Vacancy Information
Division / Department - Specialist Crime
Grade - M2
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Fixed Term Contract
Salary Grade Range - £53,688 - £58,455
Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - Yes
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.
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
Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about preventing violence and making a difference to the lives of vulnerable individuals and communities?
We are seeking a talented senior leader to take our established and successful violence reduction partnership forward into the future.
The Violence Reduction Partnership Manager is a key role, responsible for driving the public health approach to serious violence in Sussex, collaborating with our partners to implement system change across organisations.
The post holder should have excellent communication skills with the ability to manage strategic relationships across partners, stakeholders and local government; To define the long term vision and strategic objectives of the VRP, ensuring that they are translated into operational delivery, programmes and policy.
This is a varied and demanding role, and you will be required to be flexible and work at pace, managing multiple and often competing priorities. The key responsibilities are set out below:
- Lead the delivery of the Sussex Violence Reduction Partnership, which takes a public health approach to serious violence and exploitation, and brings together existing structures to maximise collaboration, co-production, cross agency and place-based working.
- Act as a strategic adviser to the Police & Crime Commissioner, providing independent, timely and expert advice, identifying and progressing matters requiring decision, scrutiny and/or action.
- Provide strategic advice to the Sussex Violence Reduction Partnership and Executive Board Members on development and management of the VRPs programmes and policy activity, including implementation of the Serious Violence Duty. Identify and support synergy with programmes led and funded outside of the partnership.
- Lead the VRP team to develop and implement strategies and plans which support the creation and delivery of activities to prevent and reduce violence, vulnerability and exploitation in Sussex. Ensure the use of rigid performance management processes that measure the success of the VRP.
- Continually develop and review the VRP activity and operations to ensure an effective and efficient organisation is in place to support priorities and business objectives.
- Build and maintain constructive relationships with key national and regional stakeholders, including the Home Office, Criminal Justice services Sussex Police, Local Authorities, Community Safety Partnerships, NHS Sussex, Education, Fire & Rescue and relevant voluntary sector organisations.
- Attend all relevant Force and partnership boards and meetings, providing reports, presentations updates and advice where required.
- Ensure that efficient strategies, plans and mechanisms are in place to commission services to support delivery of priorities. Oversee commissioning processes where relevant and ensure compliance with all procurement rules and processes.
- Champion, promote and embed collaborative working within the VRP and across all partnership arrangements locally, regionally and nationally.
- Ensure the provision of an effective, co-ordinated media and communications and community engagement service to enhance public understanding and awareness of the VRP.
- Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and character of work as may be reasonably required, including specific duties of a similar or lesser graded post.
Skills & Experience
Essential:
- Professional or Graduate level qualification and/or equivalent experience in a related field.
- Experience of operating in a complex, multi-agency environment building effective relationships with internal and external partners – trusted and credible with political astuteness to drive culture and operational change across a diverse partnership.
- Experience in managing staff, including coaching, mentoring and performance management.
- Experience of monitoring and research evaluation, including use of management information and KPIs to demonstrate performance and progress achieved.
- Detailed knowledge of the risk and protective factors in violence prevention and reduction, and understanding of the key types of violence, vulnerabilities and exploitation prevalent in Sussex.
- Experience of managing and overseeing complex budgets.
- Understanding of data quality, information management and information governance.
- Effective communicator with the ability to engage with a range of diverse audiences.
- Project / Programme Management skills - Able to make operational and business decisions, applying appropriate frameworks, models and risk management processes and anticipating the implications of decisions
- Knowledge of current issues facing the public sector and policing.
- Ability to utilise a full range of standard office IT software/packages.
- Knowledge and understanding of the dynamics of operating across two tier local authority areas.
Desirable:
- Experience of commissioning.
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 is a fixed term contract until March 2025. There is a possibility that this role will be funded beyond that period however we cannot guarantee this at present. For further information please contact Tanya Mackay, VRP Manager tanya.mackay@sussex.police.uk or Simon Yates, Force Lead for Serious Violence and Knife Crime simon.yates@sussex.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.
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