**Location of Role**: Kelvedon

**Advert Closing Date**: 15/05/2024

**Starting Salary**: £33,915.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

**Part/Full Time**: Part Time

**Contract Type**: Permanent

**Working Pattern**: Mon-Fri

**Weekend/Evening Working**: No

The role

This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the continuous improvement of policing and fire and rescue services in Essex.

The PFCC is seeking a Scrutiny Officer to ensure the efficient and effective running of a range of governance boards and scrutiny functions through the provision of high quality, proactive support and administration. This is a broad and varied role which will be supporting a number of governance boards and project managing any scrutiny reviews commissioned by those boards.

What we are looking for

We are therefore seeking an individual who is well organised and adept at prioritising their workloads and managing competing demands appropriately whilst still maintaining high standards. The successful applicant will be educated to an A Level or equivalent vocational qualification or above and will demonstrate considerable experience of providing an effective administrative support function, preferably within a public sector environment. They will pride themselves on accuracy and attention to detail.

The role requires excellent communication skills and confidence in dealing face to face, via telephone and in writing with a wide range of stakeholders. The successful applicant will possess the interpersonal skills and style necessary to develop and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues across the PFCC’s office, Essex Police and the Essex County Fire and Rescue Service as well as with other elected officials, representatives of other external bodies and the general public.

The successful applicant will be able to work competently and confidently both on their own initiative and as part of a team. We are a small, friendly team, so seek applicants who work cooperatively with others to get things done, who willingly give help and support to colleagues, and who equally ask for help and support when they need it.

Applicants will be required to demonstrate sound working knowledge of data protection and information security legislation and principles and must be able to deal appropriately with confidential and sensitive material.

Office technology

Excellent minute taking skills

Information gathering and analysis

Office organisation

Customer Service

Research techniques

Knowledge of police / fire and rescue environment and policy

Knowledge of legislation and policy

Project management

Please note that security vetting is a prerequisite of employment by the PFCC and that all posts within the PFCC’s office are politically restricted in accordance with the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

For further information on this role please contact Janet Perry on 07738 681621.

Essex Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £35,982.00.

All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.

Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.

**This post is open to**:
British Citizens
Members of a European Economic Area (EEA) state who hold settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.

Commonwealth citizens or foreign nationals (who are not British citizens or European Economic Area (EEA) state members) who have leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for an indefinite period that is free from restrictions.

All applicants (except those who have been serving abroad with the British Armed Forces) must have lived in the UK continuously for the past three years.

Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.

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