The South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) is a Police unit responsible for delivering specialist and niche capabilities to Thames Valley Police, Hampshire Constabulary, Surrey Police and Sussex Police. We are recruiting for a Business Change Project Manager to join our growing team to manage a key time-critical project.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to initiate and lead the delivery of projects and related business change activities at force, bi-lateral and regional level. You will design, plan and co-ordinate all aspects of the project to ensure the effective delivery of project deliverables, leading and directing the work of project teams.

You will proactively manage engagement with stakeholders and those impacted by the change, working in collaboration with key enablers. You will be accountable to the programme manager and project sponsors for high standards of project governance and delivery. You will effectively manage risk and issues within the project, initiating corrective action as appropriate and escalating matters to a programme level when necessary.

You will have recent and relevant experience in business change project management with proven evidence of starting up a project and successfully delivering and embedding change. We are looking for candidate with strong stakeholder engagement and good communication/influencing skills.  You must hold a PRINCE2 practitioner qualification (or equivalent) or be willing to work towards the qualification. 

This role is part of a national, regional and local network and as a result you will be required to travel for business purposes regularly throughout the south east region. Therefore, you will require a full UK driving licence and be expected to drive force cars.

You will be asked to demonstrate flexibility regarding working hours in line with operational demand and occasionally this may require working away from home.

Security is of paramount importance to us due to the nature of the role. You need to have resided in the UK for the past five years.  Exemptions apply for overseas or other diplomatic service (with HM Government), and studying abroad.  You will be required to successfully pass and maintain the relevant security clearance in order to perform the role.

You can find more information about security vetting here.

How to Apply

To apply, click on the “Apply” button below and submit your application before the closing date of Sunday 28th August 2022 at 23:55hrs.

At SEROCU we are committed to reflecting the communities we serve.  We encourage applications from our under represented communities including all ethnic or religious backgrounds, LGBTQ+, women and those with disabilities.

Our people say that benefits include a good work/life balance, a supportive and welcoming place to work and excellent terms including a generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact RecruitmentSE@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting the Job Reference number 19126.

IMPORTANT: If you are already a Thames Valley Police (TVP) member of staff, shift allowance, on-call or other job related allowances from the previous role will not be protected unless they are attached to the new role.

For police staff secondments

Please note candidates employed with another Force will need to apply as a secondment. Please ensure your application is supported by your line manager, Department Head and Local or Force HR.  For police staff who are employed with Hampshire Police are requested to please submit an AD277b alongside their application. This form is not available on the force’s standard forms library. It can be found on the HR Portal. Please contact wfplanning@hants.gov.uk if you have any queries relating to this.

If you are a permanent Thames Valley Police (TVP) member of staff applying for this role, please note it will be offered on a secondment basis. Important: All secondments are assumed supported and that your line manager and Head of Department/Commander or Deputy are aware of your intention to apply. If the secondment is not supported then a strong business rationale must be sent to recruitmentpolicestaff@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting the reference number for the role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if we receive a high volume of applications. Should you wish to apply for this post, we advise you to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

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