SYP - Development Assistant

Role: Development Assistant    

Department: Performance & Governance

Location: Carbrook – Force HQ

Salary: Band B - £18, 486 – £20, 115          

Hours: 37 Hours per Week          

Contract Type: Permanent

Role Purpose:

To provide research and development support in addition to other administrative support duties within the Performance Management Unit. The post holder will review lower level procedures and policies, update web pages and databases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Publish, internally and externally, new and existing policies and procedural instructions
• Chase reviews of policies and procedural instructions with department owners
• Maintain a policy tracker database
• Maintain department’s intranet site and information resources
• Deal with enquiries using specialist advice and knowledge
• Research internal and external processes
• Provide IT support to the department re preparation of presentations/contracts/documents
• Project Support
• Answer enquiries by telephone, e-mail or in person
• Any other duties commensurate with the grade of the post

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact Tricia Evans on 0114 201 1511 (Ext: 711511). Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Skills and experience:

For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position, please refer to the attached role profile.

Benefits:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive polices to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible and agile working
• Generous ‘family’ leave
• Access to a range of occupational health facilities
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance service ( accessible 24/7)

Further Information:

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years has been identified for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance and Standards:

All tattoos and piercings must be in line with South Yorkshire Police’s Appearance and Standards policy. Tattoos visible on your face, neck, hands or head are not permitted. Any tattoos which could be deemed inappropriate or cause offence will also not be accepted. If you have tattoos, you will need to make a declaration at the time of application.

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years has been identified for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made with the HR Manager, Recruitment and the Line Manager for the role.

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Closing Date:

Wednesday, 20th March 2019

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