Home Office
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Specialist
Type :
Full Time
Location :
London
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Job information Policy Advisor from the Company Home Office, this latest Policy Advisor job vacancy is located in the city London. This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate . Job Vacancies in this Specialist field have been opened and published up to the specified time.
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Home Office will match Police force pay for the grades/ranks listed below.
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Other
Temporary Chief Inspector, Temporary Superintendent, Chief Inspector or Superintendent
Secondment
Up to 2 years
HO – Public Safety Group
Policy
Full-time, Compressed hours
1
London, Manchester
The Public Safety Group’s role is to keep the public safe by cutting crime, disrupting the highest harm criminals, protecting the vulnerable and ensuring that our police, fire and rescue services are as efficient and effective as they can be in delivering front line public services. We work with our partners in other government departments, local government and the voluntary sector to develop and implement policy, provide funding, and deliver legislation.
The National Police Capabilities Unit (NPCU) is responsible for the development and delivery of national, police-delivered capabilities that equip policing with the tools they need to prevent, detect, and investigate crime, to operate more efficiently and to communicate with the public.
As part of the NPCU, the Technology, Evidence and Capabilities teamcontributes to determining which police-delivered national capabilities the Home Office should be investing in, the optimal way of doing so, and securing funding. Capabilities includes both technology and skills. Working closely with key stakeholders, our focus is on providing support to forces to use innovative technology and process improvement to effectively manage digital evidence across investigations to ensure the police can meet policing and Government priorities.
We are offering a highly motivated police officer an exciting secondment opportunity for up to two years.
You will join a small team to support forces nationally to adopt effective audio and visual multimedia (AVMM) technology and improve their redaction processes. Duties include working closely with both senior strategic and operational policing stakeholders and partners, the College of Policing, ACE (Accelerated Capability Environment), commercial delivery and advisory support specialists, and policy colleagues across the Home Office. Whilst focus is on the AVMM project, there will be opportunities to provide essential policing insight and support to a range of projects across the NPCU team.
This is a unique opportunity to develop your strategic thinking, improve operational policing delivery, and have a real positive impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of policing on a national scale.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is open to currently serving police officers ranked as Temporary Chief Inspector, Temporary Superintendent, Chief Inspector or Superintendent.
Key responsibilities
Working pattern
Due to the business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full-time basis. However, compressed hours are available. A balance of home working and office attendance will be possible.
Travel
Occasional travel is likely to be required to visit forces or delivery partners.
Essential criteria
Flexibility and adaptability to meet new and changing demands.
You must be a current serving Police Officer of the following ranks: Temporary Chief Inspector, Temporary Superintendent, Chief Inspector or Superintendent
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
You will retain your current Police force benefits.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
Success Profiles used for this roles selection process, including definitions of Behaviours, are for Higher Executive Officer (HEO) and Senior Executive Officer (SEO) equivalent.
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
We will endeavour to conduct the selection process in line with the dates indicated below, but cannot guarantee that these will not, where necessary, be revised.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:
Your CV should consist of your career history, qualifications and skills/experience, including any key achievements in each role. Your CV will be scored against the experience required for the role as noted within the essential criteria.
The Personal Statement should be aligned to and demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience set out in the essential criteria, detailed in the job description.
For guidance and information on how to construct your application (CV, Personal Statement and Behaviours), you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers website.
PLEASE NOTE: All candidates are asked to ensure that they have the support of their line management prior to applying for this secondment opportunity.
Candidates are required to complete the attached secondment approval form and return this to HORCCampaignTeamIE@homeoffice.gov.uk. Please be advised, your application will not proceed to sift if this form is not submitted with the necessary approval by the closing date.
2. Sift – week commencing 30 June
The sift will be held on the CV, Personal Statement and Behaviour Communicating and Influencing.
Should a high volume of applications be received, an initial sift will be conducted on the Personal Statement and CV. Candidates who pass the initial sift will then be progressed to a full sift that will consist of the Behaviour Communicating and Influencing.
3. Interview – week commencing 21 July
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview that will be Behaviours (as listed in the job advert) and Strength based questions.
The interview will take place on Teams.
For guidance and information on what to expect and how to prepare for an interview, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers.
Problems during the application process
If you experience problems accessing this advert, or you think you’ve made a mistake on an initial application, please contact hocandidates.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk, including the vacancy reference, at least two working days before the vacancy closes. Further information can be found on our website.
Location preferences
You can select up to twolocations in order of preference. Please ensure that these are locations you are prepared to travel to. If you are offered a role at one of your preferred location(s) and you decline, your application will be withdrawn.
Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made. There is not guarantee that being held on a reserve list will lead to a job offer. Further information can be found on our website.
Reserve lists will be held for each location and profession. Candidates will be appointed in merit order by location and profession.
Standards
All Civil Servants are expected to comply with the Civil Service Code, and its core values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.
Additional Security Checks
As well as successfully obtaining UK Security Vetting clearance, candidates will be subject to a range of additional checks. The range of checks carried out will depend on whether you are a current Home Office employee, existing civil servant or an external new entrant as well as the role requirements. Further details are included in the Notes to Candidates.
Further Information
If you are invited to an interview, you will be required to bring documentation for the purposes of establishing your identity.
You will need to meet the nationality requirements for this role and obtain the necessary security clearance to take it up.
For meaningful security checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. Learn more on our website. Security Checks – Home Office Careers
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct.
If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.
Visa sponsorship
We do not sponsor individuals via Skilled Worker Sponsorship / Tier 2 (General) work visas.
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the Contact point for applicants’ section.
Feedback
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . See our vetting charter .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
Further information on nationality requirements
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles, and wish to make a complaint, then you should contact in the first instance HORecruitment.GRS@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission.
