Help on application for my bosses job please ??

Any help with a job application please?

This is such a long post and I’m so sorry?

So I posted couple days ago about going for my managers job but the application makes me want to cry.

So I’m currently an intelligent management officer (UK) which is basically assessing, processing, sanitising intel on the daily. I train new hires, go out and train officers etc, boss doesn’t do what we do but manages us and dip samples our work and does a lot of auditing and is the lead for our company for a lot of intel related things.

Advise I’ve had for the application is elevate the hell out of my answers. I know it’s a niche role but any advice I would be so so appreciative ?????

Thanks ?

Job application MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. To act as tactical lead and be the subject matter expert for Intelligence Management within the Force in accordance with the National Intelligence Model (NIM) and MOPI guidelines with responsibility for ensuring compliance, high data integrity/quality and appropriate safeguarding of Intelligence.

2. Responsibility to identify and prioritise Threat, Harm and Risk related Intelligence on a daily basis associated with the triaging and evaluation of open, covert, restricted, partnership and sensitive Intelligence, including access control levels and the protection of sources. Lead on the creation and maintenance of the Intelligence Management Guidelines ensuring that staff are compliant, and processes meet business need and align to best practice.

3. To lead and manage the Intelligence Management Team with tactical responsibility for recruitment, reward, recognition and continuous professional development, ensuring Intelligence evaluation and risk assessment is of a high quality and actioned to tight deadlines. Responsibility for developing and motivating the team through quality assurance, training and mentoring to ensure innovation, best practice and continuous improvement.

4. Responsibility for identifying “Status Drift” subjects to DSU and recommending those for further development to support Matters of Priority. To proactively ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place via NICHE to protect the all sources of Intelligence to reduce threat, risk and harm

5. To monitor and analyse the Intelligence Management Qlik application providing senior management with routine information on workflows, tasks, actionable Intelligence, accuracy, volume and timeliness of Intelligence across the Force. Responsibility for testing, providing feedback and recommendations on Intelligence processes in NICHE prior to any upgrades.

6. To build and maintain relationships with the wider organisation and external partners including Regional Forces, Crimestoppers, EMSOU, PINS leads and the wider Force Partnership, ensuring the work and outputs of the team reflect organisational/partnership requirements and contribute to the improvement of their service delivery.

7. To provide the Force and external stakeholders with relevant understanding of the current and future threats and risk relating to Intelligence Management. Problem solve and make recommendations to mitigate identified threats or risks.

8. Act as tactical figurehead for the Intelligence Management specialism, in the Force through the delivery of training and awareness sessions at all levels including senior officers and new recruits.

9. Represent the Force at national, regional and local bodies, conferences and meetings as required and provide counsel on matters that may impact on organisational threat, harm and risk in relation to Intelligence management.

Then essential criteria

1. At least 3 years’ experience working within a policing (or similar) environment ideally within Intelligence. Comprehensive understanding of the guidance and implementation of the Management of Police Information (MoPI), Data Protection Act (DPA) and extensive knowledge of NICHE.

2. A leader with the ability to motivate, mentor and develop a team of staff. Able to delegate effectively and monitor development, making best use of the skills within a team to build resilience and develop quality outcomes.

3. Ability to question current practices and identify areas for improvement to implement change at a tactical level.

4. Excellent problem solving and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal confidently, assertively and diplomatically with people at all levels whilst remaining approachable and supportive. To build maintain strong working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and negotiate and influence when required at all levels.

5. Exceptional organisational skills, whilst working under pressure with the ability to plan ahead, manage conflicting demands, identify and prioritise threat, harm and risk to meet deadlines and respond flexibly to rapidly changing demands. Self- motivated with a high level of personal resilience, working with limited supervision.

6. Excellent receptive communication and emotional intelligence skills, including the ability to confidently and succinctly present complex information to groups or individuals, including senior leadership, using appropriate vocabulary.

7. Advanced IT skills with a practical knowledge of MS Office applications, in particular Word and Excel, and NICHE.

8. An awareness of equality/diversity appropriate to this role. High level of personal integrity, empathy and ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with personal information. Demonstrate a proactive approach to team wellbeing.

9. Demonstrate a flexible approach to working to meet organisational need. Ability to travel throughout the County to undertake duties as required within the role.

Application questions

1. Please document 3 years experience of working within police or similar experience. Include examples of understanding of MOPI, DPA and knowledge of niche.

2. Give examples of how you lead a team including ability to motivate, mentor and develop staff. How do you delegate effectively and monitor development whilst making best use of the skills within the team to build resilience and develop quality outcomes.

3. Provide instances that evidence ability to question current practices and identify areas of improvement to implement change at a tactical level.

4. Reference occasions where demonstrated problem solving skills and interpersonal skills detailing ability to deal confidently, assertively and diplomatically with people at all levels whilst remaining approachable and supportive. Steps taken to maintain strong working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and negotiate with and influence people at all levels.

5. Provide examples organisational skills specifically whilst working under pressure that demonstrates your ability to plan ahead and manage conflicting demands by identifying and prioritising threat, harm and risk. How do you ensure meet deadlines and response flexibly to rapidly changing demands. Details how self motivate and maintain personal resilience when working with limited supervision.

6. Give evidence of your receptive communication and emotional intelligence skills including your ability to confidently and succinctly present complex information to groups of individuals including senior leadership whilst using appropriate vocabulary.

7. Give details of advance IT skills to ensure you show a practical knowledge of me office application in particular excel and word and niche

8. awareness around equality/diversity considerations appropriate to this role, how do you demonstrate your high level of personal integrity, empathy, and ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with personal information. How do you uphold a proactive approach to team wellbeing.

9. Flexible approach to meet organisational needs, ability to travel through the county to undertake duties as required within the role.

Then last is provide details or previous experience of managing a team (I have none) but also provide examples of experience working in confidential/covert environments.