Chief of Police

Menomonie, WI
University of Wisconsin-Stout

Salary: $95,000- $102,000

Position Summary:

The Chief of Police will be an innovative and engaging leader who is responsible for overseeing and ensuring the effective planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting for all aspects of the University of Wisconsin-Stout police department and parking services. The candidate will play an integral role in providing open, transparent leadership that is based on community-oriented policing that emphasizes student engagement, inspires positive morale, and mutual respect. This position works in collaboration with university leaders and community law enforcement partners to promote and apply policy to university principles with a focus on safety, student success, and respect for diversity and inclusion.

Essential Functions:

  • Reporting to the Vice Chancellor of Business, Finance, and Administrative Services.
  • Protecting the safety and property of students, faculty, and staff utilizing a community policing approach.
  • Develops collaborative partnerships to implement campus-wide initiatives and changes around public safety as a subject matter expert of law enforcement with knowledge of industry best practices, innovations, solutions, and/or change management processes.
  • Work closely with HR and the Dean of Students on situations involving matters of behaviors, care, conflict, and crisis management. Serve as a member of the Behavior Intervention Team.
  • Provide support with emergency planning and response, community outreach, risk/ threat assessment, and emergency alert activation and testing system such as Rave Mobile Safety.
  • Maintain log and summary information to compile reports and notifications as required by the Clery Act.
  • Prepares the Annual Campus Crime Report and other written reports as necessary.
  • Manages department personnel including interviewing, orientating, training, scheduling, discipline, and officer evaluation.
  • Maintains positive working relationships with local, state, and federal law enforcement and emergency services personnel.
  • Oversees all aspects of parking including, staffing, permits, enforcement, planning, capital improvements, and maintenance.

Requirements:

  • Associate degree (or equivalent) with at least ten years of experience in law enforcement and five years of supervisory experience in a law enforcement organization or a bachelor’s degree with at least five years of experience in law enforcement and two years of supervisory experience in a law enforcement organization.
  • Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
  • Must possess or be eligible to possess a Wisconsin Driver’s License by the date of hire.
  • Must be certified or eligible to be certified by the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Standards Board (LESB) as a Police Officer in the State of Wisconsin under DOJ 303 standards by date of hire.

Preferred Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree/ master’s degree in criminal justice, Public Administration, Business Administration, Higher Education Administration, or related fields. Executive level of Police Leadership program such as the FBI National Academy.
  • Law enforcement experience in a campus environment or in a jurisdiction closely related.
  • Experience working with parking operations and software.
  • Experience in Emergency Management Operations, campus community- oriented parking, and parking related customer service.
  • Demonstrated experience in building collaborative relationships with a diverse population of stakeholders.