Editorial

New leader sought for Police ICT Company

£180,000 possible salary for right candidate – but you’ll work for your money, judging by the job spec

Posted 20 July 2017 by Gary Flood


The Police ICT Company is looking for a new leader, with a £160,000 to £180,000 salary on offer.

That’s the good news – the bad news is that you’ll need to work for your money, as this is a very senior and high-profile job, with a stiff set of requirements and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to meet, it seems.

A permanent role with The Police ICT Company, based in London, the ideal candidate will need to drive innovation and efficiency plus help “reinforce the new way of thinking needed for the procurement and provision of local, regional and national Police ICT systems and services”, says the job spec.

She or he will also need to identify and create new business opportunities that will support and ensure the long term future of the business and continue its successful growth, plus establish and build strategic partnerships to maximise the capabilities available across Policing and other sectors “and from suppliers”.

They must also be able to understand a complex ICT marketplace and come equipped with a highly commercial mind, recognise and deliver best value, plus represent the Company externally to demonstrate its operational and technical value.

The successful candidate must also prove to the ICT Company’s recruitment board they are “confident and comfortable operating at Board level and with politicians, Government Departments, Local Authorities and other senior stakeholders”.

If you want to apply, you’d better get cracking, as closing date for applications is 8 August, with final panel interviews set to take place the week of 18 September, states the job ad.

Recruitment is being handled by executive public sector and non-profit job firm GatenbySanderson.

The Police ICT Company is a private company limited by guarantee established by Police and Crime Commissioners to support policing to make the public safer through better ICT. Set up in April 2015, it currently employs 24 staff and has an annual operating budget of £3.6m.

It says it acts as a bridge between the policing, technological and commercial worlds, helping the service buy ICT better, manage it better, and exploit new capabilities more quickly.