AddressJob Title: Administration Clerk
Salary: The starting salary is £33,348, which includes allowances totalling £2,841.
The salary is broken down as £30,507 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £32,639. Plus, a location allowance of £1,841 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Perivale Car Pound
As part of Cost Recovery team you would be assisting to deliver on the annual Roads and Transport Policing Commands income target, which is currently £750,000. This income supports the Roads and Transport Policing Command operating model and without it would mean the command is not affordable. The income is divided into 5 areas, Filming, Tasking, Abnormal Loads, Serious Collision Investigation Unit and Commercial Vehicle Unit.
The Cost Recovery Team provide the administrative support to deliver against the target.
Key Responsibilities
- Serious Collision Investigation Unit –Cost Recovery are solely responsible for dealing with requests from Solicitors and Insurance companies to supply evidential material relating to fatal and serious road traffic collisions, for the purpose of civil litigation. The post holder must administer the income generation process online and deal with incoming and outgoing post, recording all requests and actions on spreadsheets to show an audit trail. Documentation must be collected, quoted for, invoiced, and then supplied to interested parties in the required format all within a timely and professional manner.
- Abnormal Loads Department –Abnormal loads deal with all notifications that come into the Metropolitan Police for Abnormal loads that wish to travel within the area. Police Escorts will be required at times, and this includes invoicing for the service provided, which Cost Recovery will manage. All the data is added to a costing spreadsheet
- Filming –The team are currently processing around 10 Form 236’s per week for the Filming Unit. All contain dates, times and number of officers used for filming. These are processed on the PSOP system. The overtime spent is then collated from these forms to ascertain the recovered costs for each filming request. All the data is added to a costing spreadsheet.
- Tasking –The team are currently processing around 30 separate tasking requests per year. Information is received on form 236’s which are processed using the PSOP system. The overtime spent is then collated from these forms to ascertain the actual recovered costs for each tasking request. All the data is added to a costing spreadsheet.
- Commercial Vehicle Unit –managing and collating the fees now charged for the remobilisation of lorries in accordance with new regulations. This can mean taking payment direct when needed using the machine that is held with Cost Recovery.
- Any other admin tasks that are required.
How to apply
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Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement, and online application form. Your personal statement should outline why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 12 March 2024.
Essential Criteria
- The role requires good verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent telephone manner.
- Good IT skills in the use of Word and Excel.
- The ability to prioritise work and work effectively under pressure and in line with time constraints, using their own initiative.
Desirable Criteria
The role holder will ideally need experience in using CRIS, COPA, PSOP, BOX, CARMS, We Transfer and Chronicle in order to successfully complete the day to day tasks required.
Knowledge of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit, Filming Unit, Tasking Unit, Abnormal Loads, Commercial Vehicle Unit and Criminal Justice Unit.
