Vacancy Information

The role is being advertised as maternity cover, likely until April 2026. After this time the successful applicant will receive a permanent posting. Please note this permanent posting could be outside of A&V.

The posting is based at Headquarters, Guildford however, there will be some travel across the force and working from home.

Chief Constables' Message

We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.

We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.

We wish you all the very best with your application.

Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner

The Role and Key Responsibilities

To collect, review and assess evidence submitted by the candidate to ensure that it is valid, authentic, sufficient and reliable evidence as per awarding body criteria. The qualifications that you will be assessing are: PIP2IDP and SCAIDP and SSAIDP if relevant experience is held.

To support the candidate throughout their qualification; liaising with stakeholders in relation to their performance, development and welfare.

Carry out candidate assessments, ensuring that the candidate is aware of their own responsibility in the assessment process and interpreting the qualification requirements.

Identify opportunities for the candidate to demonstrate competence and collect valid, authentic, sufficient and reliable evidence for the qualification.

Negotiate individual assessment plans with the candidate.

Assess the candidate evidence against the qualification standards over a period of time using a range of methods.

Make objective assessment decisions and provide constructive feedback to the candidate.

Ensure fair assessment and equality of opportunity for the candidate within the assessment process.

Maintain assessor records of the candidate’s progress and achievement. Review and record progress and achievements with the candidate.

Meet regularly with the other assessors, internal verifiers, centre coordinator and external verifier (as requested) to standardise and discuss assessment decisions.

Skills & Experience

It is essential for the post holder to:

Be operationally and occupationally competent in the qualification they are assessing and maintain their competency. This can be demonstrated by being PIP2 accredited. 

Hold a level 3 assessment qualification.

It is desirable for the post holder to:

Having experience and/or qualifications relating to the investigation of Child Abuse and/or Serious Sexual Abuse.  

Further Information

If you have any questions, please contact DI Gemma Nash at gemma.nash@surrey.police.uk

Diversity Statement

We are only as good as our people.  It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.

We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.

We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here.

We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.

Please use the following links to find out more on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Surrey Police and Sussex Police

Additional Information

Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly.  You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.