Closing date: 16 March 2026
Police Sergeant

by Police

Police Sergeant

St Helena Island, South Atlantic 

2 years FTC available immediately

£46-£49k pa, depending on experience and qualifications, plus International Supplement

Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Although better placed to develop economically and socially as a result of opening our international airport in 2017, we are not at the stage of self-sufficiency and therefore remain dependent on UK government aid. The Royal St Helena Police comprises of a Chief of Police, a DCI, three Inspectors, five Sergeants including one DS and 19 Constables including three DCs. In addition, the RSHP has one Inspector, one Sergeant and three Constables based on Ascension Island, and it may occasionally be necessary for you to travel there to support those officers.

As the first level of line management in policing you will ensure effective daily supervision, guidance and support of officers and staff. You will enable the development of competence within your team whilst ensuring that organisational standards are met and objectives achieved. You will co-ordinate, monitor and respond where necessary, to front line policing activity to uphold the law, enable public safety and build public confidence in policing in line with legal frameworks and policy guidelines. You may also be required to take on an operational role requiring specialist technical knowledge and skills.

You will utilise a range of appropriate supervisory and leadership skills to deliver effective and efficient response, community and investigative policing across St Helena and will have broad experience of working within uniform operational policing. You will also understand current policing challenges, efficiency and diversity issues. You should be under 60 with good physical and mental health and hold a clean drivers licence in Class A and C.

In addition, you must demonstrate our core values of fairness, integrity and teamwork and use your diverse expertise and experiences to ensure your time on the Island has the broadest benefit to St Helena.  As an officer funded through the Technical Co-Operation Programme you will be expected to share your knowledge and skills beyond the workplace contributing to workforce, community and capacity development in St Helena.

Our Benefits Package Includes:

How to Apply:

An application form is available below, where further information can also be found, or you may contact Kedell Worboys on 0203 818 7610 or via email: shgukrep@sthelenagov.com.

Please contact Chief Inspector Rachel Griffiths at Rachel.Griffiths@sainthelena.gov.sh if you would like to attend a teams meeting with an opportunity to meet serving officers from the UK and St Helena and discuss life on the island as an officer to assist you with deciding whether  to submit an application.

Applications must be sent to recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh and received by 16 March 2026

Interviews will be held on 27 March.

To be considered for this role, you must complete our application form.  Failure to do so will mean that your application will not be considered.  Please do not submit your CV.  

The Public Service positively accepts applications from all members of the community regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and will consider all applications on the basis of merit, in accordance with the person specification.

The St Helena Public Service welcomes all applications from across our whole community, including our St Helenian diaspora wishing to return to St Helena.  If you are a St Helenian currently living and working overseas, please contact at us  recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh

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Closing date: 9 March 2026
Deputy Chief Auditor

by Audit

Deputy Chief Auditor

St Helena Island, South Atlantic 

3 Years FTC available immediately

£45k-£55k pa, depending on experience and qualifications, plus International Supplement

Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Although better placed to develop economically and socially as a result of opening our international airport in 2017, we are not at the stage of self-sufficiency and remain dependent on UK government aid.

You will manage the operations of Audit St Helena, responsible for the planning and delivery of financial and performance audits across a portfolio of public sector bodies. This requires ownership of operational planning, management and performance monitoring of audit resources.

You must develop a financial audit operational plan which sets out how the external audit portfolio will be serviced, with a performance audit operational plan which prioritises and schedules forward audits, plus a resource plan for the deployment of operational staff resources and management of workflow.

At engagement level, you will lead the planning, delivery and quality control of financial audit work and of performance audit work across the entire diverse portfolio. This demands delivery to time, budget and quality standards and as you develop effective working relationships with key contacts you will communicate on planning, delivery and reporting.

Your professional judgement will be valued in determining the significance and disposition of matters arising from the audit. You must be able to explain the outcomes of audits to senior managers, elected members and the Public Accounts Committee.

You will have operational responsibility for the System of Quality Management, developing and implementing audit training policy and team performance management. Your technical leadership will ensure audit manuals, technical resources, methodologies and operational practices remain current and in accordance with international standards and guidance.

