SYP - Local Resilience Forum Support Officer

Operations Complex, Sheffield
£22, 047 - £24, 660
Permanent

Role: Local Resilience Forum Support Officer

Department: Operational Support Unit

Location: Operations Complex, Sheffield

Salary: Band C - £22, 047 - £24, 660 (Pro-Rota)

Hours: 21 Hours per Week

Contract Type: Permanent

 

Role Purpose:

Support the work of the South Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum (LRF) including administration of a range of LRF meetings, provide support to planning of LRF training and exercises, research/collate LRF reports, and administer an LRF web-based information portal.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide a centralised administrative service to the LRF Strategic Meeting, LRF Business Management Group (BMG), LRF Sub Groups and LRF Task & Finish Groups – including the arrangement of meetings, accurate preparation and dissemination of written meeting minutes, and updating of associated documents.
  • Maintain liaison with LRF and resilience partners, providing specialist advice and information.
  • Support the research and preparation of LRF plans, procedures and policies.
  • Research, provide and disseminate briefing papers and reports as directed, adhering to government security classifications.
  • Support the planning of and effective administration of LRF training/exercises.
  • Support incident and exercise debriefs and subsequent preparation of reports.
  • Prepare and submit consolidated reports to central government on behalf of the LRF.
  • Administer web based secure software/portals on behalf of the LRF.
  • Maintain a record of vetting clearances on behalf of the LRF.
  • Monitor and prepare reports on finance matters on behalf of the LRF.
  • Support the coordination and response to / recovery from civil emergencies, including attendance at the Strategic Coordinating Centre, preparing and submitting relevant documents to central government.
  • Should circumstances dictate the post holder would be required to work outside normal office hours and/or away from their usual operating base
  • May be required to travel within South Yorkshire and surrounding area.

Skills and experience:

  • Previous administrative and organisational experience, including experience of minute taking and providing accurate action logs of meetings.
  • Strong communications skills, both written and verbal.
  • Excellent IT skills, including competence in the use of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and web-based applications.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve goals, treating others with respect.
  • Ability to identify and take action to resolve problems.
  • An ability to travel in meeting the requirements of the role, to work away from the usual operating base on occasion, and, should circumstances dictate, to work outside normal office hours.

Benefits:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies 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)

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 / 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & 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.

Closing Date:

Tuesday, 17th December 2019

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.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact Sarah Whatley on 0114 220 2961. Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Further Information:

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Diversity & Inclusion:

South Yorkshire Police welcome applications from under-represented communities. For further information on diversity and inclusion within South Yorkshire Police, please visit the diversity and inclusion page:

https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/sign-up/join-team-syp/diversity-in-the-force/

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