State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Fusion Center Intelligence Director (8559MP)

$56.12-$76.51 Hourly / $4,488.82-$6,120.66 BiWeekly /
$117,158.00-$159,749.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection this class is accountable for directing the operations of the Connecticut Intelligence Center (CTIC), the State’s Fusion Center.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Receives executive direction from the Commissioner or other administrative official of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Directs staff and operations.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Directs staff and operations;
  • Coordinates, plans and manages communication with federal Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, countrywide state Fusion Centers, state, municipal, military, tribal and private sector entities;
  • Formulates program goals and objectives;
  • Designs and develops methods to communicate to local, state, national and international members of multidisciplinary team;
  • Fosters intelligence and law enforcement community connectivity with all entities;
  • Promotes vertical and horizontal connectivity of criminal and/or terrorism information and intelligence with multidisciplinary team to anticipate, identify, prevent and/or monitor statewide activities;
  • Develops related policy;
  • Interprets and administers pertinent laws;
  • Evaluates staff;
  • Prepares department budget including federal program funds;
  • Maintains contact with individuals within and outside the organization who might impact on program activities including federal and state agencies and municipal officials;
  • Develops and maintains Memorandum of Understanding with federal, state municipal members of intelligence community to secure agency liaison from Federal Bureau of Investigation, federal Homeland Security, federal Transportation Security Administration, United States Coast Guard, Connecticut National Guard, Department of Correction and law enforcement community;
  • Drafts comprehensive briefs and reports focused on current threat level intelligence;
  • Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
  • May perform on-call duties as required;
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of
    • and ability to apply management principles and practices;
    • relevant state and federal laws, statutes, regulations and guidelines;
    • principles and practices of the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan and Intelligence and Information Sharing Initiative;
    • Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies;
  • Knowledge of
    • Law Enforcement Analytic Standards;
    • National and/or international criminal and/or terrorism data systems and cycle;
    • state and federal constitutional and statutory privacy and civil liberties provisions;
    • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills;
  • Considerable ability to
    • develop and implement an effective communication system within intelligence community;
    • foster connectivity of multidisciplinary intelligence community.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Ten (10) years of experience in law enforcement with responsibility for the collection, analysis and sharing of intelligence and criminal information community.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been in a management capacity.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
  • A Master's degree in criminal justice, law enforcement, political science or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Incumbents in this class must obtain a Federal Bureau of Investigation Top Secret Security clearance and a Department of Homeland Security Secret Security clearance within nine months of appointment to class.
  • Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator's license.
  • Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
  • Emergency management drills and actual emergencies may require work outside of normal business hours.

CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS

In addition to the checking of references and facts in the application a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be conducted by the United States Department of Homeland Security and/or the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection before persons are certified for appointment.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Classified/Competitive

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(12)-General Administration and Management

BARGAINING UNIT

(02)-MANAGERIAL

EEO

(1)-Officials And Administrators

SALARY INFORMATION

MP 69

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

This replaces the existing specification for the class of Fusion Center Intelligence Director in Salary Group MP 69 approved effective April 1, 2022. (Revised to modify content) Item No. 23-255

EFFECTIVE DATE

10/25/2023
CLASS: 8559MP; EST: 5/24/2010; REV: 10/25/2023;