Job Details
Location: Netley
Hours: 37.00 hours per week
Contract: Full-time and permanent (will consider part time)
Salary: HMG E (£66,507.00 - £72,957.00 per annum)
Closing Date: Wednesday 9th July 2025 at 23:59
Interviews will take place in person at SHQ in Eastleigh either w/c 21st July or w/c 28th July 2025
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary are looking for our next Head of Resource Management – a critical and strategic role in planning resources for the Force, leading a team of 40+ police staff.
About the Role
As Head of Resource Management, it will be your responsibility to ensure sufficient Officers and Staff are rostered on duty to meet demands. This includes reviewing shift patterns and flexible working arrangements, and managing abstractions from duties.
This role will involve extensive collaboration with other senior leaders across the force. You will be expected to report regularly to strategic boards and lead on planning, analysis and performance data in relation to resource management. It will be the role holder’s responsibility to manage the department’s budget and expenditure.
Reporting directly to the Head of Corporate Insights, you will also become a key member of the command senior leadership team and be expected to support wider corporate activity. You will also be expected to undertake 1st and 2nd line manager responsibilities to all staff under your command.
The role holder will also be the business owner of the duties software system. Working alongside ICT colleagues, maximising the capability of the software will form a significant part of the role.
The full role profile can be viewed here.
What does our ideal candidate look like?
As Head of Department, strong leadership skills are essential, along with the ability to form and maintain relationships at all levels. You will have experience of solving complex problems with the confidence to make tough decisions. We are also looking for you to be able to create and present strategic reports/presentations and negotiate effectively.
We do not expect candidates to have experiencing using our in-house software system, however, you should have the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new software programmes and feel confident in contributing towards project work surrounding any upgrade of a new system.
Essential Qualification: Educated to QCF Level 7 in a management related field or work experience deemed to have brought the post holder to a comparable level.
Benefits of working for Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary
In addition to the competitive salary and highly rewarding career, our benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Competitive pension scheme;
- General annual leave allowance;
- Retail, food, and leisure discounts through Hampshire Police Leisure & Sports and Blue Light Card;
- Excellent wellbeing support;
- Gym facilities at a number of our buildings; and
- Fantastic career progression including development and secondment opportunities.
How to Apply
Please follow the online application link to apply. You will be asked to enter personal details and complete our pre-screening questions. 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 3
We collaborate Level 3
We support and inspire Level 3
We analyse critically Level 3
Please take the time to follow the above links to learn more about what we are looking for, then please provide your answers on your application form, using specific examples to evidence how you have demonstrated each competency area. For any assistance in completing our application form, please read through our candidate guidance for completing an application form.
Contact details for an informal discussion
To have an informal conversation about this role, please contact Andrea Tompkins on [email protected], or the Recruitment Team on [email protected]
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: [email protected]
The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.
