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DEPUTY DIRECTOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL

Code: 31359 State Unclassified Range: M98 (FY2026)

In the unclassified service, Deputy Director Alcoholic Beverage Control is appointed rather than examined for, and its pay is often negotiated case by case.

It lists a doctoral degree as the baseline, with an experience-based path open to those who do not hold the degree. State payroll currently lists 2 people in the title, most of them at Law and Public Safety.

How to get hired

  1. Deputy Director Alcoholic Beverage Control is an unclassified title. It is filled by appointment rather than by examination, and it sits outside civil service tenure protection.
  2. Openings are made directly by the appointing authority, usually a department head, board, or elected official.
  3. Salary for unclassified roles is often set individually, so the published range is a guide rather than a fixed grade.

Read the official specification at NJ Civil Service Commission.

Who employs this title

State payroll records show 2 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $189,425. The agencies employing the most are:

  • Law and Public Safety (2)

Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.

Official job specification

The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator.

Examples of work

  • Develops reviews, and controls objectives, policies and procedures in the Division; including regulatory, legislative, prosecutor, administrative, licensing and trade relation policies and amendments thereto monitors the implementation of policy to insure adherence to applicable rules and regulations.
  • Plans, organizes and directs various Bureau programs and procedures for administrative follow-up and control to insure compliance with applicable statutes and other pertinent directives. Makes recommendations for policy changes as required; modifies/develops procedures to maintain consistency with applicable policy/directives.
  • Recommends organizational arrangements, performance criteria and administrative policies designed to help achieve the goals of the organization and the purposes of the programs.
  • Directs and coordinates the various legal and administrative functions of the division to insure that the directives of the Director are properly carried out by the appropriate organizational unit.
  • Evaluates program plans and short and long-term priorities and objectives to determine effectiveness and identify program needs, problems, values and achievements.
  • Represents the Director in conferences and meetings with representatives of other governmental agencies regarding matters pertaining to various activities of the Division and representatives of the liquor industry, both National and State level.
  • Evaluates, prepares and reviews budgetary needs, allowances and requests, including overall operations in terms of effective use of resources and special problems of organization and administration.
  • Participates in plea bargaining negotiations and prepares formal and informal opinions, pleadings, memoranda and proposed modifications to various administrative rules to provide the State and its citizens with information deemed vital to the effective/efficient accomplishment of the State's business of assuring regulatory and statutory compliance with alcoholic beverage control laws.
  • Provides legal guidance and direction to Enforcement personnel with respect to what elements must be established for an investigation to result in disciplinary proceedings being instituted for violation of Division Rules and Regulations and Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.
  • Manages the activities of the personnel, budget, fiscal, accounting and centralized services within the Division and is directly responsible for the orientation and training of newly appointed employees.
  • Manages the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for employee evaluations and for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or disciplining of employees.
  • Manages the evaluation and processing of applications for alcoholic beverage licensing, including examination of pertinent financial information, proposed fees and other data; makes recommendations for the issuance of licenses and permits based thereon.
  • Provides advice and counsel to municipal governing bodies, A.B.C. Boards, and municipal attorneys on questions involving State and municipal alcoholic beverage laws.
  • Develops, implements, and monitors strategies to interpret the industry marketplace through the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information from the public, industry and other governmental entities.
  • Reviews/analyzes current or proposed legislation, which produces impacts on the Division's activities to identify/determine needs for modification of current or planned programs. Prepares and submits required reports.
  • Lectures before State, municipal and county organizations as a representative of the Division in order to provide information concerning regulatory and statutory requirements of ABC laws.
  • Researches, analyzes and prepares replies to inquiries received by the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control concerning the Alcoholic Beverage law. Division regulations or Division policies.
  • Prepares or directs preparation of clear technically sound, and accurate reports and/or studies to be used in the formulation of short and long-term plans and to apprise the Director, Attorney General, and other officials on matters pertaining to the operation of the Division.

Education

IF ASSIGNED TO ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES LICENSING OR TRADE PRACTICES BUREAU:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree.

<b>IF ASSIGNED TO THE PROSECUTION BUREAU OR REGULATORY SERVICES: </b>

Admission to practice law in the State of New Jersey, and in good standing.

Graduation from an accredited law school with an L.L.B. or J.D. degree.

Experience

IF ASSIGNED TO ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, LICENSING, OR TRADE PRACTICES BUREAU:

Five (5) years of experience involving responsibility for the management and administration of programs in a large organization or government agency.

<b>IF ASSIGNED TO THE PROSECUTION BUREAU OR REGULATORY SERVICES: </b>

Five (5) years as an attorney with experience in the preparation and trial of litigated civil, criminal and administrative cases, and experience involving responsibility for management and of programs in a large organization or government agency.

Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute experience as indicated above on a year for year basis.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

  • Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
  • Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
  • Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.