Senior Project Manager at IACP in Alexandria, Virginia

Job Description:

Salary: Up to $78,000, Commensurate with Experience

Cover Letter Required: Yes

Type: Non-Profit 501(c)(3)

Closing Date: Monday, March 18, 2024

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Are you looking to make a difference? When you work for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), you don’t just make a living, you make a difference by shaping the future of the policing profession. Is it easy? No. Is it worthwhile? Absolutely.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is the world’s largest and most influential professional association for police leaders. With more than 33,000 members in over 170 countries, the IACP is a recognized leader in global policing, committed to advancing safer communities through thoughtful, progressive police leadership. Since 1893, the association has been serving communities by speaking out on behalf of law enforcement and advancing leadership and professionalism in policing worldwide.

As a leadership association, the IACP starts with our members’ needs. We think strategically and assess constantly; cultivate good judgement and drive change.

Job Functions

The IACP seeks to hire a Senior Project Manager to broadly support IACP efforts, and specifically support the following project: 

• Community Trust Initiative (CTI): The IACP and partners provide training and technical assistance to identified law enforcement agencies and their community partners to build sustainable change that can further establish and maintain trust between police and the communities they serve

Working with IACP staff, project partners, and stakeholders, the Senior Project Manager will:

• Supervise several projects and project-related staff members


• Oversee the Association’s initiatives and agreement


• Develop, manage, and track multiple grant-related budgets; also monitor invoicing in accordance with IACP and federal guidelines


• Monitor and ensure compliance with grant activities, federal guidelines, and agency policies


• Manage the ongoing development and implementation of project scope, tasks, and deliverables by IACP project staff, while also ensuring concurrence with grant contracting staff


• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with state, local, and tribal agencies, federal entities, law enforcement associations, Association Committees, Sections, and Divisions and other key stakeholders


• Facilitate meetings, training sessions, group discussions, and other events attended by law enforcement, subject matter experts, and criminal justice partners


• Coordinate and conduct educational presentations about programmatic efforts and initiatives, while also representing the Association, at national forums, working groups, and other events


• Work in conjunction with the IACP’s committees to coordinate the planning of working groups, midyear, and annual meeting, and to collaborate on the development of grant deliverables


• Maintain ongoing and effective communication with project team, staff members, partners, and  funding agencies Monitor contract/consultant performance


• Assess the effectiveness of project activities and resources


• Manage, lead, and grow staff members


• Other duties as assigned

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in subject-related field + four (4) years of job-related experience OR Master’s degree in subject-related field + three (3) years of job-related experience required

Relevant Experience/Skills

• Relevant experience with a public, private, or non-profit organization preferred


• Minimum of two (2) years of staff and/or consultant supervisory experience


• Experience managing comprehensive multi-year projects


• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills


• Superior verbal and writing proficiency; capacity to work collaboratively and productively with the project team, law enforcement professionals, data providers, and federal grant agency liaisons


• Demonstrated ability to implement programs, provide training and technical assistance, and develop resources that positively affect the field


• Ability to multi-task; must be organized and have attention to detail


• Experience in accounting for project resources


• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Analytical skills to include ability to troubleshoot problems from multiple perspectives


• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills


• Strong penchant for collaboration and teamwork


• Critical thinking and decision-making skills


• Solid task prioritization, organization, and time management skills, and attention to detail


• Demonstrated skill in managing staff and projects


• Ability to create and manage a budget, accounting for and preserving project resources

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with and understanding of policing, and project relevant issues, such community-based crime reduction or community police engagement, and community police relations


• Experience providing training and technical assistance to the criminal justice field


• Experience with and knowledge of grant-funded efforts


• Experience in a non-profit organization, association, or criminal justice environment

Special Conditions and Work Environment

• Travel will be required based on job responsibilities


• These are grant funded positions for which continuation funding will be sought


• Work takes place primarily in an office environment


• Light lifting, bending, and reaching may be required

Highlights of Employee Benefits

•  Medical HMO: Free for Employee and Family (Local Employees)


•  Vision: Free for Employee


•  Dental: Offered at a reasonable rate for Employee and Family


•  403B: IACP Match - up to 6% - after one year of employment

All interested candidates must submit a cover letter and resume

• The IACP only requires you to fill out the skills section and screening questions in the application, along with your resume and cover letter.

• Cover letters must contain the name of the position being applied for as well as the requisition number


• The IACP may consider applicants for positions other than those indicated


• Please note that applications received without the requested information will not be forwarded for review

The IACP is an equal opportunity employer. Federal law prohibits discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, religious affiliation, national origin, sex, age, or disability.  No information requested on this application will be used for the purpose of excluding any applicant’s consideration for employment because of his or her race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or disability.

Public Health Compliance: IACP requires all employees, regardless of remote work status, to be vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. As a prospective and/or new employee at the IACP, you will be required to comply with our vaccination policy, report your vaccination status, and provide proof of vaccination. Compliance with the policy does allow for exceptions, but those exceptions will only be granted in circumstances related to medical conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs.

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