Force Partnerships Manager

Our mission is to transform communities, reduce crime and anti-social behaviour, and increase the public's confidence in the police service by recruiting, developing and inspiring outstanding and diverse leaders in society and on the policing frontline. We are working towards a day when every community, whatever the socio-economic background of its residents, can thrive without being fearful of crime. We are looking for talented, committed and mission-aligned individuals who will drive us towards achieving our ambitions. Police Now recruits and trains graduates and career changers with leadership potential to become inspirational police officers and outstanding crime fighters on our National Graduate Leadership Programme and our National Detective Programme. Beyond these programmes, our officers may join our Frontline Leadership Programme and be further developed giving them the best possible chance to progress through the policing ranks and have a lifelong connection with us. Our 115-strong not-for-profit organisation aims to create systemic change. We need highly capable impactful staff to support the recruitment and development of our officers and to cultivate strong relationships with partner forces and the wider sector. The purpose of your role Police Now's mission is to transform communities, reduce crime and anti-social behaviour, and increase the public's confidence in the police service. We do this by recruiting, developing and inspiring outstanding and diverse individuals to be leaders in society and on the policing frontline. These individuals work in police forces across the country, and we are looking for someone to join our Force Partnerships team to help us continue and expand our work with current and prospective force partners to place even more of our amazing participants across the country. These partnerships go beyond contract signatures - they're about co-creating and delivering transformative policing programmes. You will be passionate about relationships, excellent customer service and improving UK policing and you will use this to ensure the future success of our programmes., As a Force Partnerships Manager (FPM), your day-to-day activities will involve delivering against three core workstreams:

• To develop strong relationships with our police partners. This will be people at all levels across the force. You will build and maintain a strong network across all of your forces.
• Working to build a really strong understanding our force partners so that we can demonstrate to them how we can support and work with them to improve UK policing and deliver the forces objectives.
• Programme management. You will work to ensure the successful implementation of the Police Now programme in force. This means troubleshooting issues, working across Police Now as well as our partner forces to ensure that the Force customer and the participants have the best possible experience of working with Police Now.
You will use all of the above to secure contracts with police forces. We are part funded by the Home Office and part funded by Police Forces. We need forces to pay for our programmes in order for us to continue our vital work. You are responsible for making this happen., Please note this role is London based with requirements to travel to our London office approximately 2-3 times a week as well as national travel as and when required. Applications will be screened as they are received and invited to interview accordingly. Police Now reserves the right to close the advert prior to the advertised date, early applications are therefore encouraged. We strongly encourage candidates to look through our Leadership Principles included in the job pack as these underpin our culture and values, and feature heavily in our recruitment process This job description is issued as a guideline. It is not exhaustive, and we would be pleased to discuss any constructive comments you may have. Due to the evolving nature and changing demands of our business this job description may be subject to change. You may, on occasions, be required to undertake additional or other duties within the context of this job description and according to the needs of the organisation. Please note that some roles within Police Now require certain levels of National Security Vetting or screening in order to effectively work with our partners. Therefore, we may ask you to complete this if you are successful.


• You will be a strong relationship builder - you will love building your network.
• You will be experienced at securing commercial contracts.
• You will be a strong and confident public speaker and comfortable delivering sales pitches.
• You will possess strong project management skills and proven project or programme management experience.
• You will be highly organised and be able to relentlessly prioritise.
• You will feel comfortable with change and enjoy juggling a varied and fast-paced workload. We are trying to make societal change here. This is exciting but this isn't an easy task.
• You will have a genuine commitment to and connection with Police Now's mission.
• You will be confident to use Microsoft Office, with the ability to pick up new IT systems and software.
  
  This role will require frequent travel to the London office (approximately 2-3 times a week) as well as travel across England and Wales, including occasional evenings and some overnight stays as required. We are therefore looking for individual who is able to commit to this.
What you'll get from us
• A bright, airy and modern office in Zone 1.
• Competitive salary of £46,500 - £50,000 per annum (dependent on experience and inclusive of London weighting).
• Flexible working.
• 27 days holiday each year, plus bank holidays.
• A range of hospitality discounts.
• Sanctus coaching (private mental health coaching for the workplace).
• Access to the Vitality programme which includes healthcare benefits, an Employee Assistance Programme and discounts.
• Training opportunities for personal development.
• Participation in a pension scheme (with 6% employer contributions and 2% employee contributions).