Starting at £35,000 per year as a Programme Support Officer.  This role is a Fixed Term for 12 months and you will be seconded from PDS into the NPCC and Data Analytics office.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a ground-breaking function within policing which will shape the future of data and analytics in UK law enforcement and help to utilise policing data to better protect the public. 

This role will work closely with the Project Manager assigned to the NDAO and is a unique opportunity to be part of a team who will establish a new National Data and Analytics Office, whose core purpose is to enable a consolidated approach to data initiatives across policing. 

As an innovative and responsive professional, your primary role will be to deliver professional support to NDAO, encompassing both operational support to the Programme Teams and the National Police Data Board. You will provide effective stakeholder engagement across policing leadership and partners through your already highly developed interpersonal, advocacy and communication skills to ensure Policing is able to make the most of NDAO.

Diversity, equity and inclusion

We are committed to equal opportunities for all and will not discriminate on any grounds. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible span of experience. All applicants will be considered without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, nationality, neurodiversity or disability status.

Working Arrangements

This is a remote role with occasional travel required to attend meetings.

All applicants must be eligible to undergo NPPV3 (Non Police Personnel Vetting Level 3 )and SC vetting clearances. Successful applicants will require NPPV3 clearance to have been cleared before starting with PDS. 

Please note, we may choose to close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications for this role so please endeavour to to complete your application as soon as possible.

What you need to succeed in the role

• Be able to work alone or as part of a team displaying patience and remaining calm in a pressurised environment where deadlines and priorities change.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to build productive relationships with senior leaders, employee representatives and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrable competence in planning, organising and balancing competing workloads.
• Ability to maintain an enthusiastic, positive attitude to work in a challenging and fast-paced environment.
• Ability to scope, plan and complete tasks individually or as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to maintain professionalism, integrity and confidentiality.
• Skilled in the use of IT software applications.
• Ability to produce high quality, professional reports.
• Maintaining standards for information metadata tagging and file storage to be accessible to Teams and Forces.
• Experience of working within a data and analytics environment would be desirable.
• Experience of working in a projects or programme environment would be desirable.