Police Recruitment Strategy Consultant (Part-time Contract)

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The Role in Brief:

Police Recruitment Strategy Consultant (Part-time Contract)

EAB is seeking a Police Recruitment Strategy Consultant to support the development and positioning of services tailored to law enforcement agencies. This contractor will bring deep expertise in police recruitment to help EAB better understand how departments attract, evaluate, and convert candidates - and how EAB's capabilities can align with those needs.

This role has two primary objectives:

1. Market & Sales Enablement: Advise EAB on how to effectively position and sell services to police departments and public safety agencies.

2. Recruitment Strategy Design: Inform strategies to help agencies attract and convert qualified graduates into law enforcement careers.

The consultant will act as a subject matter expert, providing both strategic insight and practical guidance grounded in real-world recruitment experience.

The ideal consultant combines operational credibility with strategic thinking. They understand both the internal realities of police recruitment and the external perception challenges facing departments today. They can translate lived experience into clear, actionable recommendations that strengthen positioning, outreach, and candidate conversion.

This contract offers an opportunity to shape how recruitment services are positioned and delivered to law enforcement agencies nationwide.

Contract Duration: 3-6 months, with potential extension

Location: Remote (U.S.-based)

Estimated Weekly Hours: 10-15

Target Start Date: As soon as possible

Primary Responsibilities:

Police Recruitment Market Insight

* Advise on current trends, challenges, and barriers in police recruitment.

* Provide insight into department decision-making structures, procurement processes, and budget considerations.

* Identify pain points in candidate sourcing, screening, testing, and onboarding.

* Help shape messaging and value propositions tailored to chiefs, HR directors, and command staff.

Sales & Service Positioning

* Collaborate with EAB teams to refine go-to-market strategies for law enforcement audiences.

* Contribute to the development of sales materials, case studies, and outreach messaging.

* Participate in select sales conversations to provide credibility and subject matter expertise.

Graduate Recruitment Strategy

* Advise on how to position policing as a viable career path to college students and recent graduates.

* Recommend outreach strategies to improve candidate engagement and conversion.

* Provide guidance on overcoming common objections and barriers among younger applicant pools.

* Inform playbooks for high-volume outreach, follow-up, and pipeline management.

Process & Data Expertise

* Share best practices in recruitment funnel tracking, candidate engagement metrics, and conversion analysis.

* Recommend tools and workflows that improve recruitment efficiency and accountability.

* Contribute feedback to refine pilot programs and service models

Basic Qualifications:

* 6+ years of experience in police or public safety recruitment, talent acquisition, or workforce development.

* Demonstrated success improving applicant pipelines and conversion outcomes.

* Familiarity with law enforcement hiring standards, testing, background investigations, and academy processes.

* Strong understanding of candidate engagement strategies, particularly with early-career professionals.

* Experience advising leadership or participating in strategic planning initiatives.

* Excellent communication skills and ability to translate operational expertise into strategic recommendations.

Ideal Qualifications:

* Experience working with college recruiting, campus outreach, or graduate pipelines.

* Prior consulting or advisory experience.

* Comfort collaborating in cross-functional, remote environments.

If you've reached this section of the job description and are unsure of whether to apply, please do! At EAB, we welcome new perspectives and learn from each other's unique experiences. We would encourage you to submit an application if this is a role you would be passionate about doing every day.

Compensation:

This is a contract position with an hourly pay range of $54-$80 per hour. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, geographic location, and business needs.

Additional Information:

This opening is not eligible for visa sponsorship at this time; EAB will thus consider candidates who possess U.S. work authorization that does not require employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

At EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to "make education smarter and our communities stronger" we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and are committed to fostering a workplace where each team member is valued, respected, and heard.

To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We don't discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.