Make a Difference in Nottinghamshire
Are you highly organised, proactive and passionate about supporting projects that make a real difference to communities?
The Nottinghamshire Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Project Support Officer to help deliver innovative programmes aimed at reducing serious violence and supporting vulnerable children and young people across Nottinghamshire.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in monitoring, coordinating and supporting a range of projects and interventions, working closely with partners, service providers and stakeholders to ensure programmes deliver meaningful outcomes.
About the Role
As a Project Support Officer, you will provide vital support to the VRP Programme Manager and partner organisations, helping to monitor project performance, track progress against key milestones and ensure robust reporting processes are in place.
You will work with a wide range of stakeholders to gather performance information, maintain project monitoring frameworks and support the delivery of violence reduction initiatives. You'll also assist with case management processes for children and young adults impacted by serious violence and provide administrative support across the partnership.
This role offers a varied workload where no two days are the same, making it ideal for someone who thrives on organisation, problem-solving and building positive working relationships.
Benefits:
Some benefits of working for Nottinghamshire Police include but are not limited to:
Pension scheme – We pay around double the member contribution
Support networks and wellbeing
Annual leave entitlement – Starting at 24 days and increasing with length of service
Blue Light Card discounts
Flexible and agile working where suitable
Please see attached document titled ‘Police Staff Benefits’ for further benefits and information.
To Apply:
When applying, please complete the information on the next few screens.
The attached Job Description provides further details about the role.
When applying, refer to the person specification to evidence how you demonstrate your suitability for the role, ensuring the four areas have been considered.
Please attach a supporting statement of no more than 2000 words referring to the person specification to evidence how you demonstrate your suitability for the role, along with your CV.
Please ensure any documents you attach during your application do not have your name or any identifiable personal details included within the text or the document name (including any images), so that your application can remain anonymous.
For current Nottinghamshire Police Staff applicants, please note that the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner would be a new employer. However, an agreement has been made whereby all tenure and length of service will be honoured.
Vetting Level – Management – you must have resided in the UK for at least the last 5 years, with less than 12 months spent abroad (some exceptions for those living on a UK military base).
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All applicants will be subject to the Nottinghamshire Police Vetting Policy.
Nottinghamshire Police is committed to the principles of Equality, Fairness and Diversity, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community in our efforts to recruit a diverse and flexible workforce that reflects the people we serve.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered at a later stage for candidates successfully shortlisted. Please be aware, this will not cause any detriment or impact to your application, our aim is to support you throughout the process.
Please note that government plans are underway to transfer functions under the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) model to the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) Mayor in May 2028 as part of reforms introduced by the Police Reform Bill. This is expected to enable better join up with local services across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
Functions delivered by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) will still be required under the new Mayoral model and TUPE (the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) has applied where such transfers have occurred elsewhere in the country and should therefore apply to staff in the employment of the OPCC in Nottinghamshire at that time.
Please be assured that Nottinghamshire OPCC is working closely with the Mayor, EMCCA and the Derbyshire PCC and OPCC to ensure a smooth, orderly and well-planned transition. If you have any questions or concerns about these changes in the meantime, please feel free to contact a member of the OPCC team.
