Associate Vice President, Campus Safety

• Conducts strategic planning for the GW Campus Safety program and coordinates with members of the GW community on its goals and objectives;
• Creates, reviews, implements, and enforces University safety and security guidelines while ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations;
• Recruits and develops resources to support efforts of safety and security while adhering to GW values and promoting safety as the critical service standard; Provides strategic guidance while understanding tactical support needed for campus police to include investigative patrolling and community policing; Builds and fosters an environment that supports community policing to include creation of relationships with students, staff, faculty, and the surrounding community that enhance the student experience and overall culture at GW;
• Develops programs that promote and enhance the student experience for safety and security, including training and resources for emergencies, and residence hall safety and security;
• Develops and maintains working relationships, operational partnerships, and service agreements with relevant federal and DC agencies and non-governmental organizations such as: the US Secret Service, US Department of Homeland Security Office of National Capital Region Coordination, DC Metropolitan Police, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA), DC Fire and EMS Department, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Consortium of Universities of the Metropolitan Washington Area, Greater Washington Board of Trade, and others. Coordinates GW's overall operational emergency response and provides round- the-clock, on-call coverage for this purpose;
• Ensures appropriate safety and security measures are enacted for events at the University, including university events such as graduation as well as regional events that may impact the University campuses;
• Provides proactive leadership to University offices that are operationally relevant to safety and security functions at the University (e.g. Student Affairs, insurance risk management, facilities, etc.);
• Supports survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and stalking by incorporating trauma-informed practices into safety and security procedures among other initiatives;
• Oversees GWorld, which provides university identification, access to meal plan and Campus Cash accounts as well as university facilities;
• Supports the University in integrating campus safety principles into new construction, additions, and other GW building and program expansion efforts;
• Partners with Facilities Management to regularly monitor all campus facilities for necessary safety and security-related repairs;
• Leverages technology solutions to enhance safety and security by identifying, resourcing, and implementing best of breed solutions;
• Develops and utilizes a communication protocol that integrates all appropriate communication methods (including social networking and other emerging media) to develop and maintain relationships with students, faculty, staff, and external partners so as to raise awareness of and participation in GW's Campus Safety program, and as a possible means of communication during emergencies;
• Provides regular and timely briefings to GW leadership and administrators on critical programs, concerns, or objectives;
• Coordinates GW's Campus Safety program with crisis management efforts at surrounding facilities, such as the GW Hospital;
• Provides overall management of a large division to include fiscal and human resource management and ensuring appropriate resources for talent, tools, and infrastructure are in place to support the business;
• Engages with student leadership via the Campus Safety Student Advisory Board; and
• Engages with students, faculty, staff and broader community via the Community Safety Advisory Committee and ensures the principles and mission of the committee are met.
• Provides coaching and professional development opportunities for staff and utilizes the University's performance review process;
• Engages in policy discussions, institutional development, and strategic planning with various board members and University leadership; and
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area of specialization plus 10 years of relevant professional experience, Master's degree, or higher, in a relevant area of study preferred. Relevant experience must include at least 4 years of senior leadership/executive level experience. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position.

• Experience in management and tactical execution of safety and security-related
  situations;
• Ability to plan, direct, and coordinate program and administrative decisions and to solve problems of a complex and conceptual nature based on evidence at hand;
• Ability to motivate and lead others in the accomplishment of tasks, objectives, and missions, and to take the initiative in influencing events and policy decisions;
• Knowledge of federal and state laws, rules, and regulations that affect a multi- faceted institution of higher education;
• Communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work collegially with all levels of the organization toward common objectives.

• Commitment to GW's values;
• Intellectual, professional and a person of integrity; Honest, with the highest ethical standards;
• Passionate, collaborative, strategic, and smart with a hands-on, roll-up-the- sleeves orientation;
• Ability to work independently. Self-starter; hard worker. Takes initiative;
• Personally accountable. Assumes ownership and accountability for all areas of responsibility and commitments made to others;
• Sincere, open, and direct communicator. Prioritizes organizational interests and is comfortable expressing candid opinions;
• Highest levels of responsiveness;
• Combination of strong intellect that is combined with a practical and realistic common sense understanding of how to get things done;
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, a strong desire to succeed and exert the extraordinary effort often required;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high growth, entrepreneurial environment;
• Ability to work with faculty and staff in a respectful way;
• Establish trust and credibility with institutional leadership and across the University;
• Seeks "win-win" solutions to help foster continued integration and collaboration;
• Flexible and receptive to change;
• A positive "can-do" attitude

• Sensitivity for and understanding of academic disciplines and issues;
• Ability to work with faculty, staff, and professionals in multiple settings and locations;
• Appreciation for the data that will be required to make meaningful management decisions;
• Comfort with loose, matrix organizational structures;
• Recognition that being effective and results oriented is paramount.

How is pay for new employees determined at GW?

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.