Job Title: Superintendent Head of Crime
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: No
Salary Range: £140,842.73
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Advert Closing Date: 27/02/2026
Job Overview
The States of Jersey Police are recruiting for the role of Detective Superintendent – Head of Crime.
The Detective Superintendent is a pivotal strategic leadership role within the States of Jersey Police, responsible for the oversight and delivery of all crime services. This includes the investigation of crime, proactive policing, safeguarding and public protection, financial crime and forensic services. The post holder will also act as Strategic Firearms Commander and Gold on-call (every 5 weeks with a requirement to remain on island), ensuring operational resilience and public safety at the highest level.
This role demands a dynamic, experienced leader with a proven track record in complex investigations, strategic command, and multi agency collaboration.
For further information on the role, please see attached Police Superintendent Pack
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Alison Fossey via email alison.fossey@jersey.police.je
For any HR queries, please contact Ciara Giles - c.giles2@gov.je
Jersey Public Service Careers
Across the Jersey Public Service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wide range of opportunities—working with recognised experts across teams, learning new skills, and developing their careers. We actively seek to recruit people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives, creating a richer, more varied environment where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking, and new opportunities to build an exciting and rewarding career.
To maintain the highest standards of public service, we have a rigorous screening process, to ensure candidates align with our values, skills, and professional requirements. This helps us create a trusted, capable workforce that can deliver excellence and safeguard our community.
For regulated activity roles (working with children and adults at risk of harm), an enhanced level of screening will be conducted to include enhanced DBS checks.
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