COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLICE SERVICE, MINISTRY OF NATIONAL SECURITY, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.
Type of Vacancy: Community Vacancies
Details of the Post
JOB SUMMARY:
An incumbent in this office plans, organizes, directs and controls all strategic activities of the Police Service in the enforcement of laws and ordinances, crime prevention and the protection of life and property in order to promote and achieve higher levels of safety and security for the nation. Work involves providing policy advice and decision-making support to the Minister, Permanent Secretary and the Police Service Commission; formulating, implementing and monitoring policies plans and programmes for the Police Service; and managing the financial resources allocated to the Police Service particularly as it relates to the procurement of goods and services. Duties also include planning, organizing and directing the major divisions of the Police Service in strategic, operational and tactical planning activities, providing administrative direction and oversight and fostering cooperative working relationships with other arms of the Ministry. Work is performed with innovativeness, initiative, discretion and independent judgment and is reviewed as necessary to keep informed and to monitor effectiveness/accuracy based on functional policies.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Training as evidenced by the possession of a Master’s Degree from a University recognised by the Ministry responsible for Higher Education in any of the following: Law, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Police Service Management or any other relevant degree; and
- No less than 15 years’ experience of increasing responsibility in law enforcement.
With specific reference to persons who are not in possession of the degrees specifically mentioned (Law, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Police Service Management) and seek to rely on a relevant degree, please refer to Section 2.3 of the Guide for Applicants· Stage Two· Screening for further instructions.
GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS:
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
The required qualifications for the office of Commissioner of Police are provided for in Legal Notices 219 of 2015 dated 16th December 2015 and 339 of 2019 dated 4th November 2019.
MAKING AN APPLICATION:
• Interested applicants can access additional information on the Service Commissions Department’s website at www.scd.org.tt including the following: the Job Description, the relevant Legal Notices and the Online Application Form with Instructions. A Checklist and a Guide for Applicants can also be accessed.
• Your Application Form must be completed online via the link that has been provided. Your Curriculum Vitae and supporting documents (certificates; testimonials etc.) are to be uploaded via the link on the website.
• Interested officers/persons MUST submit their applications ONLINE ONLY, on or before but not later than 3rd May, 2024 at 4:00 pm (GMT-4)
• All enquiries in relation to your application should be submitted via email to the Executive Director, Human Resource Management, Police Service Commission Secretariat at scdpolscrecruit@gov.tt
Notice expires at 4:00pm on Friday May 3rd, 2024