Chief Marshal

Quapaw Nation Careers•Miami, OK

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Chief Marshal reports directly to the Executive Director for the Department of Public Safety and is responsible for performing a variety of complex administrative, supervisory, and professional work in planning, coordinating, and directing the activities of the Marshal Service. This position ensures the safety and security of the community while maintaining high standards of integrity, accountability, and compliance with tribal and applicable state and federal laws.

Requirements

Thorough knowledge of modern law enforcement principles, procedures, techniques, and equipment.
Thorough knowledge of applicable federal, tribal, and state laws, ordinances, and department rules and regulations.
Requires responsibility for carrying out, interpreting, and enforcing existing laws, policies, and/or methods for assisting in originating policies and methods concerning area of responsibility.
Requires responsibility for making regular contacts with the general public, persons in other departments, or large organizational units, or outside organizations and their representatives for the purpose of furnishing or obtaining information, explaining specialized matters, or explaining procedures and regulations relating to duties of the position.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, peers, and supervisors.
Ability to train and supervise subordinate personnel.
Ability to effectively communicate in writing and verbally and to give verbal and written instructions.
Ability to make independent judgments under pressure that preserve the integrity and sovereignty of the tribal organization.
Ability to maintain daily contact with the public, exercising courtesy, discretion, and sound judgment.
Requires frequent contacts with officials at higher levels in outside agencies and in other departments on situations requiring cooperation and explanation of services and activities of the Quapaw Nation Marshal Service.
Requires responsibility for gathering, preparing, and maintaining ordinary operating or related reports, or for routine handling and safeguarding of confidential material.
Requires general high level of responsibility for public safety and for the enforcement of the laws and standards of public safety.
The incumbent must have no previous felony convictions, or misdemeanors convictions involving domestic violence or moral turpitude.
Must be willing and able to perform all job-related travel.
Must be willing to carry a firearm and use deadly force if required.
Must possess the physical and mental stamina necessary to perform the duties of the position and be able to accept the inherent physical discomforts or dangers of the work, as verified by a complete physical examination meeting the specifications of the Quapaw Nation Marshal Service.
Must be able to successfully complete all required training and certifications.
Operate motor vehicles safely for official duties, possess a valid driver's license, be insurable under tribal policy, pass a tribal background check, and drug screening.
Must be willing and reasonably available to respond to after-hours callouts and emergency incidents on a 24-hour, as-needed basis.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Special Law Enforcement Commission (SLEC) from the Bureau of Indian Affairs – Office of Justice Services.
Ten (10) years of experience in law enforcement, three years of which must have been equivalent to lieutenant or higher, preferably in a tribal government setting.
Must possess an active Basic Law Enforcement Training Certification.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Social Sciences, or a related field is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and oversight to all law enforcement personnel and operations.
Ensure enforcement of tribal laws, ordinances, and applicable interagency agreements (e.g., MOU with BIA, state, tribal or county agencies).
Serve as the primary liaison to the Tribal Council, Tribal Court, and other public safety agencies.
Respond to major incidents and participate in emergency management coordination.
Maintain evidence control, records management, and public safety reporting.
Plan, coordinate, supervise, and evaluate the Marshal Service’s operations.
Develop policies and procedures for the Marshal Service, mandated by federal and tribal law, as well as appropriate staffing levels to ensure efficient operation of the department, and to implement directives from the Executive Director and/or Business Committee.
Coordinate the information gathered and work accomplished by various officers; assign officers to special tasks and/or investigations as needs arise for their specific skills; assure that staff members are assigned to shifts or working units which provide optimum effectiveness in terms of current situations and circumstances governing deployment.
Supervise and coordinate the preparation and presentation of an annual budget for the Department; direct the implementation of the department's budget; plan for and review specifications for new or replaced equipment.
Direct the development and maintenance of systems, records, statistical data and legal documents that provide for the proper evaluation, control, and documentation of the Marshal Service’s operations as required by the Business Committee, the Executive Director of Public Safety, BIA and all applicable federal and state laws.
Coordinate and supervise the training, assignment, and development of subordinate personnel.
Maintain internal departmental discipline and the conduct and general behavior of assigned personnel.
Prepare and submit periodic reports to the Executive Director of Public Safety and/or the Business Committee upon request regarding the Marshal Service’s activities and prepare a variety of other reports as appropriate.
Review evidence, witnesses, and suspects in criminal cases to correlate all aspects, and to assess for trends, similarities, or for associations with other cases.
Meet with elected or appointed officials, department heads, other law enforcement officials, community and business representatives and the public on all aspects of the Marshal Service’s activities.
Attend or designate personnel to attend conferences and meetings to keep abreast of current trends in the field; represent the Quapaw Nation in a variety of local, state and national meetings and promote the department’s projects, activities and initiatives.
Cooperate with BIA, County, State and Federal law enforcement agencies as appropriate where activities of the Marshal Service are involved.
Coordinate activities with supervisors and other tribal departments and programs, exchange information with officers in other law enforcement agencies when appropriate, the Tribal Prosecutor, Tribal Court, BIA, the District Attorney's Office, Circuit Court, and other government agencies. Obtain advice from the Tribal Attorney, Tribal Court Administrator, and Tribal Prosecutor's Office regarding cases, policies, and procedures.
All other duties as assigned by the Executive Director of Public Safety and/or the Business Committee.