Research and Data Project Manager - Contractual - REQ: 31119

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ILLINOIS IS PARTICIPATING IN JUSTICE COUNTS, A NATIONAL PROGRAM INITIATED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’S OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS’ BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE (SEE THE JUSTICE COUNTS WEBSITE). THE GOAL OF JUSTICE COUNTS IS TO COLLECT AND DISSEMINATE A SET OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA METRICS. COLLECTIVELY, THE METRICS PERTAIN TO SEVEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SECTORS, SELECTED TO ENCOMPASS A WIDE RANGE OF JUSTICE SYSTEM ACTIVITY (E.G., LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURTS, PRISONS). THE ILLINOIS CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION AUTHORITY SEEKS A PROJECT MANAGER TO COORDINATE COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF ILLINOIS JUSTICE COUNTS METRICS. THE SELECTED CANDIDATE SHOULD HAVE STRONG PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS, THE ABILITY TO WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF JUSTICE SYSTEM PRACTITIONERS, AND THE ABILITY TO MANIPULATE AND ANALYZE QUANTITATIVE DATA.