Senior Assistant Director, Inspections at Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA)

IPOA/HR/04/2024

Job Purpose

Responsible for spearheading inspections of police premises and detention facilities under the control of the National Police Service.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties / Tasks
Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities

• Guide development, implementation and/or review of policies, strategies, guidelines, plans, standards and procedures pertaining to Inspections, while ensuring compliance with relevant laws, rules and regulations;
• Oversee inspections of Police facilities and premises under the control of the
• Service to professionalize the service;
• Lead in development, implementation and/or review of inspection tools, concepts and controls to suit emerging trends in policing;
• Oversee compilation of inspection reports with recommendations to the service or any state organ;
• Spearhead monitoring and follow up on implementation of recommendations arising from inspections of police facilities and premises;
• Oversee rapid inspections response activities in the Authority;
• Steer management of records in the department;
• Spearhead development of internal reports in the department;
• Foster collaborative working relationships with other stakeholders, directorates and departments to enhance inspections of police facilities and premises;
• Lead in identification of risks and formulate measures to mitigate risks in the department;
• Direct the utilization of financial and material resources allocated to the department;
• Oversee staff performance management in the department;
• Steer staff coaching, mentorship and capacity development activities in the department; and
• Guide the development and monitor implementation of departmental annual work plan and budgets.

Operational Responsibilities / Tasks

• Collaborate with the department of Planning, M&E and Research to track implementation of recommendations made by the Authority to the National Police Service or any other state organ;
• Communicate Management decisions to staff in the department;
• Chair departmental staff meetings;
• Develop and implement Individual annual work plan; and
• Implement risk mitigation measures.

Job Dimensions:

I. Financial Responsibility

• Guide preparation of Work Plans, procurement plans and the Budgets

II. Responsibility for Physical Assets

• Responsible for Office equipment, furniture and records

III. Decision Making / Job Influence

• Strategic decisions
• Managerial decisions
• Operational decisions

IV. Working Conditions

• Predominantly in an office setting with occasional field travel.

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic qualifications

• Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Law, Public Administration, Criminology, Sociology, Political Science, Social Sciences, Security Studies or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Law, Public Administration, Criminology, Sociology, Political Science, Social Sciences, Security Studies or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.

Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

• Professional qualification and membership to a professional body where applicable;
• Leadership course lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution.

Previous relevant work experience required.

• Served in the position of Assistant Director in either inspections, monitoring or preventive services for a minimum period of three (3) years at IPOA grade 5 or for a period of twelve (12) years in inspections and monitoring, three (3) of which must have been in a senior management level in the Public or private sector.