People Business Partner

Sussex Police; Guildford; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

LGPS pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Discounts for everyday spend

On-site gyms

Parental leave

Financial and mental wellbeing support

Discounted contributory healthcare

Job summary

Sussex Police seeks a People Business Partner to support Public Protection (Surrey) and collaborative units, ensuring people capability aligns with local priorities. You will advise on performance, build senior relationships and drive embedding changes across both forces.

This role operates within Surrey Police Headquarters' governance framework, with flexible working options. The post focuses on safeguarding vulnerable people, leading on organisational capability, and working with Command teams

Qualifications

• Evidence of building relationships to work strategically in partnership with local Senior Management teams.
• Accountable for people performance, identifying gaps and risks.
• Act as an influencer, embedding changes with Command teams and wider People Services.

Responsibilities

• From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference.
• Identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe.
• The People Business Partner role is responsible for supporting Public Protection (Surrey), Specialist Crime Command Investigations (collaborated), Command and resilience (Surrey) and Criminal Justice Department/Custody (both forces).

Skills

Relationship building

Strategic partnership

People performance management

Influencing

Job description

This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, whilstremaining two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions.

Both Surrey Police staff and Sussex Police staff are employed in this unit on their own force terms and conditions.

Successful candidates may be appointed on the terms and conditions of employment of either Surrey Police or Sussex Police, depending on organisational requirements. A discussion will be held with the successful candidate to confirm the details of location, salary, allowances and hours.

Division / Department - People Services
Grade - Surrey Police Level 2 / Sussex Police M2
Status - Full Time or Happy to Talk Flexible Working
Contract Type - Fixed Term Contract
Salary Grade Range - Surrey Police £55,804 - £62,807 / Sussex Police £55,944 - £60,912
Working Hours - 36.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Surrey Police Headquarters, Guildford

The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.

Chief Constables' Message

We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.

We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.

We wish you all the very best with your application.

The Role & Key Responsibilities

From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference.

It is our mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe.

The People Business Partner role is responsible for supporting Public Protection (Surrey), Specialist Crime Command Investigations (collaborated), Command and resilience (Surrey) and Criminal Justice Department/Custody (both forces).

Skills & Experience

To apply for this role, you should be able to demonstrate evidence of building relationships to work strategically in partnership with the local Senior Management teams developing organisational and people capability. Working closely with People Services colleagues to anticipate and ensure the delivery of identified local priorities within the People Services model.

You will be accountable for people performance, identifying gaps and risks in local areas and you are responsible for representing the People Services function locally feeding intelligence back into the wider People Services and embedding and implementing changes locally. Your role is to act as an ‘influencer’ being accountable for people performance, identifying gaps and risks within your portfolio and working with the Command teams and wider People Services to resolve these.

Why Work With Us?

Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We’re invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home working.

We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;

• career progression
• contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• generous annual leave allowance
• discounts for everyday spend
• on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
• generous and supportive parental leave
• financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
• discounted contributory healthcare scheme

The attached role profile will give you a guide on what is expected within the role and the essential criteria. For more information regarding the role and the portfolio please contact Vicky Harper [e-mail] or Ian Clarke 07810636731.

Diversity Statement

We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.

We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.

We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here .

We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.

Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding [e-mail] to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.

This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.

Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;

• vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
• vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
• if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment

Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.