Administrator – Counter Terrorism Policing/HR

Temporary Administrator – Counter Terrorism Policing/HR

Reference no: MPS 0007 76E9 / 1

Pay Rate: Up to £16.68 per hour PAYE depending on experience

This opening assignment is for 7 months

Hybrid working – 2 days a week office based

CTC vetting required for this role [edit accordingly]

Candidates with current SC/DV clearances will go through their vetting processes, currently this is taking up to 6 months.  If you are already in a contract that potentially is not ending for a few months and this role is of interest, do let us know, we would be happy to discuss further.

The post holder will provide administrative support across the HR team and their different areas of business during a demanding time, with strong focus on recruitment activity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engaging with internal and external partners, agencies/forces nationwide.
• Assisting with internal and National recruitment activities including liaising with campaign managers and candidates and administering appropriate correspondence.
• Organising interviews including preparations of recruitment papers.
• Responding to ad hoc requests and enquiries from units both internal and external to NCTPHQ/NCTPOC for information and advice relating to secondment/attachment arrangements.
• Facilitating vetting requirements for all staff/officers in NCTPHQ/NCTPOC.
• Carrying out routine administrative procedures and monitor progress of standard processes, providing reminders/prompts.
• Processing routine paperwork, ensuring records are kept up-to-date and accurate.
• Undertaking routine correspondence, using templates provided, to ensure communications are timely and accurate.
• Reporting and collating data to monthly meetings.
• Organising and planning meetings for management team.
• Answering telephones and taking messages as appropriate.
• Ability to compose and produce standard letters and reports.
• Receive and direct visitors to the department and liaise reception staff.
• Liaise with other departments within NCTPHQ/NCTPOC.
• Prepare monthly management information.
• Creation of IT accounts for new starters.
• Prepare and modify documents as required.

A career in Counter Terrorism Policing (CT Policing) is like no other. Every day offers a variety of exciting challenges and exceptional opportunities played out on a regional, national and international stage. Your skills could help protect the UK. With the ongoing terrorist threat, there has never been a more important time to be working alongside some of the best and brightest to help keep people safe. Counter Terrorism Policing is a collaboration of UK police forces working with the UK intelligence community to help protect the public and our national security by preventing, deterring and investigating terrorist activity. We do this by working in local to global partnerships, from policing teams on the beat and on the streets; supported by a national network of specialist officers and staff across the UK, to our investigators and expert advisors in every corner of the world.

Uniquely the police service, and specifically the Counter Terrorism network contributes to all four Pillars of the governments National Counter Terrorism (CONTEST) strategy. The Counter Terrorism Policing headquarters, on behalf of government and the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), ensures that the CT network has the funding, capabilities and resources it needs to deliver CONTEST effectively and to keep people safe from terrorism. It does this through the provision of corporate services, as well as national operational tasking and coordination. It houses a number of unique national CT capabilities that support the entire network, as well as overseeing delivery of CT policing across the regions to ensure that it operates in a way that is both effective and efficient. Crucially CTPHQ represents CT policing’s interest within government and with wider stakeholders, ensuring that the policing contribution to CONTEST is both understood and appreciated. Hosted by the Metropolitan Police, Counter Terrorism Policing oversees the UK’s National Counter Terrorism Policing Network.

“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:

***Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the job role to help support your application (and help us to help you!) – please give full details within your CV document.

Experience:

1. Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
2. Previous experience in HR desirable.
3. Ability to work to deadlines and within defined processes.
4. Good proven communication skills at all levels.
5. Excellent computer skills, including use of Windows based software, such as MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as proven research skills using police databases.
6. Experience of working within a team and on own initiative.
7. Ability to deal sensitively and appropriately with confidential information.

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