Job: Police Chief

Jobing Description

Police Chief
Police Department-
The City of Portland, Maine is looking for a visionary law enforcement professional to assume leadership of its Police Department, composed of 216 employees (156 sworn, 60 civilian). The Police Chief is responsible for overall management of departmental programs, including patrol/community policing, criminal investigations, communications, administration, and management of a $13.4 million operating budget. The right person for this job will be a seasoned law enforcement professional with strong organizational, administrative, communication, and financial management and leadership skills, demonstrated capacity for innovation and creativity, and ability to work effectively with a unionized work force. Key to the individual?s effectiveness in this role will be the ability to forge relationships within the department, within the City?s management team, and with Portland?s increasingly diverse and multilingual communities, where 72 languages are spoken. The City of Portland, recognized on dozens of top ten lists of small cities for its quality of life, offers both the advantages of a rich arts and cultural scene and easy access to the ocean, lakes and mountains. We will offer a competitive salary and a rich menu of insurance, retirement, and time off benefits. Interested persons should forward cover letter and resume by 4:30PM, Friday, October 28, 2011 to: Human Resources Department, City of Portland Maine, 389 Congress St., Room 115, Portland, Maine 04101. For additional information about this job and the City of Portland, go to: http://www.portlandmaine.gov/jobpost/policechiefsearch.pdf.
Accepting applications/resumes 9/23/2011 through 10/28/2011.