Implementation Advisor

Job summary

Location

​​This role is available as a designated homeworking role. Please note, travel will be required.​

About the job

Job summary

​​This post is open to applicants who can meet the College’s nationality, UK residency and vetting requirements.​

About us:

Our mission is: Leadership, Standards, Performance. This guides our work with individuals, forces, and policing partners towards our vision. We exist to support police officers, police staff and volunteers to deliver the best service to the public. Only through high quality leadership, consistent standards and continual performance improvement can everyone in policing reach their full potential. Our mission guides our work with individual, forces and partners towards our vision.

Although we are a relatively small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles.

We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive. Our extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers’ network for equality and inclusion membership (ENEI silver award winners), and status as a disability confident leader means everyone can bring their whole self to work.

Additional Information:

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

Due to our status as Public Servants, we are not eligible to participate in the Civil Service transfer process. Therefore, while successful candidates can transfer in on their existing terms and conditions, any subsequent transfer out of the College to the Civil Service cannot be guaranteed on existing terms and conditions, and new starter/modernised terms may apply.

The College embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we comply with the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and apply the minimum selection criteria at sift stage of the recruitment process.

Our vetting

If you are successful at interview, you will be required to undertake pre-employment security checks. You will be sent a security questionnaire which must be accessed within 24 hours.

Please note, these checks can take up to 10 weeks. You will only be offered a start date after the checks have been completed. If the outcome of these checks is not satisfactory, your recommendation for employment will be withdrawn.

Job description

​​As a member of the implementation team you will be working in partnership to provide or enable support to those working in policing, through setting standards, sharing knowledge and good practice and supporting professional development. Contribute to improving knowledge and practice within a College professional community. Offer practical support for policing in line with the College strategies and business plan. Identify, design, develop and lead the delivery of relevant platforms to ensure the implementation and embedding of College Culture and Inclusion focussed Products and Services. Work in partnership with stakeholders to understand and represent their needs, share emerging practice and support collaborative activity. Drive consistency and understand the national picture in this area.​

Person specification

Person specification

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Stakeholders - Confidently engage and collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to share information, resources and support. Invest time to develop a common focus and genuine positive team spirit where colleagues feel valued and respect one another, taking into account different individual needs, views, and ideas, championing inclusion and equality of opportunity for all. Be inquisitive and able to challenge constructively.

• Operational Delivery - Follow policies or procedures and use judgement to select the appropriate solution for any problems encountered. Identify, analyse, diagnose and review solutions, manage and resolve problems, issues and risks which may affect successful product delivery. Raise high impact and significant issues to senior product leads and resource manager (team leaders) for direction and support decision making to allow for the rapid replanning of work or unscheduled events. Understand own level of responsibility and empower others to make decisions where appropriate. Consult with others and where appropriate involve other stakeholders in decision making. Display confidence when making difficult decisions, even if they prove to be unpopular. Present strong recommendations in a timely manner outlining the consideration of other options, costs, benefits and risks.

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

• ​​​Level 5/6 qualification or equivalent or practical experience of working in specialist field to the required level, or equivalent experience

• ​​​Experience of building successful partnerships with key stakeholders to improve service delivery and implement new ways of working

• ​Experience of supporting and embedding change, able to influence and drive the right culture and behaviours

• ​Attention to detail to provide analysis, evidence and information to support recommendations for improvements​

• Ability to communicate complex concepts concisely, fluently and persuasively

• Ability to inspire and influence to initiate change in behaviours

Please see the attached job description which contains full details of the role.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• ​​Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, challenge and build effective working relationships with internal and external senior stakeholders and staff to achieve timely results

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £36,520, College of Policing contributes £10,579 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

College staff have Public Servant status. As a Public Servant, you are eligible to join the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

The College is a great place to work. We're passionate about our people and offer a wide range of benefits, including (but not limited to):

• Defined benefit pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 28.97%

• Up to 31.5 days holiday (this is in addition to 8 public holidays and 1 privilege day)

• Continued professional development and structured career paths

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

• Flexi-time (for certain grades)

• Benenden Healthcare

• National Dental Plan

• Discounts for on-line shopping

• Free employee support line

• Interest free season ticket loans

• Rewards and recognition scheme

• Learning and development tailored to your role.

• An environment with flexible working options.

• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.

We also have a number of thriving staff networks that provide the opportunity for advice, support and to drive change. A place to get your voice heard, share experiences and challenge our working practices to ensure equality of opportunity for all.

For more information about our benefits and staff networks, visit What we offer as an employer , College of Policing

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Things you need to know

​​This post is open to applicants who can meet the College’s nationality, UK residency and vetting requirements.​

Vacancy reference: 7186, 7187

Anticipated interview dates: Weeks commencing, 7/07/2026, 03/08/2026 and 17/08/2026

An initial sift based on the lead technical skill - ​​Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, challenge and build effective working relationships with internal and external senior stakeholders and staff to achieve timely results may be held if a large number of applications are received. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

How to apply and contact information:

For further information visit our ‘Work for us’ page.

What it's like working at the College of Policing

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail please contact Caroline Thompson, Implementation Advisor Lead, caroline.thompson@college.police.uk

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Caroline Thompson
• Email : caroline.thompson@college.police.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@college.police.uk

Attachments

T42B JD Implementation Advisor V2.1 May 2026 Opens in new window (docx, 73kB)