Duty Planner

Nottinghamshire Police; Arnold; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave

On-site gym

On-site canteen

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Police is seeking a Duty Planner to join the Resource Management Unit. You will plan and maintain duty rosters for officers and staff, manage leave, training and court attendance, and coordinate staffing for operations.

Strong IT and data skills are essential to administer the Crown Duty Management System (DMS) and drive accurate workforce planning. The role requires experience with shift systems, complex issue resolution, and effective stakeholder management, with the ability to

Qualifications

• Significant experience of shift systems, workforce planning or duty rostering.
• Experience dealing with complex issues, conflict resolution and stakeholder management.
• Strong systems administration experience, including maintaining and configuring computer systems.
• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and database systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities with experience handling complex calculations and data.
• Ability to work independently while contributing positively to team objectives.
• NVQ Level 2/3 qualification (or equivalent) or relevant experience in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Plan and maintain duty rosters for police officers and staff, ensuring operational areas are resourced.
• Manage annual leave, sickness, training, court attendance, shift changes and abstractions.
• Coordinate staffing for planned and spontaneous operations, events and special duties.
• Allocate overtime in line with operational requirements and budget considerations.
• Provide advice and guidance on duty management, entitlements, Police Regulations and workforce planning matters.
• Administer and develop the Crown Duty Management System (DMS), ensuring data integrity and system accuracy.
• Analyse and resolve system issues, liaising with users and suppliers to identify solutions.
• Maintain organisational structures, user access permissions and system configurations within DMS.
• Support colleagues through mentoring, training and knowledge sharing when required.

Skills

Workforce planning

Rostering

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Training & mentoring

IT literacy

Education

NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent

Tools

Crown Duty Management System (DMS)

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Database systems

Job description

Are you an organised, analytical and detail-focused professional with experience in workforce planning and rostering? We are seeking a Duty Planner to join our Resource Management Unit (RMU) at Nottinghamshire Police.

What you'll do

• Plan and maintain duty rosters for police officers and staff, ensuring operational areas are appropriately resourced.
• Manage a range of duty-related activities, including annual leave, sickness, training, court attendance, shift changes and abstractions.
• Coordinate staffing for planned and spontaneous operations, events and special duties.
• Allocate overtime in line with operational requirements and budget considerations.
• Provide advice and guidance on duty management, entitlements, Police Regulations and workforce planning matters.
• Administer and develop the Crown Duty Management System (DMS), ensuring data integrity and system accuracy.
• Analyse and resolve system issues, liaising with users and suppliers to identify solutions.
• Maintain organisational structures, user access permissions and system configurations within DMS.
• Support colleagues through mentoring, training and knowledge sharing when required.
• Significant experience of shift systems, workforce planning or duty rostering.
• Experience dealing with complex issues, conflict resolution and stakeholder management.
• Strong systems administration experience, including maintaining and configuring computer systems.
• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and database systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities with experience handling complex calculations and data.
• Ability to work independently while contributing positively to team objectives.
• NVQ Level 2/3 qualification (or equivalent) or relevant experience in a related field.

24 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

On-site facilities including a gym and a canteen