Job Title: Crime Standards Strategic Manager - HC621426
Location: Winchester
Salary: HMG G - £51,282 - £56,184 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Wednesday 9th July 2025 at 23.59 hours
Do you want to make a difference in keeping Hampshire and the Isle of Wight safe?
We are currently recruiting for a Crime Standards Strategic Manager to act as the Force lead on standards of crime & incident recording, and represent the constabulary at a national, regional and local level.
About the role
In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the integrity of the data and compliance with Force and national requirements. You will also be managing the Force Incident & Crime Auditing Section and the Crime Incident Management Unit.
Your role on any day may include:
1. Leading a large team of mainly police staff who are shift workers (and all the line management responsibilities that sit alongside that)
1. Ensuring the integrity of crime data for the force, managing the demand into the teams and reporting into force governance boards.
1. To challenge and influence changes in national guidelines and oversee the effective and efficient roll-out of these to the Force.
4. To provide specialist advice and knowledge to programme/project teams, steering groups and those developing policy and procedures which affect crime & incident recording practices.
5. To consult with stakeholders to ensure that the products and services provided by the department continue to meet the changing needs of the force and external agencies (e.g. HMICF&RS).
For further details about this role, please see the role profile
About you
Do you have a working knowledge of serious crime investigations, crime and incident recording and Home Office Guidelines?
Are you experienced in conducting investigations and audits to improve performance and quality?
Do you have proven management experience, including management of staff (sickness monitoring, appraisals, development etc)?
Are you educated to QCF Level 6 or have relevant experience that would equate to this level?
If the above sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!
How to apply
If this sounds like the role for you, please follow the online application link to apply at the top or bottom of this advert. You will be asked to enter personal details and complete our screening questions (this is standard across all our applications).
In addition, you will be asked to provide evidence against the following topics. These areas form part of our police competency and values framework.
We are Emotionally Aware - Level 2
We take Ownership - Level 2
We Collaborate - Level 2
We Support and Inspire - Level 2
We Analyse Critically - Level 2
We are Innovative and Open-minded - Level 2
Please do take the time to follow the links to each of the above areas, to learn more about what we are looking for, and please then provide your answers on your application form, using specific examples to evidence how you have demonstrated the competency.
For any assistance in completing our application form, please do check our Candidate guidance for completing an application form
About us
For further information about this role, or if you have any queries, please contact the Police Recruitment Team on police.recruitment@hampshire.police.uk or on 02380 451611.
As an employer, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary offers a wide range of benefits which include:
* An attractive contributory pension scheme
* Cycle to Work schemes
* Access to Hampshire Police Leisure and Sport (providing a range of family and sporting activities)
* Gym facilities at a number of our buildings
* Access to retail and hospitality benefits via the Blue Light Card (Welcome to Blue Light Card)
Please note that the email address you supply when submitting an application will be used for contact throughout the full lifecycle of that vacancy. You will not be able to amend your contact details. You should therefore ensure that you choose an appropriately accessible email address, being mindful that the process may take several months for some roles.
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
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