Vacancies
Are you passionate about making your community safer, supporting victims and preventing crime? Working in the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) is more than just a job, it’s a chance to have a direct impact on the lives of others.
Current vacancies
Apprentice Finance Officer (Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner)
About the Role
This is an exciting apprenticeship opportunity to join the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley Police as a Finance Officer. The OPCC office provides support in a number of areas including strategic financial policy and planning, audit, performance monitoring and scrutiny, governance and compliance, service commissioning, grant funding and partnerships, communications and engagement, press and media, the delivery of the Victims First Service and general administrative duties.
You will provide financial administrative support in the provision of accurate, timely management information and accounting information.
To develop you as an efficient and effective Finance Officer, you will undertake the AAT level 2 apprenticeship. You will receive structured off the job development, supported by workplace learning and mentoring.
Key Responsibilities
As you develop your skills, your role will be to:
- Undertaking monthly reconciliations
- Producing monthly monitoring data
- Supporting month end and year end activities including postal journals
- Providing analysis and guidance to colleagues with the OPCC.
- Dealing with queries via a shared inbox
About You
The successful applicant will be aged 18 or over and possess a good standard of education (a minimum of five GCSEs grade 9-4/A-C, including maths, or equivalent), to carry out the tasks of the post and fulfil training requirements. You will be required to communicate effectively and politely with a wide variety of people with the ability to organise, plan and prioritise workloads; able to work to deadlines.
The apprenticeship is aimed at those who are not experienced in the provision of Finance and/or have not achieved qualifications in this field.
The closing date for enquiries and receipt of completed applications is Sunday 26 January 2025.
For further information and to apply, please visit the Thames Valley Police recruitment website.
Head of Performance
About the Role
As Head of Performance, you will play a pivotal role in shaping a robust performance monitoring and reporting framework within the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner. Your primary focus will be to ensure a culture of continuous improvement and effective and efficient use of public funds in the OPCC. You will also support the effective oversight and scrutiny of Thames Valley Police and oversee the support of joint OPCC and TVP scrutiny groups.
Key Responsibilities
- Developing and maintaining a robust performance monitoring framework within the OPCC, overseeing a professional and performance-focused office to enable the PCC to deliver on the PCC’s Police and Crime Plan.
- Developing and maintaining a robust policing performance, monitoring and reporting framework to support the effective oversight and scrutiny of TVP and partners’ service delivery and for preparing reports to assist the PCC in discharging their responsibility for holding the Chief Constable to account.
- Overseeing the evaluation of all projects and interventions running through the OPCC to ensure the office is spending public money wisely on programmes that are evidenced to work. Working with the Service Delivery Directorate to ensure all projects have clear performance measures/KPIs.
- Overseeing the support of joint OPCC and TVP scrutiny groups. Leading and directing the work of the Trust & Confidence/ICVS support officer in liaising with chairpersons and members, and collaborating with TVP Trust & Confidence leads and scrutiny group chairpersons to design and coordinate all aspects of the management of joint scrutiny panels across the OPCC and TVP.
- Overseeing the strategic analysts’ team, who support performance monitoring and evaluation, including analysis of internal and external strategic factors, environmental scanning, demand, and capability and capacity assessments.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- A High Level Performance Background, experience of performance management and monitoring arrangements, scrutiny techniques and reporting requirements.
- Personal Gravitas, proven ability to negotiate and influence at Chief Officer/Chief Exec/Director level to build strategic relationships, with high levels of emotional intelligence.
- Analytical Understanding, proven ability to research, evaluate and manipulate various forms of data along with the ability to make inferences and recommendations.
- Knowledge of Policing and Legislation, An understanding of the national and regional policing landscape, legislation, and policy developments.
The closing date for enquiries and receipt of completed applications is Sunday 26 January 2025.
For further information and to apply, please visit the Thames Valley Police recruitment website.
Strategic Analyst
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated analyst to provide strategic analytical products to inform senior decision makers and stakeholders in support of the Police and Crime Plan and partnership Community Safety Priorities, including analysis of internal and external strategic factors, environmental scanning, demand, and capability and capacity assessments; through analysis, identify areas of organisational threat, harm and risk to inform the PCC’s requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce and prepare the annual Strategic Assessment incorporating the SARA approach to inform the annual strategic planning cycle, including the development of the partnership and PCC priorities.
- Obtain, lead on and analyse data from a range of internal and external sources to produce (and/or support colleagues to produce, as necessary and appropriate) strategic papers and evaluation in support of decisions around PCC commissioning, grant funding PCC and stakeholder priority setting and compliance across the OPCC work areas and key partnership work areas.
- Through collaborative and supportive working relationships with key responsible authority partners (local authorities, health, probation etc.), produce regular strategic analysis to inform senior managers and corporate decision-making, including strategic demand profiling and capability and capacity assessments.
