Director of Tactical and Community Response

Position SummaryWe seek to hire a highly motivated and talented Director to lead the coordination, implementation, and oversight, specializing in Philadelphia's Office of Safe Neighborhood's Tactical and Rapid Response Program. The director will coordinate program services and community outreach initiatives. With the reinstitution of the Tactical Team, the City has taken a coordinated response to areas that experience the highest rates of shootings and homicides. This position will manage the coordination of the weekly tactical meetings, as well as establish and implement a Rapid Response Protocol comprised of key representatives from the City with the ability to mobilize teams and direct needed services and supports to assist victims, witnesses, and others in the community impacted by a recent shooting or homicide that requires a unified crisis response. Essential FunctionsThe Director of Tactical and Community Response leads the operations of the tactical team, which provides essential context for the gun violence within the designated police districts' pinpoint and GVI areas to the City's environmental and social service providers. The following duties include:Schedule and facilitate weekly tactical meetings with PPD, City Departments/Agencies, community partners, etc.Monitor and track the progress of requests from police captains.Foster relationships with PPD and community members to create buy-in to the Tactical program.Develop a system of reporting and accountability for operating departmentsWork with OSN's Executive Director to identify and engage social service and community-based organizations external to city government to serve as stakeholders for tactical meetings and rapid response protocols.Manage, coordinate, and provide direction to the City of Philadelphia’s Rapid Response Team under the leadership provided by the Executive Director of OSN.Lead, facilitate, and develop agendas for inter-departmental meetings and meetings with community stakeholders to plan, manage, and implement rapid response activities.Available on call to assist with mobilizing the Rapid Response Team whenever a unified crisis response is needed.   Assist in the development of new initiatives and programs that focus on addressing community trauma and promoting community resilience, which includes restoring and rebuilding neighborhoods most impacted by gun violence.Network and build relationships to address community trauma and promote community resilience, including developing partnerships with stakeholders from the local, state, and federal governments, community-based organizations, non-profit organizations, and private entities.Conduct rigorous follow-up to assess the impact of services and supports provided by the Rapid Response Team, including data collection and tracking outcomes.   Develop training to support the deployment of the Rapid Response Team.Extensive outreach and engagement in communities across Philadelphia to identify needs and solutions for communities exposed to violence.    Implement and oversee Philadelphia’s 211 Violence Prevention Hotline.  Oversee and delegate projects to program specialists to support the implementation of OSN programming.Other duties as assigned by Executive Director.Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesKnowledge of:Social and behavioral sciences, with an extensive understanding of trauma, the impact exposure to violence has on individuals and communities, and the risk factors associated with community violence. Individual- and community-level strategies to address community trauma and promote community resilience.Principles of emergency management, including best practices related to synchronizing the activities of relevant stakeholders to achieve a common purpose. Social, cultural, and economic characteristics of Philadelphia neighborhoods.Ability to:Establish and maintain effective working relationships with City agencies com, community partners, and other individuals and organizations the Rapid Response Team engages.Analyze complex problems and develop protocols to ensure effective decision-making.Present ideas effectively in oral and written communication.Work under pressure while managing multiple assignments;Prepare and supervise the preparation of action plans and other reports and records; andExercise sound judgment and use creative and innovative approaches to solve problems.