Assistant Chief Constable

Leicestershire Police; Leicester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional police service in the UK seeks an inspirational Assistant Chief Constable to lead strategic initiatives and manage high-risk situations. The ideal candidate will have a strong leadership background, exceptional operational skills, and a commitment to community policing. This position involves partnership building and ensuring a professional service dedicated to the safety of diverse communities in Leicestershire.

Qualifications

• Experience in a leadership role within a policing environment.
• Ability to lead and manage high-risk events and investigations.
• Strong understanding of community engagement and partnership building.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the strategic direction of the Force.
• Lead responses to high risk and major events.
• Drive efforts to reduce harm and risks in the community.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Operational management

Partnership building

Education

Professional policing record

Job description

Shaping the Future of Policing in Leicestershire

The T/Chief Constable for Leicestershire Police, David Sandall is looking for an inspirational and innovative leader as an Assistant Chief Constable to support him and the Force in delivering our duty to protect the communities of Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.

Leicestershire Police serves an area covering 2,500 square miles with a population of over 1 million. It covers a wide geographical area ranging from the diverse communities of Leicester City to the surrounding market towns and rural communities of Leicestershire and Rutland. Neighbourhood policing is well embedded, and the East Midlands Collaboration is key to our success.

With a credible professional policing record of achievement, as Assistant Chief Constable you will contribute to the strategic direction of the Force and play a major role in embedding organisational culture and promoting values, ethics and high standards of professional conduct to enable and effective and professional service.

You will be adept at establishing working partnerships both locally and nationally, establishing relationships that are built on trust and confidence and drive our efforts to reduce harm and risk.

An inspirational and focused leader with a rare mix of operational and strategic thinking, you will be a team player who combines an incisive and decisive approach with a consultative and collaborative mind set.

You will lead responses to particularly high risk and/or cross-Force major events and serious investigations, setting strategic objectives and priorities, assessing and managing threat and risks, and directing the deployment of resources to ensure appropriate and effective response in line with legal and Force requirements.

With a focus on innovation, you will have ambitions and vision to create a police service which is capable of meeting its policing commitments, now and in the future.

Underpinning all of this will be real drive, resilience and a passion to succeed.

The Opportunity Is Open To

• Substantive Assistant Chief Constables.
• Chief Superintendents/Superintendents ready for substantive promotion having completed and successfully passed the Executive Leadership Programme or Senior Command Course.

At Leicestershire Police, we are committed to equality and diversity and aim to create a workforce where diversity is recognised, celebrated, and valued. We warmly welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates from all sections of the community.

How To Apply For This Vacancy

Read our ACC Information Pack. This will give you information about who we are and what we do, what benefits you could be taking advantage of and what to expect from our recruitment process.

To Apply, Please Submit

• A statement of suitability addressing the core competencies and essential criteria of the role, together with your motivation to take up the position. The covering letter should be no more than two sides of A4.
• A CV or you may submit the personal details, career history and professional development history from the Stage 5 Executive Leaders portfolio evidence/Senior Command Course as an alternative to the CV.

For an informal, confidential discussion about the role, please contact [e-mail] to schedule an appointment with Alastair Kelly, ACO (People).

For further information about the process or reasonable adjustments please contact [e-mail].

Please submit your completed application by Sunday, 7 December 2025 at 23:55.

Who We Are

The area we are responsible for covers over 2,500 square kilometres (over 965 square miles) and has a population of over one million. There is a rich diversity of communities all with their own policing needs. Many steps have taken to bring policing back into the very heart of local communities.

To find out more about Leicestershire Police and understand how you can make a difference visit our careers website.