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Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Job summary
This post is open to applicants who can meet the Colleges nationality, UK residency and vetting requirements.
About us:
Were the professional body for the police service in England and Wales. We work with everyone in policing to set standards, to share knowledge and good practice and to support the development of police officers and staff. Our mission is to drive a consistent approach across policing where the public and the service expect it, to boost professionalism and to improve leadership at every level.
Although we’re a small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles.
We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive. Our extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers network for equality and inclusion (ENEI) membership and status as a disability confident employer means everyone can bring their whole self to work.
Job description
We look forward to reading your application for the role of Senior Research Officer – Trials Manager.
This is a great opportunity to play a critical role at the College of Policing in building the evidence base on what works to tackle this priority policing area.
As part of the joint NPCC and College of Policing National Delivery Framework for the policing of violence against women and girls, the College is leading on developing and sharing the evidence on effective policing interventions. We have secured funding for an evaluation programme to test local policing approaches and the successful candidates will be responsible for leading the specific evaluations within this programme.
The selected candidate will lead the design, commissioning, and delivery of high quality, timely and value-for-money research and evaluation projects; support as part of the Research, Analysis and Knowledge Sharing community the development and use of the best available evidence in policing, and in particular in relation to impact evaluation of initiatives to combat violence against women and girls; and line manage and develop Research Officer(s).
This is an exciting opportunity for candidates with the right skills and experience to have a real impact on reducing crime and keeping women and girls safe.
Person specification
Some of your responsibilities will include:
Lead the design, commissioning, project management and quality assurance of research and evaluation projects delivered in-house by College staff or externally by suppliers – selecting and applying appropriate research and evaluation methods most appropriate to the research questions – to agreed time, budget and quality standards, taking remedial action to address any identified risks to delivery and making sure project outputs are accessible to police and public audiences
Develop and maintain constructive working relationships with College staff and external stakeholders (including police officers and staff, policing practitioners, subject matter experts and academics), to increase their understanding of, and confidence in using, the best available evidence. Enable them to build and apply the evidence base in policing through providing professional advice and guidance on projects.
Lead Research Officer(s) both as a line manager and those allocated to projects as part of a matrix management approach.
To be successful in this role youll need:
A Degree or equivalent Level 6 qualification in a relevant subject with a social science research competent
To be proficient in the Government Social Research and Statistical Standards and Competencies for Senior Research Officers, particularly in relation to managing impact evaluations.
Please see the attached job description which contains full details of the role.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Meets the Government Social Research competency framework for Senior Research Officers Technical Skills
- Meets the Government Social Research competency framework for Senior Research Officers Using and Promoting Social Research
Benefits
£11,606 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
The College is a great place to work. We’re passionate about our people and offer a wide range of benefits, including (but not limited to):
- Defined benefit pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Up to 30 days holiday (this is in addition to 8 public holidays and 2.5 privilege days)
- Continued professional development and structured career paths
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Flexi-time (for certain grades)
- A range of flexible working arrangements
- Benenden Healthcare
- National Dental Plan
- Discounts for on-line shopping
- Free employee support line
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Rewards and recognition scheme
We also have a number of thriving staff networks that provide the opportunity for advice, support and to drive change. A place to get your voice heard, share experiences and challenge our working practices to ensure equality of opportunity for all.
For more information about our benefits and staff networks, visit What we offer as an employer , College of Policing
Things you need to know
Selection process details
Eligibility:
Vacancy reference: K&I6440
This role is available until 31 March 2025 as a fixed term appointment or as a secondment opportunity to:
colleagues employed directly by the College or the Civil Service. Please note you will be required to obtain the written support of your line manager prior to submitting your application.
serving police staff at the equivalent rank of Chief Inspector who have their chief officer’s approval. Chief Officers approval must be of NPCC rank, i.e., CC, ACC or DCC. Approval for a secondment must accompany an application.
Central service conditions may apply for police staff.
Please ensure you return the attached secondment approval form either as an attachment when submitting your application or via email to recruitment@college.police.uk.
For further information on applying for a secondment please visit the Secondments into the College page.
Whilst this fixed term contract is offered on the understanding that it will only last as long as the stated contract length, there could be a possibility that it could be extended or made permanent should circumstances allow.
How to apply and contact information:
For further information visit our Work for us page.
We believe that a diverse workforce brings many benefits to the organisation including diversity of thought and improvements to the way we work internally and with partners and communities. We strive to be fully inclusive but we know there is more to do. We genuinely encourage people from all backgrounds and underrepresented groups to apply for this role.
We want to continually improve our recruitment processes and to remove any barriers to equal opportunities that could disadvantage those from particular backgrounds. In order for us to have the information to do this, we ask you to please complete the diversity section of the online application process. We use a blind shortlisting process and we hope that by using this method we will be able to promote greater diversity in our workforce and remove any subconscious decisions based on biases.
The College is committed to support the Greening Government Commitment and reducing our Environmental impact. We have a dynamic Environmental Management Plan in place which encompasses various objectives, including our pledge to reduce business travel. To support our green agenda we have, in phase one, installed Electric Vehicle Charging Points at our sites in Ryton (12 points) and Harperley Hall (4 points) alongside two at our Harrogate office. We encourage employees to become an Environment Champion to help with promoting and delivering our Environmental Management Plan. Our One Step Greener approach encourages all College staff to make small changes to create a better future for everyone.
lease note that in order to work for the College of Policing you must have the Right to Work in the UK with indefinite leave to remain. In addition, you will also be required to provide an address history in the UK for the preceding 3 years.
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Job contact :
- Name : College of Policing HR team
- Email : recruitment@college.police.uk
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- Email : recruitment@college.police.uk
