Job summary

Applications for this role are restricted to existing 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 membership (ENEI silver award winners), and status as a disability confident leader means everyone can bring their whole self to work.

Job description

We look forward to reading your application for the role of Senior Policy Advisor - Front Line Policing.

The selected candidate will draft and develop evidence-based policing standards and guidance to support Front Line Policing, engaging with, consulting and advising police forces, agencies and other stakeholder organisations, to support the promotion and embedding of professional practice across policing.

Person specification

Some of your responsibilities will include :

• Collecting, Interpreting and critically evaluating information and best available evidence from a range of sources to determine and develop cost-efficient, value for money options and opportunities for policing standards and guidance which promote professional approaches and deliver improvements in working practices across policing.
• Providing support, guidance and consultancy advice to Police Forces and other agencies within the area of Front Line Policing, specially Contact Management, Response and Neighbourhood Policing to identify and develop policies and solutions to new issues and share knowledge to enable consistent approaches across policing.
• Identifying inhibitors, benefits and risks in maintaining prevailing working practices and procedures across all areas of Front Line Policing, including consideration of the implications for partner agencies and communities, assisting the police service to see the benefits of a programme management approach to implementing and sustaining evidence-based professional approaches to policing.

To be successful in this role you�ll need :

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

Behaviours

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

Technical skills

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

Benefits

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) :

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