Force
Bedfordshire Police
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HIDDEN - Role Type
Police Staff
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Contract Duration
Permanent
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Contract Type
Full Time
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Department
ERSOU - CTP
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Location
Stevenage
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Grade
Scale 6
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Salary
33,603
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Please note, if this is a paid role and the role is part time then the salary quoted will be pro rata based on the hours worked per annum.
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Hours / Week
37
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Closing Date
02/08/2026, 23:55
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Applicants are required to meet nationality and residency requirements so that National Security Vetting (NSV) checks can be conducted. If you want to learn more click HERE. To apply for this role, you must also have resided continuously in the UK for at least 7 of the last 10 years, 2 of which must have been the immediately preceding years from the point of application.
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Job Description
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Performance Researcher working within the ERSOU Counter Terrorism Policing Analysis and Research team. You will be responsible for:
Interrogating databases and systems to extract relevant data in order to inform regional understanding of performance
Liaising with customers to define research requirements, asking questions to clarify understanding
Collecting and collating data in line with customer requirements
Adding value to collated data by theming information according to the terms of the project and drawing links between datasets
Coordinating national performance returns for the region, working to deadlines and ensuring completion by each department
Monitoring data quality and providing feedback to colleagues to improve regional returns
The role is primarily office based, with some limited agile working available.
What we’re looking for:
Strong numerical skills, with the ability to interpret and communicate percentages, ratios, and averages with confidence
Ability to interrogate data from multiple systems, working to tight deadlines
Proven ability to work with Windows based software including Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Flexible approach to work and ability to self-motivate
Nice to haves:
Experience of conducting qualitative and quantitative research
Ability to work with customised databases and computer packages, such as Tableau or Power BI
Current SC or DV vetting
ERSOU – Who we are and what we do
Created in 2010, ERSOU is funded by the seven police forces that make up the eastern region, with Bedfordshire Police being the lead force. ERSOU is the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit, that oversees and delivers a regional level response to Serious and Organised Crime, and Counter Terrorism Policing for the Forces in the Eastern Region.
ERSOU is made up of both Officers and Police Staff from across the entire region and works closely with the 7 Forces and National Partners. The departments are unique, in that they offer opportunities to work and develop individuals professionally in specialist areas, often delivering capabilities that are provided by local forces.
Working for ERSOU presents a fantastic opportunity for you to learn and develop within a unique law enforcement community whose staff and officers are dedicated to protecting the public from the threat of terrorism and serious and organised crime.
ERSOU as an employer can offer:
Blue light card discounts
Generous pension scheme
24/7 access to an employee assistance programme
Opportunities to get involved with networking groups such as the network of women, LGBTQ+, parent, carers, health, and wellbeing.
Vetting:
Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo Management Vetting (5 years residency criteria) and Security Clearance (5 years residency criteria) or Development Vetting, if applicable, before taking up the post. Please be aware the Police Corporate Vetting Unit will undertake security vetting on successful candidates, their family and others that live at their home address, which will include financial checks. Due to the sensitive nature of these checks, we are not able to supply feedback should clearance be declined.
This post is designated a ‘reserved post’ under the Civil Service Nationality Rules and is open only to UK Nationals. Anyone holding dual nationality can make an application but may be required to relinquish non-British nationality if successful (and any entitlement you may have to a foreign nationality) as a condition of your confirmation of appointment with CTP. When applying please click Yes to the British Nationality Question in order to progress to the next step of the application process. One of your parents should also be British or have substantial ties to the UK. In the latter instance; substantial ties mean that your parent is a citizen of a British Overseas Territory, a Commonwealth citizen, US citizen, EEA citizen, British national or citizen overseas, and they would need to have demonstrable connections with the UK by way of family history or have been resident here for a substantial period of time.
If you’re already married to, or cohabiting with, a person who isn’t a British citizen, you may still be eligible for employment at the discretion of the department. You should note however, that marriage to, or cohabitation with, a person who isn’t a British citizen after appointment may, in some circumstances, result in the withdrawal of security clearance and subsequent transfer to another department, or (if this is not possible or the officer does not wish to transfer) dismissal. Each case will be considered on its merits, considering the ties between the person involved and the United Kingdom.
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