Salary: Up to $65,000, Commensurate with Experience
Cover Letter Required: Yes
Type: Non-Profit 501(c)(3)
Closing Date: Monday February 5, 2023
Are you looking to make a difference? When you work for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), you don’t just make a living, you make a difference by shaping the future of the policing profession. Is it easy? No. Is it worthwhile? Absolutely.
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is the world’s largest and most influential professional association for police leaders. With more than 33,000 members in over 170 countries, the IACP is a recognized leader in global policing, committed to advancing safer communities through thoughtful, progressive police leadership. Since 1893, the association has been serving communities by speaking out on behalf of law enforcement and advancing leadership and professionalism in policing worldwide.
The IACP seeks to hire a Project Lead for the Central Region of the Drug Evaluation and Classification (DEC) Program. Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, the Project Lead will provide technical support for the Association’s international Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) programmatic efforts and the DEC Program. This position works enterprise-wide with all teams of the Association.
Job Responsibilities
- Provide programmatic and technical support to all partners in NHTSA Regions 5 – 7 of the United States.
- Monitor and assist to ensure scope of work, promised deliverables, and time frames are met.
- Develop, evaluate, revise, and update project materials such as publications, magazine content, online resources, curricula, training materials, guidebooks, educational handouts, timelines, membership / attendee acquisition pieces and fliers.
- Identify key partners, agencies, and collaborators in the field; build and manage these partnerships.
- Build and sustain relationships with police leaders to enhance project work and understanding of the profession whom we serve.
- Coordinate and conduct outreach to law enforcement agencies and criminal justice partners to promote participation in projects and events, gather information, and identify promising practices.
- Facilitate meetings, trainings, group discussions, and other events attended by law enforcement, subject matter experts, and criminal justice partners.
- Organize and track details of project-related meetings and events including expenditures, logistics, and programmatic information.
- Maintain ongoing and effective communication with project team, direct manager, partners, and funding agencies.
- Coordinate and conduct educational presentations about the program and its resources; represent the program at events and before relevant groups.
- Travel to partner locations to provide assistance to the Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST), Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE), and DRE programs by providing expertise, consultation, and subject matter technical support.
- Track and review reports to assist in determining the effectiveness of trainings, and noting any training curriculum issues requiring correction or investigation.
- Maintain, update, and revise law enforcement curricula; review standards and procedures; and participate in the selection of DRE State Coordinators.
- Analyze data for trends and project-targeted areas of focus.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education
- Currently credentialed as a DRE and DRE instructor and able to maintain certification throughout employment.
- Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice or relevant field and five years of relevant experience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and other relevant business software.
Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- Must reside in a state within NHTSA Regions 5 – 7 of the United States.
- Analytical skills to include ability to troubleshoot problems from multiple perspectives.
- Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills.
- Strong penchant for collaboration and teamwork.
- Critical thinking and decision-making skills.
- Solid task prioritization, organization, and time management skills, and attention to detail.
- Dynamic, flexible, and hardworking.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to finalize products efficiently.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with and knowledge of grant-funded efforts.
- Experience with and knowledge of conference management.
Special Conditions and Work Environment
- Access to reliable high-speed internet required.
- A minimum of 30% travel will be required based on job responsibilities.
- Work takes place primarily in a remote office environment.
- Light lifting, bending, and reaching may be required.
- This is a grant funded position for which continuation funding will be sought.
Highlights Of Employee Benefits
- Medical HMO: Free for Employee and Family (Local Employees).
- Vision: Free for Employee.
- Dental: Reasonable rates for Employee and Family.
- 403B: IACP Match - up to 6% - after one year of employment.
Application Process
All interested candidates must submit a cover letter and resume. The IACP only requires you to fill out the skills section and screening questions in the application, along with your resume and cover letter. Cover letters must contain the name of the position being applied for as well as the requisition number. The IACP may consider applicants for positions other than those indicated. Please note that applications received without the requested information will not be forwarded for review.
The IACP is an equal opportunity employer. Federal law prohibits discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, religious affiliation, national origin, sex, age, or disability. No information requested on this application will be used for the purpose of excluding any applicant’s consideration for employment because of his or her race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or disability.
Public Health Compliance: IACP requires all employees, regardless of remote work status, to be vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. As a prospective and/or new employee at the IACP, you will be required to comply with our vaccination policy, report your vaccination status, and provide proof of vaccination. Compliance with the policy does allow for exceptions, but those exceptions will only be granted in circumstances related to medical conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs.
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