Assistant Chief Constable – CRIME

Role type

Police Officer Promotion

Contract duration

Temporary

Contract type

Full Time

Business Area

Crime

Department

Command

Location

Force Headquarters, Winsford

Rank

Assistant Chief Constable

Salary

Please note, if this is a paid role and the role is part time then the salary quoted will be pro rata based on the hours worked per annum.

Hours per week

40

Contract duration (months)

6

Closing Date

08/12/2025, 09:00

Job description

ASSISTANT CHIEF CONSTABLE – CRIME

(Temporary 6 Months)

Salary £120,489 - £135,756 plus Car Benefits

Applications are invited from senior police officers who are looking for an opportunity to develop to Assistant Chief Constable or substantive at rank and looking for a lateral development on secondment for 6 months.

This is a critical leadership role with responsibility for Crime, ensuring the Constabulary delivers outstanding investigative standards, protects the most vulnerable, and relentlessly pursues offenders. The successful candidate will provide clear direction and leadership to drive performance against key deliverables, including those identified by HMICFRS, and ensure the Constabulary continues to meet and exceed national standards.

As ACC Crime, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Chief Constable to deliver the Constabulary's vision to make Cheshire even safer for its communities. You will lead teams focused on serious and organised crime, safeguarding, and criminal justice, ensuring that operational policing is effective, efficient, and trusted by the public.

Strategic Priorities for Crime

• Tackling serious and organised crime, including county lines and complex investigations.
• Improving investigative standards and outcomes for victims.
• Strengthening safeguarding and public protection arrangements.
• Driving innovation in intelligence-led policing and offender management.

Performance and Accountability

• Embed a culture of performance excellence, ensuring delivery of HMICFRS recommendations and key organisational priorities.
• Lead with transparency and accountability, using data and evidence to monitor progress and drive continuous improvement.
• Champion operational effectiveness while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and fairness

We are looking for a leader who:

• Has the experience and ability to deliver outstanding policing across all communities of Cheshire.
• Can drive performance and accountability, ensuring delivery of HMICFRS recommendations and key organisational priorities.
• Leads teams that are connected to communities and work collaboratively with partners.
• Cares deeply about protecting the most vulnerable and delivering justice for victims.
• Has a proven track record of delivering effective operational policing, preferably across diverse environments.
• Supports and develops our people, ensuring they are fit for the future.
• Demonstrates the highest levels of respect, integrity, and fairness in everything they do.

If you share Cheshire Constabulary's ambition to be an outstanding police force, then we would be very interested in your application to join us as Assistant Chief Constable – Crime.

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Nicola Bailey, Chief People Officer.

Please note, due to current force plans, we are unable to accept applications from officers who are currently scheduled to attend the Executive Leadership Programme early 2026.

Mark Roberts QPM

Chief Constable

Applications are to be requested and submitted to by 09:00am 8th December 2025.

Selection will take place at Cheshire Police HQ on the following dates:

Shortlisting:

8th December 2025

Presentation & Interview:

TBC

The Competency Values Framework (CVF)

The Competency Values Framework (CVF) provides clear expectations for everyone working in policing. It describes behaviours required by all officers and members of staff and it will be used in the recruitment process to assess your suitability for the role to which you are applying.

It is not a requirement that you should have a detailed knowledge of the framework, should you wish to familiarise yourself with it to support you in the recruitment process

This role operates at level

of the CVF:

3

Cheshire Constabulary is fully supportive of diversity, equality and inclusion and strives to employ a workforce which is representative of the community it serves.

Applications are welcomed from all underrepresented groups and support will be made available throughout the recruitment process for all applicants. Under-represented groups include:

• People of ethnic minority
• Individuals who identify as having a visible or invisible disability
• Gender in relation to female representation for PC entry routes
• Gender in relation to male representation for Staff entry routes
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender + (LGBT+)

FOR POLICE OFFICER NEW RECRUITS ONLY The Constabulary recognises that some may possess additional skills such as fluency in other languages; if you have such a skill and are willing to be contacted about this potentially being considered in relation to deployment and posting decisions, please highlight this in the application. Please note that any posting decision will be made by the organisation as is its prerogative however in circumstances where there is a cultural-competence/skill that may also enhance the Constabulary's service to its communities then in consultation with an individual and their consent then a posting may be agreed accordingly.

Please note, you will require the following detail to complete this application form; NI Number, ID detail, address information, referee information, full employment history including dates and any qualifications you may have attained. You may also be requested to provide photos of any visible tattoos you have. The application system only remains active on a single page for a period of 60 minutes. Please therefore ensure you allow time to complete this fully as incomplete pages will not be saved. As part of the application process, you may be asked to provide evidence of your Qualifications, proof of identity and address, so it is important to make sure you have this information to hand before you complete your application.