Vacancy Information
This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, whilst remaining 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, allowances and hours.
Division / Department - Change Delivery
Grade - Surrey Police Level 1 / Sussex Police M2
Status - Full Time or Happy to Talk Flexible Working
Contract Type - Fixed Term Contract
Salary Grade Range - Surrey Police £44,053 - £57,478 / Sussex Police £53,688 - £58,455
Working Hours - 36.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Multiple Locations (see advert)
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
From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference.
It is our mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced project manager to join the Joint Surrey & Sussex Police Change Delivery team to manage the delivery of the Surrey Police Operation Solve Programme. This is an extensive review of numerous areas of the policing operating model and involves the design and implementation of a range of business change and technology-enabled projects aimed to improve the service offered to the public and to optimise the future service provision. Working under direction of the Programme Manager, this role will play a key part in shaping and delivering the programme.
This role sits within the wider Change Delivery team, who support local, bilateral and regional change activity to ensure that both forces can provide efficient and cost-effective policing services. Working here provides a career with meaning and the chance to make a difference. We strive to achieve the highest standards for the communities we serve.
Day-to-day duties and key responsibilities:
- Managing the tasks and schedule of the Op Solve programme and projects within, ensuring their successful delivery.
- Ensuring programme outcomes are understood and communicated, agreeing and monitoring key deliverables and milestones, establishing resource requirements, identifying and managing risks and reporting progress to stakeholders as required.
- Responsible for producing and delivering project management products and control documents in accordance with corporate standards, including regular reporting to the Project Board and the Portfolio Management Office.
- Manage the coordination and tracking of time, budget, and resources, and delegate tasks across the programme team.
- Manage the RAID log to identify, document and evaluate risks and issues associated with the delivery of the project, in accordance with the force risk & issue management methodology. ensuring an appropriate risk management strategy is in place, recommending appropriate risk responses and issue mitigation plans to the SRO/project board, and that these are escalated to the force level governance boards as appropriate.
- Working closely with the project Subject Matter Experts, key stakeholders and programme team members to ensure consistency of approach and alignment to the programme objectives and design principles.
- Attend weekly meetings to gain programme updates and insights and monitor the tasks and schedule with the Project stream and work package Leads.
Skills & Experience
The ideal candidate gets things done, takes ownership and enjoys working with a range of people and innovative technology. More specifically you will:
- Have knowledge of project management and business change best practice.
- Have experience in successfully delivering multiple project workstreams concurrently within a programme in a business improvement context.
- Have experience of end-to-end service delivery process flow design.
- Understand how to maximise the benefits of technological innovation for operational efficiency and cost effectiveness.
- Be a confident stakeholder manager and ability to build effective working relationships at all levels of the organisation both the ability to provide credible advice to SROs and senior project stakeholders and
- Work to your own initiative and respond flexibly to rapidly changing demands when under pressure.
- Have a strong attention to detail and well-developed communication skills, both written and verbal, to produce clear and concise reports and presentations.
- Be a creative problem-solver, with strong commercial acumen, able to analyse and interpret data to devise and implement solutions that deliver value for money for police services.
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
Please note that this role attracts a market supplement of £4,000 per annum and we are seeking a candidate to fulfil a 2-year contract.
If you have any queries about the role then please email Michelle Grondona, Head of Programme Management & Assurance: michelle.grondona@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.
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.