Vacancy Information
This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, whilst continuing to be two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions.
Both Surrey Police staff and Sussex Police staff are employed in this unit on their own force terms and conditions.
Successful candidates may be appointed on the terms and conditions of employment of either Surrey Police or Sussex Police, depending on organisational requirements. A discussion will be held with the successful candidate to confirm the details of location, salary, allowance and hours.
Division / Department - Finance (Joint)
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Grade - See Advert
Salary Grade Range - See Advert
Politically Restricted - No
Unsocial Hours Allowance -
Location - Lewes
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.
The Role
Salary in the region of c£150,000 plus car and private health care allowance.
Surrey and Sussex Police is a successful collaboration in UK policing that helps improve the way policing is delivered for everyone who lives, works or visits the two counties. Central to improving services and resilience across the partnership is the Executive Director, Commercial and Financial Services.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to both Chief Constables, and integral to the Surrey and Sussex Police Chief Officer Leadership Team, you will take responsibility for a wide range of corporate functions under our ‘Policing Together’ commitment.
As an inspirational leader, you will have the opportunity to bring your experience and creativity as the key advisor on strategic corporate issues.
Across finance, estates, procurement, and our specialist vehicle fleet, through a team of approximately 300 staff, you will impact positively on our efficiency and effectiveness.
Skills & Experience
To succeed, you’ll be a qualified accountant with a full membership of a major chartered accountancy organisation.
Ideally with an advanced degree in accounting or appropriate CCAB qualification, you will also have a Business / Management degree or demonstrable equivalent experience.
Of key importance will be your leadership and financial management expertise, coupled with strong interpersonal skills. A natural collaborator, you will build productive relationships with the Office of The Police and Crime Commissioners, as well as colleagues across both forces, as well as our wider partners to identify synergies and develop mutually beneficial arrangements.
With a track record of leading large scale transformation, both within your own services and across a wider organisational context, you will champion continuous improvement and be passionate about the impact your professional teams can make in enabling higher quality, effective and efficient front line policing.
Further Information
We are keen to attract applications from a diverse range of backgrounds to help strengthen our leadership team with creative new thinking and approaches.
For further information, including how to apply, please visit our recruitment partner’s site at https://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe95016/Director-of-Finance-and-Commercial-Services/
If, having read the candidate information pack, you would like an informal conversation about the role or your suitability, please speak to either Peter Buffoni or Rachel Salvia on 07964 877 654, or 0207 4263 374 respectively.
Closing date for applications is 09:00 on Monday 27thFebruary 2023
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.
Surrey Police and Sussex Police work together in collaboration for this role, however they remain two different employers, with differing pay scales, allowances and terms and conditions including hours of employment.
If you are an internal candidate and are conditionally offered the role your attendance record and any reasonable adjustments already in place will be discussed with yourself and your current line manager. If you are successful in your application, you may be required to resign and transfer your employment, taking on the Terms & Conditions and pay scales of the Lead Force (if this is not your existing Home Force).
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.
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.
Diversity Statement
We are only as good as our people. It's really 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 skills that diversity brings; all of which help us 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 the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index and Disability Confident, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.
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 beliefs, we would love to hear from you.