PS/587/C - SO2 - People Development Advisor - People & Professionalism

We are looking for two People Development Officers to join our Continuous Professional Development Unit (CPDU). 

The newly created CPDU's provide ongoing training to Police Officers as well as supporting Student Police Officers who are evidencing their competence in order to pass their probationary period. In addition to this they arrange attachments for officers to help them broaden their experience and knowledge. You will be required to understand the work the CPDU does in order to support them. Both CPDU's currently have 6 members of staff, a Sergeant who supervises the unit and 5 Constables who provide the coaching to the front-line teams. The team will be expanding in the near future so there will be coaches covering more teams meaning more training and development. 

Overall, the CPDU's are overseen by an Inspector who provides the management of the department. Although you will report directly to the Sergeant for the CPDU, you will maintain a close functional link with the People Business Partner who is the Professional Lead for this area.  

The role will involve giving guidance to a team of coaches as they support officers throughout their development as well as giving day to day support and direction to Police Sergeants / Inspectors to allow them to make decisions as first and second line managers. 

You will also need to support managers with HR data in order to help them understand how effectively their teams are performing / developing. 

There are two roles available with one being based in the North of the County (Thorpe Wood Police Station, Peterborough) covering both Fenland & Peterborough and the other based in the South of the County (Parkside Police Station, Cambridge) covering both Huntingdonshire & Cambridge. 

Although you will be based in either Peterborough or Cambridge, there may be a need to travel to any station within Cambridgeshire to face to face support, there will also be opportunity to work from home where operational need allows it. There will also be a requirement to spend time attending meetings at our HQ in Huntingdon. 

The successful candidate will need to familiarise with police regulations as well as general employment law so that they can provide accurate and timely advice to line managers in connection with performance proceedings. You will be required to keep your knowledge current so that you can provide the best support to our teams. 

You will usually be working Monday-Friday between 0900 & 1700 although there may be some flexibility in these working times. 

Should you require more information about the vacancy, please contact Acting Inspector Luke Coulson - luke.coulson@cambs.pnn.police.uk 

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

Internal applicants within Cambridgeshire Constabulary, 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 a start date is agreed. Redeployee’s should notify the BCH Careers team and their HR Advisor of their application. All applicants will be notified if this occurs. 

This force is a Disability Confident employer. Should you require any reasonable adjustments for your application process, please contact the HR Service Centre on 01438 75(7777) 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.