Community Safety Operations Manager

Are you passionate about creating safer communities and driving meaningful change through partnership working? This is an exciting opportunity to lead high-profile community safety services across Buckinghamshire, working at the heart of initiatives that protect residents, reduce crime and anti-social behaviour, and improve outcomes for local communities.

As Community Safety Operations Manager, you will lead the operational delivery of key community safety services, including anti-social behaviour interventions, crime prevention activity, CCTV services, Street Wardens and multi-agency partnership initiatives. Working closely with senior colleagues, external partners and Thames Valley Police, you'll play a vital role in shaping and delivering safer communities across the county.

Our Operational Community Safety Team is a passionate, proactive and highly visible service dedicated to keeping Buckinghamshire's communities safe. The service consists of a specialist CCTV team, comprising one CCTV Manager and six CCTV Operators, alongside two multi-skilled Community Safety Teams covering North and South Buckinghamshire. Each locality team is led by a Community Safety Team Leader and includes two Community Wardens, two Community Safety Officers and one Anti-Social Behaviour Officer.

Together, these teams work closely with Thames Valley Police and a wide range of local partners to tackle anti-social behaviour, reduce crime, support vulnerable residents, safeguard communities and improve public confidence. From managing complex casework and delivering enforcement activity to supporting victims, addressing community tensions, leading multi-agency problem solving and delivering preventative initiatives, the team plays a vital role in improving quality of life for residents, businesses and visitors across Buckinghamshire

This is a senior leadership role within the Community Safety service, responsible for managing a range of operational services while supporting the delivery of strategic priorities across Buckinghamshire. You will work collaboratively with colleagues, elected members, police, health partners, voluntary organisations and community groups to deliver innovative solutions that tackle local issues and improve community wellbeing.

No two days are the same. One day you may be leading responses to complex anti-social behaviour cases, reviewing community safety performance data and developing action plans; the next, you could be chairing partnership meetings, presenting reports to senior stakeholders, securing external funding or driving service improvements across multi-agency programmes.

The role offers the opportunity to influence both operational delivery and long-term strategic planning. You'll lead teams, develop policies and governance frameworks, oversee significant projects and ensure statutory community safety responsibilities are effectively delivered. As a visible leader, you'll help shape the future direction of community safety services across Buckinghamshire while building strong partnerships that maximise collective impact.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the operational delivery of community safety, anti-social behaviour, crime reduction and CCTV services.
• Managing and developing high-performing teams and service leaders.
• Working with partners to deliver the Safer Buckinghamshire Operational Delivery Plan.
• Leading multi-agency initiatives that address crime, anti-social behaviour, community tensions and emerging risks.
• Developing policies, procedures and governance frameworks that support effective service delivery.
• Managing complex and politically sensitive issues through to resolution.
• Overseeing budgets, contracts, commissioned services and external…