OPCC Engagement Officer

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Bedfordshire has an exciting opportunity to join the team as our Engagement Officer.

The Engagement Officer’s core role is to facilitate community interaction. The role will involve designing and organising public engagement opportunities, including public meetings, advisory panels, focus groups, citizen juries and other forms of engagement to gain public opinion on police and crime matters.

The Police and Crime Commissioner is the voice of the public and it is important to hear directly from the public.

They will also ensure all OPCC partners are well briefed in PCC activity and plans. They will have a focus on ensuring that the PCC is represented at key partnership meetings and bring back information to relevant team colleagues by way of a formal briefing.

The PCC’s aim is to cut crime and deliver an effective and efficient police service within their police force area. They are elected by the public to hold Chief Constables and the force to account, making the police answerable to the communities they serve.

PCC’s ensure community needs are met as effectively as possible and are improving local relationships through building confidence and restoring trust. They work in partnership across a range of agencies at local and national level to ensure there is a unified approach to preventing and reducing crime.

The role of the OPCC is to support the statutory functions of a PCC, with a key focus on supporting delivery against the local Police and Crime Plan.

The OPCC has staff delivering against core functions including policy and performance, governance and compliance, commissioning, communication and engagement, complaints handling, budget setting and finance, restorative justice and partnership working.