A career detective who switched forces has come home to become GMP's new Assistant Chief Constable.
Sarah Jackson first joined the force in 1994 as a member of staff and became an officer a year later.
She carved an impressive reputation in CID heading numerous investigations while working in Bolton, Salford, Bury, and Manchester.
She served as a constable, sergeant, detective inspector and detective chief inspector, and acting superintendent.
But she left in 2017 for Cumbria Constabulary after gaining a promotion to superintendent.
While working for GMP's Force Intelligence Branch she was seconded to Manchester City Council Children's Services, playing a key role in making improvements to the early intervention service and how and support for vulnerable people.
At Cumbria she has worked as the Head of People, Head of Professional Standards, and the Commander of Operations & Neighbourhood Policing.
Yesterday she was appointed as the newest addition to GMP's command team.
She will be responsible for the Crime portfolio, which includes Serious and Organised Crime, Public Protection, Forensic Services, Intelligence and Crime Investigation.
Detective Chief Superintendent Tony Creely, Head of GMP's Serious Crime Division, has been acting in the role of ACC since the start of the year and will continue in post until ACC Jackson's arrival.
Assistant Chief Constable Jackson said: "I'm really excited to be coming back to Greater Manchester Police and can’t wait to join my new chief officer colleagues in delivering the improved GMP that the Chief Constable has promised.
"I was born in Greater Manchester and had lived there for my entire life before moving to Cumbria in 2017 so I'm grateful to have the opportunity to serve the people of Greater Manchester once again. In addition to it being my home force, I also have lots of friends and family who still work here so GMP is where my heart is.
"I do want to say a big thank you to everybody at Cumbria Constabulary who I have worked alongside over the last five years. I wish the organisation all the best for the future."
Chief Constable Stephen Watson said: "I am delighted to welcome Sarah back to Greater Manchester Police following a very successful period working for Cumbria Constabulary.
"Sarah knows Greater Manchester very well as a result of over 20 years distinguished service to the people of our region at the start of her career, and she brings back with her a wealth of experience that will only better us as we continue to deliver our vision of a vastly improved GMP.
"We know that there are many areas in this portfolio where we are not meeting standards and we are determined to make urgent improvements in order to deliver a greater number of quality crime investigations which lead to the detention of criminals who are causing harm in our communities. This is particularly evident with crimes which involve vulnerable victims.
"I am confident that Sarah will use her in-depth experience of crime investigation and proven track record in delivering positive results, to deliver the necessary changes which are required to effectively tackle longstanding performance issues.
"I would also like to say thank you to Tony Creely who has stepped up admirably in the interim and already started the important task of improving our work in this area."
