Administrative Officer IV #2110-200900-02

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is a highly respected law enforcement agency, both in our community and nationally. Our progressive department provides exciting opportunities for law enforcement professionals to develop partnerships with our citizens in order to prevent the next crime, and to enhance the quality of life within our community always treating people with fairness and respect. The department employs nearly 2,000 sworn officers and over 500 civilians serving a jurisdiction with close to 1 million people. Our employees are men and women from diverse backgrounds interested in meeting the needs of and serving an equally diverse community. The men and women of the CMPD are committed to providing the very best service possible and maintaining the high level of confidence this community has in us.

The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 17th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 872,498 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.

Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.

This position will serve as the Administrative Officer IV under the direction of the Office of Professional Standards.  This position will ensure that all assigned publications are free of typographical, format and layout errors; manages multiple writing assignments to meet target publication dates. The Administrative Officer IV will lead and conduct research on a broad array of subject areas in the law enforcement profession. The position will lead and conduct independent reviews of policy and procedures, and other special studies of interest to the law enforcement profession.

• Researches, reviews, evaluates, and develop policy options and recommendations and provide expert guidance to the Policy Team, intradepartmental teams, and Executive Leadership.  
• Identifies benefits and drawbacks of existing policies or options, and develop recommendations based on agreed objectives or principles in the critical areas of eligibility, enrollment, data, and consumer experience.
• Advises senior executive management regarding the implications of various policy and legislative initiatives at the local, state, and federal levels.
• Conducts research; develop policies and strategies under the direction of executive leadership; performs quantitative and qualitative analysis of the effects of these policies on department programs.
• Prepares written and oral reports on national trends in law enforcement; and present recommendations to department leadership and policymakers in a clear and concise manner for review and consideration in decision making.
• Promotes communication by preparing a variety of materials to disseminate program and policy information on a departmental basis on senior or executive management's behalf.
• Assists management by constructing sensitive documents and correspondence, producing special research reports, serving as liaison on internal and external issues, participating in task forces and special issue meetings and coordinating various projects.
• Conducts training for new policy implementation.
• Serves in a leadership role on the Strategic Policy Unit.
• Performs all other duties assigned.

• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality with an understanding of general practices related to legal records management, data protection, and privacy/confidentiality.
• Requires high degree of computer literacy.
• Requires experience in data analysis, research methods, and statistics, preferably in a law enforcement capacity.
• Requires the ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing ideas/concepts, findings/results, interpretations, and evaluations.

ADA and Other Requirements

Positions in this class typically require: fingering, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.

 

Physical Requirements:

• Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting or standing for long periods of time
• Adequate vision, hearing, and speech required

Sensory Requirements:

• Concentrated and attentive use of one or more senses (visual, audio, and other sensory modalities) for proof reading, and writing, and typing
• Ability to operate in an environment with frequent interruptions from people and or noises, which in return could result in some level of stress, fatigue, or strain
• Comprehensive of written information in work related documents
• Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech

Working Conditions:
Work is performed in an indoor office environment with moderate exposure to atmospheric conditions and frequent exposure to computer screens, files and phone. 

• A Bachelor's degree or higher in English, Public Policy or related field and at least five (5) years of work experience in legal, public administration, law enforcement, or higher education. 
• Experience with the CALEA accreditation process.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and PowerDMS.

High School Graduate or Equivalent and seven years related work experience

The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.

As of October 1, 2021:

The City of Charlotte requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for all new City of Charlotte employees. The City is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such, will consider reasonable accommodations as required by law.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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