PS/396/B - Scale 6-SO1 - Public Information Officer - Office of the PCC (Maternity Cover)

**Please note that this vacancy has now closed and is available to redeployees only; it will not be checked on a regular basis by the recruitment team. It is therefore essential that if you apply for this role, you e-mail BCHCareers@herts.pnn.police.uk to notify us that you have submitted an application. We will then process it for shortlisting. If you do not notify us by e-mail that you have submitted an application, it will not be picked up. Please also ensure that you notify your allocated Change Advisor of any redeployee applications that you have submitted.
Redeployees who apply will be given priority over any other internal applicants for permanent roles up until the point that an offer has been accepted either verbally or in writing.
If a role is not filled by an internal candidate and is advertised externally, redeployees will continue to get priority over external applicants until a successful candidate has received a final offer of employment.**


This vacancy is for an initial period of 9 months to cover maternity leave, expected to finish in March 2020.

The Office of Police and Crime Commissioner requires maternity cover for our Public Information Officer and are offering a Career Development Opportunity to staff.

This exciting post provides media releases for all the events and projects the Police and Crime Commissioner attends or funds. This proactive role will ensure key, timely and accurate messages are released through appropriate media channels.

The media releases will show the work of the PCC and her team to our various communities, partner agencies and internal police partners. The ideal applicant will have had a customer service background and understand the purpose of creative media releases. Previous experience working in a media outlet would be an advantage.

The applicant must be able to work under pressure, as the media releases can be prepared and sent ‘live’ from an event.

Knowledge of inputting across a wide range of social media platforms is essential.

Please note occasional evening and weekend work may be required within this CDO period.

Please submit the expression of Interest (Maximum 500 words) by clicking on the apply button below.

For further details on the vacancy please contact Philip McCarthy (Project Manager) on Beds x2283 or email phil.mccarthy@bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk

* All applications must be submitted through our online recruitment website by clicking the apply button below.

** Please note that this advert will be live to redeployees throughout the recruitment of this advert. Any redeployee that applies will only need to evidence against the minimum entry requirements of the role profile. To do this if you are a redeployee, write ‘Redeployee’ in the other competency boxes and just complete your evidence against the minimum entry requirements in the relevant box. Redeployees will take priority over other candidates at any point during the recruitment process up until a final offer is produced and you will be notified if this happens.