Project Coordinator

Salary: Up to $56,000, Commensurate with Experience

Cover Letter Required: Yes

Type: Non-Profit 501(c)(3)

Closing Date: Monday March 17, 2025

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Are you looking to make a difference? When you work for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), you don’t just make a living, you make a difference by shaping the future of the policing profession. Is it easy? No. Is it worthwhile? Absolutely.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is the world’s largest and most influential professional association for police leaders. With more than 34,000 members in over 176 countries, the IACP is a recognized leader in global policing, committed to advancing safer communities through thoughtful, progressive police leadership. Since 1893, the association has been serving communities by speaking out on behalf of policing and advancing leadership and professionalism in policing worldwide.

As a leadership association, the IACP starts with our members’ needs. We think strategically and assess constantly; cultivate good judgement and drive change.

IACP seeks to hire a Project Coordinator to broadly support IACP efforts and specifically support member engagement activities.

Member engagement staff works directly with elected and appointed member leaders to coordinate their efforts, establish connections across the association, and provide logistical support for standing committees, divisions, and sections of the IACP. Each group represents a topic area, agency type, or profession directly supporting police agencies.

Job Responsibilities

Working with IACP staff, project partners, and stakeholders, the Project Coordinator will:

• Assist with organizing and tracking details for project-related activities and events including budget expenditures, logistics, and programmatic information
• Develop, evaluate, revise, and update project materials such as magazine content, online resources, guidebooks, educational handouts, timelines, membership / attendee acquisition pieces and fliers
• Serve as liaison to assigned divisions, sections, and committees
• Track multiple projects and provide status update reports as needed
• Support membership groups by managing meeting (in-person and virtual) logistics, note taking, follow ups, and resource development
• Create and support project outreach, marketing, and information dissemination including social media and website postings
• Maintain ongoing and effective communication with project team, staff members, partners, and members
• Provide customer service support to members and potential members
• Other duties as assigned

Education

• Associates degree
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and other relevant business software
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Analytical skills to include ability to troubleshoot problems from multiple perspectives
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills
• Strong penchant for collaboration and teamwork
• Critical thinking and decision-making skills
• Solid task prioritization, organization, and time management skills, and attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with and understanding of policing
• Experience in a non-profit organization, association, or criminal justice environment
• Experience with, and ability to plan events and make logistical arrangements for individuals and groups

Special Conditions and Work Environment

• Some travel required based on job responsibilities
• Work takes place primarily in an office environment
• Light lifting, bending, and reaching may be required

Highlights of Employee Benefits

• Medical HMO: Free for Employee and Family (Local Employees)
• Vision: Free for Employee
• Dental: Offered at a reasonable rate for Employee and Family
• 403B: IACP Match - up to 6% - after one year of employment

All interested candidates must submit a cover letter and resume

• The IACP only requires you to fill out the skills section and screening questions in the application, along with your resume and cover letter

• Cover letters must contain the name of the position being applied for as well as the requisition number
• The IACP may consider applicants for positions other than those indicated
• Please note that applications received without the requested information will not be forwarded for review

The IACP is an equal opportunity employer. Federal law prohibits discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, religious affiliation, national origin, sex, age, or disability. No information requested on this application will be used for the purpose of excluding any applicant’s consideration for employment because of his or her race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or disability.

Public Health Compliance: IACP requires all employees, regardless of remote work status, to be vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. As a prospective and/or new employee at the IACP, you will be required to comply with our vaccination policy, report your vaccination status, and provide proof of vaccination. Compliance with the policy does allow for exceptions, but those exceptions will only be granted in circumstances related to medical conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs.