Company Overview

At Jensen Hughes, we lead with our Purpose Principles and value our people. Across our global partnership of experts, clients, and communities, we are recognized worldwide for our leadership in fire protection engineering, a legacy of responsibility we have advanced with pride since 1939. Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related risk management fields — from accessibility consulting, risk and hazard analysis, process safety and forensic investigations to security risk consulting, emergency management and digital innovation. As we champion best practices, set industry standards and support communities with innovative solutions, we are making the world a better place.

We believe that creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity and professional growth fundamentally includes a sustained commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

At Jensen Hughes, diversity is ingrained in our culture -- we accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background. Our differences and uniqueness are celebrated and reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks.

Job Overview

Jensen Hughes is seeking a Senior Consultant to work in a hybrid environment, preferably located in the Midwest. The position will project manage our work and provide technical assistance to local, state and federal law enforcement agencies regarding issues related to the delivery of police services The position calls for an experienced subject-matter expert (SME) who has broad experience regarding policy community relations, delivery of the day-to-day operations of law enforcement agencies. The ideal candidate will have experience in supervising those responsible for providing law enforcement services to a community or working with invested stakeholders in problem-solving on law enforcement issues. The position will require the ability to travel nationwide to participate in site visits at a client site for a period of time that is typically between 2 to 5 days at a time. International travel might also occur on a less frequent basis.

We are looking for a police services expert to collaborate with a team of professionals committed to empowering clients and protecting their interests through policy review, community outreach, critical insight, candid assessments and data analysis and report drafting. If you have a passion for police service, providing direction in times of crisis and vision in times of transformation, and have strong organizational skills, then keep reading … this may be the position for you! 

We place a high priority on responsiveness and the ability to listen and understand clients' needs. We excel at aligning their priorities with high-valued services that deliver meaningful solutions focused on improved police community relations and improved internal accountability.

Responsibilities

• Delivering law enforcement agency assessments, covering a range of issues, with tactical, fundamental community and strategic recommendations based upon risk-driven factors.
• Engaging law enforcement agencies, communities and stakeholders in the delivery of our work.
• Generating high-quality, high-impact client deliverables, driven by you in collaboration with our communications team.
• Identifying business opportunities to help drive continued outreach and client development, in partnership with our team.
• Maintaining confidentiality, discretion and privacy of client-sensitive information.
• Managing projects within budget, schedule and resourcing constraints.
• Scheduling and assigning duties to colleagues, team members and subcontractors and ensuring assignments are completed as directed.
• Working with the Finance Team in reporting and measuring the progression of projects assigned to and led by you.
• Participating and contributing as a law enforcement subject-matter expert to engagements led by other team members. 
• Working in a collaborative environment to ensure the quality, consistency and integrity of the work produced by our team.

Requirements and Qualifications

At least 10-plus years’ experience working in the delivery and oversight of law enforcement services. Management roles, with the supporting documentation of collaboration in and outside a law enforcement agency are critical. Our team members have typically served in a variety of command positions with a law enforcement agency or partnered agency. Candidates who have an extensive background in police policy development, law enforcement oversight, or who have served full-time in academia in a position associated with administration of justice, are also considered. The following are some of the key work experience areas we seek in those who apply (not a complete list):

• Leadership experience in a local, state or federal law enforcement agency (at the rank of lieutenant or above, or its equivalent within a stakeholder agency or professional staff role).
• Internal Affairs investigations and management experience.
• Experience creating and/or managing Early Intervention System (EIS) programs for law enforcement agencies, inclusive of data analysis.
• Background in recruiting, testing, completing background investigations for, hiring and promoting law enforcement personnel.
• Documented experience, including certifications, in designing and delivering state-certified training courses for law enforcement and non-sworn professional staff personnel, including the following topic areas:
• Leadership
• Field Training Officer (FTO) training
• Community Policing
• Use of Force
• Critical Incident Response, to include the Incident Command System (ICS)
• Internal Affairs investigations and management
• Constitutional-Based Policing/Bias-Free Policing
• Procedural Justice
• Experience providing research and analysis within a law enforcement agency.
• Experience with designing and completing science-based staffing analyses for local, state and/or federal law enforcement agencies.
• Working with Civilian Oversight entities established for local or state police agencies.
• Experience providing monitoring or oversight services for local, state or federal consent decree or stipulated agreement projects between local law enforcement agencies and state and federal agencies.
• Skills, knowledge and ability to direct and coordinate multiple projects to completion in compliance with contractual obligations while achieving and sustaining high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Highly proficient at managing multi-faceted projects and directing project resources to meet project objectives.
• Advanced interpersonal communications skills that inspire trust and confidence with clients. The ability to translate highly technical or complex matters to be easily comprehensible to individuals or groups without technical skillsets or backgrounds.
• Ability and skills necessary to deepen existing client relationships while setting the necessary foundation to win additional work and the ability to cultivate new client relationships based on candor and confidence in your expertise.
• Adept at achieving high performance results in a corporate and family environments – including the ability to communicate, collaborate and earn trust with internal stakeholders.
• Proven leadership skills including critical thinking, positivity and trustworthiness which motivate and inspire others.
• Ability to demonstrate political savvy when assessing local factors impacting the relationships between law enforcement officials, elected officials and other key community stakeholders.
• Ability to drive fiscal and project management aimed at ensuring the continued financial viability of Jensen Hughes.
• Ability to write and edit clear and succinct communications for the company's clients and the executive management team.
• Ability to research and write occasional blogs on important law enforcement topics for our firm’s website and for other social media outlets.
• Ability to maintain positive relationships with clients, colleagues and staff in high-profile and sometimes high-stress circumstances.
• Experience conducting analytical research to support site assessments, risk assessments and emergency management plans and programs.

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