To lead partnership working between the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Police and other criminal justice partners across Devon and Cornwall, with a focus on preventative work to improve youth justice outcomes and prevent young people entering the criminal justice system. 

To coordinate the Police and Crime Commissioner’s convening duties for serious violence prevention which includes convening and assisting specified authorities in the exercise of their functions under the Duty and monitoring their exercise of those functions.

To support the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and Local Criminal Justice Board (LCJB) to develop and deliver local policy initiatives that respond to serious and youth violence across Devon and Cornwall.  

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Supporting interventions developed within the LCJB as they relate to youth crime and prevention of youth crime
• Delivery of OPCC and LCJB business through the creation, monitoring and updating of project plans
• Writing and delivering reports against work allocated in OPCC operational plans
• Supporting the overall delivery of LCJB activities
• Undertaking research and horizon scanning to provide high quality, evidence-based advice to the PCC, DPCC and Chief Executive on strategic issues, opportunities and risks
• Identifying potential risks of a political nature to the delivery of OPCC or LCJB business, consulting with partner agencies and implementing risk management plans and logs
• Convening, coordinating and reporting to the partnership boards across Devon and Cornwall

For further information, please refer to the attached job description.

What you get if you join us:

If you work for us, you will get access to:

• A competitive salary with yearly increments.
• Access to heavily subsidised gym membership that will provide you access to police site gyms throughout the counties.
• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme for discounts and services (requires a one-off payment of £5).
• Company sick pay.
• Competitive local government pension scheme.
• Job related equipment supplied, as required.
• Free onsite parking at many police sites throughout the counties.
• Access to Group insurance scheme (via salary sacrifice scheme).
• Support networks, free Employees' Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and wellbeing services.
• Development and training opportunities available.
• Supportive and flexible training plan, including regular check-ins throughout your initial period of joining us to ensure you are up to speed with the role and getting the support you need.
  
• Flexitime, with the ability to undertake your hours flexibly and in line with business need.
• Hybrid working, with the ability to work remotely at times throughout the working week (once signed off the training plan).

Annual Leave Entitlement:

25 days a year leave entitlement, with an increase to 30 days after 5 years continuous employment, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time employees).

To apply for this role please click the APPLY button below to register on our e-recruitment portal and follow the subsequent instructions to submit a personal statement of no more than 1,000 words showing how you meet the criteria along with your CV.