Public Protection Project Officer

From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference. It is our mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe. An exciting career opportunity has arisen to be at the forefront of delivering change in Public Protection through current change programmes. This role is offered as an 18 month fixed term contract working from Sussex Police Headquarters in Lewes and Haywards Heath Police Station, with the option for agile working. Details of working hours and locations will be agreed with the successful candidate. This is a new role to join a team that is responsible for delivering the Public Protection Review Programme and Op Soteria within Sussex Police. As a Project Officer you will be working as a part of a small team responsible for delivering big projects. You will provide essential support to the projects, assisting and supporting the day-to-day activity within the project delivery process. The Project Officer will support the Project Managers and provide a high quality service in managing the project documentation through the project lifecycle and also be responsible for managing and delivering small-scale project work streams. Key Responsibilities - Full details can be found on the attached Job Description To provide essential support to projects, working to the Project Managers to deliver a new operating model for Public Protection within Sussex Police. Assisting and supporting the day-to-day activities within the projects, including the production of project management documents throughout the project lifecycles. Identifying, tracking and escalating risks, assisting with dependency management and supporting the Project Managers. The Project Officer will gather, record and analyse data in order to identify solutions to problems relating to delivery of project objectives. Responsible for managing and delivering both small scale projects and workstreams within the projects, on time, within budget and to specification., We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all. We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement. We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here. We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you. Please use the following links to find out more on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Surrey Police and Sussex Police

Experience We are looking for someone with experience of project working, including proven experience in risk management, ideally within a policing environment. You will have a keen eye for detail, and be able to develop project plans, self-managing your time and that of the people involved in the project delivery to ensure all deadlines are met and the projects are delivered successfully. Strong organisational and communication skills are essential for this role. Skills Agile, Change Management, Prince2 qualification or proven experience in a PMO project management environment. MS Office Suite in addition to specialised applications such as Visio, JIRA and Project reporting applications and can demonstrate competence in using these applications. Proven ability to manage multiple activities and work on own initiative to prioritise and respond flexibly to rapidly changing demands when under pressure. Proven experience of applying project management principles and practices, including the ability to set timescales and review. Experience of analysing information and using own initiative to solve problems, making reasoned and responsible decision that consider all the relevant factors and available information., Applicants will be required to obtain and maintain vetting status to HM Government Standards set out in the Manual of Protective Security for the required level of this post. This role may involve travel to meetings and locations within and beyond the counties of Surrey and Sussex for which public transport may not be suitable. Therefore, the post- holder must have their own means of transport and be insured for business use. Where the transport involves the driving of police vehicles, you must have a full driving licence and the ability to attain a Force Police Driving Permit.

We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe. We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you. We wish you all the very best with your application. Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner, Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We're invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home working. We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;

• career progression
• contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• generous annual leave allowance
• discounts for everyday spend
• on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
• generous and supportive parental leave
• financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
• discounted contributory healthcare scheme, Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process. Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;
• vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
• vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
• if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment