Five pairs of eyes staring out from a website advert are used to make the point.
A caption says: "We're watching and we're waiting. We want to see what you're made of."
The invitation to apply by Greater Manchester Police Authority chairman Paul Murphy and chief executive Barbara Spicer adds: "This is not a role for the faint hearted. It's a future for someone who not only has experience and vision but also the strength of character and determination to deal with the highs and lows and scrutiny that such a prominent role demands.
"This is your chance to stand up and be counted. To inspire a region, lead a police force and drive forward positive change."
The closing date for applications for the £168,000 a year post is Friday next week.
Unusually the names of a short-list of contenders will be released publicly after a meeting of a five-strong appointments panel in July.
An authority source said: "We are determined to be as transparent about this process as possible and avoid speculation."
It is understood that the reference to 'scrutiny' in the advert applies to both the person who replaces Mr Todd and Greater Manchester Police.
Mr Todd was found dead on a Welsh mountainside in March. An inquest into this death is expected to be held soon.
In the autumn a report will be issued by the Chief Constable of the West Midlands, Sir Paul Scott-Lee, who has been asked to investigate whether Mr Todd's private life impacted on his duties as chief constable.
He will try to establish what the command team around Mr Todd knew about his personal life. One of the allegations is that Mr Todd had affairs with women serving in GMP. The vacant post is expected to attract about six 'select' applicants as it is only open to existing chief constables.
Interviews will be over two days in late July followed by an immediate announcement of who has got the job.
The new Chief Constable is expected to take over on November 1. Among those in the running is Peter Fahy, Chief Constable of Cheshire, who was second on the short-list when Mr Todd was appointed in October 2002.
Another strong contender is South Yorkshire's Chief Constable Meredydd Hughes - who has served in GMP.
Merseyside's Bernard Hogan-Howe and Kent's Michael Fuller had been seen as possible applicants too - but are now being ruled out as both are believed to have their sights on the Metropolitan Police where changes could be imminent with Boris Johnson ousting Ken Livingstone as Mayor.
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It is imperative in any high ranking job that the candidate is fully vetted.
At my company they have psychosymmetic tests and even have a two hour session with the company's pyschoanalyst. This is an American business by the wau, not an NHS job.
In these sessions the candidate is asked if they have transgressed with a memeber of staff. One candidate was counted out because of his reputation with junior members of staff. They were unsure as he should be totally focussed on the job and also the fear of lawsuits i.e. junior member of staff feeling pressured into a situation with the boss.
I'm surprised that the police don't do this already.
Has Mike Hughes been signed by Man City yet?
Watch out if he hasn't, GMP might be head hunting!
Whoever takes up the post I hope they adopt the move taken recently by Surrey Police.Abandoning the pursuit of Government targets and a return to common sense policing.GMP whatever did happen to "empowerment" and "discretion" ?
Whoever takes up the job I hope that his wife and family move to Manchester with him. That way he has a home to go back to every night and not an empty flat.
Mark,Radcliffe, I agree completely. All the government targets have done is provide misleading propaganda for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown to spin at us.
If the police are allowed to treat most people as allies in the fight against crime rather than everyone becoming an ID Number on a national database of potential criminals, we could get a society worth living in instead of a police state.
Whoever gets the job I hope he or she has zero tolerence to the gangs and the gun merchants and all violent crimes and is oppossed to political correctness and will not be scared to offend groups that choose to be offended at every opportunity.
Response to Blue Heart in Eccles, what a terribly sad comment, sad in the fact that it is so true and expresses my feelings too. It stopped me in my tracks reading such a short and poinant comment. Maybe things could be a lot different had that have been the case.
I hope your tag Blue Heart doesn't relay your your feelings, my heart still very sad.