Assistant Chief of Police - City of Fayetteville, NC jobs in United States
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NEOGOV · 6 days ago

Assistant Chief of Police - City of Fayetteville, NC

The City of Fayetteville, NC is seeking an Assistant Chief of Police to join its internationally accredited police department. The ACOP will be responsible for implementing programs, ensuring compliance and accountability, and providing leadership to foster a culture of continuous development within the department.

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Responsibilities

Leading a young department with approximately 50% of sergeants having served less than 2 years, build a staff development and succession plan that develops internal personnel to be future leaders, positively impacts retention, and prepares the department for succession planning
Leverage resources to support the department and its staff while addressing core issues and advocating for solutions related to staffing levels, compensation, training, and work factors that have impacted morale so that all employees feel valued, supported, and have the bandwidth to engage with the community as expected to solve community issues proactively rather than reactively
Improve communication across the chain of command while uniting staff to value, support, and execute the Chief’s mission for the department
Design a multi-jurisdictional operations plan that addresses and outlines the department’s response to community events and situations such as protests, threats, and presidential campaign visits

Qualification

Executive law enforcement trainingBudget managementLeadership experienceCommunity engagementCrisis managementDiversityInclusionInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills

Required

At least 5 years of cross-functional and progressively responsible leadership experience including administrative and command work at rank of Captain or higher
Equivalent to a BA/BS degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in police science, law enforcement administration, criminal justice, or related field
Evidence of collaboration across public safety disciplines is required
Possession of an appropriate valid NC driver's license and ability to maintain insurability is required or the ability to obtain a valid NC driver's license within 60 days of relocating to NC

Preferred

Executive law enforcement training (e.g. FBI National Academy, SMIB, FBI LEEDA, Administrative Officers Management Program, etc.)

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package
NC Local Government Retirement system with vesting after 5 years

Company

NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$700M
Key Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-07-28Secondary Market· $700M
2025-07-28Acquired
2021-06-02Private Equity

Leadership Team

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Shane Evangelist
CEO
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Brandon McDonald
Head Of Marketing
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