OPEN POSITION AT IAPR

Field Manager

Location: Northern Virginia (in or around the city of Alexandria)

About the Institute for American Policing Reform  

The Institute for American Policing Reform (IAPR) is a non-partisan nonprofit organization addressing transformative change in American policing services in five pillar areas: policing laws and policies, policing accountability, community partnership in public safety, policing leadership development and police standards, education, and training. Our services to communities and governments aim to help ensure immutable regard for human dignity, inculcate servant leadership, and fortify citizens’ trust in police service across the United States. 

Service Leadership 

The Field Manager is crucial in this phase of our organization’s evolution. This role is a key representative of IAPR in the field. The Field Manager is responsible for leading IAPR’s efforts to build and manage a successful group of committed civic leaders working together to solve complex problems in public safety. Community Engagement and Education efforts are crucial to IAPR’s reform efforts. At this stage, the organization operates in three pilot regions, each serving three separate municipalities in a joint service effort. Each pilot region will be managed by a Field Manager who will help shape and manage future work in and beyond the pilot cities region.  

Service Accountability 

The Field Manager serves out of the Office of the Chief Operations Officer. The position is field managed by the Vice President of Community Engagement and Education and the Vice President of Standards, Education & Training. 

Key Performance Expectations 

The Field Manager is evaluated based on performance in cultivating and maintaining relationships with civic and police leaders and other key stakeholders, including public agencies, politicians, business leaders, concerned residents, and a diverse range of community activists. The Field Manager must demonstrate expertise in managing, coordinating, and co-facilitating diverse community groups. Engaging ongoing communications with group members to sustain long-term project commitment is an essential performance expectation. The Field Manager will characterize a commitment to IAPR’s vision and mission and steadfastly serve in a manner that demonstrates IAPR’s core values and work ethics. 

 Functions typical in the IAPR Field Manager role are: 

·       Managing relationships with group members and key stakeholders 

·       Coordinating logistics for all convenings (group meetings, external events, etc.) 

·       Facilitating collaborative group meetings with diverse stakeholders 

·       Advocating for local, regional, or state-level changes aligned with locally generated proposals  

·       Supporting civic and police leaders in implementing changes they’ve agreed upon 

·       Providing regular debriefing to IAPR executive team  

·       Composing post-convening summaries, briefing memos, and reports on project status, challenges, and dynamics 

·       Closely coordinating with the COO to identify field service impacts on IAPR priorities  

·       Research and determine resources needed to achieve objectives  

·       Manage resources effectively and efficiently, including tracking project costs and maintaining budgetconstraints 

·       Provide project updates on a strategy, adjustments, and progress to IAPR senior leadership 

·       Measure project performance to identify areas for improvement 

Strategic goals of the Field Manager: 

·       Build and embed a cohesive regional council where members increasingly improve and build their relationships and collaborative problem-solving capacities  

·       Successful facilitation of the implementation of the council’s proposed solutions 

·       Clearly communicated strategies, objectives, and actions 

·       Structured guidance enabling councils to independently problem solve 

·       Well-managed projects with predictable follow-through 

·       Guide regional council in retaining a steadfast and desirable role in the community  

Required experience and skill:  

·       Highly skilled at building relationships with civic and government leaders 

·       Relevant experience with local communities, public officials, and police officials in the IAPR project region 

·       Highly skilled in facilitating collaborative problem-solving group meetings among diverse stakeholders on highly sensitive and often politically and ideologically charged issues 

·       Excellent interpersonal communication skills 

·       Knowledge & experience with policing, public safety, or the justice system  

·       Proven knowledge and skills in project management 

·       Experience navigating complex organizations with multiple stakeholders  

·       Ability to work independently in the field and collaboratively with a geographically dispersed IAPR team  

·       Good operational and administrative management skills  

·       Familiarity with culturally responsive practices 

·       Excellent written and verbal communication skills  

·       Curious, fast-learning, and open to understanding diverse perspectives 

·       Strong analytical thinking skills  

·       Resourceful and creative in problem-solving 

·       Proven experience in influencing key stakeholders toward a collective solution  

·       Efficient and well-organized  

·       Ability to attend occasional public events outside of regular work hours 

·       Experience seeing projects through the entire life cycle 

·       Track record in completing projects according to predetermined scope, budget, and timeline 

Compensation:  

Compensation for this full-time role is $75,000 per year, PTO, paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and a monthly health stipend.  

Location:

Northern Virginia (in or around the city of Alexandria)

IAPR WORK ETHICS 

1.      Be Agile – Things are going to be dynamic. In the IAPR first-in-industry approach to reform, change is at our core. We must embrace all challenges as an opportunity to learn and grow. 

2.      Get Things Done – There will never be a shortage of high-value work. We must be people who can make decisions, default to action, prioritize, and do work to completion. 

3.      Be Independent and Co-dependent on Peers – We rely upon each other and technology to bring people together in a virtual workspace. We are a team that can work from where it is necessary. IAPR retains diligent and self-disciplined individuals who manage their time and get things done with the awareness that their teammates and the mission depend upon them. 

4.      Be Accountable – Our mission to transform American policing is formidable. Where model policing exists, we endeavor to identify the evidence of success and propose a common standard for American policing. This requires us to become part of what good services mean to the public and understand the value of good policing services. We serve with public accountability, just as we expect peace officers nationwide to do. 

5.      Be Great Communicators – We will have a small, agile team nationwide. Disciplined communication and listening are paramount. We value communicating clearly and working efficiently. Our remote work culture is intended as an asset to great work. Be respectful, mindful, direct, and prompt in all forms of communication.  

6.      Be Compassionate. Be Kind. Be Easy to Work With. – Our work is complex, and it is sensitive. We require intelligent and talented people who are also diligent and humble. We respect appropriate emotions and feelings impacting how we work together. We want a positive, fun, fair, and respectful environment. We value independent thinking, but we expect introspective mindfulness of how vitally important we independently regard ourselves.  

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected].