Applications are invited from substantive or acting Assistant Chief Constables or Substantive Chief Superintendent’s. You must have successfully completed the Strategic Command Course or the Executive Leadership programme or be in the process of completing the Executive Leadership Programme, to be eligible to apply.
We would also welcome an application from those officers who are at the application stage of the Executive Leadership programme.
Greater Manchester Police, as the biggest Force in England and Wales outside of London, offers the most challenging. rewarding, vibrant and once in a career lifetime option for serving or aspiring Assistant Chief Constables. Greater Manchester is described by many the most progressive, exciting and expanding City regions in the UK and a brilliant place to live and work.
The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police is seeking to appoint a number of Assistant Chief Constables to join his Executive Leadership team. GMP has a clear plan and you will join the team who are working relentlessly to inspire trust and confidence, provide visible and clear leadership and focus on the performance needed to lead a rapidly improving GMP. We aim to deliver the highest quality policing to the communities we serve.
There has never been a better time to join Greater Manchester Police as an Assistant Chief Constable. The Chief Officer team are now well established, the Force has come out of HMICFRS ‘Engagement’ and recently had an encouraging Peel inspection including a ‘Good’ grading for Leadership. The Force continues on the most significant reform programme seen in GMP with a clear focus to get the Force back to where it deserves, as the best performing Metropolitan Force in the UK.
We need Chief Officers who thrive on a challenge, who are enthused by one of the most challenging operating environments and those who engage, inspire and care for those they lead with a clear sense of public duty.
Successful candidates will be hardworking, values-led leaders, passionate about working with partner agencies to improve victim care and policing performance. You will be committed to rapidly moving GMP into a place where it is objectively recognised as a force that does the basics brilliantly.
About the role
The successful candidates will hold the highest levels of operational credibility and will: