Vacancy Information
Division / Department - People Services
Grade - Grade E
Status - Full Time or Happy to Talk Flexible Working
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - £28,372 - £32,224
Working Hours - 36.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Surrey Police Headquarters, Guildford
The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.
Chief Constables' Message
We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.
We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.
We wish you all the very best with your application.
Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner
The Role & Key Responsibilities
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Workforce Planning and Development Team for a Workforce Planning and Development Assistant.
This is a critical role supporting a team of Advisors working across all Surrey divisions and departments and some collaborated teams. Reporting to the WFPD Consultant, you will be a strong team player with excellent communication, organisation and administrative skills.
Primarily the successful candidate will help with establishment control and management, probationer co-ordination and allocations, maintenance of detective and promotion pipelines, as well as responding to various queries and requests in the WFPD inbox. In addition, the successful applicant will manage all external secondments, ensuring that agreements are up to date, approving out of force expenses and maintaining personnel records such as temporary changes in pay and sickness records.
This is a fantastic development opportunity and introduction to resourcing and workforce planning. You will have opportunities to shadow meetings on divisions and engage with local Command Teams whilst gaining wider experience of policing and the role that People Services have in supporting day to day operations across the force.
Key Responsibilities
1. To engage with stakeholders and support the wider Workforce Planning team to provide a seamless approach to customer queries.
2. To collaboratively problem solve and make accurate judgements and decisions which ensure the most suitable service, and escalation to subject matter experts within People Services when appropriate through the appropriate channels (such as People Resolution Centre Consultants, Casework Team, People Performance, L&PD or other subject matter experts).
3. Responsible for proactive demand management of the Team inbox on a day-to-day basis, having a holistic awareness of team functionality and capacity.
4. Responsible for data integrity and establishment control ensuring systems regularly reconciled to the force budget and working collaboratively with finance.
5. Responsible for all officer and staff external secondments from Surrey. Performing the role of single point of contact both internally and to external agencies, and manage the implementation of new external secondments and existing agreements.
Further details can be found in the attached JD.
Skills & Experience
Please see JD attached.
Why Work With Us?
Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We’re invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home working.
We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;
6. career progression
7. contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
8. generous annual leave allowance
9. discounts for everyday spend
10. on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
11. generous and supportive parental leave
12. financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
13. discounted contributory healthcare scheme
Please use the following links for more information on the benefits of working with or
Further Information
If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Chris Evans - Workforce Planning & Development Consultant
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Diversity Statement
We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.
We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.
We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our .
We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.
Please use the following links to find out more on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at and
Additional Information
Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider addingto your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.
Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;
14. vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
15. vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
16. if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment
Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.
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