Colorado Bureau of Investigation Director - Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Deadline to Apply: April 28th, 2025
Salary Range: $190,848 annually
The Director serves as the leader for all Bureau operations statewide, including the current headquarters in Denver, Field Offices in Pueblo and Grand Junction, and the resident Agent offices in Montrose, Durango, and those planned for the future. The Director has a responsibility for budget preparation, overall execution and accounting for the Bureau, and ensuring that CBI operations provide the most efficient and effective. Provides oversight and representation of the Bureau in all legislative matters as necessary.
The Director maintains frequent contact with the Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director, and regular contact as appropriate with the Office of the Governor, members of the Legislature, Sheriffs, Chiefs of Police, District Attorneys, the Attorney General's Office, and Federal Criminal Justice CEOs, as well as fellow CDPS Directors. This position acts as the face of and decision maker for the agency, authorizing action and directly determining the agency’s mission, direction, strategic goals, and scope of work.
Key Responsibilities Include:
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Overall Bureau Administration/Management
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Personnel and Resource Management/Deployment
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Interagency/Legislative Outreach
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Strategic Planning
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Crisis Management and Response
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Chief of Police
Chief of Police - New Bedford Police Department, Massachusetts
Deadline to Apply: May 2nd, 2025
Salary Range: $230,000 - $250,000
The person chosen for this position must be able to inspire the confidence and maintain the trust of the City’s diverse communities and the department’s sworn and professional staff. The Chief will have a strong reputation as an open-minded, approachable, and adaptable leader when interacting with internal and external stakeholders. The chief will build a strong leadership team that will nurture a positive and accountable organizational culture.
A successful candidate will be able to form and lead strong, productive teams, develop efficient administrative processes that support the New Bedford Police Department’s mission, grow and strengthen the agency, delegate responsibility, solve problems quickly, communicate clearly, engage effectively with residents and be committed to the continuous improvement of the organization. Other key professional attributes include:
Strategic Thinker and Collaborator – The Chief will be adept at leveraging personnel and resources to maximize the department’s effectiveness. Candidate should have a record of partnership with other law enforcement entities that resulted in street-level improvements in public safety.
Data-Informed Decision-Maker – The Chief will emphasize the use of data collection systems and analysis to anticipate evolving crime threats and ensure that departmental resources are proactively directed. This means that the Chief will use data to understand how officers are using their time so that they may be deployed most efficiently.
Prioritizes Modernization – The Chief will have a strong record of identifying best practices and successfully introducing reforms that modernize policing operations and generate budgetary efficiencies. The Chief will understand that the police have a role not only in reacting to crimes that have taken place, but to work with others to prevent crime by the immediate conditions that give rise to criminal activity and disorder.
Understands Neighborhood Needs – The Chief will take a hands-on, street-level approach to engaging with residents, businesses and community leaders to understand their public safety concerns.
Values-Driven – The Chief will lead by example, displaying the values of Integrity, Accountability, Innovation, Continuous Improvement, Teamwork, and Respect, as featured in The New Bedford Way.
Experienced – The Chief will have direct experience with all major internal and external functions of a modern police department, including service in a broad range of executive management positions, intergovernmental relations, personnel, public communications, and financial management. Successful candidates will have an exceptional career history in a larger or comparable jurisdiction.
Partnerships – The Chief will facilitate the development of strong partnerships with businesses, the non-profit sector and other government agencies, recognizing the need for a multi-dimensional approach to crime and disorder prevention.
Qualifications
Required qualifications for the position include a bachelor’s degree, a minimum of fifteen years of law enforcement experience, with at least five years at the command or executive level (an equivalent combination of the two may be considered).
Preferred qualifications include the successful completion of an executive-level professional development program, such as the FBI National Academy (FBINA), the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute (SMIP), or an equivalent leadership development program.
