Number of Posts
1
Advertised
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL APPLICANTS
Branch/Division
Chief OfficerSupport Team
Location
Force Headquarters - Central Park Complex
Grade
Grade D/E
Rank
Not applicable
Leadership Level
Peer Leader
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
36.25
Hours
Full time
Advertised Salary
£27,789 - £29,874 per annum
Shift Allowances/Enhancements/ Additional Info
Enhanced Vetting Required
Advert
Greater Manchester Police is one of the largest police forces in the UK and is responsible for keeping its diverse population of almost 3 million safe, spread over more than 1,200 sq. km. Manchester in particular has been billed as the most diverse city in Europe with its population speaking at least 200 different languages, leading to the city being named as Britain’s “City of languages”.
GMP are committed to ensure that the make-up of our workforce is reflective of the communities we serve and we recognise that having a diverse workforce makes us more approachable and relevant to the public.
GMP Command Team comprises the Chief Constable, Deputy Chief Constable, Assistant Chief Constables and Assistant Chief Officers who are responsible for the strategic direction of Greater Manchester Police. The Chief OfficerSupport Team supports the Chief Officers in day-to-day leadership, management, delivery and accountability.
Reporting to the Assistant Chief Constable and the Chief of Staff the Assistant Chief Constable's PA has a key role in supporting the delivery of the Assistant Chief Constable's executive responsibilities to the Office of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, the Combined Authority and wider Local Authority, Safeguarding, Community Safety, Criminal Justice and community partners.
Joining the Chief Officer Team as a Personal Assistant to the Assistant Chief Constable will be a rewarding and exciting role.
The role will require the successful candidate to provide excellent Personal Assistant, secretarial and diary management skills to support the Assistant Chief Constable, will involve daily liaison with other senior officers within GMP and other UK police forces, senior leaders from across the Greater Manchester community and range of other organisations to support and deliver GMP's business and development.
You will need experience and background in supporting senior colleagues in a large and dynamic organisation. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills, the capability to communicate verbally and in writing with colleagues at all levels of community, commercial and volunteer organisations.
You will need to prioritise your work, work at a fast pace and often deliver to short deadlines. There will sometimes be some long-days and challenging situations but this is an exciting role, working at the most senior levels of GMP to deliver the vision of the Chief Constable to work to protect all those who live, work or visit Greater Manchester.
Closing Date
11 Apr 2024
Recruitment Team Contact
gmprecruitment@gmp.police.uk
Other Information
- There will be an in-tray exercise as part of the recruitment process
- The job description is currently under consultation, therefore may be subject to change. Should you be successful in your application you will be informed of any changes
- GMP will be recruiting under the E Grade Job Description criteria which should be evidenced in the application form and at interview
To be eligible for appointment as a member of police staff, you must be a British citizen or a citizen of a country that is a member of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. Commonwealth citizens and foreign nationals are also eligible but only if they are resident in the UK free of restrictions.
After 30 June 2021, nationals of the EEA or Switzerland will also need to provide evidence that their stay is free from restrictions.
In the context of EEA nationals, we are content that pre-settled status counts as free from restrictions.
Apprentices; you must be in the second half of your apprenticeship to be eligible to apply for this role.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further details regarding the skills required to do this role. The Job Description has been signposted to indicate at which stage of the process each criteria will be tested.
Due to the Equality Act (2010) the sickness will not be checked until the conditional offer stage of the recruitment process and therefore candidates need to ensure that they have a good attendance record for the last 2 years for Staff and officers and for 12 months for apprentices.
The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful to discriminate against a disabled person in all areas of employment, including recruitment. The Police Service welcomes people with disabilities and will do its best to make reasonable adjustments to the working arrangements and/ or the working environment providing it is possible to do so.
If you have a disability and you require support with your application, please let us know so we can consider and support you with any reasonable adjustments you may require. If you need any support completing this application please contact gmprecruitment@gmp.police.uk and the recruitment team will be happy to assist.
Should you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know during the selection process.
Please note that you will be required to provide an educational psychologist report in support of any adjustments.
Policing values are enshrined in the Code of Ethics (a copy of which can be found at https://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Ethics/Ethics-home/Documents/Code_of_Ethics.pdf
Every person serving with the police service needs to adhere to these standards of professional behaviour. As an applicant to Greater Manchester Police, we expect that you will hold views and attitudes in line with the Code; that if you are successful in your application you will uphold the Code of Ethics by displaying the behaviours that the Code sets out; and that you will report any conduct of others that falls short of those standards. Any failure or apparent failure to uphold the Code of Ethics will be taken seriously. It will be looked into and in cases involving serious and/or repeated failings, criminal and/or misconduct proceedings may follow. With that in mind, you are reminded that you must not share any information relating to the recruitment and assessment process. Sharing of such information could result in criminal and/or misconduct proceedings.
Greater Manchester Police have been informed of potential personal tax implications for members of the 1987 Police Pension Scheme, who retire and take a pension between the ages of 50 and 54 inclusive and then take up employment as a Police Staff member. Members of the police pension scheme whose age is between 50 and 54 who are re-employed as a Police Staff member have to meet certain conditions to keep their PPA and to protect against personal tax liability charges on any payments paid before the age of 55. One of those conditions is that a break of at least 1 month is required where the re-employment is ‘materially different’. However, if the role is not deemed to be ‘materially different’ then a 6 month break is required.
Please note, all of our communication will be sent to you via the e-mail address you provide on your application form, therefore please ensure noreply@gmp-recruitment.co.uk is in your mail safe senders / safe recipients list to prevent our e-mails going into your junk mail.
The portal to upload Tattoos should not be used to upload CV’s or Expressions of Interest, if you do this your application will not be included in the recruitment process.
Minimum Age for Applications
16