivers and matrons. Makes final reviews as appropriate on every investigative report. Responds personally to the field on a case-by-case basis, as warranted by individual situations or caseload volume including the preparation, production and dissemination of related investigative reports. Serves as liaison to the Communications Office on high level investigations. Conducts legal research and drafts legal memoranda where necessary. Provides training to principals and administrators on an ongoing basis in all activities required at the school and district level for compliance with the mandates of A-420 and A-421. Serves as a liaison to Community Superintendents and their staff members and to other Department offices, as appropriate. Oversees and implements the overall planning and direction of OSI investigations. Coordinates the scope and depth of investigation and the strategies to be followed, as well as the evaluation of the results of individual investigations and the determination of actions to be taken, such as disciplinary action, legal action or referral to law enforcement authorities. Refers completed investigations for Technical Assistance Conferences and other proceedings to determine appropriate disciplinary actions. Develops and establishes policies and procedures governing internal operations and relationships with other organizational components and outside agencies and organizations, as well as the development of guidelines and standards for conducting investigations. Coordinates the provision of advice to the Chancellor on investigative issues and the provision of policy recommendations to the Chancellor with regard to matters within OSI’s scope of inquiry. Evaluates existing and proposed procedures to detect, deter, control and prevent corruption, illegal, unethical and improper activities within the school system. Coordinates the Office’s role as liaison to organizational units in the Department and all governmental and regulatory agencies on matters under investigation; collaborates and cooperates with law enforcement authorities at all levels of government on joint investigations, exchanges information, evidence, case referrals or dispositions. Ensures coordination with the Ethics Officer, as appropriate, relative to the Department’s Conflict of Interest compliance issues. Manages the activities of OSI staff in their conduct of investigations relative to conflict of interest issues and cases. Establishes and maintains working relationships with the Office of Legal Services, the Division of Human Capital, the Office of the Special Commissioner of Investigation, in order to track of each arrest through the court system. Manages and maintains the organizational structure of OSI necessary to fulfill its functions and responsibilities; reviews staff performance and the implementation of changes to increase operational effectiveness. Oversees OSI’s responses to FOIL (Freedom of Information Law) requests for OSI investigative reports. Oversees activities of OSI staff in the review, response to and resolution of sabbatical and other leave waiver requests. Manages and controls the chain of custody of all information and evidence gathered via investigations completed by the Office of Special Investigation utilized in criminal or administrative actions as mandated by the Department’s rules and regulations.

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