Community Safety Officer - Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner

Based at the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk (OPCCN), Building 7, Jubilee House, Falconers Chase, Wymondham with occasional facility to work from home when mutually agreed. We are looking for an analytical and enthusiastic person to join a growing team responding to strategic community safety issues across Norfolk. The successful candidate will be a self-starter and able to manage a diverse workload, leading on work-streams from start to finish. The Office of Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk (OPCCN) houses the Community Safety Team responsible for managing the Norfolk Community Safety Partnership (NCSP) on behalf of its partner authorities. This is a unique and innovative approach, aligning key community safety stakeholders with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Norfolk and enabling progressive partnership working to tackle crime and disorder in Norfolk. Community Safety Partnerships are a statutory responsibility set out in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. They require ‘Responsible Authorities’ (local authorities, police, probation, fire, Integrated Health Boards) to tackle crime and disorder. This involves undertaking a community safety assessment, setting community safety priorities and delivering a plan for responding to the priorities. The post holder will work as part of the Community Safety Team and alongside the NCSP Chair, the Director for Policy, Commissioning and Media and the Assistant Director for Policy and Partnerships to deliver on behalf of the community safety partnership. The post holder will be directly responsible to support the management of the NCCSP on behalf of the partnership, key stakeholders and boards both at a county, locality, regional and national level. They will support the development and implement the following: • Community Safety Strategy and associated delivery plans; county and locality level • Measure the impact of NCCSP activity and outcomes utilising and evidence-based methodology • Provide policy leadership on NCCSP priorities and thematic areas of vulnerability The post holder will work to develop a framework to measure the impact of the activity of the outcomes of the NCCSP action plans at a local and county level. The post holder will provide policy leadership on the priorities of the NCCSP and respond dynamically to any new or emerging key thematic priorities.