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Deputy Director – Public Safety - OPHS

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Deputy Director – Public Safety - OPHS

Salary

$95,950.00 Annually

Location

City County Building, IN

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

09418

Department

Office of Public Health and Safety

Opening Date

10/09/2025

Closing Date

10/14/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

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Overview

The Office of Public Health and Safety works to address the root causes of crime and addictions and aims to reduce violence in Indianapolis neighborhoods. The office convenes public safety and public health agencies along with community partners to execute focused policy efforts in the areas of food security, re-entry, homelessness, violence reduction and behavioral health. The agency is able to do this by cultivating a productive, collaborative, and compliant work environment in order for our workforce to meet the needs of the residents of Indianapolis and Marion County.

This position oversees OPHS's violence reduction and reentry efforts including the implementation of gun violence reduction strategy, operations of the release lobby located at the Community Justice Campus, including all contracts and programs assigned by the OPHS director. The incumbent in this position coordinates violence reduction efforts with other governmental and non-governmental entities and formulates public safety and violence reduction policy. Incumbent provides a partnership-based violence reduction strategy that employs respectful and direct communication with high-risk youth and young adults. Incumbent in this position will utilize the "group violence intervention" approaches that are nationally recognized as a best practice. This position utilizes a data-driven strategy that relies on collaboration across stakeholder agencies and organizations. The incumbent will recommend and establish policies and procedures for the city in order to regulate and control the department particularly the divisions in the incumbent’s area of responsibility.

This position also oversees the City's Crime Prevention Grant funds in partnership with the Indianapolis Foundation. These grants are distributed annually to local grass roots organizations in order to prevent crime in neighborhoods around Indianapolis. The incumbent in this position will ensure the collaboration between Crime Prevention Grantees and the Gun Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS) fellowship program.

Independent judgment is regularly utilized when there are no available standard operating procedures. Incumbent must utilize good judgment and be comfortable exercising a high degree of independent authority in supervising team members and representing the agency to the public.

Position Responsibilities

+ Implements the City's GVRS.

+ Oversee operations of the Community Justice Campus's Release Lobby.

+ Oversee programs, contracts, and funding as directed by the OPHS director.

+ Oversee the distribution of the City's annual Crime Prevention Grants.

+ Act as a proxy for the Director in their absence for media relations and interviews.

+ Advocates on behalf of OPHS for the implementation and expansion of the overall crime reduction program and reentry programs in Marion County.

+ Liaise between OPHS and other city/county agencies including but not limited to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Marion County Courts, and the Marion County Sherriff's Office.

+ Develops public safety and violence reduction policy in conjunction with the Office of the Mayor, along with IMPD, Prosecutors Office, and Supervising Agencies and re-entry services.

+ Directs spending as approved by the City-County Council for OPHS's group violence intervention (GVI) and violence reduction efforts.

+ Serves with the OPHS director and OPHS chief communications officer as the public face of OPHS’s violence reduction efforts.

+ Works with the Administrator of Behavioral Health to develop policy initiatives with respect to substance abuse disorder, mental health, and behavioral health to address the intersection of these issues with violence and the criminal justice system.

+ Maintain clear lines of communication with the Director of OPHS to ensure community needs and public safety information is being handled appropriately.

+ Must maintain confidentiality at all times where required.

+ This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Investigations, Social Services, or a related field with five (5) years' work experience which includes supervisory roles with progressive responsibilities. Extensive knowledge of public safety issues and policy matters. Ability to coordinate multiple projects and meet various deadlines. Must have excellent communications skills both orally and written. Must have knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Preferred Job Requirements and Qualifications

Master's Degree in Criminal Investigations, Social Services, or a related field with two (2) years' work experience which includes supervisory roles with progressive responsibilities. Extensive knowledge of public safety issues and policy matters. Knowledge of local government operations and the local legislative process. Familiarity with the Indianapolis community and key community leaders in the area of violence reduction. Personal and professional experience in applied violence reduction strategies particularly group violence intervention principles.