Knowledge and Skills:

Essential
•    Experience in a leadership role, evidencing management and development of staff
•    Understanding of National legislation and local policy which provides a context to the intelligence environment
•    Practical experience of decision making within a management/leadership role
•    Evidence of leading change within a management/leadership role
•    Leading People, inspiring people to meet challenging goals, maintaining the momentum of change
•    Managing performance translating strategy into specific plans and actions, effectively managing competing priorities with available resources. 
•    Professionalism - acting with integrity, in line with the values and ethical standards of the Police Service. 
•    Working with others building effective working relationships with people through clear communication and a collaborative approach. 
•    Practical experience of presenting to a varied audience
•    Effective negotiation and influencing skills

Desirable
•    Educated to degree level or equivalent 
•    Understands partners' perspectives and priorities, and works co-operatively with them to deliver the best possible overall service to the public.

Hours
The role will primarily be Monday to Friday although the successful applicant must be flexible as there will be occasional weekend working.

Special Conditions
The post holder will be required to work from a number of locations across the force area and will be required to travel between these locations.

Vetting:
This role will require Management Vetting (MV) and Security Clearance (SC).

The interviews for this role will take place week commencing 2nd August 2021. 

Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully passing vetting and medical checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test.

West Midlands Police are currently undertaking a long term review of staff pay and conditions.  The grade, pay and other terms of employment are therefore subject to review and may change in the future. 

West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions.  As part of our commitment we operate a ‘Disability Confident Interview Scheme’ - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.  

It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.

"Diversity and Inclusion Vision:  Maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities"