Vacancy Information

Division / Department - Operations Command
Grade - M1
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - £47,712 - £52,491
Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Shoreham

The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time. 

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 & Key Responsibilities

The Sussex Police Road Safety Team (RST) brings together a number of teams to analyse and focus policing activity to reduce the number of those killed and seriously injured on the roads of the county. Working with Partners we aspire to create a safer environment for all road users.

Sussex Police strategic intent is to make the road network safer through:

• Engaging with the public and partners as a first tool to achieve our vision in line with ‘Safe System’ principles
• Make best use of educational and communications opportunities to enhance road safety including the appropriate offering of diversionary re training schemes
• Utilise proportionate enforcement following national guidance and best practice whilst being alert to new innovation.

The role and scope of the Road Safety Operations Manager for the RST continues to evolve and develop in line with research happening locally and nationally in relation to road safety. 

As the second Road Safety Operations Manager you will share line management responsibility; increasing resilience, capacity, driving performance, implementing innovation and increase project capacity will all be fundamental in reducing those killed or seriously (KSIs) on the roads, pan-Sussex.

Utilising your transferable skills will enable you to lead the teams to be more efficient and effective, providing better services to both internal and external customers both directly and indirectly. To be able to achieve this you must demonstrate that you are open minded, with the ability to see opportunity for efficiency and navigate the various processes to deliver solutions in a timely way.

You will bring a well-developed understanding of partnership working to enable you to work closely with the wider road safety community to deliver on key initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the tactical delivery of the RST road safety activity, projects and innovation for Operations Command working with partner agencies and communities.
• Develop and implement road safety business plans; undertaking medium to long-term projects, schemes and initiatives aimed at improving safety for all road users.
• Be a point of contact for guidance and advice on road safety, associated legislation and National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme courses.
• Directed by the Road Safety Manager, be the Force lead on using operational activity to improve road safety, including leading national campaign delivery across the wider Sussex area.
• Provide oversight for Operation Crackdown (Anti-social driving and riding community reports) and be the professional lead for Sussex Community SpeedWatch.
• Ensure that all areas of the RST business deliver the highest level of internal and external customer service, maintaining focus on the human cost of road collisions and the importance of changing behaviours on the roads.
• Develop partnership working with; communities, private and public sector, external organisations including colleagues at national or regional levels, senior members of partner agencies or key stakeholders.
• Coordinate input from a range of external bodies, gathering views and input articulating the Sussex Police collective viewpoint, including supervision of RST staff for projects and other tasks as required.
• Identify and develop strategic solutions to a range of complex problems, drawing on empirical data and corporate strategies from all partners.
• Be a member of the Operations Command Partnerships Management Team and work closely with Sussex Police Officers to promote and enhance road safety activity across Sussex.

Skills & Experience

• Educated to a degree level/equivalent, or hold Roads Policing/Road Safety qualification/experience.
• Ability to inform, advise, negotiate, and influence at all levels including senior colleagues.
• Demonstrable experience of using an adaptive style and approach to lead, manage and motivate a team, including performance management, staff development and work planning to achieve performance objectives.
• Experienced in developing culture of ownership and promoting personal responsibility within a team.
• Experience of leading partnership groups, managing stakeholders effectively and working with multi- agency partners.
• Experience and knowledge of working in a partnership / collaborative environment.
• Experience of building and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders, inspiring confidence, winning trust, and acting with honesty and integrity.
• Ability to influence, negotiate and make decisions at a senior level.
• Ability to manage and deliver complex projects, taking responsibility for making improvements to policies, processes, and procedures, actively encouraging others to contribute their ideas.
• Experience of managing change and utilising behavioural change techniques such as encouragement or marketing.
• Pro-active, self-disciplined approach to tasks with the ability to be flexible and work to tight timescales and attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communications demonstrating integrity, tact, tenacity, and diplomacy.
• Excellent time and task management skills; ability to work under pressure and manage conflicting priorities to deliver to committed deadlines.
• Ability to use sensitivity, initiative and independent judgement within policy, procedural, and legal guidelines whilst remaining calm in difficult situations.

Why Work With Us?

Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We’re invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home working.

We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;

• career progression
• contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• generous annual leave allowance
• discounts for everyday spend
• on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
• generous and supportive parental leave
• financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
• discounted contributory healthcare scheme

Please use the following links for more information on the benefits of working with Surrey Police or Sussex Police

Further Information

For further information on the role please contact:

Hiring manager - Mark Baker - Road Safety Manager

mark.baker3@sussex.police.uk

Administrative queries – Rachel James – rachel.james@sussex.police.uk

It is anticipated that candidates successful at the shortlisting stage will be invited to interview week commencing Monday 4th August 2025.

The interview will focus on the Police Competency Values Framework (CVF) Level 2. Competency and values framework (CVF) | College of Policing

Whilst you will manage teams based in Shoreham, there may be a necessity to travel around the county.

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.

This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes.  Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference.  This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.

Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;

• vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
• vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
• if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment

Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.

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