PS/793/BCH - (B) PO3 (C) MB2 (H) A6 - Project Manager - BCH Digital Transformation Projects

An opportunity has arisen in the BCH Digital Projects’ Team for a Project Manager (PM). The team manages large national and regional digital transformation projects on behalf of BCH, including ESMCP (Emergency Services Mobile Communication Platform) Airwave Replacement, SOH (Single On-line Home), NLEDS (National Law Enforcement Database System) PNC Replacement and DAMS (Digital Asset Management System). 

The PM will report to the Supt / Staff Equivalent strategic leads (project owners) managing projects based on priority implementation timelines. 

The project teams sit within the BCH Delivery Management Office (DMO) which manages BCH collaboration change, reporting directly into BCH senior officers. The team work in an agile way, with a requirement to travel to attend meetings across the tri-force area and regionally as needed. 

The successful applicant will preferably have experience managing large digital projects at tri-force level, experience working with BCH ICT, external suppliers, regional Procurement and regional / national stakeholders. 

Additionally, the applicant will be expected to work as part of the wider BCH Digital Projects’ team and will have line manager responsibility for police officers and police staff. 

Entry Requirements: 

• Experience in digital related projects
• Essential to have Programme and Project management experience and recent training in Programme/Project Management. (MSP Qualification and/or PRINCE 2 or Agile Project Management, with Change Management Foundation Level preferred)
• Previous management experience.
• Strong analytical and engagement skills.
• Proven experience of designing, developing and delivering change.
• Experienced in stakeholder engagement / developing stakeholder plans at tri-force level
• Ability to negotiate, influence and present at the senior / executive level.
• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills at all levels including external organisations.
• Experience of delivering change in conjunction with external suppliers.
• Experience in business process mapping and designing new business processes, policies and training materials
• Experience of benefits /performance profiling
• Sound project/programme management experience: risk management; benefits realisation; developing stakeholder plans, project plan management 

Applicants should submit 500 words against the Entry Requirements and Key Responsibilities. 

If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be required to evidence against the competencies as stipulated in the role profile. 

Please direct any questions to Strategic Lead – Digital Transformation; Michelle Hargrave by using the work mobile; 07590 461507 

All internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period in order to apply for this role. 

Internal applicants within Bedfordshire Police, Cambridgeshire Constabulary or Hertfordshire Constabulary (BCH), should upload either a CV or a completed ‘Staff internal role summary’ form, which can be found in the vacancy documents below. Please note you will be required to provide a statement no more than 500 words against the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. 

External applicants should ensure that your current CV is uploaded and provide a statement no more than 500 words against the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. To ensure the recruitment process is fair and equal, please do not include personal details on your CV other than your name. 

This vacancy is live to those at risk of redundancy and will remain open to redeployees until the conditional offer stage throughout the recruitment process. Any redeployee that wishes to apply should apply through the redeployment portal and provide a statement no more than 500 words against the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. Redeployees will take priority over other applicants at any point during the recruitment process up until conditional offer. 

This force is a Disability Confident employer. Should you require any reasonable adjustments for your application process that you have not made explicit in the application, please contact the HR Service Centre on 01438 75 7777 (or the above email address) or the manager contact for this role directly. We also offer the guaranteed interview scheme; this means that all candidates with a disability covered by the Equality Act 2010, who meet the minimum entry requirements for the role, will be invited to attend an interview. 

All applications must be submitted through our online recruitment website by clicking the apply button below. 

It is recommended that you download and store a copy of the role profile as this will no longer be available once the advert has closed.

Everyone at BCH (Beds, Cambs & Herts Police) take personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish.