Shape the future of policing
Shape the future of policing
The People department at Leicestershire Police plays a key role in attracting and retaining the best talent across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. We focus on ensuring we have the right people with the right skills in place to deliver excellent policing services.
Our team promotes diversity, inclusion, and positive action through recruitment and promotion while supporting workforce planning. We have a strong sense of unity, always embracing challenges and striving for continuous improvement. Every task we tackle has a direct impact on the police service and, ultimately, the public. Our culture is built on fairness, transparency, and collaboration, with a focus on supporting each other and growing together.
Joining our department means being part of a dynamic people team that directly contributes to public service, supports frontline officers, and offers varied roles with plenty of room for career development. As policing evolves, it’s an exciting time for People Services to shape the future of the force.
These are some of the key teams that you'll find within our People Services department.
Working with the business to provide support and advice on the full range of People Service operational areas, including business change, performance, attendance and absence management.
Responsible for in-force recruitment and promotion process, career aspirations and positive action.
This team is responsible for rewards and benefits, policies and procedures and employee relations.
This team look after establishment management and resource planning aligned to demand, skills and capacity.
Career Progression
Supporting initiatives like the Seargent to Inspector promotion pilot and wider development pathways
Wellbeing Initiatives
Promoting and contributing to programmes that support the health and wellbeing of our workforce
Data-Driven Insights
Using tools like Power BI to analyse people data and align it with business priorities
Job Evaluation Framework
Helping implement and maintain our new framework to modernise and improve role structures
Our department head is a member of the CIPD Police Forum, which offers various courses for team members, such as:
HR also collaborates with East Midlands Police Legal Services to provide annual training on key employment law updates. Being part of the People Directorate, HR enjoys plenty of opportunities to connect with other areas of the people space.
Additionally, our Training and Learning Academy (TLA) provides great learning resources, and we also offer a leadership programme for both police staff and officers at five levels.
Leicestershire Police offers purpose, community, and flexible support. It’s rewarding to know I help keep things running behind the scenes. I’ve led key projects like the first PCSO recruitment, earned national recognition for our menopause work, supported the Covid-19 response, and introduced wellbeing initiatives like Mediation training and the Supportive Intervention Map. The role has helped me grow, build resilience, and become a Chartered CIPD member. If you want to make a real difference, this is the place to do it.
Leicestershire Police is a fantastic place to work because it gives me the chance to make a real difference in my own community. One of my proudest moments as a police officer was setting up Community Speed Watch in Rutland while serving as a Beat Officer. Working here has also helped me discover my strengths, particularly in communication, which led me to my current role. The opportunities for growth and making an impact are what make this job so rewarding.
