Role:  Head of Training

Department: HR Services L&D

Location: Humberside and South Yorkshire

Term: 12–24 Months secondment/fixed term contract

Band: Executive Grade 2

Salary:  £55,080 - £56,151

Hours per week:  37

Expression of Interest only

The role

The Senior Leadership Groups of Humberside and South Yorkshire are seeking expressions of interest from police staff or police officers (including Chief Inspectors for a Temporary Superintendent opportunity) to undertake the role of Head of Training across both forces for a period of 12 months, with an option to extend to 24 months based upon organisational need.

As the Head of Training, you will join the HR Senior Management Team reporting directly to the ACO HR and will lead the learning and development delivery arm of the HR Services.      

Interested candidates must be able to commit to spending 50 per cent of their time in each force.

As Head of Training you will be responsible for the following: 

• Responding to the identification and prioritisation of organisational learning and development needs
• Leading the development and delivery of learning programmes through the Training Centre, managing the training planning process for Humberside Police and South Yorkshire Police
• Co-ordinating the governance of learning and development
• Managing the learning and development budget
• Working at a local, regional and national level on relevant working groups
• Seeking and introducing emerging best practice to enable a contemporary and focused L&D function
• Maximising the effective utilisation of training resources

The candidate

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate a strong commitment to workforce development and maximising the potential of our people.

You will need to demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders across both forces and external partners.

Ideally, you will have some experience of contemporary L&D practice.  

The selection process

To register your interest in this role you should send an expression of interest (maximum 300 words) to Recruitment Team, HR Shared Services detailing your suitability for the role.

Suitable candidates will be invited to a selection process comprising a presentation and interview to a Chief Officer-led panel.

Your expression of interest must be submitted to Recruiting@southyorks.pnn.police.uk by Monday 29th May and include support from your current line manager.

For further details about the position, please contact ACO HR Ian Watson or Tanya Wright, Career Services Manager 07812 953843.  Please do not contact this number for an application form. 

FOR SECONDMENTS - To apply for this post as a secondment you must have the support of your Line Manager.  This should be demonstrated on a GEN 2 that must be sent to Recruiting@southyorks.pnn.police.uk  Please ensure that in the subject of the email you will have the Job title and closing date of the role you are applying for. Without support your application will not be considered any further, therefore please ensure that your support is submitted by the closing date.

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Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and an agreement is made with the HR Manager - Recruitment and the Line Manager for the role.

Closing date: Monday, 29 May 2017

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