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Position Number: 5798798
Location: Boulder, CO
Position Type: Campus Safety and Police

Director of Community Safety

Requisition Number: 60467
Location: Boulder Colorado
Employment Type: University Staff
Schedule: Full Time
Posting Close Date: 19-Nov-2024
Date Posted:

Job Summary

The Department of Public Safety at CU Boulder is accepting applications for a Director of Community Safety! This position will support the mission of the Division of Public Safety to foster and maintain a safe and secure environment for its students, faculty, staff and visitors, by maintaining a level of protection to principal working and visiting CU Boulder properties. Supervise Protective Services Officers and Contract Security personnel during details as needed.

The Director of Community Safety will provide security and escort for principal(s) as needed during normal work hours and after hour travel outside of state as needed, as well as movement updates when with the principal(s) to leadership for situational awareness. This role will also have supervision and oversight of buildings access control measures to ensure safe arrival and departure of the principal(s) and prevent access by unauthorized or suspicious persons or identify other unsafe conditions or other irregularities. Investigate suspicious activities and unusual incidents during assigned tours as they relate to specific events.

The successful incumbent in this position will be a thoughtful and strategic leader, skilled at building relationships and engaging in collaboration with departmental leaders within and outside the Division of Public Safety to understand business needs and identify solutions to those needs. They will consider how to incorporate safety and security innovation in the areas of protective services. They will be able to develop and enforce the multidisciplinary policies and standards necessary to ensure integrity, security and standardization within protective services.

This position will analyze data regarding security activities to determine patterns or trend that may affect the safety of the principal and determine need for course correction. They will also prepare and test emergency response plans for key locations such as typical event locations, residences (as applicable), and primary office locations used by the principal. In addition, this role will conduct building security reviews and adversarial analysis on key locations and buildings as directed by supervisors, and emergency reviews and walk throughs of non-CU Boulder buildings where the principal is scheduled to be present.
The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

Division of Public Safety seeks to facilitate and coordinate a culture that supports the Boulder campus' commitment to maintain the highest level of ethics, integrity, and safety in the conduct of its operations. We do this though services to enhance community safety, protect life and property, and foster safe, secure, and ethical practices.

The University of Colorado (CU) Boulder is one of America's leading research universities and the flagship of the CU System. As a comprehensive public doctoral Research University, CU Boulder is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified as an R1 University. The university has nine schools and colleges offering over 150 academic programs and enrolling 35,000 degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students.

At CU Boulder, we believe in supporting each other and valuing everyone who is part of our community. Our values are expected of all Buffs and lead our actions in the classroom, on campus and in our community. At CU Boulder, we commit to building a more diverse and inclusive campus community. We value different backgrounds, identities and perspectives and believe that engagement with a wide range of ideas and viewpoints can help students learn and grow.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

Strategic Community Services Leadership and Planning

Works collaboratively with the AVC for Security Services, and Division of Public Safety departmental leadership to:

Determine current divisional protective services needs/gaps and find opportunities to implement innovative solutions
Develop a 5-year strategic plan for Protective Services, including a projected budget that aligns both with the Public Safety priorities and the strategic imperatives and budget of the CU Boulder campus
Prioritize initiatives to complete and execute upon the strategic plan,
Evaluate progress and adjust plan as needed
Develop policies, standards and procedures for protective services that ensures integrity, security and standardization for protective services, and
Maintain awareness of protective services industry innovations and potential to integrate innovations into divisional plans.
Work closely with the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Security Services to manage the protective services budget.

Supervision and Mentorship

Provide supervision, performance management, support and professional development opportunities for team members.
Align staff duties with changing division needs and collaborate with divisional departments to ensure that staff resources in this area support departmental needs.
Develop work schedules to ensure adequate security coverage during normal operations and special event activities covering shifts of twenty-four hours per day.
Participate in supervisory staff meetings, pre-event briefings and meetings, and recommend policy changes and program development to superiors.
Perform access control; maintain unit duty logs, daily reports, incident reports and all required paperwork.
Supervise security officers, security specialists and contract security personnel during specific on campus events.

Campus and Community Partnership

Engage in open and collaborative discussion with the Office of the Chancellor and the Department of Athletics.
Work with campus partners to identify, where possible, protective services can improve use of university resources.
This position will be responsible for coordinating with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies who are escorting VIPS and dignitaries on CU Boulder properties. Perform safety and equipment inspections.

What You Should Know

This position is designated as a Campus Security Authority.
This position may operate University vehicles and requires a Driver's License.

What We Can Offer

The annual salary range for this position is $110,900 - $130,000.

Benefits

The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.

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Be game-changing. Be visionary. Be supported.

What We Require

Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, business, or related field. A combination of education and relevant experience may substitute for the degree on a year-for-year basis.
Six years of experience that includes:

Progressively increasing responsibilities in the areas of public safety and protective services.
Supervising professional staff.

What You Will Need

Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively.
Ability to influence action in the direction of organizational priorities in areas where there is not a direct reporting relationship.
Ability to elicit business requirements for the public safety division and formulate solutions that meet business needs.
Ability to advise, empower, develop and evaluate staff.
Ability to engage in budget planning and justification, as well as budget reconciliation.
Willingness to build awareness of and follow campus policies and standards around hardware and software compliance, pricing and purchasing, and security standard processes.

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

A current resume.
A cover letter that specifically tells us how your background and experience align with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities of the position.

We may request references at a later time.

Please apply by November 19, 2024 for consideration.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs.

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

To apply, visit https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/Director-of-Community-Safety/60467