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Summary

Under the direction of the tribal Council, the Chief of Police is responsible for planning, overseeing, and directing the activities, operations, and personnel of the department. The Chief of Police performs a variety of complex, administrative, supervisory and professional tasks in maintaining law and order, protecting life and property, and enforcing laws and ordinances of the Cocopah Indian Tribe. The Chief of Police must have a strong knowledge of law enforcement, public safety, crime prevention, and law enforcement management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directs, plans, and organizes all activities of the Police Department to prevent crime and enforce laws and regulations.
• Maintains law and order in the community, including prevention, detection, and investigation of crimes.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures for the Police Department.
• Addresses the public, council, local leaders, and other law enforcement agencies regarding law enforcement issues.
• Responds to emergencies, major crimes, and critical incidents in the community.
• Promulgates rules and regulations for the department.
• Improves staff effectiveness by coaching, counseling, training, and recommending disciplinary action for employees; planning, delegating, monitoring, and appraising job tasks and results promptly.
• Ensures that the tribal sovereignty and jurisdictional powers and authority of the department are recognized and observed by all domestic and foreign law enforcement agencies and their personnel.
• Conduct internal investigations in the Police Department. Takes necessary disciplinary action in situations when appropriate.
• Achieves financial objectives through budget preparation; fiscal management; recruitment and contract negotiations.
• Prepares purchase order requests to obtain funds for special operations or equipment.
• Seeks, prepares, and submits requests for federal funding.
• Maintains positive relations with community members and agencies by educating and informing on safety and law enforcement.
• Maintains appropriate documentation on incidences as required by law enforcement.
• Communicates with local, state, regional, and outside agencies and associations representing as the Chief of Police for the Cocopah Indian Tribe.
• Assumes command of law enforcement activities on the scene during major emergencies.
• Reviews reports prepared and submitted by subordinates.
• Manages and supervises federal grants.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the Cocopah Nation\'s Police Department rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of tribal, federal, state criminal, traffic, and civil codes and laws.
• Knowledge of police/law enforcement administration, including budgeting, program planning and development, employee supervision, and training.
• Knowledge of police operations including investigation, patrol, communications, records, community/public relations, and crime prevention.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other law enforcement/regulatory agencies, departmental staff, tribal officials, and the public.
• Skill in understanding and interpreting complex statutes, ordinances, regulations, and standards.
• Skill in problem-solving, human relations, and time management.
• Proficient in the preparation of writing budget proposals, contracts, or funds allocations.
• Skill in directing investigative, community and public relations, crime prevention, and support activities.
• Skill in providing leadership to and evaluating the work of subordinate staff.
• Skill in evaluating operations and programs to determine if they meet the Cocopah Nation\'s needs.
• Ability to manage day-to-day operations of the Police Department.
• Ability to respond to community issues and concerns with a high level of sensitivity.
• Ability to schedule and facilitate meetings, conferences, training, etc.
• Ability to prepare accurate, complete, and legible reports and present detailed, accurate information, oral presentations and respond to questions.
• Ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships with other individuals of varying social and cultural backgrounds.
• Available to be on-call, work weekends and holidays, work various schedules; if needed.
• Ability to make intelligent and effective decisions in routine and during emergencies.