Assistant Chief Executive
Person Specification
| ESSENTIAL | DESIRABLE | |
| (i) Qualifications | Recognised qualification within a legal or regulatory discipline | |
| (ii) Experience | At least three years' experience in a governance and control
role, working with regulatory/statutory bodies |
In a Police Authority or a complex public service |
Experience in the use of risk management approaches |
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Three years in providing a support role to Committees/Boards |
Of Monitoring Officer requirements | |
A minimum of two years leading/managing a dedicated staff group providing a wide range of support services to a Committee or Board |
Proven experience in the management of organisational change |
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Direct provision of interpretive advice to senior managers and Boards on complex governance matters or provision of specialist advice |
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| Development and implementation of governance and regularly frameworks |
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| Input to and development of governance systems and procedures | ||
| Appreciation, understanding and use of legislative best practice requirements for employees/premises | Experience of conducting staff performance appraisals | |
| Use of performance monitoring procedures and practices relating to employees and budgets | Complex budget construction and monitoring | |
| Commissioning and managing the work of external providers/consultants | An understanding of procurement rules and procedures | |
(iii) Key skills, attributes and knowledge |
Highly developed in both verbal and written aspects To lead and motivate a staff group Ability to make high level professional presentations to a variety of audiences Ability to gain the respect of Members of the Authority and senior officers of the Force To work with other senior managers on delivering a corporate/collective service Excellent organisational and planning skills Ability to analyse complex reports and provide clear and concise reports and provide information to a variety of third parties Understanding of the political dimensions involved in a police authority or police force Excellent organisational and planning skills Ability to analyse complex reports and provide clear and concise reports and provide information to a variety of third parties Ability to direct and co-ordinate others and self to achieve work to strict deadlines Use of Microsoft Office packages/internet/e-mail/Excel/Word |
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| Ability to project manage complex one off tasks within strict deadlines | Appreciation of Prince methodology | |
| Ability to work on own initiative, manage a portfolio of own work and establish effective workloads of others | ||
| (v) Others | A clean driving licence |
