Force Duties Planner

2 weeks ago

Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom Sussex Police Full time
The Role & Key Responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time permanent position as a Force Duties & Resourcing Planner, based at Lewes Headquarters, working for Operations Command. (Once trained there is the opportunity for some home working as well.)

This is a busy and challenging role, and requires someone who is flexible with the ability to multi-task. Working as part of a dedicated team, you will be responsible for ensuring resource demands are met for both day-to-day policing activity, and those of significant events and operations across Sussex & Surrey.

Duties and Resourcing Planners are responsible for ensuring both police officers and police staff are where they need to be to meet the policing demands across the Surrey and Sussex Force areas. Working as a member of the Duties and Resourcing Team, you will play a key role in ensuring that resources are provided, not only for day-to-day policing activity, but also for both pre-planned and spontaneous operations.

The post holder will also be expected to manage personnel abstractions and attendances, and provide advice and guidance to internal customers on a range of duties and resourcing enquiries, including those relating to legislation and policy.

Skills & Experience

To be successful applicants will need to possess and demonstrate the skills and abilities set out in the job description for the role including:-

  • A knowledge of operational aspects of the Police Service
  • An awareness of Police Regulations, Police Staff Terms and Conditions and the European working directives.
    • Excellent planning and organising skills
    • Excellent customer service skills
  • Strong communications skill
  • Good level of literacy and numeracy We are looking for an individual with good IT skills, who have excellent planning, organisational and problem-solving skills.

Experience of using a computerised resourcing system would be an advantage.

You must be able to work accurately to meet deadlines whilst complying with Force policy and procedures.

Why Work With Us?

From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference. It is our mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe.

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, which may include flexi-time and home working.

We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;

  • career progression
  • contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
  • generous annual leave allowance
  • discounts for everyday spend
  • on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
  • generous and supportive parental leave
  • financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
  • discounted contributory healthcare scheme

Please use the following links for more information on the benefits of working with Surrey Police or Sussex Police

Further Information

For further information please contact Lawrence Grant or Esther Manklow on Closing date for all applications is 17th July 2024.

A paper sift process will take place with successful candidates being invited to attend a interview at HQ Lewes w/c 5th August 2024.

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