Senior Policy and Partnership Officer - Manchester, United Kingdom - Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Senior Policy and Partnership Officer

Salary:
£44,539-£48,587 per annum

Hours:36.25 per week

Contract:
Permanent

Location:
Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Tootal Buildings, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6EU (with a hybrid approach to working location).

Advert closing date:4th June 2023 at 23:59

Your role:

We are looking for a Senior Policy and Partnerships Officer to join the Police, Fire, Crime and Criminal Justice team at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

This is an exciting role that supports the Mayor and Deputy Mayor who are responsible for for making the police and fire services accountable to the people of Greater Manchester.

You will be responsible for developing and delivering on key policing and community safety policies, partnerships and projects as outlined in the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Plan 'Standing Together'.

This includes in areas such as safer travel, hate crime and street safety.

You will also support work to tackle inequalities within policing and crime as well as assisting the development of Community Safety Partnerships.

Through project development and oversight and the production of high-quality reports, briefings and letters, the role also supports the Mayor and Deputy Mayor in ensuring that continual improvements are made within policing.

This is a challenging but exciting time to join our team, we have an ambitious agenda and have recently received further investment in our programmes of work.

Some key initiatives that we are delivering include:
Gender Based Violence Strategy, Health & Justice Strategy, the Safer Streets Fund, Programme Challenger, and Violence Reduction Unit.

You will work closely alongside other Senior Policy and Partnership Officers in the team to ensure that we drive forward these wider work areas and objectives.

About you:

You will need to meet the values of the organisation and be just as passionate about shaping the future of Greater Manchester as we are.

We are looking for someone who will be proactive in developing productive relationships with stakeholders in policing, fire, community safety and within the wider Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

You should have experience of policy development and strategy implementation, be an influential and persuasive communicator, have experience of managing projects or commissioning services, have excellent written skills and have a good sense of political awareness.

You should be passionate about people and victims and committed to the equality of opportunity for all. You will show compassion and have what it takes to work under pressure on high profile areas.

About us:

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

Our offer:

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here: GMCA offer - Green

Mandatory Information:

Privacy Notice
Employees on the redeployment register will be given priority for any vacancies in the first instance.

If employees are identified as a match from the register then the vacancy may be withdrawn or put on hold pending an outcome.

Hybrid working
This role is part of GMCA's hybrid working scheme.

As part of our commitment to 'Build Back Fairer' in Greater Manchester following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by further trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs, and supports health and wellbeing.

Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our [Manchester city centre office / Fire and Rescue service HQ in Swinton / other location] with remote working, typically from home; the location of work is primarily dictated by the needs of the business:
'Do what is right for you and the business on that day'. If appointed to the role you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best working pattern for you, your team and your work.

GMP VETTING
This post requires Non-Police Personnel Vetting.

The College of Policing's Code of Practice for Vetting must be followed. This information is available from the College of Policing website.

For further details please see below:
Vetting | College of Policing

This post is classified as politically restricted, as in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, as the post holder will be required to regularly advise the GMCA, it's Committees, or communicate with the media on behalf of the GMCA.

Job Types:
Full-time,