Regional Comms Officer (Secondment/Fixed Term Contract)
Secondment/Fixed Term Contract for 6 Months
Location is Kidlington/Hybrid but with travel required to regional sites in Berkshire
Can you communicate to hundreds of officers and staff about a significant change programme one minute and then quickly turn your hand to crisis communications in the event of a terrorist investigation? If so, then read on.
An exciting opportunity has become available within the Regional Communications Team supporting Counter Terrorism Policing South East and the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit. This is a unique area of police communications where no two days are the same. You would be joining a small but mighty team of communicators and have plenty of opportunities to lead on some significant pieces of work both at a local, regional and national level.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as proven skills in working on your own initiative and writing for audience needs. The ideal candidate for this role will have proven ability to plan, prioritise, implement and monitor communications projects seeing the work through to completion and effective distribution.
If you are a permanent member of staff applying for this role, please note it will be offered on a secondment basis. Important: All secondments must be supported in writing by your Line Manager and Head of Department/Commander or Deputy. Please attach written approval from your line manager and Head of Department in your application. If the secondment is not supported then the role may be offered on a fixed term contract basis, but this has implications including loss of continuous service protections.
Please note: Shift allowance, on-call or other job related allowances from the previous role will not be protected unless they are attached to the new role for the duration of the secondment.
As part of the Thames Valley Police family you will enjoy a fantastic range of benefits including 24 days annual leave per annum, pro-rata for part time (plus Bank Holidays), flexible working conditions, a wide range of lifestyle discounts, career development opportunities and have the option to join a local government pension scheme. For more information on our benefits, please visit the supporting you page, via the link at the bottom of the advert.
If you have any queries please contact the Recruitment Team at RecruitmentPoliceStaff@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting reference 23215. We will endeavour to respond to your query as quickly as possible.
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The closing date for enquiries and receipt of completed applications is 18 February 2026
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