Associate Director Corporate Assets

Associate Director Corporate Assets 
Salary £90k to £97k plus excellent benefits 
Liverpool, with hybrid working approach 

Merseyside Police is seeking an Associate Director of Corporate Assets to lead and deliver the Force Estates, Facilities Management and Vehicle Fleet Strategy.   

One of the largest Police Forces in England, Merseyside Police is a modern force with traditional values and serves a population of 1.5 million people.  Our Force covers a geographical area of 647 square kilometres and currently employs over 6,000 people in a variety of roles, with a diverse and complex built environment portfolio of c. 70 buildings to support this. We are committed to putting our communities first, preventing crime, protecting people and pursuing offenders.  

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to serve as an integral member of the Director of Resources Senior Leadership Team contributing to the overall strategic direction of Merseyside Police.  The successful candidate will be responsible for providing direction, development, and execution of a range of programmes looking at the modernisation/rationalisation of the estate portfolio across the region, with ambitious plans to invest significant capital over the next decade. This role will also be responsible for Vehicle Fleet and Transport functions ensuring a pipeline that meets current and future operational needs.  

We are searching for an exceptional individual who has the motivation to support the force in providing a policing service that puts our communities at the heart of everything we do. The candidate must have and share our commitment to build a diverse and inclusive force that is representative of our communities, whilst ensuring that our officers and staff have the best possible support and engagement.  Given the diverse nature of stakeholder relationships and the requirement to lead and motivate a multidisciplinary team of 200 colleagues, it is expected that prospective candidates will have excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills and be extremely delivery focused and customer oriented.   

The role offers the chance to take an influential senior management role with a broad remit of services across a diverse estate, facilities and fleet portfolio.  Merseyside Police offers a compelling employee benefits including hybrid working approach, local government pension scheme with generous employer contribution, healthy work/life balance policies including gym access, EV car scheme, personal and professional development opportunities and various lifestyle benefits.  The candidate brochure for the role can be viewed at: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/976421439/ 

To arrange a briefing discussion please contact our retained advisor Stephanie Howe of MRG on stephanie.howe@mrgpeople.co.uk / 07932 717 431.  Applications should consist of a CV and covering letter and can be sent to stephanie.howe@mrgpeople.co.uk and shoro.omotosho@mrgpeople.co.uk.  

The closing date for applications is 25th September 2022.  First stage Interviews are scheduled to take place in mid-October 2022, with the final interview stage schedule for 4th November 2022. 

Merseyside Police is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. All individuals irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. 

As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our recruitment team and we will be happy to assist.