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Police Managers oversee the overall operation, management, and administration of University law enforcement and safety services; supervise staff and/or a major program area; evaluate needs and develops strategies; organize, implement and maintain effective programs for public safety and security initiatives; lead employees and provide professional expertise through coaching and mentoring; ensure that established standards of continuous quality improvement are met and provide leadership for outstanding customer service at all levels of the organization; define goals and assess resources needed to attain them; implement policies and procedures; communicate regularly with other work units as well as community police and emergency responders to ensure good community relations.

• Oversee all public safety operations under assigned Command including budget management, policy development, compliance, daily operations, and resource allocation
• Supervise all staff of both sworn and non-sworn personnel under Command; recommend staffing changes; evaluate candidates; conduct background investigations; evaluate employee performance and provide training and development opportunities
• Coordinate all operations of the police force including complaint investigations, disciplinary process, hiring, promotion, authorizing vacation requests, reviewing employee timecards, interpreting, and communicating laws and policies, assuring staff comply with established laws and policies, and assisting with the development and delivery of training and case management
• Represent the department on appropriate committees and law enforcement agencies
• Perform all duties of Police Officers when needed
• Conduct and manage investigations involving employee conduct
• Complete special projects to include policy development, VIP special event planning and security operations, and specialized research for initiatives being considered by the department as assigned
• Provide administrative oversight for all facets of the daily operations of assigned district, ensure compliance with the University, state and federal laws, policies, regulations, and CALEA accreditation standards.
• Responsible for planning and coordinating police services for emergency operations
• Coordinate with Public Safety Directors all Police & Public Safety Operations under Command

Level:

– Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates proficient ability in work design, project management, financial planning and development of goals for accomplishing unit assignments. Reviews and guides work to ensure conformity to policy and effective approaches. Evaluates employee performance and recommend development opportunities. Demonstrates ability to coach employees. Presents and communicates key university indicatives and connects it to unit contributions. Provides broad guidelines. Develops, evaluates, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement practices. Recommends innovative solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees a team (typically 4 or more; no fewer than 2) full
– time direct reports of individual contributors and/or first level supervisors.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks department/area budget
– May plan, forecast, and/or assist in developing budgets
– May have final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters varied and complex problems
– Helps to develop creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature but within limited scope
– Modifies, adapts, or refines guidelines if necessary to resolve issues or problems

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices and advanced working knowledge to determine appropriate work methods for the team
– Reviews completed work of others for conformity to policy, and effectiveness of approach
– Delegates advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Communicates key university initiatives and how unit’s work contributes to their achievement
– Presents ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and uses persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 13
• Minimum – $86,300.00
• MidPoint – $107,900.00
• Maximum – $129,500.00