Business Support Officer

Location

Nottingham | United Kingdom

Job description

We are recruiting! Come and work for us and help to Make Nottinghamshire Safe.

It is an exciting time for the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner here in Nottinghamshire as we prepare for a new term of office following Police and Crime Commissioner elections in May 2024. This will see the publication of a brand new Police and Crime Plan that will set the strategic direction of policing, crime and victim services over the next four years.

To help prepare for and deliver this programme of work, we are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Business Support Officer to provide to provide professional support to the Office of the PCC under the support and direction of the Office and Compliance Manager.

Working as part of a small team, the post-holder will provide exemplary service to members of the public and partners providing a first point of contact and triage service for all incoming enquiries and correspondence, in accordance with OPCC policies and procedures. The role is high profile, requiring the individual to work proactively with minimal supervision and is demanding and pressurised.

In return, working in the OPCC offers professional satisfaction as well as the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of Nottinghamshire residents. Working with police colleagues, partners and the public, you will contribute to the delivery of excellent local services that provide effective safeguarding and value for money.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want our workforce to represent the communities we serve. We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities and in particular those that are currently under-represented in our workforce, including but not limited to Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic, disabled and LGBTQ+ candidates.

We hope that you are interested in the role. To apply, please provide an up-to-date CV with a written expression of interest of up to 1,000 words addressing how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification. If you would like to discuss the position in more detail before applying, please contact Dan Howitt on 07887 618533 or .

Fixed term contract to 31 March 2025, with the possibility of extension subject to available funding.

Deadline for applications: Friday 15 March 2024

Interviews: Week commencing 25 March 2024 - please indicate any date preferences on your application.

For current Nottinghamshire Police Staff applicants, please note that the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner would be a new employer.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Vetting Level - Recruitment- you must have resided in the UK for at least the last 3 years

Please note that you must obtain your line manager's sign off if applying for an internal vacancy.

This will need to be submitted on the Line Manager Awareness Document (Support form) which is published on the intranet.

Any applications submitted without the support document will not be progressed through the process. Completion of the Line Manager Awareness Document does not mean that release from your current role is supported. Should you be successful, a release date will be negotiated between the two departments.

Candidates currently at risk will be required to complete and attach the at-risk pro-forma document.

All applicants will be subject to the Force Vetting Policy.

PROUD embodies everything we stand for as an organisation, for further detail on our PROUD values please visit the link below.

Nottinghamshire Police is committed to the principles of Equality, Fairness and Diversity, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community in our efforts to recruit a diverse and flexible workforce that reflects the people we serve.

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£27.79k - £29.87k per annum