College of Policing Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Applications for this role are restricted to officers of a UK police force or UK policing organisation. 

About us:

We’re the professional body for the police service in England and Wales. We work with everyone in policing to set standards, to share knowledge and good practice and to support the development of police officers and staff. Our mission is to drive a consistent approach across policing where the public and the service expect it, to boost professionalism and to improve leadership at every level.

Although we’re a small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles.

We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive. Our extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers network for equality and inclusion (ENEI) membership and status as a disability confident employer means everyone can bring their whole self to work.

At the College of Policing Inclusion, Diversity and Equality are at the core of our business. We are committed to these values within our workforce and with our work with partners and police forces. We know that having diverse perspectives helps generate better ideas to solve the complex problems of our diverse communities.  As such we want to encourage as diverse a range of potential applicants as is possible, to lead and enable an inclusive organisational culture, promoting and supporting equality and diversity, and recognising the organisational and operational benefits of diversity within the workforce.

We look forward to reading your application for the role of College of Policing Deputy Chief Executive Officer.

As an integral part of the Executive Team, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) will collaborate with our Board to establish a clear strategic vision and direction that translates into dynamic and relevant priorities for policing. 

This role is key to the effectiveness of the workings of the College of Policing as a NDPB, funded by a Home Office grant in aide. It requires strategic relationship management; leading engagement with, and beyond, policing, to build and influence relationships with internal and external stakeholders and to ensure the College’s role as a policing systems leader is visible and recognised by key stakeholders.  

As a change leader, the DCEO will drive a common vision, demonstrate transformational and kind leadership, whilst building ambition and delivering accountability and performance. They will continue to build a strong and effective senior leadership team that enables everyone in the College to bring their best and most effective selves into the workplace. 

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Providing inspirational visible leadership, support, and direction, working collaboratively across professional communities, delivery portfolios and all functional areas to set clear objectives and performance measures with senior leaders that enable them to deliver high-quality products and services through their teams.
• Delivering visionary strategies that produce sustainable customer and service-centred outputs.
• Leading a governance function that supports the Chair, Board and Executive to fulfil its responsibilities, implementing a Board Assurance Framework to provide assurance to the Board and Committees.

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

• To have successfully completed the Strategic Command Course (SCC).
• The ability to demonstrate political awareness to influence and work successfully with a wide range of internal and external senior stakeholders.
• To be able to inspire and engage large and diverse teams, leading by example and through active engagement with colleagues at all levels.  

Please see the attached candidate pack which contains full details of the role.

Job contact :

• Name : College of Policing HR team
• Email : recruitment@college.police.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@college.police.uk