PDAI PA SAVIN Consultant

The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute (PDAI) is seeking a consultant to provide oversight to the Pennsylvania Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (PA SAVIN) program. PA SAVIN provides crime victims and other interested individuals with free, confidential notification regarding an offender’s release, transfer or escape. This consultant will work exclusively on the county jail-related portion of PA SAVIN. The contract period will be January 1, 2026-December 31, 2026. The consulting fee is negotiable based upon experience and capabilities. This is an ongoing project anticipated to require consultant services beyond 2026.

The following is a description of the consultant’s responsibilities:

Consultant will perform in the system administrator role and be responsible for the following:

Track any county PA SAVIN outages and work with the PA SAVIN vendor’s operations center for resolution.
Troubleshoot any problems that may arise regarding the PA SAVIN vendor with respect to PA SAVIN in any county where PA SAVIN is currently available.
Assign security and access roles to PA SAVIN
Ensure the PA SAVIN vendor abides by the performance requirements of the contract with Pennsylvania to provide PA SAVIN services.
Inform, evaluate, and assist victim service programs when their local PA SAVIN is disabled and subsequently enabled.
Independently make decisions and judgments when responding to a PA SAVIN emergency in a county, including how to respond to situations when a mass number of notifications are being sent incorrectly and PA SAVIN not sending notifications to a victim when offender has been released.
Collaborate with other government agencies such as county prisons, Prison Warden Associations, Office of the Victim Advocate, victim service agencies, PDAI, and the public to facilitate the PA SAVIN awareness initiatives.
Analyze and evaluate PA SAVIN concerns and correspondence from victim service providers and county prisons and subsequently identify possible resolutions.
Provide expert advice, direction, and assistance to the county prison staff in the identification of unused or missed codes of their jail management system.
Facilitate collaboration and communication between county prison staff and the PA SAVIN vendor’s staff to utilize identical codes for mapping of correct offender movement and victim notification.
Develop and update training materials for various audiences such as victim advocates, county prison staff, and law enforcement.
Coordinate bi-weekly status conference calls with the PA SAVIN vendor to facilitate communication on any outstanding issues and receive updates on workable solutions to problems. The frequency of the calls may be increased based upon operational
Provide PA SAVIN-related technology training to county jails, county victim service personnel, and law enforcement.
Provide tools that will assist counties with public awareness campaigns regarding PA SAVIN in their community and assist counties in coordinating media announcements for local agencies regarding PA SAVIN.
Assist in the design and implementation of any future updates or improvements to PA
Provide changes and updates to the PA SAVIN Collaboration
Produce an overall project report for PA SAVIN on an annual basis that measures specific results, including input from participating victims and This will require maintaining statistical information regarding the usage and performance of PA SAVIN and translating data into an easily understandable format.
Provide required quarterly reports and data via PCCD eGrants
Update, and confer with, PDAI Director and PCCD on PA SAVIN operations as appropriate.

If interested please submit a cover letter and resume by Friday, November 14, 2025 to:

Allison Hrestak
Chief Operating Officer and Director of Training and Membership Services
Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association 2929 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110 or ahrestak@pdaa.org