CISC Manager/Executive Director

This is a courtesy posting for the Colorado Information Sharing Consortium

**The starting salary for this position is negotiable within the full salary range of $115,000.00 - $150,000.00 annually**

**This is a contract position. Benefits are not offered, but a benefits stipend may be available.**

Information regarding the Colorado Information Sharing Consortium may be viewed at: https://cisc.colorado.gov/

Purpose of the Colorado Information Sharing Consortium:
The Colorado Information Sharing Consortium (CISC) was developed by Colorado law enforcement officers with the goal of sharing information to make our individual communities a safer place. The CISC securely houses law enforcement data from member law enforcement agencies and provides software options to analyze data.

Purpose of the Position:
The CISC Manager/Executive Director reports to the CISC Board of Directors. The CISC Manager/Executive Director is responsible for communicating with the CEOs of law enforcement agencies across Colorado, onboarding new agencies, communicating with software vendors and being a representative to the Colorado State Legislature on matters surrounding the ability to share and use information. The Executive Director is the primary spokesperson for the CISC.

Supervision Received and Exercised:

• Supervised by the Chairperson of the Board.
• Receives vision, goals and direction from the Board of Directors.
• Provides oversight for contractors or vendors.

Essential Function Statement: The following statements are illustrative of the essential function of the job and do not include other nonessential or peripheral duties that may be required. The identified functions are not intended to reflect all tasks performed within the job. The CISC Board of Directors retains the right to modify or change duties or essential and additional functions of the job at any time without notice.

Job Duties

1. Provides leadership for the CISC.
2. Leads goal, objective, policy, initiative, and priority identification and implementation to meet Board expectations.
3. Makes high-level policy and strategic decisions based on board guidance. Provides complex administrative support to the Board
4. Responsible for the efficient day-to-day operations, overall design, management, and evaluation of current and future technology impacting the CISC
5. Understands law enforcement and law enforcement investigations to be familiar how CISC services benefit Colorado law enforcement agencies.
6. Develops trust and rapport with law enforcement agency leaders to maintain existing member agencies, while continuing to attract new agencies to join as members.
7. Completes annual staffing requests from member agencies to determine appropriate membership fees for each member agency.
8. Participates in legislative and regulatory affairs at the state and national levels Works closely with CISC political lobbyist to keep informed on proposed bills that may impact CISC business. Must be prepared to provide education and presentations to law makers on bills as appropriate.
9. Seeks opportunities to represent the CISC with local and national law enforcement organizations, such as the County Sheriff's of Colorado, Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Sheriff's Association, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
10. Keep up to date with new technology and technology companies that specialize in law enforcement or data sharing.
11. Negotiates contract terms and conditions for potential software on behalf of the CISC.
12. Is the point of contact for the CISC main vendor providing secure data storage and analytical tools to access data.
13. Seeks to identify and secure sustainable funding for the CISC data storage services as well as analytical tool costs.
14. If applicable, must report on data points for awarded grants for CISC funding.
15. Work with the CISC Treasurer to ensure the CISC budget has appropriate expenditure and forecast future budget needs to the CISC Board of Directors.
16. Oversees, reports on and arranges audits of the CISC financial activities, including preparing and balancing the annual operating budget. Approves expenditures and performs adjustments as needed.
17. Negotiates contract terms and conditions, authorizes work and approves expenditures other than the Director's salary payments.
18. Engage and participate in annual fiscal audits for the CISC.
19. Develops, writes, issues, and evaluates Requests for Proposal, Requests for Information, Requests for Quote, etc.
20. Administer board elections each year.
21. Schedule regular CISC Board Meetings, to include presentations from potential software partners, legal updates, and an Executive Director report.
22. Provide a training session for member agencies at least once per year to ensure use and education of CISC software partners and tools
23. Ensure the CISC is transparent with the public by ensuring the CISC website is up to date.

1. Establishes credibility, builds rapport, and gains trust of others.
2. Listens perceptively and conveys awareness.
3. Communicates effectively with other across a variety of mediums.

Knowledge of:

• Principles of leadership, character, integrity, experience and influence.
• Principles and practices of project management.
• Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations.
• Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration.
• Principles and practices of system analysis, design and development.
• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Zoom

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of performing the duties of this position.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• Identify and respond to organizational issues, concerns and needs.
• Prepare clear and concise administrative and financial reports.
• Interpret and apply applicable laws.
• Evaluate and analyze the cost benefits of planned projects.
• Apply complex technical principles and concepts to develop business solutions.
• Plan, organize and manage the design and implementation of new technology.
• Demonstrate internal motivation and time management.

Environmental Conditions:
Work is primarily performed in a home office environment and may be performed under stressful conditions with assigned deadlines and priorities. Must be able to manage time efficiently and effectively and manage several tasks simultaneously. Will be required to travel to meetings, member agencies, and conferences as necessary.

Physical Conditions:
Must be able to read and understand the English language as a level and speed adequate to perform the job. This is mostly a sedentary role. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus. Able to independently be able to lift up to 25 pounds. The employee also may be required to lift 26-50 pounds with assistance. Ability to reach at or below shoulder level and enter text or data into a computer or other machine by means of a traditional keyboard.

The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential function of their job, absent undue hardship.

** In accordance with Senate Bill 23-058, applicants understand that Arapahoe County will not request or require the applicant to include their age, date of birth, or date of attendance/graduation date on the initial application. Applicants understand that Arapahoe County can request or require an individual to provide documentation including copies of certification, transcripts, and other materials created by a third party. The applicant understands that the applicant can redact, if they so choose, information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance/graduation from an educational institution on those requested/required certification, transcripts and other materials created by a third party.

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