Product Manager
Vacancy Type: Police Staff
Area Command / Department: Force Transformation
Location: Newcastle
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Salary Range: £48,132 - £52,491
Closing Date: 13/01/2025
Role:
Salary: Band 10 £48,132 – £52,491
Location: Agile, Forth Banks Police Station and homeworking
Hours/Contract: 37 hours per week, permanent
Working for #TeamNP
Our purpose at Team NP is simple: to keep people safe and to fight crime. But it takes more than officers alone to do the job – and that’s where our 2,000-strong team of police staff and 200 volunteers come in.
As one of the largest police forces in England we have a huge variety of departments and specialisms offering you endless opportunities. From mentoring and coaching schemes and online soft skills courses to leadership development programmes; we’ll give you the support, training and time to carve out the career you always wanted.
As one of the top 50 UK inclusive employers and a disability confident employer, we promote a culture of respect in the workplace so everyone can feel seen, heard and valued.
Above all else, here at Team NP, we can offer you a career that is so much more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something that really matters.
The role
Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Force Transformation Department as a Product Manager.
Are you passionate about optimising operational systems and fostering a culture of continuous improvement? We are looking for a dynamic individual to:
1. Maximise System Benefits: Align business and user needs with system capabilities to achieve optimal performance.
2. Drive Continuous Improvement: Identify and exploit opportunities for ongoing enhancements.
3. Collaborate with Suppliers and Stakeholders: Understand development roadmaps, share best practices, and build strong relationships.
4. Engage with Internal Teams: Gather ideas, leverage system functionality, and implement innovative solutions.
What you’ll do
Are you ready to lead and inspire a team of Senior System Administrators and System Administrators? We are seeking a dedicated professional to:
1. Lead and Manage: Ensure your team fully understands relevant systems and capabilities, working closely with the business to optimize processes and enable efficient, effective working practices.
2. Set Standards: Establish and uphold configuration standards for all managed systems, maintaining up-to-date configuration design documents and process maps.
3. Optimize Systems: Oversee the effective configuration of operational systems (e.g., Force RMS, Command & Control, and Gazetteer) to enhance system effectiveness and user experience, supporting outstanding operational processes.
4. Manage Changes: Implement and maintain robust change and release management processes to ensure safe configuration, development, and deployment, minimizing risk to operational services.
5. Align Environments: Ensure all environments (e.g., Dev, Test, Train, Production) are aligned to facilitate the development and configuration lifecycle.
If you have a passion for system optimization and a knack for leading teams to success, now is the time to make a significant impact!
What you’ll bring
1. A good understanding of large IT Systems and the implications of emerging technologies for the Police environment.
2. Project Management (e.g. Prince 2) or similar Project Management qualification (e.g. Agile or Product Management).
3. Excellent planning and organisational skills.
4. Able to work under own initiative; prioritising tasks to meet the needs of the business.
5. Excellent problem-solving skills and logical, innovative thinking.
6. Possess good analytical skills, with an understanding of the need for accuracy and attention to detail.
We know it’s important for you to feel that you’re not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
What we offer
1. 26 days’ leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays.
2. NHS Fleet Solutions Car Lease Scheme.
3. Enhanced maternity, shared parental and adoption leave.
4. Flexi time – allowing you to fit your working hours around your individual needs.
5. Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours).
6. Agile working – option to work from home, your team zone, and spaces across the force.
7. Fantastic market-leading public sector pension scheme with up to 16% employer contribution.
8. Corporate travel schemes – local rail, bus services and metro discounts.
9. Access to private healthcare and eye test vouchers.
10. Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets.
11. Extensive paid sick leave and trained mental health first aiders on-site.
12. Access to gyms in some stations.
13. Sports & Social Club – join our thriving sports scene at Team NP.
14. Cycle to work scheme.
15. Opportunity to volunteer in local community.
Just so you know
Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a Product Manager with #TeamNP. The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face-to-face interview. You can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.
If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.
Terms of appointment
This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period.
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