Job description

The threat assessment manager performs risk and threat assessments on students, staff, and visitors to identify, assess, mitigate, and manage concerning behaviors.

Duties and Responsibilities
Receive and respond to reported behavioral concerns that pose a risk to the MSU community.
Perform risk and threat assessments on students, staff, or visitors as needed.
Investigate and intervene as necessary to reduce and/or manage threats.
Collaborates with multi-disciplinary experts to review, identify, and develop specific intervention and prevention strategies.
Collects and organizes information to facilitate communication.
Provides education and training to faculty, staff, and students to identify and report concerning behavior and incidents that may need further intervention.
Serves as UPD’s representative on MSU’s CARE and BIT teams.

Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
Experience in law enforcement, behavioral intervention, threat assessment, or related field; or equivalent experience and education.
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, work with complex systems, balance multiple priorities, and ensure a high level of accuracy in work product.
Demonstrated ability to analyze a variety of data, determine validity, draw conclusions, and make recommendations.
Demonstrated effective communication skills for a diverse group of internal and external constituents.
Demonstrated ability to work with users at all levels of experience as a team member and as a self-motivated sole contributor.

Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
Demonstrated experience handling highly sensitive and confidential information.
Experience working with college-aged individuals in crisis.
Certified Threat Manager or certificate in threat assessment and management.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) certification.

The Successful Candidate Will
Effectively foster and maintain a professional, positive, and productive work environment.
Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing, using both technical and non-technical language.
Ability and willingness to quickly learn and put to use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Position Special Requirements/Additional Information
Serves as a Campus Security Authority as defined by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Public Safety Policy and Crime Statistics.
Hiring will be conditional upon successful completion of an extensive pre-employment background check.
Ability to provide credible testimony in a court of law.

Physical Demands
Significant physical strength which permits the employee to collect, transport and move evidence of up to 25lbs.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

This position has supervisory duties? No
Posting Detail Information

Number of Vacancies 1
Desired Start Date Upon successful completion of search
Position End Date (if temporary)
Open Date
Close Date

Applications will be:
Screening of applications will begin on or before August 26, 2022; however, applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

Special Instructions
Diversity Statement

Montana State University values diverse perspectives and is committed to continually supporting, promoting and building an inclusive and culturally diverse campus environment. MSU recognizes the importance of work-life integration and strives to be responsive to the needs of dual career couples. https://www.montana.edu/hr/recruitment/dualcareer.html.

In compliance with the Montana Veteran’s Employment Preference Act, MSU provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives of veterans. To claim veteran’s preference please complete the veteran’s preference information located in the Demographics section of your profile. https://www.montana.edu/hr/recruitment-guidelines/affirmative_action_plan.html.

MSU’s Non-Discrimination Policy and Discrimination Grievance Procedures can be located on the MSU Website: https://www.montana.edu/policy/discrimination/index.html.

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