City of Durham - Chief of Police
The City of Durham, is seeking a
Chief of Police to lead a dynamic and diverse, CALEA accredited Police Department.
The police chief will be a transformative and visionary leader
with a focus on community engagement as well as increasing trust and
partnerships. The Chief of Police is the public face of the Durham
Police Department and must be able to foster effective
relationships with the community, elected officials, City
administration, and the command staff, supervisors, officers and
civilian members of the department. Possessing outstanding
communication, advocacy and strategic thinking skills, the successful
candidate
will be a creative and proactive law enforcement professional with a
proven track record in effective change management, 21
st Century Policing, and innovative strategic leadership. Durham is a community that values diversity and demands an exceptional
leader to be its next Police Chief.
City Government, Police Department and Position Overview: The
City of Durham operates under a Council/Manager form of government. The
City has a budget of $388.1M, AAA bond ratings and approximately 2500
employees working across 24 departments. The Police Chief report
s
to the City Manager. The individual selected to be the next Chief of
Police will lead a Department of approximately 512 sworn and 116
non-sworn employees with an annual budget of $56M.
Employees workamong five bureaus: Executive Office of the Chief (which
includes the Public Information Officer), Investigative Bureau,
Administrative Bureau, Patrol Bureau, and Professional Standards Bureau.
The department's 628 authorized personnel work
within over 20 separate divisions, special units or offices. With a
reputation for excellence in utilizing intelligence-led policing
strategies, the Durham Police Department is redoubling its efforts to
engage the community in unique and effective ways that
create effective partnerships. The department offers over 10 programs
for community involvement including the nationally recognized National
Night Out program, Citizens Police Academy, Durham Businesses Against
Crime, Citizens Observer Patrol, and Project
Safe Neighborhoods among others. Durhams violent crime rate was up 15%
for 2014 and is on track to be up 16% in 2015. This is a crucial
challenge the Chief will be faced with and must play a vital role in
working across the community to problem solve, collaborate
and create partnerships. The Chief is expected to play a visible and
proactive role in the criminal justice system to create a path for the
Durham Police Department to be a leader in building trust and
relationships to create effective responses to reduce
this statistic. A detailed description of the police department can be
found at
http://durhamnc.gov/700/Public-Reports. Additional information is at
http://durhamnc.gov/149/Police-Department.
Qualifications:
The City seeks a law enforcement leader with a minimum of 20 years
progressive law enforcement experience and 5 or more years of
cross-functional and progressively responsible experience
including administrative and command work at the rank of Assistant/
Deputy Chief, major or higher; a BA/BS degree (appropriate advanced
degree highly preferred) along with executive law enforcement training
(e.g. FBI National Academy, PERF's Senior Management
Institute for Police, Administrative Officers Management Program, LEEP,
etc.). Must have a valid NC driver's license or the ability to obtain a
valid NC driver's license
within 60 days of hire.
Must have current certification as a municipal or local
government law enforcement officer by his/her respective state or with
no more than one year break in full-time sworn service at time of
appointment. Please note that North Carolina law
does not recognize nor have a reciprocal relationship with Federal law
enforcement certification but does recognize and give partial credit for
military police (MP) training, receipt of a MP occupational specialty
classification and performance of MP duties.
There is a residency requirement to live within the corporate city
limits of Durham
within 18 months
of appointment to the position. Hiring range is $130,000
-$140,000annually. Starting salary will depend on experience and
qualifications. The City provides
an excellent benefits package. Visit
www.durhamnc.gov/HRbenefits to learn more.
To confidentially apply for this position and review the full posting, please go to
www.developmentalassociates.com,
click Client Openings (or paste
https://www.developmentalassociates.com/client-openings/client-positions/ into your browser) and then the
Chief of Police - Durham
link.
All applications must be fully completed and submitted via the online portal. The position will close
February 1, 2016. An assessment center will be held
February 29-March 1, 2016 in Durham for selected semi-finalists.
All inquiries should be emailed to
Durhamhiring@developmentalassociates.com. Additional information about the City is available at
www.durhamnc.gov.
EEO/AA Employer.
