Special Assistant to Chief of Police Job Northern Kentucky USA,Government

Position: Special Assistant to the Chief of Police
Location: Northern

Department

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Salary: $ - $

About the City of Charlotte

Welcome to the City of Charlotte Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.

Our guiding principles include:

Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce
Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development
Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services
Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems
Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

Summary

The Special Assistant to the Chief of Police serves as the executive assistant and strategic advisor to the Chief of Police. Work involves the support, direction, and general supervision of units within the Chief’s Office to include but not limited to the following:
Public Information Office and the City Manager’s Office. Work involves acting as a liaison between the police department and the Police Attorney's Office. Additionally, work involves ensuring the efficient operation of the police department through overall direction, coordination, and the appraisal of community building initiatives, crime prevention strategies and law enforcement training programs at the discretion of the Chief of Police.

Essential

Job Functions

Serves as liaison between the Chief of Police, and the Executive Staff and other commanders regarding departmental personnel matters, employee morale and well-being, project updates, proposals, and planning.

Plans, organizes, coordinates the Chief of Police’s calendar and provides strategic advisement to the Chief of Police.

Analyzes information, statistics, and reports on departmental activities to determine police service needs, availability of resources, and if existing programs meet the needs of the public. Supervises and evaluates the work of subordinate personnel by setting benchmarks and reviewing results achieved.

Prepares and reviews the following: administrative studies of management problems and concerns, the budget for the Police Department, program proposals, recommendations regarding performance ratings and disciplinary actions, statistics and reports on departmental activities, and departmental policies and procedures.

Assists the Chief of Police on policy interpretation and administration, as well as implementation of new strategies.

Participates with the Chief of Police and senior management team in strategic planning, policy development, and decision-making.

Represents internally within the organization and externally.

Assists with the formulation of policies and regulations governing the conduct of police operations/internal affairs matters in coordination with the Chief of Police.

Coordinates requests to City Council and the City Manager's Office.

Performs other administrative functions as directed by the Chief of Police.

Knowledge

Of the theories, principles, and practices of effective police administration with particular attention to planning and organizing police services and operations for modern-day policing.
Of the theories, principles, and practices of effective public administration, with special attention to budget administration and resource allocation.
Of modern management techniques, supervisory practices, and evaluation methods; governmental organization and management.
Of the principles and practices of police and local government administration and operations.
Of federal, state, and local laws and ordinances relating to the operations, duties, powers and responsibilities of the police department.
Of human resources management;
Of media relations;
Of budgetary control and procurement;
Of law enforcement training requirements.

Ability

To manage departmental programs, including the proper allocation of personnel, financial and material resources for effective and efficient use.
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