STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: STATE POLICE
EXECUTIVE MAJOR
Class Code: 8403-33 Date Established: 01-06-93
Occupational
Code: 3-3-5 Date of Last Revision: 04-07-08
BASIC PURPOSE: To oversee Division
of State Police operations, including the administration of all law enforcement
field operations and investigations as directed by the Director of State
Police.
CHARACTERISTIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Oversees
Division of State Police operations on behalf of the Director to accomplish
goals and unity of purpose.
·
Advises
departmental administration on existing or potential problems and implements
self-generated solutions.
·
Coordinates
the delegation of supervising authority through the ranks to facilitate
efficient management.
·
Counsels all
levels of law enforcement personnel to resolve personnel problems and dispense
remedial action.
·
Testifies on
behalf of the Division before legislative groups on matters pertaining to
public safety.
·
Manages the
introduction and review of the rules, regulations and procedures in order to
correctly administer policy and provide consistent leadership.
·
Reviews and
recommends promotional candidates to ensure increased managerial quality.
·
Prepares and
administers the budgetary funds in order to efficiently manage the operational
costs and growth of the division.
·
Performs all
characteristic duties and responsibilities outlined by the class specification
for State Police Trooper as mandated by necessity or as assigned.
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DISTINGUISHING
FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in
evaluating, planning, or integrating analysis of data to formulate current and
long-range solutions, strategies, or policies of a specialized or technical
nature.
Knowledge: Requires logical or
scientific understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional
nature in a particular field.
Impact: Requires overall
administrative responsibility for achieving agency objectives by directing all
aspects of operations management. Errors
at this level result in disruption of statewide programs and services as well
as long-term adverse impact on agency image and the future success of
organizational operations.
Supervision: Requires agency-wide
administrative supervision, including the responsibility for developing and
evaluating internal personnel policies.
This level also involves the administrative management of a program
which affects more than one agency, including overseeing the interaction of
agency employees or policies to accomplish organizational objectives and goals.
Working
Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job elements and
little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical
Demands: Requires light work, including continuous
walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time as well as
occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires acting as
the official representative of the agency, including explaining and defending
current and long-range goals or objectives which directly affect public policy
decisions regarding major state programs and services.
Complexity: Requires formulating
the combination of overall job functions in order to address highly diverse or
novel situations requiring new concepts and imaginative approaches to a wide
range of intellectual and practical problems.
Independent
Action: Requires administrative decision-making in
authorizing and monitoring the implementation of major departmental policies
and procedures.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor’s
degree from a recognized college or university with a major field of study
preferably in criminal justice or the equivalent.
Experience: Eight years of
experience as a State Police Trooper.
Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for
one year of required formal education. Approved
work experience includes full time law enforcement or active duty US military.
License/Certification: Valid New Hampshire
driver's license.
SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Must possess
police officer certification issued by the New Hampshire Police Standards and
Training
Council OR be in
possession of a police officer certification from a recognized jurisdiction.
2. Service record
must be free of any major infractions of divisional discipline for the past
seven years.
3. This is a
temporary position, appoints by the Director.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of agency rules and
regulations governing the Division of State Police. Knowledge of state provisions for emergency
situations. Knowledge of the laws of
arrest and evidence. Knowledge of state
laws relating to the enforcement of criminal and traffic laws. Knowledge of criminal identification
techniques and methods to identify and preserve evidence. Knowledge of the principles and methods of
crime and traffic accident investigation.
Knowledge of probation, parole and court procedures, including court
decisions pertaining to law enforcement.
Elementary knowledge of criminal behavior. Skill in presenting oral and physical
evidence in court. Skill in proper
interviewing and interrogating techniques.
Skill in making quick, accurate decisions. Skill in the proper use and care of
firearms. Skill in conducting
investigations and in recognizing, identifying and preserving evidence of crime. Skill in using police communications
equipment. Skill in life saving
techniques. Ability to perform
physically demanding tasks. Ability to
operate a motor vehicle safely and at high speeds. Ability to learn the use of firearms and
other law enforcement equipment. Ability
to exercise tact, diplomacy and impartiality in relation to others. Ability to make decisions based on common
sense and good judgment. Ability to
resolve stressful situations. Ability to
comprehend and comply with written and oral directions. Ability to comply with and enforce federal,
state and local laws. Ability to
increase competency through training and instruction. Ability to communicate orally and in
writing. Ability to take orders and
accept supervision. Ability to withstand
long periods of uninterrupted work.
Ability to react quickly and calmly in emergency situations. Ability to establish and maintain effective
working relationships with federal, state, county and local agencies. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
RECOMMENDED
SUPERVISORY WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the principles and practices of
police administration. Knowledge of the
uses and capabilities of specialized police equipment and instruments. Skill in supervising and instructing
subordinate personnel. Ability to plan
and supervise the work of subordinates.
Ability to analyze police problems and plan effective course of
action. Ability to deal with individuals
firmly and tactfully. Ability to lead
during emergencies. Ability to analyze
statistics and to plan for assignments of personnel. Ability to train subordinate personnel. Ability to organize work units into effective
teams.
DISCLAIMER
STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of
general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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