Job Description

Details

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Reference number

421700

Salary

93,000 - 93,000
93,000 pa (plus London Weighting of 4968 for Canary Wharf and Croydon)
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP

Job grade

Other
IOPC Director Level 3

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Human Resources

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Birmingham, Cardiff, Croydon, London, Sale, Wakefield

About the job

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Job summary

As the IOPC Director for People & Change, you will be welcomed into a dynamic and inclusive senior management team and have responsibility for the leadership of the new People & Change Directorate. The IOPC is on a journey to develop its culture, perspectives and ethos to support the organisation's core outcomes, and this is your opportunity to enter into the varied world of the IOPC allowing you to develop your mindset and approaches to contribute to improving the police complaints system in England and Wales.


In this pivotal leadership role, you will focus on modernising the IOPC by leading a strategic people focused capability whilst driving cultural change and enabling an ambitious transformation programme. The role will bring opportunity and challenge as you lead and advance our People and Change services in:

Organisational Design & Development Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Learning & Talent Development Employee Relations & Business Partnering Health & Safety Wellbeing Recruitment & Resourcing Payroll, Benefits and Reward People Support Services

Job description

Leadership & Management:

Leadership of a newly re-formed directorate, setting clear direction and developing new ways of working. Leading, managing, and developing a high performing team. Provide inspirational leadership that promotes continuous improvement and equality, diversity, and inclusion. Ensuring collaboration and integration of work across all directorates and teams instilling the 'one IOPC' ethos. Budget and resource management in line with a challenging efficiency and transformation programme. Direct line management of: Head of Organisational Development, Head of People Services, People Change Implementation Lead (temp), Employee Relations Specialist (temp) and Executive Assistant.

Deliver People Services & Organisational Change

Leading, supporting and coordinating structural change across the organisation, ensuring fair and legal process together with successful outcomes. Deliver Organisational Development programmes and initiatives to support transformation and culture change. Deliver a Learning and Talent Development offer that increases organisational performance and supports employees to be the best they can be. Build and implement people management approaches to attract, recruit, retain, deploy, develop, motivate, reward and ultimately part company with our talent to meet the needs and aspirations of IOPC. Ensure the wellbeing and safety of employees through leadership and advancement of practice and approaches. Develop and maintain People policies, processes and procedures in line with external (e.g. Government, Legal) rules policies and guidelines. Maintaining the People Management governance and internal performance reporting.

Corporate Responsibility:

Lead and deliver the IOPC People Strategy. Maintain an active role on Management Board and other specified Boards, Groups and Committees. Contribute to the setting of corporate strategy, policy, governance, and corporate culture. Ensure high integrity and transparency in the use of public money. Hold Information Asset Owner responsibilities. Hold 'Gold' On-call responsibilities. Role model the IOPC values. Ensuring strategic 'People matters' are shared and understood.

Decision Making:

Decision Making on behalf of the People & Change Directorate in relation to strategy, priorities, business planning and budget. Endorsing and communicating corporate decisions and strategic developments to the directorate on behalf of Unitary and Management Board.

Communication & Engagement:

Speaking, presenting, and engaging at meetings and events with colleagues and groups across the organisation, at all levels. Building productive and professional relationships with trade union and staff council. Partnering effectively with Home Office, HM Treasury and Cabinet Office as required. Engaging and listening to colleagues across the organisation, seeking views and bringing people together foster to an environment for change and transformation.

Cultural Competence, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

Pro-active and committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. Demonstrate culture competence when interacting with all stakeholders. Developing the IOPC culture to embed cultural competence and inclusion in line with the IOPC's values. Leading on the development and implementation of the IOPC's Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy as it relates to staffing matters, recruitment and culture.

Person specification

Experience

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Chartered Member of the CIPD. Highly experienced senior manager and leader with significant experience of successfully leading a range of people related functions, including Equalities. Demonstrable success in delivering significant cultural change, with a focus on empowering staff at all levels. Demonstrable experience of successfully implementing significant structural change. Evidence of building high performing strategic and delivery focussed teams and enabling managers to achieve organisational aims. Evidence of excellent relationship development skills and significant experience of engaging with senior level stakeholders. Effective team worker with proven ability to balance corporate priorities and operate collaboratively with a focus on horizontal working between functions. Experience of working at board level or in a similar governance structure and influencing across an organisation. A sound understanding of, and strong commitment to public service values, to diversity and to the principles of public life. An awareness of, and ability to work within the high-profile political and external environment within which the IOPC operates. Hold appropriate level of government security clearance.

Skills and Abilities

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Self-aware, with evidence of developing and learning through every opportunity. Inspires, develops and champions others to deliver. Able to operate strategically and operationally. Resilience to drive transformational change. Demonstrable commitment to cultural competence and the ability to articulate best practice.

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 93,000, Independent Office for Police Conduct contributes 26,942 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.32.5 days paid annual leave Options to carry over, buy or sell annual leave Voluntary Health Cash Plan provided by BHSF Civil Service pension Civil Service maternity leave package PAM employee assistance programme Access to Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC) membership Cycle to work scheme Opportunity to enjoy the latest home and electronics in a more affordable way provided by Vivup Car Leasing Scheme Staff Networks focussed on each of the protected characteristics - run for staff, by staff: Enable Network, Age Network, Welsh Network, Pride and LGBTQ+ Network, Sex and Family Network, Race, Religion and Belief Network Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

Assessment process

Application

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, to find out more, please click here. We'll assess you against your Experience and these Deputy Director or Equivalent Civil Service Behaviours during the application process:

Changing and improving Leadership Managing a quality service

Stage 1

If successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to an interview (remote) to assess your knowledge and experience. This will cover:

Experience Changing and improving Managing a quality service

Further information for stage 1 will be shared with those successfully shortlisted.

Stage 2

For those successful at stage 1, you will be invited to an IOPC Staff Panel (remote) and a formal Interview and Presentation (in-person). This will cover:

Experience Communicating and influencing Making effective decisions Changing and improving Developing self and others Strengths IOPC Values


You will also have the opportunity to meet informally with the hiring manager during this stage to get to know each other, ask questions etc. Further information for stage 2 will be shared with those successful from stage 1.

Important dates - please note these dates may change

Advert close: 25 August 2025


Longlist: 28 August 2025


Shortlist: 2 September 2025


Stage 1: 8 or 9 September 2025


Informal meet with the hiring manager: 12 September 2025


Stage 2, Staff Panel: 15 September 2025


Stage 2, Formal Interview and Presentation: 16 or 17 September 2025



Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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) 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

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : IOPC Recruitment & Resourcing Team Email : recruitment@policeconduct.gov.uk
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Recruitment team

Email : recruitment@policeconduct.gov.uk

Further information

https://www.policeconduct.gov.uk/