Johns Hopkins Public Safety is seeking a Policy Writer. The policy writer will play a key role in laying the foundation for building the Johns Hopkins Police Department (JHPD), as well as centralizing the policies for Johns Hopkins Public Safety. This position requires constant collaboration with internal stakeholders, the JHPD Accountability Board, the community, and the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission in order to draft the proper policies that must comply with local, state and federal statutes, as well as fall within the best practices of law enforcement and industrial security. The Policy Writer will use evidence-based practices and data analytics to drive innovation in policy development and ensure compliance with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) consent decree, the Joint Commission, the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission (MPTSC), and the U.S. Department of Education (DOE).

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Primary writer, researcher and editor of proposed Departmental policies, with a focus on assigned topic areas central to compliance with the BPD Consent Decree, the Joint Commission, MHEC, MPTSC, and the DOE. Policies must be simple and clear, yet comprehensive.
• Manage implementation efforts for specific policies through timely and efficient communications to keep implementation goals on deadline and proactively identify any barriers to implementation as well as solutions.
• Support Departmental efforts in improving management efficiency through the use of technology and data. Collaborate externally with Office of the General Counsel attorneys, JHPD Accountability Board, and other subject matter experts, to ensure policies and procedures align with industry evidence-based best practices.
• Maintain standards, templates, and publication architecture.
• Maintain and archive policy and procedure documents for the entire Department.
• Assist with training curriculum development and in-reach/out-reach to obtain community and member feedback on written directives, as needed.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong interviewing and research skills to gather the information needed to create policy and procedure documents.
• Ability to write effectively and concisely.
• Ability to identify pertinent information and create documents that present relevant information clearly and succinctly.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including an ability to work independently and in a team setting.
• Efficient, organized work style and an ability to prioritize quickly and confidently and manage multiple deadlines. Documentation/publication experience with MS Office products and Adobe Acrobat.

• Bachelor's Degree in related field.
• Four (4) years of progressively responsible professional experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond HS Diploma/Graduation Equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Experience as a Policy Writer/Analyst in law enforcement and/or corporate security.
• Knowledge of law enforcement procedures a plus. Policy and technical writing experience.
• Policy and technical writing experience.

Classified Title: Policy Associate 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Policy Writer   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PE  
Starting Salary Range: $73,300 - $128,300 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: M-F 8 am - 4 pm 
FLSA Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/Eastern High Campus 
Department name: ???????VP for Public Safety Office of  
Personnel area: University Administration 

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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