Salary: Scale F, £36,033- 39,093
Location: Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner (OPCC), Police HQ, Durham, DH1 5TT. Some remote working may be expected, subject to mutual agreement.
Hours/Contract: Fixed Term Contract for 9 – 12 months, Maternity Cover, Full-time, 37 hours per week
Closing Date: 5pm, Friday 11th September 2026
The Role
To provide support to the Police and Crime Commissioner and her office with the development of projects and legislative changes across County Durham and Darlington as necessary to discharge their duties effectively. A specific role of the postholder will to be collectively responsible for oversight and delivery of projects aligned to the Serious Violence Duty.
What You’ll Do
- To project manage the implementation of legislation and statutory duties placed upon the Police and Crime Commissioner and their office.
- To be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of projects and areas of work, specifically relating to, but not confined to, Serious Violence.
- To attend relevant meetings on behalf of the OPCC, including those associated with governance of the project.
- To secure support and assistance from partner agencies, in the public, voluntary and private sectors, in the delivery of the project or initiative.
- To support project leads, OPCC staff and steering group leads on assigned projects and delivering specific tasks, action plans and improved outcomes as part of the overall project delivery plans.
What You’ll Bring
Essential
- Must hold a relevant degree or have substantial relevant experience of working within a multi-agency public sector environment.
Desirable
- Project management qualification such as PRINCE
If you hold a higher qualification than those required above or minimum 5 years relevant experience, please evidence this on your application and it will be reviewed by our recruitment team.
For further information, please view the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
How to apply
If you’d like to apply, please forward a copy of the attached Application form, by the closing date.
External Applicants - please use the external application form
Internal applicants - please use the Internal Application form
Please also complete and return the equal opportunity form and return this with your Application form.
We are committed to equal opportunities, we therefore encourage you to complete and return the equality monitoring form. This form is optional, and your responses will be kept confidential and for statistical purposes only.
The above 2 (relevant application + equal opportunity) forms should be returned by email to our Recruitment department – [email protected]
Candidates must have indefinite leave to work and live in the UK and be free from any restriction. Any successful candidate will be asked to provide evidence of this.
Candidates will be contacted via email in relation to the recruitment process and are advised to also check junk and spam folders for email updates.
Further information
Any offer of employment will be subject to appropriate vetting checks which will be maintained/updated throughout the period of service.
Applicants must have been a UK resident for at least three years prior to the date of application.
If applicants have not been a resident in the UK for at least three years and can provide a VERIFIABLE certificate from the police of any country where they have taken temporary residence. The certificate must indicate that they have not been convicted of any offence whilst in that country or involved in any investigation by a Law Enforcement Agency.
Any tattoos deemed to be obscene, or advocates sexual, racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination, by written word or design is prohibited and the presence of such a tattoo would preclude an applicant from passing the recruitment process for employment with the Constabulary.
For any queries, please contact [email protected]
Please return the relevant application form and the equal opportunity form to [email protected]
