Corporate Communications Officer

Location: Police Headquarters, Northallerton, with opportunities for hybrid working.

Contract: North Yorkshire Police contract. Permanent..

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week, Monday – Thursday 08:30-17:00 and Friday 08:30-16:30. The post holder is required to participate in an on-call system to provide 24-hour cover when fully trained in the role.

Salary: Scale 6 SCP 27-29 £32,247 - £34,329. You will receive a standby allowance for being available for call out, and then a further payment for the time that you are required to be working while on-call.

Key documents:

Job description

Competency and Values Framework

Keeping people safe and feeling safe is the primary aim of North Yorkshire Police. Policing is now more complex than ever before. We face new threats to public safety posed by issues such as online crime, complex safeguarding and domestic abuse. We are proud to serve the communities of York and North Yorkshire and aspire to be outstanding in everything that we do. By working together with local people and partner agencies we want to build the safest communities in Britain.

How we communicate with our people and communities is fundamental to excellent service delivery. It is critical to ensure high levels of public confidence and that victims of crime receive the service that they are entitled to. To meet the challenges of today and tomorrow we are seeking highly motivated and resourceful communicators to join our in-house Corporate Communications Team. The Corporate Communications Officer roles are new within the team and we are looking for a range of communications skills to support our ambitions.

You will be a confident communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience of implementing a communications strategy. You are probably looking for your second role in your communications career and looking to really stretch yourself. Perhaps you find yourself caught in an aspect of communications and are keen to widen your experience within a corporate communications team. Then this could be the opportunity that you have been looking for.

Reporting directly to the Senior Corporate Communications Manager you will support the development of public trust and confidence in North Yorkshire Police. This role requires the capability of working across a number of corporate communications disciplines to ensure that both the public and our employees are well-informed and engaged: internal; external; and digital. You will be joining an experienced team of professional communications who will support your development. When trained and capable you will join the Corporate Communications on-call rota which provides 24/7 support for the force in managing critical incidents.

Role scope:

Support the development and enhancement of the reputation of NYP in the interests of public trust and confidence.
Develop and implement communications plans encompassing media relations, public engagement and campaigns, social media, digital communications and internal communications which deliver force objectives.
Support the alignment of our communications with the strategic direction of the force.
Advise and support operational policing on the development of effective and timely communications to prevent and detect crime and promote public safety, including in crisis situations.
Promote transparency and legitimacy through the information that is provided to the public and by providing answers to media questions about the service.
Provide an efficient communications service to NYP as a whole seeking and applying opportunities to share workforce messages and bringing creativity and technical expertise to every project.
Responsible for delivering effective communications products and campaigns that deliver operational and corporate objectives.

Requirements:

To be successful you will be:

Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or have equivalent professional communications experience or qualifications.
Capable of working independently under extreme pressure against tight deadlines and with competing priorities. You are confident in taking the initiative and applying best judgement to provide advice and resolve competing issues.
Competent in Adobe and Microsoft packages and have strong writing skills.
Able to tackle difficult and complex subjects to develop clear, concise engaging and effective content appropriate to the audience and channel.
Confident in developing trusting relationships as the basis for providing professional advice to stakeholders.

Working for us - what we can offer you:

Working for the emergency services is truly rewarding, and we want to inspire all colleagues to achieve their full potential. Everything we do has a direct impact to the service our organisation delivers, and each of us contributes to ensuring our communities continue to feel safe.

You’ll be welcomed into an organisation that is committed to ensuring everyone is treated fairly and supported equally. We value different perspectives, skills and experiences and we care about the well-being of our staff, and actively support people so they can perform to their best.

In addition, we offer a range of benefits including:

Staff support networks
Training and development
Excellent government pension scheme
Access to onsite Health and Wellbeing services
24 days holiday entitlement, increasing to 30 days with length of service (plus bank holidays)
Access to discounts at major retailers
Unison – recognised trade union
Inclusion and Diversity support networks

Positive Action

At North Yorkshire Police value difference. We have a positive action team who are dedicated to supporting you through your application and beyond. If you feel you need any reasonable adjustments to help reach your potential, please contact our Positive Action Team, positiveaction@northyorkshire.police.uk.

How to apply

If this sounds like an exciting opportunity, we want to hear from you. Please submit your application for further information on this opportunity, please contact Maeve Chappell, Head of Corporate Communications, maeve.chappell@northyorkshire.police.uk

Key dates:

Vacancy closing: 09:00am on Monday 14th April

Interviews: Friday 2nd May at Police HQ, Northallerton