This is an exciting opportunity to join our business support team as a Covert Facilities Officer within CTPSE for a period of 15 months.
The overall purpose of the role is to:
Co-ordinate confidential financial and administrative support to covert functions within the unit and measure financial returns against set standards to ensure the efficient use of budgets. The successful candidate will also be encouraged to identify and make suggestions for improvements. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a unique environment where you will have the opportunity to influence change.
Criteria for the role includes:
- Proven ability to deal with financial practices and budgetary processes, proven experience managing set budget constraints and understanding financial processes and procedures. Experience of managing accounts including cash handling and banking
- Proven interpersonal skills and the ability to promote professional working relationships with personnel at all levels. This skill will have been developed in a demanding office environment where there will have regularly demonstrated discretion, tact and diplomacy, multi-tasking, enthusiasm, initiative, and flexibility both internally and externally
- High level of computer literacy; especially experienced in MS Office Applications (Excel and Word); proven ability to manipulate data from a variety of sources and databases and willing to learn new technology, databases and systems. Proven ability to produce accurate and reliable data especially when assessing and compiling large quantities of data
- Relevant experience requiring administrative, planning and organisation skills. Self motivated with an ability to work towards deadlines, prioritising workloads and using initiative to make decisions. Ability to work to handle diverse information, manage a substantial workload and solve problems with minimum supervision
You will be asked to demonstrate flexibility regarding working hours in line with operational demand and occasionally this may require working away from home. For this reason a full UK Driving Licence is essential to the role.
Due to the nature of our work, security is of paramount importance to us and therefore it will be necessary to pass and maintain vetting level DV together with a number of enhanced security checks. In order to achieve this, you must be a British National and have resided in the UK for the past ten years. Exemptions may apply for overseas or other diplomatic service (with HM Government), and studying abroad. Please be aware that if successful there are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries once in post
How to Apply
To apply, click on the “Apply” button below and submit your application before the closing date of Sunday 10 May 2026 at 23:55hrs.
The leadership within CTPSE and SEROCU are actively committed to embedding and sustaining an inclusive culture that recognises and champions the diversity of our people, and promotes equity and equality so that everyone can succeed at work. The region is delivering this commitment through a long term strategy that takes a holistic and intersectional approach to wellbeing & inclusion. Our strategy is underpinned by the five strategic objectives;
Inclusive Culture – We will create, embed, and continually develop an inclusive culture for our people.
Engaged & Involved – We will ensure our people are engaged, involved, and listened to.
Wellbeing – We will prioritise the wellbeing of our people.
Representation – We will attract, recruit, retain and develop a diverse workforce.
Inclusive by Design – We will ensure that inclusion is a core principle of our policies, products, and decisions.
We welcome applications from those interested in part time and flexible working, and encourage applications from our under represented communities.
Our people say that benefits include a good work/life balance, a supportive and welcoming place to work and excellent terms including a generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact RecruitmentSE@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting the Job Reference number 14714. If you have applied for this role in the last six months, we respectfully ask that you do not reapply at this current time.
IMPORTANT: If you are already a Thames Valley Police (TVP) member of staff and you have been in your post for less than twelve months, your application must be supported by your line manager. We will require written confirmation from your line manager in order to proceed.
Shift allowance, on-call or other job related allowances from your previous role will not be protected unless they are attached to the new role.
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