SYP - SCT Senior Executive Team Leader

Role:               SCT Senior Executive Team Leader

Department:   Senior Command Team

Location:        Carbrook, Sheffield

Salary:             Band E - £34,968 - £40,005

Hours:              37 per week     

Contract Type: Permanent

South Yorkshire Police is currently looking to recruit a Senior Executive Team Leader to work within the Force Senior Command Team.

The role of Senior Executive Team Leader will have direct line management for the Senior Command Team Executive Assistant Team which will involve staff welfare, performance management and recruitment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Managing the Senior Command Team budget in line with the forces’ financial regulations.
• Maintaining the accuracy and the flow of documents and papers for meetings attended by members of the Senior Command Team. In addition, attending relevant meetings to ensure an effective secretariat provision and ensuring actions are shared and completed accordingly
• Undertaking research, analysis and evaluation of data to assist the Senior Command Team portfolio leads.
• Co-ordinating the Force Business Continuity Plan, Accommodation Strategy and the management of Health and Safety requirements for the department, working with the Business Manager.

The role will work on a hybrid approach, including working from the Force Headquarters, Carbrook, where applicable across the force and working from home. The position will require the individual to have a flexible approach and be able to travel within the Force boundaries as required.

If you want to be empowered and valued to deliver your professional skills, then there is no better opportunity. We are seeking talented individuals, with diverse experiences and backgrounds, to join us and shape our future.

If this opportunity excites you and you want to be part of a team who are committed to showing the difference, we want to hear from you.

Skills and experience:

The successful candidate will therefore hold the following essential criteria:

• Holds a business-related qualification at level 5.
• Previous experience of working within a Personal Assistant/secretarial environment
• Previous experience of managing staff
• Experience of collating information, undertaking research and producing reports at a senior level
• Competent user of MS Office Applications
• Ability to communicate at all levels.
• Ability to travel to other locations to attend strategic meetings.

Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview

For more detailed information relating to the role, skills and experience for this role, please refer to the attached role profile.

What we offer:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance
• A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Flexible working arrangements including flexi-time and hybrid working
• A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust
• Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police
• Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice
• Flexible lifestyle benefits such as: Blue Light Card, Company Shop, Cycle to work scheme
• Committed to embedding sustainability: Force sustainability strategy - SYP (southyorkshire.police.uk)
• Membership to the Sports and Social Club
• Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff, and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process.

Smarter ways of Working:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives, whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables South Yorkshire Police to provide an outstanding service to the community.

There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed, Field and Hybrid.

This role has been evaluated as a Hybrid role.

Hybrid: Applicable when the work can be undertaken at any location, whether that be a SYP building or from home.

South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values:

At South Yorkshire Police we have 3 key values which run through everything we do Fairness, Integrity & Trust, the attached document details the key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to.

Contact details:

For further information about the role, please contact: Mary Verity, Business Manager on 07468 472965  

Closing Date: 10th April 2024

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Talent Acquisition Manager and the Line Manager for the role.

How to apply:

Please click ‘Apply’

Candidate Information:

Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment, the relevant pre-employment checks are required. These include references, medical clearance, vetting clearance and sickness absence criteria check.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Expressions of interest are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates.

It is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome expressions of interest from these valuable underrepresented groups.

If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on positiveaction@southyorks.pnn.police.uk

In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours.