Executive Support Manager

at  Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner

Division / Department - Police and Crime Commissioner
Grade - Grade 11
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Secondment
Salary Grade Range - £38,007 - £41,928
Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Lewes
The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.
The Role & Key Responsibilities
Join Our Team - Help to make Sussex a Safer Place!
We are seeking applications for someone to join us as the Executive Support Manager for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex. You’ll play a pivotal role in supporting the Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner and the busy team.
This varied role requires excellent organisation and time management, communication, and soft skills so that you can engage with various stakeholders, including senior officers, government officials, and community leaders.

And meet the key responsibilities as follows:

• Provide exceptional executive management support to the PCC and Executive Management Team.
• Facilitate communication between the PCC and internal/external stakeholders.
• Manage the Public Correspondence Team and allocate tasks efficiently.
• Lead training and coaching for team members, fostering their development.
• Assist in drafting presentations, reports, and speeches for national conferences and meetings.
• Lead recruitment processes for temporary staff and interns.
• Oversee office management, including ICT provisions, finance administration, and business continuity planning.
• To be the manager for the office which includes maintaining suitable business continuity plans, ensuring supplies and equipment are available and liaising with maintenance and the landlord.

Skills & Experience

• Ideally degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Advanced computer literacy, including Microsoft Office.
• Administrations skills.
• Experience supporting executives in an organisational setting.
• Proven ability to prepare documentation for staff at an executive level.
• Knowledge of governance or complaints handling within the public sector.
• Strong organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure, meet deadlines, and work independently.
• Supervisory experience and the capability to manage a team effectively.

Why Work With Us?
We are an organisation committed to public service, led by Katy Bourne OBE, the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). The PCC’s role is to hold the Chief Constable of Sussex Police accountable, set the strategic direction for Sussex Police provide services to victims of crime and help ensure our communities are safer for all. We manage a substantial police budget of £396 million (2024/25) and are responsible for community safety initiatives and victim support services.

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

• Contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Discounts for everyday spend and healthcare
• On-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
• Generous and supportive parental leave
• Financial and mental well-being guidance and support
• Development of skills
• Working in a dynamic and supportive team

Diversity Statement
We are only as good as our people. It’s important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we’ll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.
We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index and Disability Confident, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.
We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here.
We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.
Additional Information
Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.

Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;

• vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
• vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
• if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment

Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.

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• Provide exceptional executive management support to the PCC and Executive Management Team.
• Facilitate communication between the PCC and internal/external stakeholders.
• Manage the Public Correspondence Team and allocate tasks efficiently.
• Lead training and coaching for team members, fostering their development.
• Assist in drafting presentations, reports, and speeches for national conferences and meetings.
• Lead recruitment processes for temporary staff and interns.
• Oversee office management, including ICT provisions, finance administration, and business continuity planning.
• To be the manager for the office which includes maintaining suitable business continuity plans, ensuring supplies and equipment are available and liaising with maintenance and the landlord