Ashton Recruitment require a PCSP Assistant for our client based in Lisburn.
Position: Policing and Community Safety Partnership Assistant
Location: Lisburn
Duration: Temporary
Rate of Pay: £14.84
Hours of Work: 37 hours per week with occasional evening and weekend work
To provide a comprehensive operational and administrative support service to the Policing and Community Safety Partnership to ensure achievement of the key functions of the Partnership as laid down in the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2011 and the Strategic Objectives as determined by the Joint Committee of the Department of Justice and Northern Ireland Policing Board. Day to day duties include minute taking, maintaining detailed database records and attending community/public meetings and events across the council area.
Duties include (but not limited to):
1. Provide operational and administrative support to the Policing and Community Safety Partnership.
2. Respond to enquiries and provide information regarding the Policing and Community Safety Partnership.
3. Assist in the monitoring of projects and compile and collate reports on same.
4. Liaise with suppliers in relation to the provision of promotional and advertising material.
5. Maintain databases, filing and other records systems.
6. Comply with standards outlined within the Code of Practice for the Policing and Community Safety Partnership, Code of Conduct for Local Government Employees and council's policies and procedures as directed.
7. Assist in the co-ordination of Policing and Community Safety Partnership grants and other funding programmes and ensure robust monitoring and accounting arrangements. Ensure that effective manual and computerised record systems exist from all areas of responsibility and process financial payments as appropriate.
8. Support the PCSP Officer in facilitating the work of the PCSP, the Policing Committee and other sub-groups which may be established and represent the PCSP as required at external meetings. Deputise for the PCSP Officer as required.
9. Assist in the preparation for internal and external meetings including arranging and publicising public meetings of the PCSP, making arrangements to ensure that, where appropriate reports are made available to the public and progressing actions etc. arising from meetings.
Essential Criteria:
* It is essential that applicants have a minimum of 5 GCSE's
* A minimum of 2 years relevant experience at a level which includes;
o Minute taking
o Database management
o Report compilation
Where applicants do not hold the qualifications as outlined in 1 above, they must demonstrate a minimum of 5 years' experience as above
Types of knowledge required for example:
* A clear understanding of the workings of local government and the wider environment and political context in which it operates.
A full current driving licence valid in the UK and access to a car
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