Undercover Policing Assurance Manager

Applications for this role are restricted to existing employees of the College of Policing and staff 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.

We look forward to reading your application for the role of Undercover Policing Assurance Manager.

The Undercover Policing Assurance Manager is required to lead the development, implementation and maintenance of a national regulation strategy, related assessment criteria and auditable processes and procedures for the accreditation of policing units and standardised training and professional development. 

This role is designed to provide stakeholder and public reassurance of consistency in application of ethical, legally compliant and safe undercover policing practices.

This role is a designated homeworking role and will entail regular travel throughout the UK, including overnight stays, to visit and review forces.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Developing effective working relationships and engaging with key stakeholders and user representatives in policing and related organisations to develop, advise, guide and share understanding of accreditation for undercover policing activities.
• Through consultation, the review, revision and updating of criteria in line with the Undercover Policing Code of Practice, APP and curriculum, training and professional development to ensure they remain up to date, reflect best practice and nationally support and guide the effective delivery of undercover policing.
• Developing, implementing and leading ongoing accreditation scheme for force undercover policing units evidencing compliance with regulatory and APP requirements.  Establishing robust processes and determining and communicating data requirements, to facilitate consistent, meaningful audit and evaluation of police forces and/or learning providers.
• Approving and presenting clear, candid and constructive validation and quality assurance reports bringing challenging objective assessments for senior stakeholders to inform the decision to award unconditional or conditional accreditation. Granting continuing or revoking accreditation of undercover policing activities and sharing understanding of national trends and evidence-based best practice.

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

• A Degree or equivalent Level 6 qualification or extensive equivalent subject matter expertise
• A Formal qualification in evaluation, inspection and/or quality management, or relevant equivalent experience
• Recent, extensive experience of leading undercover policing deployments or managing an undercover policing unit, ideally a current a COM UC (DI) or Head of Unit (DCI)
• Proven experience of driving improvement in professional standards within policing by working with internal and external stakeholders in positions of influence
• Proven ability to quickly build rapport creating strong, effective, credible and successful partnerships with the ability to negotiate and facilitate positive outcomes, giving challenging feedback to senior stakeholders 

Please see the attached job description which contains full details of the role.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others
• Making Effective Decisions

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Recent, extensive experience of leading undercover policing deployments or managing an undercover policing unit, ideally a current a COM UC (DI) or Head of Unit (DCI).
• Proven experience of driving improvement in professional standards within policing by working with internal and external stakeholders in positions of influence
• Ability to support and embed change, demonstrating the ability to influence and drive the right culture and behaviours.

The College is a great place to work. We’re passionate about our people and offer a wide range of benefits, including (but not limited to):

• Defined benefit pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Up to 30 days holiday (this is in addition to 8 public holidays and 2.5 privilege days)
• Continued professional development and structured career paths
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Flexi-time (for certain grades)
• A range of flexible working arrangements
• Benenden Healthcare
• National Dental Plan
• Discounts for on-line shopping
• Free employee support line
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Rewards and recognition scheme

We also have a number of thriving staff networks that provide the opportunity for advice, support and to drive change. A place to get your voice heard, share experiences and challenge our working practices to ensure equality of opportunity for all.

For more information about our benefits and staff networks, visit What we offer as an employer , College of Policing

Job contact :

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

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@college.police.uk