Public Safety Risk Management Consultant

The North Carolina League of Municipalities is recruiting for a Public Safety Risk Management Consultant to work in the Risk Management Field Services Department. The purpose of this position is to provide advanced risk management consulting related to all aspects of public safety activities with an emphasis on law enforcement operations. 

This position will be responsible for consulting directly with police chiefs, public safety officials and town managers on public safety risk management issues including driver training, use of force, evidence handling, hiring, retention, employee development, disciplinary actions, grant programs, workplace injuries, arrest techniques, entry to private premises, and other relevant topics. Other responsibilities include the following: 

• Will assist in the development and presentations of law enforcement and other public safety training programs. 
• Will analyze complex databases to identify loss trends, develops corrective action plans, prepares analysis reports and executive summaries for senior management and town councils. 
• Monitors claims activity for assigned public safety departments and develops specialized training programs and policies to reduce accidents, injuries, and liability exposures.  
• Assists in the development of exemplar public safety policies to mitigate liability exposures, particularly those associated with law enforcement activities. 
• Assists in the development of comprehensive programs to validate that public safety organizations are using risk management best practices in policy development, training, certifications, claims handling, hiring, and retention. 
• Reviews policies and standard operating procedures for compliance with general statutes and risk management best practices. 
• Serves as a resource for the NCLM police chiefs’ advisory committee.

Minimum Qualifications: The selected candidate should have least 15 years of law enforcement experience and 5 years in criminal justice related organizational leadership including command level experience of a public safety department of at least 23 sworn officers. Minimum experience should include a four-year degree in Criminal Justice, Emergency Management, business administration, or other related field of study, or equivalent educational experience. Qualified applicants should have upper management level training including but not limited to FBINA, NC State-AOMP, SPI, or any recognized professional management development training with active membership in any of the N.C. professional law enforcement associations. 

Other relevant experience should include accreditation management, policy oversight, program development, recruiting, evaluating, hiring, and experience in internal affairs matters and disciplinary action. 

Candidates should have excellent writing skills and experience speaking to small and large audiences. This is a home-based position that requires residence in North Carolina, regular travel within primarily western NC, and occasional overnight stays.