Head Of Communications and Engagement – OPCC

OPCC

Permanent

Full Time

Office of the PCC

Headquarters, Kempston, Beds

SM1

£67,224

37

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The Voice of the People – help create a safer and fairer Bedfordshire

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Bedfordshire has an exciting opportunity to join the Senior Leadership Team as our Head of Communications and Engagement.

You’ll be designing and creating impactful content and campaigns to support the Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) Police and Crime Plan and his mission lead approach.

As Head of Communications and Engagement, you will drive the strategic response to ensure that effective and creative outcome-focused communications connect with our communities, building trust and confidence, enabling the PCC to engage with the public.

You’ll be responsible for developing the OPCC’s strategic approach to all communications and engagement, providing communications advice on a wide range of issues to the PCC, Deputy PCC and Senior Leadership Team.

This is an exciting role, where you’ll be part of the team supporting policing, criminal justice, victim care and community safety issues, using your skills and knowledge to make a difference to the communities we support.

This role is based at Bedfordshire Police HQ in Kempston, with the option for hybrid working. You will be leading a small, dedicated team that delivers on a diverse range of proactive and reactive communications and engagement activity.

About The PCC

PCC’s aim to cut crime and deliver an effective and efficient police service within their police force area. They are elected by the public to hold Chief Constables and the force to account, making the police answerable to the communities they serve.

PCC’s ensure community needs are met as effectively as possible and are improving local relationships through building confidence and restoring trust. They work in partnership across a range of agencies at local and national level to ensure there is a unified approach to preventing and reducing crime.

The role of the OPCC is to support the statutory functions of a PCC, with a key focus on supporting delivery against the local Police and Crime Plan.

The OPCC has staff delivering against core functions including policy and performance, governance and compliance, commissioning, communication and engagement, complaints handling, budget setting and finance, restorative justice and partnership working.

For more information about the role please contact Sharn Basra via [email protected]

Additional Information

All internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period to apply for this role.

Internal applicants within Hertfordshire Constabulary, Cambridgeshire Constabulary & Bedfordshire Police should upload either a CV or provide relevant skills, experiences and qualifications on Word/PDF document. This vacancy is live to those at risk of redundancy and will remain open to redeployees until a conditional offer has been agreed with a successful candidate. Redeployees at risk of redundancy will take priority over all other applicants at any point during the recruitment process up until an appointment is offered. If a redeployee does apply and is successful, they will remain on their home force’s terms and conditions.

As a Disability Confident leader, we take personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing workplace adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish. If you have a disability and you meet the minimum criteria for the position you are applying for, you will be entitled to an interview under the ‘Offer an Interview Scheme’.

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