Job Role: Staffordshire Forensic Partnership coordinator
Grade: G (£40,383 - £47,046) Pro Rata
Hours: 22.12
Contract Type: Permanent (Part-Time)
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Staffordshire Police is continually striving to deliver the best possible service for the county’s residents, businesses and visitors. It is a fast-paced organisation, adaptive to modern policing needs and open to continual improvement.
Everyone who works for the force has an important role to play in shaping the future of Staffordshire Police. The force seeks people who will champion new ways of working, be collaborative and agile and represent in a fair and ethical manner those that Staffordshire Police serves.
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About the Opportunity
We’re looking for an influential and highly organised Staffordshire Forensic Partnership Coordinator to support a unique collaboration between Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire University. This role sits at the heart of a nationally recognised partnership, connecting academic insight with frontline forensic practice to improve community safety and drive excellence across the justice system.
This is your opportunity to join a forward‑thinking partnership that is shaping the future of forensic science—locally, nationally and internationally. You’ll be part of a dynamic environment where innovation, learning, and high‑quality forensic practice come together to safeguard communities and improve outcomes from crime scene to court.
Working with both University and Police specialists, you’ll help drive pioneering research, support specialist training, coordinate impactful projects, and strengthen networks across academia, policing and the forensic community. You will join a team that values curiosity, collaboration and continuous improvement, giving you the freedom to bring new ideas, influence strategy, and contribute directly to raising forensic standards.
If you’re motivated by meaningful work, variety, autonomy and the chance to shape real‑world outcomes, this role offers a rare and rewarding opportunity.
As the Staffordshire Forensic Partnership Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in enabling the Partnership to achieve its mission of safeguarding communities through forensic excellence. You will act as a central point of coordination, helping to deliver projects, enhance collaboration, and strengthen the Partnership’s presence and impact.
Key responsibilities include:
Driving partnership activity by coordinating project teams, planning student placement programmes (including vetting and induction), and supporting governance, risk, financial and performance reporting.
Supporting strategic development, including planning the funding pipeline, assisting funding applications, and identifying emerging opportunities through environmental scanning.
Promoting and strengthening the SFP brand through communications, marketing, digital presence, social media activity and enhancement of the SFP website.
Building strong partnerships across policing, academia and the wider forensic community, facilitating collaboration and knowledge‑sharing.
Supporting community engagement, helping the Partnership extend its reach and impact across Staffordshire and beyond.
In this role, you will help shape innovative forensic initiatives, enhance training and development opportunities, and contribute to delivering high‑quality, evidence‑based forensic services.
Closing date: Midday 24th April 2026
Interview date: TBC
In addition to your salary, you will have access to a range of benefits including:
- Pension Scheme - Employers Pension contribution 21.5% Staffordshire Pension Fund - Staffordshire Pension Fund - Home (staffspf.org.uk)
- Generous holiday entitlement, plus Bank Holidays.
- Flexible / Agile Working
- Sick pay scheme
- Fostering friendly policy
- Family friendly policies – maternity, paternity, parental leave, adoption, disability leave and carers leave
- Access to health and wellbeing support
- Eye care vouchers
- On site Gyms
- Staff associations
- Reward and Recognition
- Blue light Card
- Flexible working options
- Training and development opportunities
- Car lease scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free Parking at selected sites
- Onsite catering facilities
- Access to Staff Networks
- Union support
- Financial products and services
Please note that applications are welcomed from all suitably qualified/experienced individuals. However prior consideration will be given to applications from individuals who are ‘at risk’ and employed by Staffordshire Police. If an appointment is made from that at risk group, the post may be withdrawn. In this event, a representative from the People Services team will notify any affected applicants.
Staffordshire Police is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve.
Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.
We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Police we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.
For more information on Positive Action please email the team on positive.action@staffordshire.police.uk
For any Recruitment queries please email hrrecruitment.team@staffordshire.police.uk
Residency Eligibility
Please note you will need to have been a resident in the UK for the last three years consecutively for RV Level roles and five years for MV Level roles (see below link around Vetting for more information)
Please note if you are successful at interview and commence pre-employment checks this will include vetting, please see what this involves and the process via the below link:
Police vetting process | Join The Police (joiningthepolice.co.uk)
