Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Vermont Criminal Justice Council (VCJC) in partnership with the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is seeking a project manager to facilitate establishing a non-residential alternative to the residential Vermont Police Academy (VPA) in Pittsford, Vermont through an anticipated partnership between the VCJC and a third-party vendor funded by a federal grant. The goal of this project is to identify and implement an alternate route to law enforcement officer certification with a college, university, or other institution in addition to the training provided at the VPA. The VCJC and DPS are seeking a project manager to implement all aspects of this project over a timeframe of approximately four years. The project manager is responsible for the following primary duties: • Managing the federal grant for this project and complying with state contracting requirements, including drafting requests for proposals (RFPs), vetting those proposals with relevant stakeholders, assisting DPS, VT Police Academy staff, and VCJC members in selecting a proposal, ensuring the proposal is implemented by the selected vendor in a timely manner over the project timeframe, and ensuring compliance with all federal and state grant and contract conditions and requirements. The vendor selected in the RFP process and funded by the federal grant will be the college, university, or other institution that provides an alternative path to law enforcement officer certification in Vermont. • Establishing the detailed, substantive requirements of the RFP(s) in the subject matter area of alternative paths to law enforcement officer certification by researching the subject matter and collaborating with stakeholders. • Facilitating the development of VCJC regulatory rules regarding alternative, non-residential law enforcement training academies • Understanding the VCJC Rules, the rulemaking process and collaborating with subject matter experts and stakeholders to keep them current with the progress of this project as required. • Collaborating with identified stakeholder groups, VT Police Academy, DPS staff, VCJC members, form and lead an Alternative Paths Steering Committee, on each phase of the project, including presenting to and gathering input from these groups and presenting to various bodies including the Vermont Legislature and the VCJC, as needed.
