National Police Chiefs' Council - Partnership Support Assistant

Job Title: Partnership Support Assistant

Salary: Band E. The starting salary is £31,880.

The salary is broken down as £31,880. basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £34,108

Location: Remote working nationally within UK. NPCC is currently based in close proximity to St James Park underground station, London, the Hydrant Programme is based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire and therefore occasional travel will be required to these premise and other Police locations across the UK. We encourage applications from candidates living across the UK. Further details on flexible arrangements will be discussed at interview stage.

Contract – Fixed Term Contract until 31/03/2026 (with the potential for further extension subject to funding and performance).

THE NATIONAL POLICE CHIEFS’ COUNCIL (NPCC)

Policing is operating in a time of global change and uncertainty, the public and our staff need a service which is responsive, able to tackle future challenges and embrace opportunity.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) brings UK police leaders together to set direction in policing and drive progress for the public.

We achieve this through:

Coordination – by joining up the operational response to critical national policing issues to deliver policing today and shape the future.

Collaboration – by working in partnership as part of the whole policing system and beyond to improve public safety.
Communication – by sharing the collective expertise, views and action of UK police chiefs.

NPCC HYDRANT PROGRAMME

The Hydrant Programme is a national policing programme supporting the work of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Child Protection and Abuse Investigation Working Group. Originally established in 2014 to coordinate the response to non-recent child sexual abuse but now supporting forces across all child protection and abuse investigation issues.

Hydrant develops policy and strategy on behalf of the NPCC, develops and delivers best practice advice including a learning, review and improvement function, provides a strategic analysis capability and partnership engagement with key stakeholders and partners.

THE ROLE

The Partnership Support Assistant is responsible for the development and maintenance of comprehensive administration, project support and management information systems and procedures to support the effective operation of the Partnership Team.

The job holder will be the first point of contact to the Partnership Team and must present a professional, efficient and effective manner to maintain the image and reputation of the organisation.

The successful candidate would need to have the following experiences and skills:

Experience of providing comprehensive secretariat and business support within a public or private sector organisation (including maintaining accurate records, preparation of relevant documentation for use.
Experience of safeguarding within a police or partner agency setting
Experience and understanding of working in a confidential and/or politically sensitive environment. 
Excellent communications and interpersonal skills with the ability to create impact and communicate effectively with people at all levels establishing credibility.   
Ability to deal effectively with any administrative errors/problems that occur, seeking guidance where necessary to ensure the team administration process is delivered timely, effectively and to the required service.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - If you join and work for us, you will get access to:

A competitive salary with yearly increments.
Support networks, free Employees' Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and wellbeing services.
Flexitime, with the ability to undertake your hours flexibly and in line with business need.
Hybrid working, with the ability to work remotely dependent on role.
Competitive pension scheme.
Company sick pay.
Job related equipment supplied
Specialist equipment supplied, under Occupational Health referral
Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme for discounts and services (requires a one-off payment of £5).
Development, coaching and mentoring opportunities available.
Supportive and flexible onboarding 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.

VETTING

Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo RV & CTC level before taking up the post.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Please provide a CV and evidence against the following competencies, (350 words maximum per competency) which are based on the knowledge, skills and experience set out in the job description and the competencies in the Competency and Values Framework (CVF). Please note, CV’s will not be assessed within the initial application, answers to the CVF questions alone determine next steps. Once candidates identified for interview has been confirmed, CV’s will then be shared with the appropriate Hiring Manager.

We are collaborative, Level 1 - Explain a time where you have communicated with a range of internal and external stakeholders, in which you have supported them in an administration capacity.

We take ownership, Level 1 - Can you give an example of a time when something went wrong with a piece of work or task, and you took responsibility to resolve it? What actions did you take, and what did you learn from the experience.

We are innovative and openminded, Level 1 - Can you give us an example of when you have suggested / implemented a new way of working using one or some of the Microsoft packages

Should you want to know more about the role, we would strongly encourage you contact hr-recruitment@npcc.police.uk to arrange an informal conversation.

Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Occasional national travel may be required. Travel expenses will be paid if location allowance is not being received, or when travel falls outside of the home to work journey. NPCC will pay for overnight accommodation if required.

The Metropolitan Police manage HR for NPCC recruitment.

Please note: If you are a Internal applicant applying for this role you will be expected to resign from your current role.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on Sunday 3rd August.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 04/08/2025.

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence 1/08/2025.

If you an external to policing, please ensure you apply through the External Oleeo link available via - https://www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/c/careers/police-staff-roles/police-staff-vacancies/. If you consider yourself to have access, workplace or reasonable adjustment requirements that need to be accommodated, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence and will not affect any recruitment decisions.