Applications for this role are restricted to existing officers or staff of a UK police force or UK policing organisation.

About us:

We’re the professional body for the police service in England and Wales.  Our mission is focussed on leadership, standards and performance across policing. 

Although we're a small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles.

We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive. Our extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers’ network for equality and inclusion membership (ENEI silver award winners), and status as a disability confident leader means everyone can bring their whole self to work.

This is an exciting opportunity to apply for a secondment to the College of Policing as the Head of Delivery for Uniformed Policing. 

The role involves strategic oversight and delivery of several critical areas for policing, including:
•    Local policing (including neighbourhoods, volunteers, mental health and first contact)
•    Specialist Operations (including public order, armed policing, PPST, first aid and roads policing)
•    Integrity and Professional standards (including police conduct and vetting)
•    Major Operations (including DVI, casualty bureau and major incident debriefing)
•    Firearms Licensing

You are not expected to have an in-depth knowledge of all of these areas, but you will be able to lead and develop those who are subject matter experts within the College to set standards, share good practice and support professional development. An ability to collaborate well with others at a national/strategic level is a critical part of this role. Operational command qualification/experience at a strategic level (SFC, Gold POPS, MAGIC) is desirable but not essential.  

You will:
•    Bring your own knowledge, skills and experience of operational policing at a strategic level.  
•    Work closely with key stakeholders to ensure the continued development of relationships that enable the College to be connected and relevant to operational policing. This will include effective collaboration with those inside and outside of policing, including NPCC leads and senior Government officials. 
•    Ensure that the College is dynamic and responsive to changes in the operational context for policing. 
•    Provide professional leadership, direction and vision to the teams that you lead. 

Some of your responsibilities will include:
•    Scanning the external environment to keep up to date on policing trends and legislative changes. Identifying solutions to policing problems and supporting forces to achieve consistent standards across policing. 
•    Scoping, planning and managing College resources to deliver for policing in an effective and timely way.  
•    Implementing strategic prioritisation processes to manage competing demands and scarce resources, both within the College and externally. 
•    Representing the College at strategic and operational levels.  Building strong relationships and supporting strategic stakeholders in delivery of national standards.
•    Ensuring innovative delivery of national products for guidance.  This will reflect changes to legislation and will focus on knowledge sharing and operational advice. 

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

•    Recent and relevant strategic experience in policing. 
•    The ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels and work collaboratively to achieve objectives
•    The ability to effectively challenge, influence, engage and inspire others across policing to ensure the right outcome is achieved.
•    Consistent demonstration of high professional standards and the policing values. 

Please see the attached job description which contains full details of the role.