Planning Officer

**:**Planning Officer**
- Vacancy Type- Police Staff- Area Command / Department- Force Communications & Operations- Location- Newcastle- Contract Type- Permanent- Hours- Full Time- Salary Range- £31,548 - £34,329- Closing Date- 19/01/2025Role:
**Salary: Band 7, £31,548 - £34,329**

**Location: Etal Lane Police Station**

**Hours/Contract: 37 hours per week, permanent**

**Working for #TeamNP**

Our purpose at Team NP is simple: to keep people safe and to fight crime. But it takes more than officers alone to do the job - and that’s where our 2,000-strong team of police staff and 200 volunteers come in.

As one of the largest police forces in England we have a huge variety of departments and specialisms offering you endless opportunities. From mentoring and coaching schemes and online soft skills courses to leadership development programmes; we’ll give you the support, training and time to carve out the career you always wanted.

As one of the top 50 UK inclusive employers and a disability confident employer, we promote a culture of respect in the workplace so everyone can feel seen, heard and valued.

Whether you’re a member of staff or a volunteer, you can also expect first-rate support to manage your health and wellbeing. With year-round events, a 24/7 welfare support hotline and a leading approach to neurodiversity, our initiatives enable you to be at your best.

Above all else, here at Team NP, we can offer you a career that is so much more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something that really matters.

Learn about our full benefits package

**The role**

Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Force Coordination and Operations Department as a Planning Officer.

The role of the Planning Officer is to work in line with policies and legislation plan events and operations including protected person visits making use of force procedures and working with multi agencies and partners.

You will be required to coordinate the planning process, as the conduit between key individuals both internal and external.

**What you’ll do**
- Liaison and co-ordination between Northumbria Police and various organisations as applicable in respect of royal visits, contingency planning and event planning to support the decision-making process.
- Prepare, review and evaluate plans for events, operations and VIP visits in order to ensure compliance with nationally agreed policy, codes of practice, regulations and other procedures affecting planning and maintain knowledge of this.
- The planner will be allocated events which may include major events such as the Great North Run, Pride, Music events or protests. This list is not exhaustive, events can be pre-planned or spontaneous with only a few days’ notice and the planner is expected to plan to a high standard in both scenarios. The planner will be expected to work in the Tactical Command room for some events.
- Assist in ensuring plans of other organisations are compatible with police service response, providing consultation and advice to ensure a common approach. Adapt planning skills in relation to specific operations.
- Demonstrating knowledge in relation to event and operational planning to organisers, council representatives and internal staff and contribution to the resolution of issues & problems during the planning phase.
- Represent the department or force at meetings, ensuring the views, interests and reputation of the organisation are presented and protected including safety advisory groups and other multi-agency meetings.

**What you’ll bring**
- Knowledge of planning, experience of report writing and administration.
- Demonstrable experience of organisational skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Flexible approach.
- Demonstrable experience of using own initiative to highlight areas for improvement with a range of solutions.
- An ability to motivate themselves and work well on their own, as well as part of a team.
- Able to utilise both written and verbal methods to communicate, including the use of a variety of ICT equipment and software.
- Experience in administration and measurable experience in dealing with stakeholders and partners.

Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.

**What we offer**
- 26 days’ leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays.
- NHS Fleet Solutions Car Lease Scheme.
- Enhanced maternity, shared parental and adoption leave.
- Flexi time - allowing you to fit your working hours around your individual needs.
- Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours).
- Agile working - option to work