- Produce ad hoc thematic research and analysis appropriate to corporate needs on behalf of PCC and partners; analyse and interpret the results drawing inferences and making recommendations as required.
- Become the lead owner and user for the OPCC web-based partnership and public information sharing and dashboard tool, including advising on its development, rollout and training needs.
- Proactively undertake continuous professional development to develop and professionalise the role of the Strategic Analyst within and outside the organisation.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Proven ability to think strategically and work across professional boundaries in a multi-disciplined and complex environment, including knowledge and experience in the production of strategic analysis, the ability to problem solve and analyse large quantities of complex data and / or information.
- Confidence and ability to develop strategic insight to inform and influence key stakeholders across the organisation, and effectively deliver strategic analysis to inform decision-making and the setting of organisational priorities and objectives.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, adaptable to all levels of the organisation, with the experience, confidence and credibility to communicate complex or specialist information to a non-specialist audience, facilitate workshops and deliver presentations.
- Self-motivated with a proven ability to use initiative and proactively develop professional skills, ensuring knowledge, techniques and skills are up-to-date.
- Excellent literacy, numeracy and research skills
- Knowledge and experience of using common office software to a high standard, with an ability to get the most benefit from the innovative application of existing and new IT software.
- Knowledge of crime analysis tools, techniques, especially in support of analytical Problem Solving, including specialist software such as GIS.
The closing date for enquiries and receipt of completed applications is Sunday 26 January 2025.
For further information and to apply, please visit the Thames Valley Police recruitment website.
Current volunteering opportunities
Independent Scrutiny & Oversight Board (ISOB) – Volunteer
Thames Valley Police have committed to the development and deployment of the Race Action Plan across all areas of the force. The Action Plan aims to tackle racism and racial disparity in every area of policing. The ISOB exists to provide overview and external scrutiny, to provide assurance of the Police’s Plan of Action and its Outputs. The expected time commitment is a maximum of 2 days per month split across a range of activities.
This voluntary role will include the following duties;
- Work in a transparent manner keeping good records of meetings, decisions and correspondence which can be made publicly accessible as appropriate.
- Hold the Police Race Action Plan board (“the PRAP”) to account for performance by monitoring and scrutinising the actions taken to implement the Action Plan.
- Have the authority to engage with internal and external stakeholders who could provide support and advice to shape and deliver the Plan. This will include external organisations and those leading in relevant fields, as well as staff networks and associations.
- Establish, with the PRAP, a baseline from which PRAP progress can be measured. The ISOB will therefore receive and be able to request data and information through the Action Plan’s central team.
- Offer advice and guidance to the PRAP on the Action Plan and where appropriate to Forces and NPCC Coordination Committees in order to help shape their activity.
- Use an independent voice to communicate and report on progress against the Action Plan.
We’re looking for someone who has a passion for championing and advocating on issues of inclusion and race, with an ability to think strategically and to challenge constructively, analyse detailed information and exercise independent, evidence-based judgement across a broad spectrum of policy and strategic equality issues, and be able to work in a team with others from varied backgrounds, with a capacity to devote the time and effort required to effectively discharge the duties of this role.
The successful applicant will be motivated by public service and a desire to bring about genuine, positive change and possess an empathetic and respectful communication approach to understanding the context, culture and history reflected in individual and community perspectives.
For further details and to apply, please visit the Thames Valley Police recruitment website.
Complaints and Standards Committee Panel Members – Volunteer
The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police and the Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Thames Valley are seeking motivated volunteers who will support the integrity of local policing in the Thames Valley.
The Complaints and Standards Committee, (jointly established by the Chief Constable and PCC) will regularly conduct thorough reviews of the complaint-handing and review processes within the force and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC). This includes identifying any discrepancies between the force and OPCC’s perception of proper procedures and the actual experiences of the end user.
The Committee will help to ensure that Thames Valley Police achieves the highest levels of integrity and service delivery which will, in turn, enhance public trust and confidence in local policing.
We welcome applications from anyone regardless of age, experience, sexuality, religion/beliefs, disability, ethnicity, heritage, gender, socio-economic background or other differences.
The successful applicants will be motivated by public service and a desire to bring about genuine, positive change and possess an empathetic and respectful communication approach to understanding the context, culture and history reflected in both individual and community perspectives.
The closing date for enquiries and receipt of completed applications is 31 December 2024.
For further details and to apply, please visit the Thames Valley Police recruitment website.
Volunteers – Independent Custody Visitors (Aylesbury and Maidenhead)
We are currently open for applications to join our Custody Visiting Scheme in Aylesbury and Maidenhead.
For more information and the application from please visit the Independent Custody Visitors webpage.