Organizational stewardship
Earn trust through visible leadership, fair and consistent decisions, merit-based development, and respect for the department's history.
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Township of Haverford, Pennsylvania
Chief of Police
Lead an experienced department with deep community roots into its next chapter.
The Opportunity
Stewarding HTPD's Next Chapter.
Haverford offers the opportunity to lead a respected, experienced department with deep roots in the Township.
The next chief will inherit a close-knit organization whose personnel bring substantial experience, institutional knowledge, and pride to their work. Success will require clear priorities, consistent communication, visible leadership, and respect for the traditions that have earned community confidence.
Community50,997 residents across nine wards
DepartmentApproximately 70 sworn personnel
Salary$190,000 to $205,000
The Leadership Profile
Respect the Foundation. Lead With Clarity and Purpose.
Haverford seeks an accomplished police executive who will support employees, develop future leaders, and guide continued growth with sound judgment, humility, and purpose.
Operational and administrative command
Use data to align staffing, deployment, specialty resources, overtime, and budgets while sustaining training, accreditation, policy, and regional readiness.
People and succession
Build strong hiring, onboarding, retention, and leadership-development systems that prepare the department for turnover and preserve institutional knowledge.
Community and governance partnership
Maintain credibility across nine wards, communicate with empathy and authority, and work constructively with the Township Manager and Board of Commissioners.
Strategic judgment
Diagnose before acting, distinguish what should change from what already works, and advance improvement at a deliberate, clearly communicated pace.
The Candidate
Qualifications and Expectations.
Minimum requirements establish eligibility. Preferred qualifications describe the depth of preparation Haverford will value most strongly.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- At least 15 years of progressively responsible full-time law enforcement experience
- At least seven years in a supervisory rank of sergeant or above
- Current or previous command-level experience involving department-wide administrative and operational responsibility
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree
- At least ten years in supervisory or command assignments
- FBI National Academy, Northwestern School of Police Staff and Command, Southern Police Institute, or a comparable executive program
- Command experience in a comparable full-service municipal agency with responsibility for personnel, budgets, labor relations, policy, discipline, strategic planning, accreditation, and community engagement
The Position
Executive Leadership for a Full-Service Department.
The department operates through a three-lieutenant command structure that includes four patrol platoons, investigations, special operations, and civilian support. Four K-9 teams and specialized capabilities support a broad range of modern public-safety responsibilities.
The chief reports to the Township Manager and is appointed by the Manager, subject to approval by a majority of the nine-member Board of Commissioners. Frequent evening meetings and public events are part of the role.
How to Apply
Submit a Cover Letter and Current Resume.
The cover letter should describe the candidate's interest in Haverford and the executive leadership and command experience they would bring to the role. Applications open September 14, 2026.
Questions about the position or search process may be directed confidentially to Kelley Warner at kwarner@aspirantllc.com. A candidate's current employer will not be contacted without consent.
Haverford Township is an equal opportunity employer. All inquiries and applications are treated as confidential.