Project Coordinator

Salary Up to $55,000, Commensurate with Experience

Cover Letter Required: Yes

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

Closing Date: Monday May 15, 2023

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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.

IACP seeks to hire a Project Coordinator to broadly support IACP efforts. The Project Coordinator will be responsible for client engagement and success in support of professional services. This position supports IACP’s work by coordinating client fee based technical assistance offerings with partner police agencies. Professional services engagements typically include entry level and promotional assessments, career development programs, executive searches, and organizational assessments. police agencies fee based technical assistance with entry level and promotional assessments, career development, executive searches, and organizational assessments.

Job Responsibilities

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

• Assist with organizing and tracking details for project-related activities and events including budget expenditures, logistics, and programmatic information
• Assist with the development, evaluation, revision, and updating of project materials such as publications, online resources, curricula, training materials, guidebooks, educational handouts, and fliers
• Identify new ways to enhance IACP delivery of services
• Gather information, policies, research, and resources, and identify promising practices for responding to project-related issues
• Assess, evaluate, and enhance existing training and resources
• Assist with facilitating meetings and small group discussions with law enforcement, subject matter experts, and criminal justice partners
• Create and support project outreach, marketing, and information dissemination including social media and web site postings
• Maintain records in accordance with IACP and client agency guidelines and create required reports as needed
• Identify, prepare, support, evaluate and manage contracting and reimbursement processes for consultants, trainers, subcontractors, and subject matter experts
• Maintain ongoing and effective communication with project team, staff members, partners, and clients
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Two years of job-related experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and other relevant business software
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with and understanding of policing
• Experience delivering fee-based professional services
• Experience in a non-profit organization, association, or criminal justice environment
• Experience or familiarity with operational and administrative aspects of policing

Special Conditions and Work Environment

• Travel will be required based on job responsibilities.
• Work takes place primarily in an office environment.
• Light lifting, bending, and reaching may be required.
• This is a grant-funded position for which continuation funding will be sought.

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.