Scrutiny & Improvement Officer OPCC

Scrutiny & Improvement Officer
OPCC
Mather Avenue, Liverpool
36.5 hours 
Grade E - £32,247 - £37692

The Police Commissioner has a small dedicated team of staff who help her hold Merseyside Police to account and deliver against the priorities of the Police and Crime Plan.

The office is made up of a number of teams who work on commissioning, policy and research, community engagement, finance and business support. Find out more about the structure of our team.

Roles in this office are busy and varied. Our team is highly committed, professional and enthusiastic and our mission is:To make a real and positive difference to Merseyside.

By joining the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC), you will help Emily realise her vision and strategies on policing, criminal justice and community safety for Merseyside.

We are committed to the principles of diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone and we also offer flexible working.

We are accredited as a Living Wage employer and members of the Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter.  

Job Purpose

To provide comprehensive advice and support to the Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) and the OPCC Senior Management Team in areas of scrutiny, performance and business change.
To develop a performance management and scrutiny process and plan to ensure that the PCC discharges their responsibility relating to scrutiny of the Force commensurate with all relevant legislation with particular emphasis on the objectives set out in the police and crime plan.
Responsible for all management, delivery and responsibilities associated with HMICFRS, other external reports and recommendations.
A clear understanding of the strategic policing and business priorities of the Force and Police and Crime Commissioner, and its context in relation to the political, social and economic factors.
To ensure that the community of Merseyside are provided with appropriate information regarding the PCC’s scrutiny of the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police.

Knowledge & Experience

The post holder requires the ability to interpret legislation emanating from central government together with an understanding of performance management systems utilised in policing and criminal justice and the capability to interrogate such systems to achieve the desired performance scrutiny related outcome. 

This will require the post holder to be able to display well-developed interpretative and analytical skills, including data analysis skills.

You  must have excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate with a variety of audiences through a range of mechanisms. 

You  will be required to present orally and visually to the PCC and other senior post-holders and produce a range of formal reports.

An ability to absorb a breadth of information and through subsequent analysis and interpretation, distil key facts into concise briefings and reports to strategically position and support the OPCC in the short, medium and long
term to enable the PCC and Senior OPCC staff to lead, direct and develop the organisation.

The post-holder will require an understanding of policing, the post of PCCs and local and national community and policing issues. 

The post holder must be educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject.

The post holder must have well-developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels internally and externally to support and develop good working relationship with staff across the OPCC, Merseyside Police and partners.

The post holder must have the ability to independently prioritise and organise a varied workload whilst still being innovative and focused on delivering results. 

This will require the post holder to plan, prioritise, and accurately record work thereby achieving deadlines, handling multiple briefs and progressing work flow through various stages.

The post-holder should possess a full driving license to travel around Merseyside to meet the demands of the post.

To be eligible to apply for this role , you must be able to demonstrate (with evidence) minimum skills criteria/qualification. Where a qualification is required you must hold this at the time of submitting your application (unless stipulated in the JDQ as working towards).  We cannot accept ‘expected grades’ as you will need to supply copies of your certificates as part of your application. 

Please provide a copy of your CV and cover letter outlining your experience.

Please click here for the full Job description

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays pro rata increasing to 30 days plus 8 bank holidays after 5 years full service.
• Local Government Pension Scheme with contributions from 5.5% to 11.5% depending on your salary. 
• Access to on-site gyms – HQ and OCC
• Option to become a member of the onsite unions.
• Discounts from various retailers via the Blue Light Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Taskers Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Hybrid/Agile working (role dependant)
• Support from our Health and Wellbeing Centre including Welfare Officers, Counselling, Physiotherapy and Mental Health Peer Supporters.
• Generous maternity/paternity and adoption leave entitlements. 
• Sick pay provisions   

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

Building a workforce that represents our communities is important to us. We aim to attract & keep people with the best skills & highest potential. We want to attract a diverse range of individuals into our force who might not have considered a career with us before. 

To help us achieve a workforce that represents our communities, we have a dedicated team working to encourage people from diverse communities to build their career with us. They provide support & guidance throughout the application process to candidates from under-represented groups. 

To find out more about the support on offer from our dedicated Outreach team please click here or contact us at Outreach@merseyside.police.uk

Merseyside Police are proud to use Positive Action to redress the balance of under representation and we are actively encouraging candidates from under-represented groups to express their interest. The Diversity Equality and Inclusion team will offer advice, guidance and support throughout the process to candidates from under-represented groups. Inclusion@merseyside.police.uk
 

A note on using Artificial Intelligence

• AI tools can be great for research and refining ideas, but we want to learn about you. If you use AI or Chatbots to help you with your application, keep these points in mind:
• AI can support research, structuring and refining your writing, but your application must reflect your real skills and experience.
• Spell-checking and condensing word counts are great ways to use AI effectively.
• Do not copy and paste AI-generated answers. This will not help you stand out in a positive way; remember we want to hear about your skills and experience.
• Providing false or insincere examples goes against our core values of honesty and integrity and may lead to your application being withdrawn or termination of your

Employment.