"Associate Vice Chancellor For Police And Public Safety/chief Of Police"

About the Position

Reporting to the General Counsel and Vice Chancellor for Legal, Audit, Risk and Compliance, the chief leads a Department with an estimated $3M budget that includes divisions of Administrative Services, Patrol, Operations, Emergency Management and Telecommunications.

The FSU chief of police organizes, directs, and supervises the day-to-day activities of the ongoing comprehensive campus police and public safety programs. The chief is also responsible for administrating the college's compliance with the Clery Act and its requirements, as well as managing the campus' emergency management program. Including the Chief, the department has 58 employees to include 22 sworn officers, 22 property security officers, 8 police telecommunicators and 6 administrative staff. More information about the department can be found here.

Key Priorities of the Next Chief Include:

• Ensuring security of an open campus.
• Serving as a leader in the design and implementation of a facilities master plan.
• Educating the university community about the mission and services of the police department to ensure transparent, effective, and collaborative partnerships.
• Responding strategically to current and emerging law enforcement such as the pandemic, civil unrest, and emotional health needs with 21st century policing methods.
• Proactively leading and promoting a culture of employee engagement to increase retention and address challenges.
• Mentoring departmental personnel and possessing a commitment to continuously developing leadership skills of those in the department.
• Balancing customer service and public safety delivery models that expect excellence from staff who are trained in cultural competencies, appreciate human differences and broad diversities, and are committed to the department's mission.

The Successful Candidate:

• Is an individual with impeccable integrity and a proven record of consistency in managing both internal and external relationships in order to develop trust and to create opportunities for collaborative problem solving, and partnerships.
• Models courteous engagement and outstanding customer service with staff and students while ensuring clear and firm adherence to safety principles and laws.
• Has a track record of public safety success that comes from a balance of engagement and enforcement.
• Has the ability to maintain and confidently develop a team-oriented culture that delivers outstanding service to community stakeholders.
• Holds comprehensive knowledge of police methods, practices and procedures; thorough knowledge of local, State and Federal laws especially CLERY and Title IX.
• Is media savvy with a history of fostering good relationships with the media.
• Proactively develops and supports staff to achieve excellence through increased training, responsibility, productivity, morale and retention.
• Is experienced in cultivating and maintaining mutual aid relationships, serving as inter-agency liaison with law enforcement, fire and emergency agencies that provide support to all campus locations.
• Is consistently updating personal knowledge regarding public policy, public perception and law enforcement trends (e.g. video, panic buttons).
• Is skilled in budget development and management and maintenance of effective service levels despite resource constraints.
• Communicates excellently both verbally and in writing and possesses well-developed interpersonal skills and abilities.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree (master's preferred) with 10 years of experience with federal, state, municipal or university police, including at least five (5) years of senior supervisory/management experience at command staff level.
• Must possess applicable certification from the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Commission or obtain such certification within one year.
• Please note that North Carolina law does not recognize or have a reciprocal relationship with Federal law enforcement certification but recognizes and gives partial credit for military police (MP) training, receipt of an MP occupational specialty classification and performance of MP duties.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A master's degree or higher is preferred.
• Experience in a higher education public safety or campus police department with on-campus housing is strongly preferred.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

To apply, please visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/developmentalassociates and click on the Chief of Police and Public Safety - Fayetteville State University title. All applications must be submitted online via the Developmental Associates application portal. Resumes and cover letters must be uploaded with the application. Applicants should apply by July 29, 2025 to be considered during the first round of reviews. All candidate materials will be confidential. References will not be contacted without a candidate's knowledge. The hiring team will invite successful semi-finalists to participate in virtual interviews and skill evaluations on August 28-29, 2025. Please direct all inquiries to hiring@developmentalassociates.com.