Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety

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Position/Classification

Title:

Chief Campus Security Administrator / Police Chief

Working Title: Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety

Position Number: 612510

FLSA: Exempt

Appointment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Tenure Track: No

FTE: 1 = 40 hours/week, 12 months

Department Hiring Range: The salary is competitive and will be determined based on the candidate s educational background, relevant experience, qualifications, and demonstrated expertise.

EEO-1 Category: Officials & Managers

SOC Code: 33-1012 - First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

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Primary Function of Organizational Unit: Reporting to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Administration, the Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety leads a full-service CALEA-accredited Department of Police and Public Safety handling law enforcement and investigation of all crimes, Clery Act requirements, and parking regulation and enforcement.

The NCCU Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety organizes, directs, and supervises the day-to-day activities of the on-going comprehensive campus police and public safety programs on campus, for a total of 2,286,194 million square feet of facilities in over 65 buildings. The Chief of Police is responsible for ensuring university security/safety and protection programs, including crime prevention, campus patrol, investigations, crime reporting and case management, and parking operations are effectively led and managed.

The Chief is also responsible for administrating the University s compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) of 1998 and its requirements. In addition to the Chief, the department has 29 sworn officers, 12 security officers, nine police telecommunicators, two university switchboard operators, the Cleary Coordinator, and up to seven administrative staff (including parking operations).

Technical Knowledge and

Skills:

• Thorough understanding of, and how to properly apply and enforce, North Carolina General Statutes related to criminal, traffic, and other applicable laws.
• Intimate understanding and use of investigative techniques and case preparation, and standard law enforcement equipment.
• Ability to interpret new laws, ordinances, rules, and policies for university leadership and staff, and relate them to the operations and requirements of public higher education institutional context.
• Proficiency in monitoring threat assessments, administrative actions, and major criminal investigations for compliance with legal procedures and organization policies.
• Expertise in examining and applying appropriate responses to critical incidents, to include compliance with all applicable policies and procedures.
• Experience with and knowledgeable of the requirements of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) of 1998.
• Understanding of higher education and HBCU culture and how a police and public safety department supports and operates within public higher education institutions.

Planning and Organizing Operations:

• Highly competent in identifying current and future issues facing the areas of public safety and security, and skilled at establishing and committing to courses of action to accomplish strategic goals.
• Adept at developing plans and procedures to accomplish mid-range (fiscal year(s)) and short-range goals and assignments within available resources.
• Extensive experience arranging and assigning work to use resources effectively and coordinating administrative and technical services.
• Proficient and highly experienced in establishing operating standards and procedures to comply with state and federal rules and regulations and organizational policies.

Business Administration and Human Resources Management:

• Adept at evaluating and allocating resources, planning procurement, and conducting oversight of budgets and contracts to ensure fiscal stability of the organization.
• Proficient in the recruitment, selection and…