It is important in your supporting statement that you provide evidence and proven examples against each of the selection criteria in Part One of the person specification only, in so far as you are able. These responses will be further developed and explored with you if invited for interview, together with the other criteria listed in Part Two.
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Part One: Essential Skills and Experience
- Successful track record of strategic leadership of a large, complex, delivery organisation;
- Experience of working in or with the most senior levels of government or public sector services;
- Experience of successfully leading an organisation through a period of significant transformation and redevelopment of organisational structures;
- Strong analytical skills, predominantly with a reliance on evidence-based practice, and the capability to carry out rigorous inspections informed by robust big data analytics;
- A first-class communicator – orally and in writing – with the confidence, authority and interpersonal skills to secure and retain the confidence of a wide range of stakeholder groups;
- Strong relationship management skills, including the ability to build constructive relationships and effectively challenge and influence stakeholders, while maintaining impartiality and independence; and
- The flexibility and personal resilience to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances in an environment of regular scrutiny by the media, public and others.
Part Two: Desirable Skills and Experience
- Experience of media handling;
- Knowledge of policing and/or fire and rescue services;
- Previous inspectorate or regulatory experience; and
- Previous Chair or Non-Executive Board Member experience.