Job Title: ACRO Business & Facilities Manager
Work Location: Near Fareham
Hours per week: 37 hrs Monday – Friday with flexible office hours
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing date: Monday 11th May 2026 at 23:59 hours
More about the role
The successful applicant will manage all estate, business and facilities related matters at ACRO, ensuring a safe and practicable working environment for staff and visitors while overseeing operational and legal requirements. The post holder will liaise with staff and managers at all levels and will take the lead on projects that impact the estate, supporting ACRO’s strategic requirements, managing health and safety across ACRO, carrying out risk assessments and ensuring all statutory reporting and testing is completed. The post holder will manage a team within the Business Support area.
Candidates should note that this role may require some travel within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and must hold a current full driver’s licence, have access to reliable transport and be prepared to take and pass a Force driving course if required. The role includes an element of manual handling, e.g. moving and lifting furniture, stores and carpets, and the occasional requirement to access enclosed areas such as roof spaces.
The post holder may have to work some unsocial hours and be flexible to meet constantly changing business needs, sometimes at short notice.
More about Us
ACRO Criminal Records Office supports UK and international law enforcement by processing criminal records for the purposes of public protection, safeguarding and worldwide community safety.
All ACRO staff are employees of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary and are provided with the same benefits of working within the public sector as other members of police staff.
Our culture and work environment aim to ensure that everyone feels included and valued. We invest in our people so that they can thrive, realise their potential and enjoy coming into work.
Essential Qualifications
* Educated to QCF level 6 OR work experience deemed to have brought the postholder to a comparable level.
* Health and safety qualification, e.g. NEBOSH, IOSH or undertaking a course of study to achieve same.
* General knowledge of building services mechanical/electrical, heating and ventilation.
* Proven experience in a facilities or management role, including supervision of building contractors.
* Proven experience of staff supervision, including allocating and prioritising work and undertaking staff appraisals and assessments.
* Direct involvement with health and safety issues and resolution.
* Proven experience of project management and overseeing planned maintenance programmes.
* Experience of using Microsoft Office systems (WORD/EXCEL).
* Familiarity with police/public sector organisation and structure.
* Construction Design Management (CDM).
* Technical writing of tender documentation.
* Proven experience in problem solving and solution orientated management.
Competencies and Values
When applying, you will have the opportunity to talk to us about your background and experience, especially when providing evidence against our competency and values framework (CVF). The CVF provides clear expectations for everyone working in policing. It describes the behaviours required by you as a member of police staff to be effective in your role. Please ensure you view the role profile to see which ones are relevant to the role, so you have a deeper understanding of the requirements for each CVF.
Contact details for an informal discussion
Note some benefits are subject to a minimum service requirement.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.
The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting: positive.action@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.
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