We are looking for someone to join our enthusiastic Operational Planning Team at Gloucestershire Constabulary. The principle function of the post holder will be the planning of the policing response to major events and incidents, within Gloucestershire and supporting national policing operations.
The post holder will:
Represent the Constabulary in a professional manner when dealing with outside agencies. Ensure that the police response to major events is planned thoroughly, in detail and with accuracy, working to deadlines.
Provide an effective police response to major events that complement the requirements of outside organisations and agencies. Display flexible and adaptable attitude to demands of the role and the department which may occasionally require work to be undertaken outside of normal office hours.
The postholder's duties will reflect the flexible nature of the Operations department which is expected to provide support to planned and spontaneous events within the Constabulary’s area of responsibility.
Core responsibilities include:
Researching, co-ordinating, preparing, distributing, exercising, reviewing, and updating all key operational, business continuity and emergency planning requirements on behalf of Gloucestershire Constabulary.
Working with Safety Advisory Groups to provide appropriate advice to organisers and others and ensure the efficient and effective use of police resources within core responsibilities.
Identify and manage operational threats and risks, ensuring the appointment of appropriate command structures. Maintain a calendar of force-wide events and operations to facilitate resource demand planning.
Developing, preparing and reviewing multi-agency contingency plans as required under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 to implement policy and operational response instructions.
Representing the Police with external partners and working as part of a larger multi agency planning group to develop a tactical, strategic and Operational plans.
Developing, preparing and reviewing Force Major Incident plans prioritised at a national security level.
Developing, preparing and reviewing Force Major Incident plans as prioritised by the (LRF) local risk register. Raise awareness of these risks, potential impacts and arrangements in place for such emergencies. Respond to emergencies at the appropriate strategic (Gold), tactical (Silver) or operational (bronze) level and or act as a tactical advisor in the event of a major incident. When required (on a best endeavour basis) starting up a Tactical (Silver) suite, a Strategic (Gold) suite. Provide awareness and familiarisation to Gold and Silver room staff and Silver room managers. Taking responsibility for being the ‘guardian’ of these command rooms and all the equipment within them, ensuing they are fit for purpose at all times.
Developing, preparing and reviewing Operational Orders for pre-planned events.
Provide logistical support to operational commanders and staff as required e.g. Mutual Aid or other policing operation.
Create, direct and facilitate where appropriate testing and exercising on behalf of the Constabulary. This includes callout exercises, awareness sessions, and table-top exercises.
Work in co-operation with other agencies, supporting on visits and meetings.
Maintaining appropriate security levels of all information and documents involved in the planning process in line with Constabulary and national policies.
Providing a comprehensive planning resource to Gloucestershire Constabulary. Enable business continuity, operational planning and major incident response.
Arrange, conduct and facilitate debriefs for the Constabulary and the LRF including the production of debrief reports.
Draft and review Constabulary policies, working practices and risk assessments in relation to emergency and operational planning
Provide support with planning the policing response to major events such as the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) and the meetings of the National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse.
The working hours are 37 hours per week
The successful candidate for this role will be vetted at level Staff MV + SC. This means the individual will need at least 5 years worth of residency in the UK.
Please refer to the Role Profile document when completing the Statement in support of your application section of the form. In this section, you are required to provide evidence with specific examples for each of the Essential criteria included under the Experience and Qualifications section of the Role Profile. For each of the criteria, please write a paragraph detailing how your experience, qualifications, skills and abilities meet the minimum criteria for the role. Applicants who do not provide this required evidence will unfortunately not be invited to interview.
Candidates applying for Gloucestershire Constabulary should be aware that the use of online 'Artificial Intelligence' (AI) systems such as ChatGPT to generate application answers is NOT permitted, any candidate found to have submitted an application form using online 'AI' software to generate answers will be removed from the recruitment process with immediate effect. This may result in future applications with the Constabulary also being rejected, based on integrity.
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For support with your application, please contact Better Together at BetterTogetherTeam@Gloucestershire.police.uk
At Gloucestershire Constabulary we recognise the benefits of increasing diversity across our force and the value of building a representative workforce. That is why it is important that people from ethnically diverse backgrounds and under-represented groups, including those with a disability, apply and help us deliver excellence in policing throughout Gloucestershire. We are a proud Disability Confident Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities. You may wish to register with our Talent Bank- the link can be found here: https://gloucestershireconstabulary.tal.net/vx/appcentre-External/brand-3/candidate/so/pm/8/pl/12/opp/457-Register-your-interest-with-Better-Together/en-GB
