Police Captain

University of Oregon•Eugene, OR

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Oregon Police Department (UOPD) is a unit within Safety and Risk Services in the Finance and Administration portfolio. Finance and Administration is a vibrant and varied portfolio serving all aspects of campus life. Our employees perform a wide range of functions including offering essential financial tools and support to the university’s many departments, providing key resources to employees, and keeping campus safe, clean, accessible and beautiful. The UOPD’s goal is to help create an exceptionally safe, secure campus for students and faculty to focus intently on excellent academics, research and public service. We promote an inclusive, respectful environment for our global campus, and protect the free and civil exchange of ideas.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in criminal justice, business, public administration or a closely related field; OR A combination of education and two or more years of progressively responsible and relevant managerial sworn law enforcement experience to include a total of 8 years as a certified peace officer.
Must currently be working as a certified peace officer.
Must adhere to Clery Act, FERPA, mandatory reporting, Title IX reporting responsibilities.
No un-pardoned adult felony convictions.
No convictions for domestic violence.
Valid driver’s license and proof of insurability.
Must be able to successfully pass a full background assessment that includes: credit history; criminal history; driving record history; educational and professional certification verification; medical examination; personal history; prior employment history; psychological examination.
Commissioned as a police officer by the University of Oregon at time of appointment.
Incident Command System 100/200/700/800 certification upon appointment.
Adult CPR with First Aid and Automatic External Defibrillation (AED) certification required within 60-days of employment.
Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training basic police certification within 12-months of appointment.
Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training intermediate, advanced, supervisory and management police certification within 24-months of appointment.
Incident Command System 300/400 certification, Operations Section Chief and Incident Commander course completion within 24-months of appointment.

Nice To Haves

Experience working on a university campus and/or metropolitan area.
Possesses strong leadership, organizational and problem-identification/resolution skills.
Ability to engage in strategic planning and program/policy development.
Ability to contribute substantially to organizational change.
Ability to effectively model professional standards and behavior.
Ability to contribute to the development and management of departmental budgets and resources.
Demonstrated analytical and computational skills to include competency utilizing standard law enforcement computer based technologies and management systems.
Excellent oral and written communication skills and a sensitivity to effectively interact with a highly divers campus community.
Demonstrated ability to work with persons from a diverse socio-economic and cultural background.
Experience in applying modern law enforcement and public safety practice and techniques.
Demonstrated success in supervising sworn and non-sworn personnel within a law enforcement and public safety setting.
Proven ability to effectively train personnel in accordance with established law enforcement and public safety training standards.
Extensive training and expertise in community-oriented policing practices.
Demonstrated commitment to delivering community-centered programs and services within a campus setting.
Fundamental understanding and experience in working within a problem analysis-based accountability and management structure such as CompStat.
Demonstrated knowledge of emergency management and planning; homeland security and preparedness programming; and large scale national event coordination.
Ability to assess critical or emergent situations and determine an appropriate course of action.
Knowledge of mandatory crime reporting laws/regulations and other campus specific legal requirements.
Command level law enforcement certification/education at the FBI National Academy, Northwestern University Center for Public Safety School of Police Staff and Command or Southern Police Institute Command Officers Development Course desirable, but not required at the time of employment.

Responsibilities

Serve as a uniformed command staff position within the University of Oregon Police Department (UOPD).
Assume senior level leadership roles within the department.
Report to the Chief of Police.
Have direct oversight over a Division budget.
Act as Chief of Police during extended absences of the Chief.
Provide administrative, oversight and strategic leadership and supervision of the Operations or Administration Divisions.
Supervise and direct Sergeants, Police Officers, Reserve Police Officers, Security Officers and non-sworn personnel.
Serve as a representative of the University and the department.
Build progressive, partnership-driven programming tailored to campus needs.
Monitor legal and legislative activities, report findings and recommendations, and implement policy changes as directed.