Location of Role: Kelvedon
Advert Closing Date: 24/01/2025
Job Grade/Rank: £43,920.00 to £47,709.00
Part/Full Time: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Mon-Fri
Weekend/Evening Working: No
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to undertake the role of Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) Co-Ordinator for the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex, leading the delivery of one of the key strategic priorities in the Police and Crime Plan.
This is a challenging but rewarding role that requires the successful candidate to work with and through partners on our multi-agency VAWG Steering Group to tackle these forms of offending and prevent harm to individuals and communities. They will develop and oversee the implementation of a countywide strategy to increase the safety of women and girls in the public realm across Southend, Essex and Thurrock, playing a key role in understanding and delivering evidence-based interventions and coordinating a range of public and partnership events to help women and girls feel and be safer within their communities, to encourage healthy relationships and to give young people the tools they need to identify and manage risky situations.
This opportunity would suit a highly motivated and dynamic individual with demonstrable experience of developing and maintaining strong, productive relationships with a wide network of contacts locally, regionally and nationally in order to facilitate effective joint working, campaigns and lobbying activity in pursuit of shared strategic objectives.
Applications should evidence the following skills and/or experience:
* Experience, around 5 years, of successfully developing effective multi-agency partnerships to deliver shared strategic objectives, with knowledge of the legislative and policy framework relating to violence against women and girls, and of the roles and responsibilities of different organisations in relation to VAWG.
* Communication and engagement skills, with the ability to liaise with and present information clearly, confidently and appropriately to senior internal and external stakeholders.
* Project management skills and experience in the application of this within a multi-agency environment.
* Management skills, with the ability to negotiate, persuade, influence and collaborate with statutory and voluntary partners.
* Production and delivery of documents and presentations, analytical skills with an ability to interpret and present data confidently, through the use of a range of MS Office products.
If you wish to discuss the role further please contact Pippa Brent-Isherwood, Chief Executive & Monitoring Officer, via pippa.brent-isherwood@essex.police.uk or 07973 880934.
Please note that appointment will be subject to police vetting and that all posts within the PFCC's office are politically restricted (as set out in Schedule 16 of Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011).
Essex Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £47,709.00.
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Your application for this role will be shortlisted based on the content you provide within the reason for application question in the application form. CVs, covering letters or attachments are not included in the shortlist. Within your reason for application answer, please refer to any experience, skills, and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for this role, based on the role criteria stated in the job advert or job description. Please provide as much detail as possible as insufficient content may mean you do not meet the shortlisting criteria; however, please note this question is limited to 9000 characters and this system will count spaces and blank lines as characters. This count may differ from the Microsoft Word word count function; therefore, you may wish to use a different online character counter to check the characters used.
Depending on your current vetting level and security clearances, you may be required to complete additional vetting information during the recruitment process.
Kent Police and Essex Police welcome applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.
Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating 'Application Support and Adjustments' in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833.
Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.
This post is open to:
* British Citizens
* Members of a European Economic Area (EEA) state who hold settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.
* Commonwealth citizens or foreign nationals (who are not British citizens or European Economic Area (EEA) state members) who have leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for an indefinite period that is free from restrictions.
All applicants (except those who have been serving abroad with the British Armed Forces) must have lived in the UK continuously for the past three years.
Essex Police and Kent Police are equal opportunities employers. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.
Essex Police is a Disability Confident Leader, we:
* have subjected our Disability Confident self-assessment to external challenge and validation.
* are taking an active leadership role in encouraging and helping other employers on their journey to becoming Disability Confident.
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At Essex Police, we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities, and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.
Through the dedicated commitment of our support networks, DE&I team, and wider HR departments, we are on a journey to embed our DE&I commitments, ensuring Essex Police is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.
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