Governance and Planning Adviser

**Location: Agile (Middle Engine Lane/ Home Working)**

Ever wondered what it’s like working behind the scenes for one of the UK’s largest Police Forces?

Would you like to play a key role in serving your community?

Are you an enthusiastic and self-motivated Governance and Planning Adviser with strong planning and organisational skills?

If the answer is yes, then Northumbria Police are looking for someone just like you.

**Our Team**

Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing It’s in our DNA to be passionate about what we do. Our overall purpose is to keep people safe and fight crime.

Our Governance and Planning Team, within the Corporate Development Department, engage with area commands, internal departments, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and external bodies to deliver an effective governance and decision-making framework,which supports Northumbria Police to maintain high levels of performance and service delivery.

**What will I be doing?**

This is an exciting and challenging role, within a small team, responsible for providing governance and business planning advice and support to the Force, including senior leaders.
- Providing professional advice and updates on all aspects of corporate planning, governance, strategy, policy, organisational learning and risk management.
- Quickly building positive working relationships and liaising with business leads.
- Preparing, scrutinising and quality assuring reports for strategic meetings.
- Providing a secretariat service to meetings in line with our governance and decision-making framework.
- Analysing environmental and horizon scanning and published reports; summarising in a succinct manner to inform executive decision-making.

**What do I need?**
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Strong planning and organisation skills
- Attention to detail - particularly in written communication
- Ability to work well as part of a team and independently
- Self-motivation and great work ethic
- Demonstrate personal responsibility for achieving deadlines
- A good working knowledge of Microsoft packages (e.g. Excel, Office)

**Benefits**
- 24 days’ leave, excluding bank holidays, increasing to 29 days for 5 years+ service
- Enhanced Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave
- Flexi Time Scheme - allowing you to fit your working hours around your individual needs
- Agile working - option to work from home, your team zone and spaces across the force
- Fantastic market leading public sector pension scheme
- Corporate Travel schemes - local rail, bus services and metro
- Access to Private Healthcare and Eye Test Vouchers
- Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets
- Also, to take care of your physical and mental well-being, we’ve invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders on-site, an employee advice service and access to gyms in some stations
- Sports & Social Club - join our thriving sports scene at Team NP and also enjoy further exclusive discounts on days out and travel
- Cycle to work scheme

Vetting level: Recruitment Vetting (RV);
Applicants must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed.

A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information and references.