Duties and Resourcing Team Duty Planner

Overview

The Duties and Resourcing Team is seeking a Duty Planner to join their operational support unit at the Operations Complex in Sheffield. This permanent full-time position involves managing the deployment and rostering of police officers and staff to align with Force priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilize GRS software and Microsoft applications to design, update, and analyze duties data including weekly to annual rosters, ensuring operational requirements such as holidays, sickness, rest days, police regulations, and minimum staffing are met.
• Create and distribute planned duty schedules to personnel, conveying changes promptly while adhering to policy and regulations.
• Maintain and update force duty databases and organizational structures to reflect personnel and operational adjustments, including changes in names, codes, locations, shifts, and rotations.
• Detect and report configuration issues within duty management systems, collaborating with HR system administrators to address concerns.
• Maintain comprehensive records associated with workforce matters such as leave, sickness, and training.
• Prepare duty rosters for special operations and events as required by the force.
• Identify and escalate any risks to normal business functioning related to staffing or resources in a timely manner.
• Perform additional duties related to the role as necessary.

Required Skills and Experience

• Proficient in Windows-based applications and manual record keeping.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills for effective interaction across all organizational levels, particularly when managing overtime allocation.
• Experience meeting targets within service level agreements and deadlines.
• Demonstrated attention to detail with a systematic and thorough approach to work tasks.
• Analytical skills sufficient to extract and interpret relevant data mathematically.

Benefits

• Competitive salary ranging from £25,242 to £27,204 with a generous pension scheme.
• Attractive annual leave entitlement and family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Flexible work options including flexitime and hybrid arrangements, although this position is classified as fixed onsite work.
• Supportive team culture grounded in core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust.
• Comprehensive professional development and leadership training opportunities.
• Access to a 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• Additional lifestyle benefits such as Blue Light Card, company shop, and cycle-to-work scheme.
• Commitment to sustainability with an embedded strategy for 2020-2025.
• Membership to the Sports and Social Club and access to various staff support groups and networks.

Additional Information

Applicants must have a minimum of three years of verifiable background history and successfully complete recruitment vetting procedures. South Yorkshire Police encourages diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups including women and ethnic minorities. Tattoos are permitted provided they are deemed appropriate by standards applied during recruitment. Prospective employees must uphold high standards of behavior consistent with policing roles.

The role is fixed onsite at police premises, as duties require physical presence. Contact for further inquiries is available. The closing date for applications is 26th August 2026. Pre-employment checks include references, medical clearance, vetting, and sickness history.