Vulnerability Manager

Grade: B002

Salary: £45,050.98

Contract:

Permanent

Location:

Can be based at Birmingham, or Leeds.

Type of Working Arrangement:
Blended approach of home and office-working is available

Hours:

This is full-time role (37 hours per week)

Join British Transport Police as a Vulnerability Manager.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Vulnerability Manager to join the Public Protection team based in Leeds or Birmingham. As a Vulnerability Manager, you will play a critical leadership role within the Public Protection function, overseeing the delivery of safeguarding and vulnerability services across British Transport Police.

• Lead, motivate and manage a team of Vulnerability Unit staff, ensuring effective service delivery, staff wellbeing, professional development and performance management.
• Ensure the organisation meets its statutory safeguarding obligations by overseeing the assessment, review and management of vulnerability reports and referrals.
• Provide expert advice and decision-making support to operational policing teams, investigators and senior leaders on safeguarding matters involving children, adults at risk, domestic abuse, mental health and suicide prevention.
• Oversee the prioritisation and quality assurance of public protection submissions, ensuring risks are identified, assessed and managed appropriately.
• Develop safeguarding strategies, processes and interventions to improve outcomes for vulnerable people and manage organisational risk.
• Promote organisational learning arising from reviews, audits, Serious Case Reviews, Coroner's investigations and other internal or external scrutiny processes.
• Design and deliver training, guidance and awareness initiatives to improve safeguarding knowledge and capability across the force.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with key partners including local authorities, health services, Home Office police forces, third sector organisations and rail industry stakeholders.
• Represent BTP at multi-agency meetings, safeguarding forums, case conferences and disclosure panels.
• Maintain oversight of legislative, policy and best practice developments, ensuring relevant changes are communicated and embedded across the organisation.
• Support innovation, cultural change and the continuous development of safeguarding services and future workforce capability.

• Experience working within the field of safeguarding, public protection or vulnerability.
• Proven experience managing and developing professional teams.
• Experience working effectively within multi-agency safeguarding environments.
• Experience handling complex and sensitive information whilst making sound, evidence-based decisions under pressure.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, support and develop teams dealing with complex and often distressing safeguarding cases.
• Excellent decision-making and professional judgement.
• Ability to confidently challenge and influence others in a constructive manner.
• Good analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present complex information to a wide range of audiences.
• Ability to build credibility and represent the organisation at senior and multi-agency meetings.
• Strong organisational skills, capable of managing competing priorities and operational demands.

• Educated to A-Level standard (or equivalent) with experience in a public protection‑related field.
• Leadership and management qualification, or willingness to work towards one.
• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation and public protection frameworks across England, Wales and Scotland.
• Under…