Job Title: ACRO Personal Assistant
Salary Range: £29,109 – £34,329 (Scale 5 bar 6)
Work Location: Near Fareham
Hours per week: Monday – Friday, 37 hours per week #
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing date: Tuesday 23rd September 23:59
We are looking for a highly organised and proactive individual to join us as a Personal Assistant, within a national policing unit.
More about the role
You will provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to the ACRO Senior Management Team.
This role involves managing correspondence, maintaining records, producing a variety of documents, organising meetings and conferences, and supporting senior managers with diary and travel arrangements. You’ll also handle confidential information with discretion, take accurate meeting minutes, and assist with report writing and office supply management.
Personal qualities to include a positive “can do” attitude, thinking ahead and resolving issues efficiently and calmly while being comfortable with changing priorities and able to response quickly to new demands.
Confidence with using office software, digital tools and managing virtual communications is desirable and the ability to build strong working relationships and collaborate effectively with people at all levels is essential.
This role is primarily office-based, however occasional remote working may be considered, provided adequate office coverage is maintained across the team.
If you would like to find out more information about the role, please click here.
More about Us
ACRO Criminal Records Office supports UK and international law enforcement by processing criminal records for the purposes of public protection, safeguarding and worldwide community safety.
We are growing, now employing more than 300 people to support the fight against crime as a global leader in our field.
All ACRO staff are employees of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, and are provided with the same benefits of working within the public sector as other members of police staff.
Our culture and work environment aim to ensure that everyone feels included and valued. We invest in our people so that they can thrive, realise their potential and enjoy coming into work.
We are located in an attractive and modern business park close to the M27 between Portsmouth and Southampton.
our website for the full range of products and services we provide to UK police forces and international agencies.
Application and interview
If you’ve never completed a competency-based application or interview before, make sure you read each competency or value in detail, research the STAR (situation, task, action, result) format and use it when giving evidence.
Please note you do not need to add a CV or covering letter, and these documents will not be reviewed when considering your application.
We would encourage you to visit our Join Us page, where you can find more information on the development and progression available, and view our candidate guidance.
Please note this role will require police vetting, which is currently attracting up to a 16 week waiting period. While we will do everything we can to on-board you as quickly as possible, please keep this timeframe in mind when applying for this vacancy.
Essential Qualifications
-Educated to QCF level 2 at least 5 passes, including English OR A Level OR work experience deemed to have brought the role holder to a comparable level.
Essential Experience
-Extensive secretarial or administrative experience in a responsible position calling for use of complex record keeping systems.
-Experience of working with Senior Managers.
-Extensive experience of word processing applications and proficient in document layout.
Competencies and Personal Qualities
We are Emotionally Aware - Level 1
We Take Ownership - Level 1
We collaborate – Level 1
We Analyse Critically – Level 1
For guidance completing our application form, please click here.
Contact details for an informal discussion
The ACRO People Services Team can be contacted by email at acropeopleserviceshampshire.police.uk or by phone on 02380 451651.
To discuss the role in confidence, or for guidance on the recruitment process, Hannah Smith on hannah.smithacro.police.uk
*note some benefits are subject to a minimum service requirement.
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.
The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting: positive.actionhampshire.pnn.police.uk
The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.
