News & Public Affairs Officer

News & Public Affairs Officer

Grade F - £29,874 - £35,982

The joint Corporate Communications and Engagement department at Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is undergoing an exciting transformation to ensure it operates more agilely and proactively to deliver organisational priorities.

The high-performing team provides a multidisciplinary communications and engagement service for the two blue light services, delivering activity across news and Public Affairs, digital and brand and internal and external communications campaigns and engagement.  

As a result of a change programme, a number of permanent vacancies have become available across the team’s different disciplines. One of these role is News & Public Affairs Officer.

Working collaboratively to deliver communications and engagement outputs in support of police and fire priorities, the department plays a pivotal role in maintaining and building trust and public confidence.

From responding to critical incidents to developing campaigns and engagement activity that changes behaviours and keeps people safe, no two days are the same working in this fast-paced department.

Staffordshire Police is committed to providing our colleagues with excellent working conditions; this includes a flexible, agile approach to working hours arrangements including hybrid working, which involves a blend of on-site and home-based working. A mutual effective method of achieving these arrangements will be discussed with the successful candidates. 

To apply for the role, please upload your CV. Please ensure that your CV tailors to the key requirements highlighted in the role profile.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 27th June at 12 Midday

For more information about the role, please contact Victoria Beech, News & Public Affairs Manager: Victoria.Beech@staffordshire.police.uk

Benefits of working for Staffordshire Police:

• Flexi time – flexible working as part of trust driven policing – allowing staff members to accrue banked hours of working to take as extra leave and allows staff to start and finish at earlier/later times if suitable.
• Cycle to work scheme
• New car salary sacrifice scheme
• Self-referral free physiotherapy
• LGPS Pension Scheme – 6.5% Employee and 21.5% Employer contribution Staffordshire Pension Fund - Home (staffspf.org.uk)
• Annual Leave Entitlement - starting at 28 days plus bank holidays
• Sick pay scheme
• Fostering friendly policy
• Family friendly policies – maternity, paternity, parental leave, adoption
• No weekend working unless on-call
• Occupational Health services
• Staff associations
• Reward and Recognition
• Blue light Discount Card
• Staff restaurant at both Police and Fire HQ’s
• Free parking on site

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.

As ‘One Force’ across Staffordshire, we know that Diversity and Inclusion help us improve our decision making, encourage creativity and embrace innovation so all our people can thrive.

Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit and achievements. We encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, gender, people who have a disability, those who are neurodiverse 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 Force 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