PS/677/C - STAFF / MB1 - Senior Partnership Policy Officer - Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC)

Are you interested in a varied and challenging role at the heart of the criminal justice system in Cambridgeshire?  Are you able to understand the bigger picture and distil wide ranging information to inform senior decision makers?  Are you a self-starter who can use your initiative in delivering your own work, as well as working with and supporting others?  If so, then we need you to support work to tackle crime and keep our communities safe.

A vacancy has arisen for a new post in the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough supporting the delivery of the Commissioner’s Police and Crime Plan. The post will have a particular focus on criminal justice and community safety.  This will support the Commissioner’s statutory responsibilities for holding the Chief Constable to account, ensuring an effective and efficient criminal justice system, and supporting delivery of the Police and Crime Plan.

The role will be varied.  You will be using performance reporting to support the Commissioner in holding the Constabulary to account, as well as looking more broadly at criminal justice system performance.  You will also be working proactively with a range of colleagues to translate the Police and Crime Plan into action.

You will need to be comfortable balancing competing priorities, against a backdrop of complex change.  You will need to be able to translate detailed information against big picture context and local issues.  You also need to work professionally and effectively with local stakeholders.

You will be part of a small but supportive team who are splitting their time between working from home and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner based in Police Headquarters in Huntingdon.  You must be able to travel to the office, and around the county and elsewhere for meetings to meet business need.

The role is full time (37 hours), but flexible working arrangements will be considered.

If this sounds like a job for you and you would like a quick chat please contact Cristina Strood, Head of Policy, via: cambs-pcc@cambs.police.uk.

The deadline for applications is 24th April 2022.  Interviews will take place at Police Headquarters in Huntingdon on 5th May 2022.

Please note, as below, the statement of no more than 500 words should be against the entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile not the competency and values framework. 

For the purposes of the application, you will be expected to provide your CV as well as evidence against the entry requirements as per above.

If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be expected to evidence against all CVF competencies and the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. 

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 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 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 Cambridgeshire 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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