City and County of Denver · 13 hours ago
Chief of Staff - Department of Safety
Denver, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$157K/yr - $268K/yr
5+ years expThe City and County of Denver is seeking an experienced Executive to serve as the Chief of Staff for the Department of Public Safety. This role involves managing the department's operations, providing strategic guidance, and leading initiatives to improve public safety services while representing the department in various external engagements.
GovernmentHealth CareNon ProfitPublic SafetySecurity
No H1B
Responsibilities
Manages the day-to-day operations of the Department of Public Safety including oversight of personnel, programs, budget, and projects. Provides guidance and direction to public safety agencies while acting as a senior advisor to the Executive Director of Safety
Establishes the long-term vision and strategic plan for the department in conjunction with the appointed charter officer and other executives, directors, and managers while integrating the perspectives of policy makers and elected officials into plans. Will also be responsible for ensuring that plans are completed, measured, and implemented
Maintains external awareness, monitoring conditions, trends, innovations and practices that may have implications for the department. Incorporates systems thinking to help lead change that supports continuous improvement
Creates overall organizational design and optimizes resource allocations based on the long-term vision of the department and available financial resources
Provides leadership and direction to public safety agency leadership, deputy directors, directors, managers, and staff members to ensure the continued development and management of an efficient organization. Establishes effective decision-making processes that achieve goals and objectives while establishing and monitoring the performance and priorities of safety teams
Resolves complex issues with multiple internal and external stakeholders which add value to the overall management of the department. Acts as an unbiased mediator to address and resolve staff conflicts
Represents the department and Executive Director in meetings with elected and/or appointed officials, external stakeholders, and other city entities as needed. Serves as a city representative with a variety of public, business, and community organizations and fosters collaborative relationships to the benefit of the organization
Cultivates, fosters, and maintains positive working relationships with representatives from other divisions, external public safety agencies, governmental agencies, community and business groups, and legislative officials
Leads and directs divisions of a large charter department or independent agency. Represents the organization's positions, initiatives and interests with a focus on the delivery of superior customer service; ensures staff is sufficiently knowledgeable and dynamic regarding customer service protocols and performance expectations. Ensures divisions accomplish annual work plans, strategic initiatives, and performance standards
Makes short and long-term precedent-setting decisions impacting multiple functional and operational areas of the department. Works with the department head to develop strategic initiatives, goals, and objectives for the department and its divisions. Leads the performance of the Divisions as related to the department’s strategic plan, and the associated department and division level key performance indicators (KPIs). Develops and implements strategies for optimizing performance with the goal of meeting or exceeding the established KPI performance benchmarks
Acts as senior leader on the executive team to develop and establish standards, procedures, systems and guidelines for the department and its divisions. Provides expertise, consultative guidance and direction to the department head and executive team. Provides expert advice to internal and external stakeholders including elected and appointed officials, citizens, and members of the business community
Coaches, mentors, and challenges staff. Champions continuous improvement, including devising new strategies and new opportunities. Leads staff development initiatives that include training, development, and succession planning
Develops goals, documents performance, provides performance feedback and formally evaluates the work of employees;s provides reward and recognition for proper and efficient performance. Helps staff achieve performance standards and identifies opportunities for continual improvement to performance standards, including providing support and direction to managers and directors to ensure the success of their teams
Fosters an atmosphere of innovation to challenge the organization to think creatively, especially as it relates to positive citizen and customer experience opportunities
Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a related field based on a specific position(s)
Five (5) years of leadership experience, which must have included executive-level management responsibilities
One (1) year of management experience must include budget and fiscal oversight responsibility, evaluation of business processes, and policy and decision making experience with planning and organizing multiple programs, projects, operations or functions
Preferred
Graduate degree in related field
At least one year of executive level management experience
Lean Six Sigma certification (any level)
Knowledge of the City of Denver Public Safety apparatus (Police, Fire, Sheriff, 911)
Company
City and County of Denver
The City and County of Denver has adopted the ''Adoption of Level Red-Severe Risk'' Public Health Order, as amended by Colorado Public Health.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.37MKey Investors
Consumer Product Safety CommissionOpportunity Now ColoradoUS Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administation
2024-07-02Grant· $0.08M
2024-03-19Grant· $1.54M
2023-11-09Grant· $0.75M
Leadership Team
Merlin Namuth
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