Public Disclosure Officer (Maidstone Police Station)

Location of Role: Maidstone
Advert Closing Date: 18/04/2024
Starting Salary: £25,188.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)
Part/Full Time: Full Time
Contract Type: Secondment/fixed-term
Working Pattern: Mon-Fri
Weekend/Evening Working: No
An exciting opportunity has arisen to undertake the role of Public Disclosure Officer within the Public Disclosure Team. The role is offered as full-time position within a growing and increasingly important Information Management Department for a duration of 12 months from the contract start date.
This is a challenging role that requires the successful candidate to review and progress requests and directions for the disclosure of information/material received by Kent Police under relevant disclosure gateways (for example, disclosure to other public bodies, the Freedom of Information Act and under data protection legislation), ensuring that high standards are maintained, and responses are delivered within the required timescales.
The successful candidate will work closely in support of other Public Disclosure Officers and Senior Public Disclosure Officers.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following essential skills:

• Ability to deal tactfully and diplomatically with people, using sound judgement and discretion
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Competence in the use of the Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to prioritise workloads in order to meet legislative timescales

In addition, it will be desirable for the successful candidate to be able to demonstrate:

• An understanding of the force structure
• A practical understanding and experience of applying both data protection and freedom of information legislation

This opportunity would suit a highly-motivated and dynamic individual who can bring their wide experience and knowledge to an increasingly important role within our organisation.
For further information or for a discussion in relation to this post and the wider Public Disclosure Team please contact the recruiting Senior Public Disclosure Officer on 01622 654424.
Kent Police offer smarter working which designates that certain roles can have flexibility in terms of place of work, including the potential to work from home for those who would like to.
The specific requirements of this role will be discussed during the interview stages with candidates. In the event that home working is agreed for the successful candidate, there will be a requirement to regularly attend a contractual workplace location, as agreed with the line manager. The contractual workplace location for this role is Maidstone Police Station. Please note that any excess travel costs from the existing contractual workplace location to any future contractual workplace location will not be paid and applicants are advised to take potential travel mileage increases into consideration when deciding to apply.
Kent Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £29,073.00.
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Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.
Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating 'Application Support and Adjustments' in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833.
Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.
This post is open to British Citizens, members of the EC or other states in the European Economic Area. If you are a Commonwealth citizen or a foreign national, you must be a resident in the UK free of restrictions and with indefinite leave to remain in the UK. All applicants must have lived in the UK continuously for the past three years.
Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.