A valid Massachusetts Driver’s License and a Massachusetts License to Carry Firearms (LTC), or the ability to obtain them both within two months of hire will be necessary. The selected candidate must comply with all the requirements of the Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC), and the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) within six months of initiating employment.
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Assistant Chief of Police (Civilian)
Assistant Chief of Police (Civilian) - Montgomery County Police Dept., Gaithersburg, Maryland
Deadline to Apply: May 18th, 2025
Salary Range: $138,078 - $234,733
MCPD is seeking a collaborative, innovative, and community-focused professional to provide leadership and oversight as a civilian (non-sworn) Assistant Chief of Police (AC). Reporting directly to the Chief of Police, this pivotal role will link our organization, the communities we serve, and our law enforcement partners. The AC will play a critical role in enhancing connections with our employees and the community, fostering positive relationships, promoting transparency, and ensuring our community and departmental needs are effectively addressed.
Top candidates will also possess:
- Experience applying knowledge of modern management and supervisory principles and practices.
- Experience working with labor unions
- Understanding and knowledge of legislation and developments in the field of law enforcement, including police administration, patrol techniques, criminal investigations, crime prevention, and the criminal justice system.
- Experience planning, organizing, coordinating, leading, and otherwise directing large-scale and complex police projects and programs and resolving administrative and operational issues.
- Experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other County officials and Federal and State Officials, civic and business leaders, union representatives, and the general public, particularly in situations where competing and conflicting concerns, interests, goals, and/or objectives require both understanding and resolution.
- Experience managing within a large organization
- Experience drafting, updating, and implementing organization policies.
- Strong communication skills and also demonstrate the ability to elevate both internal and external communications while fostering a climate of respect.
- Ability to be forward-thinking and apply knowledge and experience via strategic visions and planning.
- Ability to navigate politics.
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of demographic, geographical, and cultural differences, opinions, and beliefs to form the best plan/policies and pathways forward.
- Problem-solving skills via identifying issues, weighing options, seeking solutions, taking action, and being confident in making decisions.
- Ability to inspire, develop, influence, challenge, and inspire teams and groups.
- Exemplify change management through the ability to identify and know when to make changes, as well as being flexible, innovative, and creative.
- Demonstrate the ability to use emotions (your own and others) positively through effective communication. Empathize to overcome challenges and defuse conflicts.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manages a large organizational unit by assigning work priorities to subordinate units in response to organizational needs, overseeing the development and implementation of county, department, and unit operating and administrative procedures and memoranda of understanding with other agencies.
- Responsible for major departmental initiatives, including strategic programs and operations planning.
- Ensuring skillful oversight, organizational planning, and business process improvements to integrate effective police operations.
- Represents the County government and Chief of Police in various forums concerning controversial and sensitive police matters by explaining the County’s goals and objectives, responding to questions, misunderstandings, and apprehension, and gaining the support of groups being addressed/ bridging the gap between the police and the community.
- Sets standards for individual and organizational unit performance and coordinates evaluations and any disciplinary action within the appropriate county, collective bargaining, and departmental policies and procedures.
- Provide research, advice, and recommendations to the Chief on various police-related issues and concerns to develop new and innovative solutions, programs, policies, and procedures.
- Works with other County government departments, outside agencies, community and business leaders, and organizations to address and resolve work problems, coordinate work efforts, develop partnerships and programs, and present and clarify the County and Department’s position on issues and operations.
- Interact with other county departments, the County Executive’s Office, Montgomery County Council, and State of Maryland representatives and stakeholders.
- Unite people across the organization and external to the organization to effect change by providing solutions to issues and keep our strategic initiatives moving forward.
- Serve as a confidant to the Chief of Police and management by providing expert advice to enhance team efficiency, professionalism, and ethical standards.
- Oversees preparation and administration of the organization’s operating budget, providing testimony before the County Executive and County Council.
- Reviews and approves correspondence and reports prepared by subordinate employees for signature of the Chief of Police.
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