The City of Cleveland, Ohio (pop. 362,656), the second largest city in the state and home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is seeking a collaborative and resourceful Executive Director to oversee the office of the City’s Community Police Commission. Reporting to a 13-member board, the Executive Director will oversee compliance, programming and staffing to advance the Commission’s mission and meet the mandates outlined in the City’s 2015 Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice and additional police oversight authority granted by Cleveland voters in 2021.  

The Commission’s purpose is to bring community voices into the process of police reform. The Commission’s mission is to cultivate ongoing community input to ensure policing in Cleveland is constitutional, effective, and consistent with community values.

The Executive Director, with a staff of about seven, and a budget of more than $2.2 million, assures that the Community Police Commission meets its mandate to respond to the community’s needs and concerns regarding the City's police force and community-police relations. The new Executive Director, in collaboration with others, will make a lasting impact on the areas of community policing, law enforcement, and social justice.

Successful candidates will possess:

• A master’s degree in law, public policy, public administration, or business administration. Two years of experience may substitute for each year of postgraduate education.
• Career experience in human services, public administration, organizational behavior, and/or a related field with at least four years of full-time management or administrative experience with a strong ability to lead and manage a staff.
• A minimum of three years of experience in related policy work, e.g., police reform, criminal justice system reform, social justice, civil rights, or community advocacy.

Ideally, candidates will also possess:

• Knowledge, understanding and familiarity with restorative justice and social justice programs and policies.
• Experience with police reform, civilian oversight and consent decrees is strongly preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of best practices and national trends in civilian oversight of law enforcement, transparency, and accountability.
• Strong coordination and project management skills with the ability to work across multiple departments, stakeholder organizations, and the public to implement policy or objectives.
• The ability to build healthy and collaborative professional relationships, particularly with stakeholders from a variety of constituencies.

The Executive Director is nominated by the Commission for an appointment by the Mayor. The starting salary range: $120,000 - $130,000 +/- DOQ, plus an excellent and competitive benefits package.

Apply online at www.GovHRjobs.com with a resume, cover letter and contact information for five professional references by August 11, 2025.  Confidential inquiries may be sent to: Lee Szymborski, Senior Consultant, MGT. Tel: 847-380-3240 ext103. The City is an Equal Opportunity Employer.