Superintendent of Police

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is assisting the City of New Orleans with its search for the next Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department.

Interested applicants should submit their resume and letter of interest to NewOrleansLAChief@theiacp.org.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: June 23, 2023

This position involves highly responsible managerial and administrative work in planning, organizing, and directing activities of the New Orleans Police Department. The Superintendent of police is responsible for the administration and coordination of all police department functions and activities and involves budgetary responsibility; public and media relations; establishing departmental philosophy and direction; and managing facilities and equipment in compliance with the City of New Orleans policies and department general orders, policies, and procedures.

The next Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department should be community-focused, capable of working effectively in a fast-paced environment, and experienced in building and maintaining broad coalitions of support. Successful candidates will demonstrate the following key attributes:

- A personal and professional history reflecting the highest standards of integrity.
- A track record of mission-driven improvement of the department with an eye toward reducing crime, problem-solving, building coalitions, and enhancing the quality of life.
- An ability to motivate police officers to reduce crime and build public trust through constitutional policing.
- Outstanding skills in communicating and interacting with the media, community organizations, elected officials, other government agencies, and the general public.
- Demonstrated the ability to build and sustain positive external community relationships and internal relationships within the department and across City departments.
- An exemplary record of working with diverse populations and interest groups found within a major urban city and integrating community input into the planning and implementation of police services.
- A commitment to expand and retain a diverse and inclusive workforce.
- An ability to identify and assess needed changes in a department and create reforms and organizational policies to address those needs.
- The ability to lead a collaboration to full compliance of the existing consent decree and ensure that systems are in place to foster the institutionalization of reforms directed by the consent decree.
- Administrative, budgetary, and strategic management skills to direct a large, complex police agency.
- The ability to work effectively with employee unions and to effectively manage these important workplace relationships.
- The ability to maintain and enhance officer and staff morale, health, well-being, and safety.
- A strong understanding of and experience with innovative technology, analytically based decision-making, and collecting, using, and sharing data and information.
- Experienced in crisis and emergency management