Communications Manager- Portsmouth Police Department

The Portsmouth, NH Police Department is now accepting applications for Communications Manager.  This is a full time position, Monday thru Friday, 8:00am- 4:00pm however, incumbent may need to arrive as early as 5:00am and stay as late as 7:00pm when needed.

This position falls under Professional Management Association (PMA).  Detailed information about PMA Working Agreement, including salary and benefits, can be found here:  https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/hr/employment-contracts

The City offers a generous compensation and benefits package that includes retirement, paid time off including vacation, holidays, medical & dental insurance, flexible spending account, professional development, career growth, longevity incentives, and more!

Position provides supervisory, technical, and administrative work in the coordination, operation, and maintenance of a Police, Fire, and EMS Communications Center; supervises trains and schedules dispatch personnel; coordinates and ensures for the accuracy of Computer Aided Dispatching (CAD) and overall Records Management systems; operates and maintains all equipment supporting the Communications Center.  Other activities include specialized report preparation and analysis.

Assists in the support of the Police Department servers and interfaces, local area networks and related peripheral devices, security control system, telephone systems, wireless systems such as department radio system infrastructure, device installation and troubleshooting, loading software and updates, system backups, training, evaluating and recommending system and  service enhancements and acquisitions, and providing for data and systems security.  Applications used include specialized police information systems (e.g. IMC), office automation systems.

Learn more:  https://nh-portsmouth.civicplushrms.com/CareerPortal/JobDetail.aspx?RequisitionId=112266&SourceId=6153