Force Incident Manager Course Lead

at  College of Policing

JOB SUMMARY

Applications for this role are restricted to existing officers of a UK police force or UK policing organisation.

ABOUT US:

We’re the professional body for the police service in England and Wales. We work with everyone in policing to set standards, to share knowledge and good practice and to support the development of police officers and staff. Our mission is to drive a consistent approach across policing where the public and the service expect it, to boost professionalism and to improve leadership at every level.
Although we’re a small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles.
We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive. Our extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers’ network for equality and inclusion membership (ENEI silver award winners), and status as a disability confident leader means everyone can bring their whole self to work.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We look forward to reading your application for the role of Force Incident Manager Course Lead.
The selected candidate will support delivery for the College of Policing’s Force Incident Managers (FIM) Course. They will ensure the material is regularly reviewed for currency taking in learning gained nationally. And maintain an operational currency as a FIM in the host force.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Working in partnership with key stakeholders, including the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) leads and Policing Standards Managers, to set the priorities for the FIM course, working with advisory groups, and taking the chair of, and / or active participation in, relevant working groups.
• Planning, promoting and leading the high-quality delivery of FIM courses to agreed quantitative and qualitative specifications and KPIs, deploying in-service associates and Subject Matter Experts where appropriate, to optimise cost-efficient delivery against demand, and taking remedial action as needed based on quality assurance trends.
• Delivering and assessing learning and development interventions to agreed content and assessment specifications within a safe learning environment, adapting teaching and materials to meet individual student’s abilities, levels of understanding and learning styles, to ensure all students receive a consistent, high quality learning intervention which addresses their development needs.

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

• To be an occupationally and operationally competent Force Incident Manager.
• Demonstrable experience of the management of force daily business including critical and / or major incidents.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain complex and specialist concepts on an individual and group basis to account for learners’ preferred learning styles.

Please see the attached job description which contains full details of the role.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Occupationally and operationally competent Force Incident Manager
• Demonstrable experience of the strategic management of critical / major incidents.
• Developing others in leadership and command roles through coaching, mentoring and/or training.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain complex and specialist concepts on an individual and group basis to account for learners’ preferred learning styles.
• Exhibit personal qualities and behaviours which are a role model for others; open to receive challenge and feedback and to work as part of a team to get the job done

Benefits

The College is a great place to work. We’re passionate about our people and offer a wide range of benefits, including (but not limited to):

• Continued professional development and structured career paths
• Flexi-time (for certain grades)
• Discounts for on-line shopping
• Free employee support line
• Rewards and recognition scheme
• Learning and development tailored to your role.
• An environment with flexible working options.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.

We also have a number of thriving staff networks that provide the opportunity for advice, support and to drive change. A place to get your voice heard, share experiences and challenge our working practices to ensure equality of opportunity for all.
For more information about our benefits and staff networks, visit What we offer as an employer , College of Policing
Things you need to know

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Working in partnership with key stakeholders, including the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) leads and Policing Standards Managers, to set the priorities for the FIM course, working with advisory groups, and taking the chair of, and / or active participation in, relevant working groups.
• Planning, promoting and leading the high-quality delivery of FIM courses to agreed quantitative and qualitative specifications and KPIs, deploying in-service associates and Subject Matter Experts where appropriate, to optimise cost-efficient delivery against demand, and taking remedial action as needed based on quality assurance trends.
• Delivering and assessing learning and development interventions to agreed content and assessment specifications within a safe learning environment, adapting teaching and materials to meet individual student’s abilities, levels of understanding and learning styles, to ensure all students receive a consistent, high quality learning intervention which addresses their development needs

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

• To be an occupationally and operationally competent Force Incident Manager.
• Demonstrable experience of the management of force daily business including critical and / or major incidents.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain complex and specialist concepts on an individual and group basis to account for learners’ preferred learning styles