Job Description:

Job information Firearms Administration Officer from the Company Hampshire Constabulary, this latest Firearms Administration Officer job vacancy is located in the city Winchester located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate Bachelor Degree . Job Vacancies in this Firearms field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

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Job Details

Job details - Firearms Administration Officer - HC612755

Location - Mottisfont Court, Winchester

Salary - Scale 5 - £27,789 - £29,874 per annum

Hours - 37 per week

Contract - Permanent

Closing date - Sunday 16th June 2024 at 23.59 hours

Job Purpose

Your role with be to provide a comprehensive and effective range of administrative functions within the Firearms Licensing Department, ensuring compliance with the relevant legislation, Home Office guidance and force policy, with the primary objective of maintaining public safety.

Responsibilities will be and not limited to:

1. To process, analyse and assess applications for the grant or renewal of shotgun, firearm and explosive certificates, and the variation of firearm certificates, to ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and requirements for application.

2. To interrogate the Police National Computer, Police National Database and other intelligence systems in order to research applications to identify and collate information or material that is relevant to the applicant.

3. To carry out an initial risk assessment of applications for the grant of certificates and forward these to the relevant Firearms Enquiry Officer for further enquiries.

4. When dealing with applications for the renewal of certificates, or grant enquiries returned by the FEO, identify and review all available information relevant to the applicant, in order to risk assess and determine whether the application can be granted (known as “green light”) or requires further action and/or consideration at a higher level.

5. To undertake a range of clerical tasks in connection with the grant, renewal and amendment of firearm, shotgun and explosives certificates

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Essential Qualifications

Educated to QCF Level 2 (3 to 5 passes inc English and Maths) OR work experience deemed to have brought the postholder to a comparable level.

Essential Experience

Extensive administration experience working in a customer focussed environment, providing an excellent service.

Competencies

We are Emotionally Aware - Level 1

We Take Ownership - Level 1

We are Collaborative - Level 1

We Deliver, Support and Inspire - Level 1

We Analyse Critically - Level 1

Transparency

Candidate guidance for completing an application form

Contact details for an informal discussion

Please contact the Recruitment Team at police.recruitment@hampshire.police.uk or on 023 8045 1611

Please note that the email address you supply when submitting an application will be used for contact throughout the full lifecycle of that vacancy. You will not be able to amend your contact details. You should therefore ensure that you choose an appropriately accessible email address, being mindful that the process may take several months for some roles.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.

The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting: positive.action@hampshire.pnn.police.uk

The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.

Keywords : Winchester jobs

Closed Date : 2025-03-14