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Location: Exeter
Salary: Grade 9: Starts at £50,949 rising by yearly increments to a maximum of £55,944 per annum
Contract: Internal Secondment or Fixed-term appointment until April 2028
End date of temporary role: 30 April 2028
We are seeking an experienced and high-level project manager to join our established Commissioning Team based at the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) in Middlemoor.
You will manage a complex portfolio of contracts with a combined value in excess of £4 million, providing strong commercial oversight and ensuring effective contract performance. The role will require you to work confidently across a diverse range of stakeholders, often balancing competing priorities and interests. You will chair meetings, engage directly with suppliers, undertake visits, and use detailed performance data to identify trends, risks, and areas for improvement. Strong analytical capability is essential, including the ability to use Power BI to interrogate and analyze complex data. You will bring credibility, confidence, and professional gravitas to challenge constructively, influence stakeholders, and represent the organization.
You will lead and contribute to commissioning activity across a range of services, inform procurement, and support service design. You will work with partners and providers to develop effective, sustainable outcomes and value for money.
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Contract Information
This post is offered on an Internal Secondment or Fixed-term until April 2028.
In November 2024, the Government announced its intention to abolish the role of Police and Crime Commissioner in May 2028. At present, it remains unclear how the statutory functions currently undertaken by the OPCC will be delivered beyond that date, whether a successor body will be established, or whether responsibilities and staff may transfer to another organization. Applicants should therefore be aware of this uncertainty when considering this opportunity.
What You Get If You Join Us
If you work for us, you will get access to:
- A competitive salary with yearly increments.
- 25 days a year leave entitlement, with an increase to 30 days after 5 years of continuous employment, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time workers).
- Access to heavily subsidized gym membership that will provide you access to police site gyms throughout the counties.
- Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme for discounts and services (requires a one-off payment of £5).
- Company sick pay.
- Competitive local government pension scheme.
- Job-related equipment, as required.
- Free onsite parking at many police sites throughout the counties.
- Access to Group insurance scheme (via salary sacrifice scheme).
- Support networks, free Employees Assistance Programme, Occupational Health, and wellbeing services.
- Development and training opportunities.
- Supportive and flexible training plan, including regular check-ins throughout your initial period of joining us to ensure you are up to speed with the role and getting the support you need.
- Flexitime, with the ability to undertake your hours flexibly and in line with business needs.
- Hybrid working, with the ability to work remotely at times throughout the working week (once signed off the training plan).


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The closing date for applications is 14/10/2026, 12:00.
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