Chief Superintendent - Local Policing

Wiltshire Police - Chief Superintendent Local Policing

Substantive Position
Salary £99,612 - £111,117 per annum
Relocation allowance available (where moving into force area)
Location: Devizes HQ, with some flexible working

The Chief Constable is inviting applications from experienced Superintendents for a key leadership role as a Chief Superintendent within Local Policing.

This role is about gaining trust, building relationships, and empowering communities. Wiltshire’s diverse landscape, with its bustling towns and rural areas, presents unique challenges and opportunities that demand innovative, compassionate leadership.

As Chief Superintendent, you will envision a future where our police force is more integrated with the communities we serve than ever before. Wiltshire’s strength lies in its people—the local shopkeepers, the neighbourhood watch volunteers, the youth groups shaping the leaders of tomorrow. It is their trust we must earn daily, through actions that reflect empathy, fairness, and transparency.

The road ahead for policing in Wiltshire is not without its challenges. The rise in cybercrime, the complexities of safeguarding vulnerable individuals, and the ongoing need to combat antisocial behaviour require a leader who is both strategic and adaptable. This role will suit you if you are ready to face these challenges head-on, working collaboratively with partners across the public, private, and voluntary sectors to deliver holistic solutions.

Above all, you will ensure that Wiltshire Police remains a beacon of trust, professionalism, and dedication. As Chief Superintendent, you will dedicate yourself to making Wiltshire a place where every resident feels safe, valued, and proud to call home.

In this application process you will be required to demonstrate:

Extensive experience working at senior leadership rank in policing.
Experience in strategic leadership with the requisite business and political acumen to operate in a complex policing environment.

An engaging and effective communication style with the ability to bring to life our strategic aims and objectives for those you lead, inspiring them to deliver outstanding performance outcomes.

Experience of leading the delivery of key strategic objectives in the face of significant challenge.

Innovative thinking to raise standards internally whilst delivering service improvement.

A strong ethical and moral compass, challenging poor performance/behaviours.

The business acumen to effectively manage and control internal budgets within your area of responsibility and understand how your decisions impact upon the wider organisation.

The expertise to lead the design and implementation of significant organisational change projects or programmes, to drive continuous improvement, best practice, and high quality outcomes for the public.

Proven ability to manage and maintain strategic relationships with local and regional partners, effectively influencing and collaborating to enable the achievement of force priorities.

As an inclusive leader you will understand the importance of valuing difference and will be able to evidence your contribution to building a diverse and inclusive organisation for the benefit of the communities we serve.

Your ability to manage, motivate and engage those you lead in an authentic way means you have a genuine desire to create opportunities to enhance the overall performance of our people, whilst protecting and promoting their wellbeing.

The post will be based at Wiltshire Police Headquarters, Devizes. However, the nature of the work will require travel throughout Wiltshire and potentially nationally. It is envisaged the role will be hybrid with two days working in Devizes, two days anywhere in the County and one day remote working. 

You will be required to be part of an on-call Gold Command rota. When on-call, you will be expected to be within one hour of a Wiltshire Police station location.

Closing date for applications: 5th January 2025. Please note that no applications can be submitted after this time.  Interviews will be held in the week commencing 13th January 2025

What we offer
• Excellent career development opportunities
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days
• Hybrid working (2 days per week in Devizes HQ and remotely for remainder of the week )
• Flexi hours scheme
• Free Gym membership
• Physical and mental well-being support
• Generous Pension scheme

Please note, all roles will be subject to a vetting procedure, some roles due to the nature of their work, will require additional security clearance.

We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation who provides fair and equal consideration to all of our applicants. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence.