Deputy Director People and Organisational Development

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Role:

£85,785 - £92,784 per annum

Location: Agile, Middle Engine Lane Police Station and homeworking (travel to other stations as required)

Hours/Contract:37 hours per week, permanent

Working for #TeamNP

Our purpose at Team NP is simple: to keep people safe and to fight crime. But it takes more than officers alone to do the job - and that's where our 2,000-strong team of police staff and 200 volunteers come in.

As one of the largest police forces in England we have a huge variety of departments and specialisms offering you endless opportunities. From mentoring and coaching schemes and online soft skills courses to leadership development programmes; we'll give you the support, training and time to carve out the career you always wanted.

As one of the top 50 UK inclusive employers and a disability confident employer, we promote a culture of respect in the workplace so everyone can feel seen, heard and valued.

Whether you're a member of staff or a volunteer, you can also expect first-rate support to manage your health and wellbeing. With year-round events, a 24/7 welfare support hotline and a leading approach to neurodiversity, our initiatives enable you to be at your best.

Above all else, here at Team NP, we can offer you a career that is so much more than just a job, it's a chance to be part of something that really matters.

Learn about our full benefits package

The role

Think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us to lead our People Department as a Deputy Director People and Organisational Development.

As the Deputy Director People and Organisational Development, you will be at the forefront of driving transformative cultural change to meet our strategic objectives. This role involves leading by example to craft and implement a People strategy that aligns with our organisational goals. You will have the overall responsibility for developing and executing this strategy through detailed business and priority-based plans, ensuring a strong commercial focus and a culture of continuous improvement.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a dedicated team and make a significant impact on our organisation's growth and success. If you are passionate about people development and organisational excellence, this role offers a unique platform to drive meaningful change and innovation.

What you'll do

• Drive High Performance: Lead service delivery to be proactive and predictive, focusing on future needs. Challenge existing practices and identify innovative ways to improve and structure services, while maintaining a comprehensive understanding of all delivery aspects.
• Performance Management: Develop and support a performance management approach that enhances employee engagement and high performance through workforce agility, continuous learning, and data-driven insights.
• Leadership and Role Modelling: Provide expert leadership for the people functions, setting an example to embed the standards, behaviours, and strategies necessary for sustainable improvements and a culture of service excellence.
• Strategic Reviews and Modernisation: Lead ongoing reviews of the people structure and service provision. Collaborate with senior management and stakeholders to embed a modern people function across the organization, ensuring high standards and desired outcomes.
• Skills and Knowledge Development: Ensure the workforce possesses the skills, knowledge, and behaviours to meet the organization's strategic vision and priorities. Oversee the delivery of high-risk and complex training compliant with statutory standards.
• Learning and Development Management: Oversee the strategic management of internal and external learning and development, including educational partnerships, qualification frameworks, and apprenticeships.

Sound interesting? For further information, and to support your application, please view the job description and information brochure

What you'll bring

• Education: A degree-level education or equivalent, demonstrating your academic excellence.
• Professional Qualifications: CIPD Level 7 qualification and Chartered Member of CIPD, showcasing your professional dedication.
• HR and OD Expertise: Extensive knowledge of HR, Organisational Development, and Shared Services Operations, ensuring you're a seasoned expert.
• Culture Change Champion: A deep understanding of culture change and the behaviours needed to drive it, making you a catalyst for transformation.
• Change Management Leader: The ability to lead change, embrace new technology, and maintain high service standards, driving innovation.
• Employment Law Specialist: In-depth knowledge of current and emerging employment law and best practices, ensuring compliance and excellence.
• Analytical Skills: Excellent analytical and numerical skills for data-driven decision-making, turning insights into action.
• Complex Information Management: Ability to manage complex information and generate actionable recommendations.
• Risk Management: Effective risk management skills, safeguarding the organisation.
• Budget Management: Ability to manage budgets within organisational controls, ensuring financial prudence.
• Multi-Project Leadership: Capability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, juggling priorities with finesse.
• Creative and Strategic Thinker: Strong decision-making skills with a creative and strategic mindset, bringing fresh ideas to the table.

This role is perfect for someone who is passionate about driving change, fostering a positive culture, and leading high-performing teams.

We know it's important for you to feel that you're not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.

Interested to learn more? For further information about the role please contact Deborah Maddison, Talent Acquisition Adviser by email at Deborah.maddison@northumbria.police.uk

What we offer

• 26 days' leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays
• NHS Fleet Solutions Car Lease Scheme
• Enhanced maternity, shared parental and adoption leave
• Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)
• Agile working - option to work from home, your team zone, and spaces across the force
• Fantastic market-leading public sector pension scheme with up to 16% employer contribution
• Corporate travel schemes - local rail, bus services and metro discounts
• Access to private healthcare and eye test vouchers
• Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets
• We've invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders on-site, an employee advice service for the times you need that additional support
• Access to gyms in some stations
• Sports & Social Club - join our thriving sports scene at Team NP and enjoy further exclusive discounts on days out and travel
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to volunteer in local community

Just so you know

Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a Deputy Director people and Organisational Development with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you're applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute.

The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face-to-face interview which is scheduled to take place week commencing 14th April. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.

We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.

If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.

If your application is successful, we'll ask you to complete a Management Vetting (MV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 5 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.

Terms of appointment

This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period.

If you are successful in your application, you will have a six-month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.