PS/588/C - SC5 - Inclusion Coordinator - People & Professionalism

We are looking for an Inclusion Coordinator to join our People & Professionalism department to help build trust and confidence in the Constabulary. 

The Inclusion Coordinator is a newly created role that will work alongside our Positive Action team in order to encourage applications from minority and under-represented communities. As well as having external facing responsibilities you will work internally supporting officers and staff while working with staff support networks. You will help ensure that staff are supported and encouraged to progress to their full potential. 

The role will require flexibility in terms of your approach as you will be supporting people from a diverse range of backgrounds during your working day. You will be capable of working under your own initiative and adapting your delivery to have the best impact for your audience. 

You will be experienced in delivering inclusion related initiatives in a workplace as well as building and maintaining a network of contacts in order support your work. 

Our new Continuing Professional Development Units are responsible for the ongoing development and training of our Police Officers. You will report to the Sergeant who works within that unit but will be working to ensure there is inclusivity across both Police officers and Police Staff. 

As well as the hands elements of dealing with people, there will a need to review briefing documents, national best practice and management data in order to produce reports in varying formats for local review / information. This means you will to be able to process information and present it in the best format for the audience. 

Because we work closely with both Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire constabularies, your role will not be limited to solely working within Cambridgeshire. Your day to day work may require you to travel across each of the 3 forces for meetings and training events. You should be comfortable working with people at all levels and forces. 

You will usually be working Monday-Friday between 0900 & 1700 although there will need to be some flexibility in these working times as some of the external support groups you work with may not meet during office hours. You will usually be based from our Headquarters in Huntingdon, there will also be opportunity to work from home where operational need allows it. 

As this is a new role, you will have the opportunity to really make it your own and make a difference for under-represented communities within Cambridgeshire. 

Please contact Inspector Luke Coulson on luke.coulson@cambs.pnn.police.uk if you require further information in regards to the role. 

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

Internal applicants within Cambridgeshire Constabulary, 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 minimum 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 minimum 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 minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. Redeployees will take priority over other applicants at any point during the recruitment process up until a start date is agreed. Redeployee’s should notify the BCH Careers team and their HR Advisor of their application. All applicants will be notified if this occurs. 

This force is a Disability Confident employer. Should you require any reasonable adjustments for your application process, please contact the HR Service Centre on 01438 75(7777) or the manager contact for this role directly. We also offer the guaranteed interview scheme; this means that all candidates with a disability covered by the Equality Act 2010, who meet the minimum entry requirements for the role, will be invited to attend an interview. 

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