Role:
Salary: Band 16 (£125,724 – £138,645 per annum)
Location: Wallsend, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Hours/Contract: 37 hours per week, permanent
This is a rare opportunity to join Northumbria Police’s Executive Team as Assistant Chief Officer – Commercial Services.
As a senior member of the executive leadership team, you will provide strategic leadership across the Force’s commercial, financial, and digital services, driving transformation, innovation, and value at scale in support of operational policing and public safety.
The role
As the Assistant Chief Officer Commercial Services, you will operate in a key role in the executive leadership team with direct responsibility for Commercial Services:
- Digital Policing.
- Finance and Resources.
- Information Management.
You will lead, develop, direct and drive innovation for the Force’s technological, financial, and information management portfolio. Facilitate the delivery of the Force’s operational and strategic priorities to deliver public value, ensuring the statutory financial duties are met for the Force, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and identified partnerships.
What you’ll do
- Provide clear executive leadership across the commercial services portfolio, ensuring effective delivery and performance.
- Drive transformation and innovation across financial, digital, and information services to support operational effectiveness.
- Ensure strong financial governance, assurance, and control, meeting all statutory obligations for the Force, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, and relevant partnerships.
- Oversee the delivery of value for money and sustainable outcomes across a complex portfolio of services.
- Act as executive lead for major programmes and initiatives, setting direction and managing strategic risk.
- Influence and engage senior stakeholders internally and externally to strengthen organisational performance.
- Promote a strong performance and accountability culture aligned to the Force’s vision and values.
- You will be a credible and accomplished senior leader, able to operate confidently at executive level within a large, complex organisation.
Sound interesting? For further information, and to support your application, please view the job description.
What you’ll bring
- Significant senior leadership experience in a fast-moving, complex business or public sector environment.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, with a proven ability to lead large, multi-disciplinary portfolios.
- CCAB qualification (or equivalent experience), with substantial post-qualification leadership experience.
- A sound understanding of statutory financial responsibilities, including Section 151 obligations.
- A proven track record of leading change, transformation, and service improvement at scale.
- The ability to translate organisational priorities into clear, measurable outcomes that deliver public value.
- Strong influencing and relationship-building skills, with experience of operating at executive and partnership level.
We know it’s important for you to feel that you’re not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.
Interested to learn more? For further information about the role please contact Amanda Amos, Head of Resourcing and Talent by email at [email protected]
Just so you know
Successful candidates will be invited to participate in the following selection process:
- Psychometric Assessment – shortlisted candidates will be invited to participate in a psychometric and personality profile exercise.
- Stakeholder Panel – Comprising of external stakeholders. Candidates should note that this panel will not be scored, feedback will be provided to the appointment panel as we value the perspectives of our partners and communities. There will also be opportunity for internal engagement with members of our force.
- Presentation and Interview – will comprise of an assessed presentation and interview with the appointment panel.
Closing date: 5th July 2026
Shortlisting: 7th July 2026
Psychometric testing: 8-24th July 2026
Stakeholder event and internal engagement: week commencing 27th July 2026
Interviews and presentation: week commencing 27th July 2026
Please preview the candidate information brochure for further information ACO Role Information & Candidate Information Brochure.
