Professional Standards & Compliance Manager

The Professional Standards & Compliance Manager is a mid-level manager position responsible for coordinating administering and overseeing professional standards functions within the Regent University Police Department. This role supports departmental accountability ethical conduct policy compliance and continuous improvement through fair consistent and legally sound practices. By upholding Regent University Police Department Core Values of S.E.R.V.I.C.E. (Sacrifice-Excellence-Respect-Vigilance-Innovation-Character-Endurance).

Operating within a collaborative management framework the Professional Standards & Compliance Manager provides oversight analysis and guidance related to administrative investigations policy development and review accreditation support training coordination and organizational risk management. The role emphasizes professionalism discretion procedural fairness and employee development reinforcing a culture of trust transparency and service consistent with the departments core values.

Work Location:Virginia Beach VA

Essential duties:

Professional Standards Program Management

• Coordinate professional standards activities in alignment with departmental policies accreditation requirements and supervisory direction.
• Assist the Deputy Chief in monitoring trends identifying risk indicators and recommending process improvements related to professional conduct and compliance.
• Oversee the hiring process and coordination functions in accordance with departmental and Human Resources procedures.

Administrative Investigations & Complaint Management

• Coordinate and conduct assigned administrative and internal affairs investigations consistent with established protocols ensuring objectivity confidentiality and compliance with applicable legal requirements including Garrity protections where applicable
• Prepare clear objective and well-documented investigative summaries and reports to support supervisory review and defensible outcomes
• Maintain secure investigative files in compliance with records retention privacy and confidentiality requirements
• Review investigate and provide a response notification to citizens complaints
• Submit findings to the Deputy Chief for policy infractions and disciplinary actions recommendations

Policy Development Review & Compliance Management

• Assist in drafting reviewing and maintaining departmental policies directives procedures and related guidance to support clarity consistency and alignment with applicable laws accreditation standards university policies and recognized law enforcement best practices as assigned
• Support the development and (periodically) review of policies to promote lawful operations procedural fairness employee due process risk management and compliance with Human Resources standards and employment law
• Evaluate policy language for clarity consistency and potential operational or legal impact and assist with revisions implementation guidance and training support as needed
• Maintain policy documentation revision histories and approval records in accordance with records retention and accreditation expectations
• Perform additional policy-related duties as assigned in support of departmental compliance and institutional objectives
• Stay informed about relevant General Assembly legislative actions and updates to the Code of Virginia including amendments impacting law enforcement to ensure compliance and support informed policy revisions amendments rescissions and reviews

Training & Professional Development Support

• Provide mentoring and guidance to supervisors and personnel regarding professional standards processes policy application and procedural expectations consistent with departmental directives and training objectives
• Attend staff training sessions and departmental command staff meetings as directed

Employee Wellness & Support Coordination

• Communicate wellness-related observations or concerns through appropriate subject-matter-expert channels and assist employees in accessing available support resources and services

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required. An associate degree bachelors degree or masters degreeor juris doctorate is preferred
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in a supervisory internal affairs professional standards or closely related role with working knowledge of campus law enforcement operations regulatory compliance and applicable federal state and local laws

Candidates must:

• Demonstrate high-level critical thinking and decisive leadership to resolve complex high-impact challenges; provide strategic direction while upholding confidentiality and institutional trust
• Exercise sound judgment discretion and professionalism in handling sensitive personnel investigative and institutional matters
• Maintain strict confidentiality in accordance with law policy and ethical standards
• Strong interpersonal written and verbal communication skills including the ability to prepare professional reports presentations and policy-related documents and engage effectively with leadership staff and the public
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and law enforcement technology platforms including incident reporting case management systems and investigative tools; specialized skills in interviewing and assessment techniques preferred
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision remain effective under pressure meet operational requirements (including a valid drivers license and after-hours response as needed) and comply with telework/remote work as authorized by executive leadership
• Commit to Regents core values of Excellence Innovation and Integrity

Regent University does not discriminate in employment in its programs or activities on the basis of race color national or ethnic origin sex disability age or veteran full Non-Discrimination Policy clickhere.

Work Environment

• May require extended hours and shift work including nights weekends holidays call back and on-call assignments
• Non-essential conditionally remote eligible employees are expected to transition to remote work for the duration of the Virtual Learning Day performing all duties feasible remotely. If a power outage or other emergency affects an employees ability to work employees must communicate with their supervisor as soon as possible

Benefits

Regent offers a wide range of generous benefits including health life and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; tuition incentives; fully vested retirement plans; life and disability insurance options time off and more. All regular faculty and staff serving at Regent and working a minimum of 30 hours per week will receive an attractive benefits package.

Salary Range:$

DISQUALIFIERS FOR REGENT UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT:The following is a listing of concerns that may result in a candidates disqualification from consideration for employment with the Regent University Police Department.

Criminal History
1. Conviction guilty plea or no contest plea of any felony.
2. Conviction guilty plea or no contest plea of any misdemeanor sex offense including but not limited to sexual battery under Virginia
Code 18.2-67.4 or consensual sexual intercourse with a minor 15 or older under clause (ii) of Virginia Code
18.2-371 or any crime requiring registration in the Virginia Sex Offender Registry.
3. Conviction guilty plea or no contest plea of domestic assault under Virginia Code 18.2-57.2 or any offense that would be domestic
assault under the laws of another state or the United States.
4. Conviction guilty plea or no contest plea of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude including but not limited to petit larceny underVirginia Code 18.2-96 or any offense involving moral turpitude that would be a misdemeanor if committed in the Commonwealth.

Driving History
1. Any conviction guilty plea or no contest plea of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol refusal to take blood or breath test
eluding police racing or leaving the scene of an accident within the last 5 years.

Drugs
1. Sale of any drug listed in the drug standards and schedules set forth in Virginia Code 54.1-3443 et seq. without a valid license authorizing
sale of specified drugs. Any other distribution will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
2. Unlawful use or possession of any illegal drug including but not limited to heroin cocaine hallucinogens methamphetamine etc. or anyderivative thereof (except marijuana) within the last 5 years.
3. Illegal use or possession of anabolic steroids within the last three (3) years.

Others
1. Dishonorable discharge from any military service.
2. Untruthfulness and/or the intentional withholding of information on any application interview or paperwork associated with the of intentional withholding of information would include deliberate inaccuracies or incomplete statements.
3. Intentional failure to follow the directions outlined in the testing process or relying on others to complete any portion of the testing
process.