Executive Director Policing & Reform

As the Executive Director of Policing & Reform you will be the principal policing specialist and advisor to the Mayor and MCA team, working closely with the Chief Executive and statutory officers - taking a lead role in shaping the Mayor’s Police and Crime plan priorities and leading work to create ever closer ties between the work of local authorities, health service providers, criminal justice agencies, blue light services and our communities.

With a focus on early intervention and prevention you will seek out opportunities to transform services to support people and communities to thrive, improving outcomes for our people and communities. Particular priorities of the role will be to ensure ongoing increases in the trust and confidence of all of South Yorkshire’s communities in policing and the support provided for victims.

As a member of the Executive Leadership Board, you will help shape an agile, pro-active, and responsive organisation that is; ‘fleet of foot’, develops innovative policy and is high performing in the delivery of agreed priorities.

In addition to its core strategic role working across the organisation and leading on policing and reform the role will manage a portfolio of services and workstreams that support and enable the organisation to; function effectively, operate in an agile manner and deliver high performance outcomes. The ED will also undertake additional responsibilities where necessary commensurate with the seniority of grade.