Senior Communications Advisor - Corporate Communications

Could you lead our communications response to serious and organised crime in Bedfordshire? We are looking for someone with ideas, energy and who loves to innovate who can take on the challenge of helping us take down the county's most serious criminals.

Operation Costello is the biggest operation we have ever run to combat serious and organised crime. The Home Office has funded this special operation in Bedfordshire to go after those involved in high level offending such as large scale drug importation, modern slavery and weapons trafficking. So far offenders have been jailed for more than 150 years as a result of Op Costello investigations, with many more cases currently progressing through the courts.

We are recruiting a senior communications advisor who would lead on Op Costello, as well as driving the communications response to serious and organised crime both in policing and across all our partner agencies here in Bedfordshire. You will be given time, space and significant budget to run proactive campaigns which raise awareness of the violence and exploitation linked to organised crime, deter young and vulnerable people from getting involved as well as publicising the police enforcement that gets these gangs causing misery to our communities off the streets.

The successful candidate will have excellent communications skills, working knowledge of media law, experience of working under pressure and as part of a wider team, with an excellent eye for detail and confidence to persuade and influence officers at all levels.

We are a small force with big challenges and often find ourselves in the national spotlight, so this role would be a perfect opportunity for a communications professional looking to progress their career and make an impact here in Bedfordshire.

Design and video-editing skills would be an advantage. The role is being offered as a fixed term contract until 31 March 2024. We would welcome interest from anyone looking to take the role on as a secondment.

For further information, please contact Communications Manager Jonathan Vale - jonathan.vale@beds.police.uk

All internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period in order to apply for this role. 

Internal applicants within Bedfordshire Police, should upload either a CV or a completed ‘Staff internal role summary’ form, which can be found in the vacancy documents below. Please note you will be required to provide a statement no more than 500 words against the entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. 

External applicants should ensure that your current CV is uploaded and provide a statement no more than 500 words against the entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. To ensure the recruitment process is fair and equal, please do not include personal details on your CV other than your name.

This vacancy is live to those at risk of redundancy and will remain open to redeployees until the conditional offer stage throughout the recruitment process. Any redeployee that wishes to apply should apply through the Redeployment Portal and provide a statement no more than 500 words against the entry requirements only. Please see attached role profile for guidance. Redeployees will take priority over other applicants at any point during the recruitment process up until conditional offer. 

This force is a Disability Confident Leader.  Should you require any workplace adjustments for your recruitment journey with us which you have not informed us of, please contact us on 01438 757777 or email us on careers@bch.police.uk and we will be happy to support you.  If you have a disability and you meet the minimum criteria for the position you are applying for, you will be entitled to an interview under the ‘Offer an Interview Scheme’. 

Everyone at Bedfordshire Constabulary takes personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish. 

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