Job summary
The BTPA wishes to appoint a Director of Corporate Development to its Chief Officer Group to strengthen the leadership of BTP at this important time of change and modernisation. The Chief Officer Group is focused on delivery of the Strategy through inspiring and motivating the workforce, setting direction and culture that builds employee, public, commercial and organisational confidence and trust in a specialist national policing service.
As an active member of the Chief Officer Group (COG), the successful candidate will be expected to provide strong and visible leadership that brings to life our Strategy by ensuring a modern and inclusive culture in which our people are well-equipped, well-trained, well-led and well-cared for and diversity is valued.
Job description
Key Accountabilities
1. Financial Control�- Working closely with the BTPA Chief Financial Officer, who has overall financial control, lead and oversee BTP finance management including the Force response to fiscal events.
2. Commercial Services ��Lead the work of the Commercial Department seeking continuous improvement in service levels delivered to stakeholders and keeping strategic oversight of contract management ensuring performance delivery of contractors and value for money.
3. Estates ��Lead the work of the Estates function, overseeing the performance of our outsourced facilities contract and the estates refurbishment and relocation programme, including a new Force Headquarters in London.
4. Future Governance�� Take an innovative lead on finance, estates, and commercial transformation work, having regard to immediate and longer-term implications, opportunities, and risk. Ensure business decisions are fully considered and aligned with key strategies.
Person specification
Experience�and Skills
Essential Experience and Skills:
5. Able to manage substantial strategic financial, people and material resources, demonstrating commercial acumen to balance complex, competing resource demands by making appropriate risk-based decisions within the available budget
6. Proven ability to drive efficiencies and identify commercial opportunities, for the benefit of the Force, stakeholders, and the public.
7. Experience of providing strategic financial management advice and guidance and able to build a reputation as a trusted advisor.
8. A leader with a track record of building high performing teams and instituting a culture of individuals being supported, developed, and motivated.
9. Strong analytical abilities and previous experience of effective change management and implementation at an organisational scale.
Desirable Experience and Skills:
10. Knowledge of developing political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental factors and an understanding of the implications for strategic planning.
11. Able to distil complex information and provide concise, relevant and timely briefs at an executive level to inspire confidence.
12. Able to analyst a wide range of information to identify emerging trends and issues and use these to inform strategic planning and hold the Force to account for performance and behaviours.
13. Hold a recognised professional finance qualification.
Benefits
14. The remuneration package comprises a salary of �122,307.
15. London Weighting Allowance of �3, per annum, if applicable.
16. 28 days leave per annum, rising to 30 days with 5 years� service. The leave year runs 1 January to 31 December.
17. Police staff pension scheme.
18. Learning and development tailored to your role.
19. A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.