Interoperability Network South Bay; Insb) Executive Director

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The Interoperability Network of the South Bay Joint Powers Authority (INSB) is seeking an experienced and highly motivated professional to serve as its next Executive Director.

INSB is a regional Joint Powers Authority supporting interoperable public-safety communications for seven South Bay municipalities:
El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and Torrance.

The Executive Director reports directly to the INSB Governance Board and serves as the Authority's principal executive and administrative officer. The position requires a high degree of independence, sound judgment, technical aptitude and the ability to work effectively with police and fire executives, communications and information-technology professionals, municipal administrators, vendors, consultants, regulatory agencies and regional communications partners.

This is a contract position, with workload varying according to meetings, projects, grants and operational requirements. The current Executive Director workload has been reported to exceed 100 hours per month.

• Provide executive leadership and implement the policies and strategic direction established by the INSB Governance Board.
• Coordinate the operation, maintenance, development and lifecycle planning of INSB's regional public-safety communications infrastructure, including P25 land-mobile-radio systems, radio sites, microwave links and related network infrastructure.
• Coordinate major communications, technology and infrastructure projects.
• Develop and administer annual operating and capital budgets, member-agency allocations and long-term financial forecasts.
• Identify grant opportunities and prepare, administer, monitor and close out grants and subrecipient agreements.
• Manage vendors, consultants, contracts, procurements, service agreements and tenancy agreements.
• Coordinate invoices, payments, subscriber revenues, asset inventories, financial audits, investments and required governmental financial reporting.
• Prepare Governance Board and committee agendas and supporting materials and coordinate meetings in accordance with applicable public-meeting requirements.
• Attend INSB Technical Committee and Operations Committee meetings to provide support and guidance.
• Coordinate with INSB legal counsel on contracts, governance, regulatory matters and other legal issues.
• Maintain or coordinate FCC licensing and other regulatory requirements.
• Represent INSB before ICI Systems, governmental and regulatory agencies, regional communications organizations and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate insurance, claims and risk-management matters.
• Support conflict-of-interest, Form 700, records-management and other JPA administrative requirements.
• Provide the Governance Board with professional recommendations regarding operational, technical, financial and strategic matters.
• Perform other duties necessary for the effective administration and operation of the Authority.

The Executive Director contract is intended to provide INSB with a complete executive and administrative service. The selected contractor will be responsible, at the contractor's own expense, for providing and supervising any administrative, clerical, meeting-support or other personnel reasonably necessary to perform the contracted services.

INSB and its member agencies will not be responsible for providing dedicated administrative or clerical staff to support the Executive Director.

Formal officers of the Authority, including any Secretary required by INSB's governing documents, will continue to be appointed or designated by the Governance Board…