CCAB qualified, you are degree level educated with substantial post-qualification experience in external

audit. With an audit management background, you have recent experience in the planning and conduct of performance audit or advisory engagements, and you can undertake advanced levels of statistical analysis and analysis of information.

In addition, you must demonstrate our core values of fairness, integrity and teamwork and use your diverse expertise and experiences to ensure your time on the Island has the broadest benefit to St Helena.  As an officer funded through the Technical Co-Operation Programme you will be expected to share your knowledge and skills beyond the workplace contributing to workforce, community and capacity development in St Helena.

Our Benefits Package Includes:

How to Apply:

An application form is available below, where further information can also be found, or you may contact Kedell Worboys on 0203 818 7610 or via email: shgukrep@sthelenagov.com.

Applications must be sent to recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh and received by 9 March 2026.

Interviews to be held week commencing 23 March 2026

To be considered for this role, you must complete our application form.  Failure to do so will mean that your application will not be considered.  Please do not submit your CV.  

The Public Service positively accepts applications from all members of the community regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and will consider all applications on the basis of merit, in accordance with the person specification.

The St Helena Public Service welcomes all applications from across our whole community, including our St Helenian diaspora wishing to return to St Helena.  If you are a St Helenian currently living and working overseas, please contact at us  recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh

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Closing date: 6 March 2026
Corporate Procurement Tendering Manager

by Procurement

Corporate Procurement Tendering Manager

St Helena Island, South Atlantic

3 Years FTC available immediately

£50k pa, plus an International Supplement (of at least £15, 900 per annum) full details of which are in the Overseas Vacancy Information

 Enjoying unique lifestyle opportunities, St Helena Island is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Although better placed to develop economically and socially as a result of opening our international airport in 2017, we are not at the stage of self-sufficiency and remain dependent on UK government aid.

Your expertise and advice will be key to high value and complex tenders and the management of the resulting contracts as you support Procurement and the overall financial resilience of the Public Service, ensuring value for money.

You will lead on high value and complex tenders for Government portfolios, managing all aspects such as ensuring specifications and evaluation questions are fit for purpose, running tenders through e-procurement software, running moderation sessions and awarding the contracts.

You must develop the personnel involved in tendering and contract management with formal training and ‘hands on’ mentoring. You will recommend improvements and support the production of guidance manuals, helping to develop the existing e-procurement solution.

A member of CIPS, or willing to work towards obtaining it, you have used e-tendering and Purchase to Pay systems, preferably in a public sector environment, and have used different methods for purchasing goods, services or works.

You are familiar with International Procurement standards and law plus standard procurement tools and techniques, including INCOTERMS. An adept multi-tasker, you have managed contracts, delivering substantial savings and/or service improvements. You must have experience of analysing and interpreting information to develop solutions or solve problems.

You know how to influence, network and apply professional judgement and diplomacy. Persuasive while maintaining high level customer focus and able to support and communicate change, you have the confidence for risk based decision making.

In addition, you must demonstrate our core values of fairness, integrity and teamwork and use your diverse expertise and experiences to ensure your time on the Island has the broadest benefit to St Helena.  As an officer funded through the Technical Co-Operation Programme you will be expected to share your knowledge and skills beyond the workplace contributing to workforce, community and capacity development in St Helena.

Our Benefits Package Includes:

How to Apply:

An application form is available below, where further information can also be found, or you may contact Kedell Worboys on 0203 818 7610 or via email: shgukrep@sthelenagov.com.

Applications must be sent to recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh and received by 6 March 2026. Interviews to be held week commencing 15 March 2026.

To be considered for this role, you must complete our application form.  Failure to do so will mean that your application will not be considered.  Please do not submit your CV.  

The Public Service positively accepts applications from all members of the community regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and will consider all applications on the basis of merit, in accordance with the person specification.

The St Helena Public Service welcomes all applications from across our whole community, including our St Helenian diaspora wishing to return to St Helena.  If you are a St Helenian currently living and working overseas, please contact at us  recruitment@sainthelena.gov.sh

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