Title: Community Liaison Officer, Northern Virginia
State Role Title: Community Liaison Officer
Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience
Pay Band: UG
Agency: Attorney General & Dept of Law
Location: Office of the Attorney General
Agency Website: https://www.oag.state.va.us/
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
• Coordinate between Northern Virginia agencies and community-based organizations/non-profits to meet the OAG goals
• Act as OAG liaison between Northern Virginia sheriff’s offices and police administration, city administration, Commonwealth’s Attorney administration, and U.S. Attorney’s Office to ensure smooth progress of OAG goals
• Meet with community and city leaders to determine needs and opportunities to address issues of public safety, victims’ rights and violence in the community
• Utilize “Virginia Rules” curriculum to educate community on gang and gun violence, assist with Virginia Rules law enforcement camps within assigned region.
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of criminal justice system and other specialty areas developed through academic training, seminars, and experience.
• Knowledge of violence prevention programs and models.
• Knowledge of criminal justice procedures.
• Knowledge of the practices and procedures of the Office of the Attorney General
• Knowledge of minority community culture and customs
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to use judgment, tact and discretion.
• Ability to quickly assimilate oral and written data, to analyze facts, and draw logical conclusions.
• Ability to provide direction to other team members
• Ability to maintain records, and prepare reports and correspondence related to the work.
• Ability to identify and analyze issues and problems in management and human relations and to recommend and implement solutions.
• Ability to organize work, establish priorities, and maintain good interpersonal relations and communications with other staff as well as effective working relationships with government officials, vendors and the general public.
• Ability to maintain favorable public relations.
• Supervisory and leadership skills
• Skills of persuasion and consensus building
• Computer literacy to include proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Worldox
Special Instructions
Kindly utilize the Virginia Jobs website (https://www.jobs.virginia.gov) to submit your application. Applications sent to the Recruitment email address will not be reviewed for the hiring process. We do not entertain phone calls or emails inquiring about application status; instead, please login to the PageUp/RMS system for updates on your application's status.
Contact Information
Name: OAG Recruitment
Phone: 804-786-2071
Email: recruitment@oag.state.va.us
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer
