Executive Manager

The Executive Manager serves as a civilian member of the command staff for the Burlington Police Department, providing executive-level project management, strategic leadership, and fiscal oversight in direct support of the Chief of Police. This position leads the planning, coordination, and execution of department-wide initiatives to advance organizational effectiveness, operational efficiency, and community service. The Executive Manager oversees budget development and financial management, manages departmental workflows, and supervises key administrative and financial staff.

With comprehensive knowledge of departmental operations and the community, the Executive Manager supports informed decision-making, strategic goal attainment, and responsive policing aligned with the City’s public safety and quality-of-life priorities.

• Facilitate the strategic planning of the department with the Chief of Police and Command Staff. For new policies and/or activities or initiatives resulting from such planning, conduct research and provide advice on the implementation of plans and the impact of plans to day-to-day operations and long-term goals.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders, City Councilors, Committees, Commissions, other City departments on those strategic goals.
• Supervise the Purchasing & Accounts Payable Specialist and the Fire/Police Accountant.
• Supervise the Redaction Specialist.
• Supervise the Administrative Assistant to Command Staff and the Police Receptionist.
• Set priorities and plan workload to meet deadlines and achieve department objectives. Distribute/delegate responsibilities and critical tasks amongst staff.
• Track the status of projects, provide coordination, identify areas of concern, and lead meetings or other activities necessary to maintain project schedules.
• Assess the workflow of the department. Recommend and implement organizational changes and process improvements, with a focus on supporting staff growth, increasing efficiency, and consistently delivering services to the public.
• Develop, maintain, analyze, report and problem solve on a variety of BPD information, including, but not limited to, personnel, financial information, operating statistics, etc requiring the exercise of discretion, independent judgment, and with no supervision.
• Research, draft, post, and manage any department RFPs. Coordinate pending contracts, timelines, implementation, deadlines, and final deliverables.
• Provide monitoring of strategies, plans and policies as they relate to the administration of BPD.
• Compile information for narrative, fiscal and statistical reports, determine appropriate report format. May contact officials, City employees or other agencies to secure data. Help with the creation of the police department’s Annual Report
• Manage and assist in the implementation of selected projects and innovations on behalf of the chief of police.
• Responsible for department policy and directive review, edits, and revisions. Work collaboratively with all stakeholders to include the City, the Police Commission, and affected labor unions on revisions and new policy.
• Coordinate with COB I&T on issues, concerns, or special project integrations. Track IT needs within BPD and collaborate with COB I&T on solutions.
• Point of Contact for radio infrastructure, radio service and repair needs.
• Maintain, renew, assess BPD’s core investigative law enforcement software solutions that are separate from COB I&T’s role.
• Responsible for building maintenance & operations, service needs, and annual service contracts (HVAC, generator, fire systems, etc).
• Plan, oversee, and manage the social media and advertising/marketing…