Contract Officer

3 weeks ago

Torquay, Torbay, United Kingdom Adecco Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as a Contract Officer - Drugs Test on Arrest Specialist. This is a temporary hybrid role working Monday to Friday, 37 hours a week.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Programme Management: Manage and coordinate the delivery of the Drugs Test on Arrest (DTOA) programme, providing a single point of contact and subject matter expert.
  2. Monitoring and Evaluation: Monitor and evaluate the DTOA programme, establishing reasons for successes and failures, designing and implementing effective inspection methods, and providing recommendations for improvement to senior management.
  3. Data Analysis: Analyze and interpret data gathered through the programme and report this back both internally and externally to the organisation.
  4. Stakeholder Engagement: Establish and maintain key links with programme stakeholders and partners, representing the force at local, regional, and national meetings.
  5. Prosecution and Case Management: Collate and record offences related to the DTOA programme, making decisions on prosecution, creating prosecution files, and monitoring outcomes.
  6. Equipment Maintenance and Training: Maintain the equipment for the programme and train staff as required on equipment and processes.
  7. Financial Management: Maintain the DTOA financial budget and allocate spending where required in line with Home Office funding figures.

Essential Criteria:

  • Must hold a UK driver's licence, unless prevented by reason of disability.
  • Proven ability to use computer systems, including Microsoft Office applications, in particular Excel spreadsheets.
  • Ability to extract and interpret data from systems and/or databases and collate the data in a presentable format for senior leadership and external agencies.
  • A good working knowledge of investigations and the Criminal Justice system, police procedure and deployments, police investigations, and Human Rights legislation.
  • Experience in making and reviewing decisions after gathering all available information, assessing risks, and considering available options.
  • Demonstrate the ability to work co-operatively and unsupervised.
  • Able to put together training and deliver training to colleagues.
  • Excellent planning and organisation skills to manage their own time effectively and achieve deadlines and requirements of partner agencies.
  • A proven ability to communicate at all levels and the ability to influence improvements in working practices.
  • Must possess a high level of self-motivation and the ability to work on own initiative in developing good practice and efficiency based on organisational need, whilst understanding and recognising differing agencies' needs, priorities, and funding constraints.

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