Force Events Officer

British Transport Police are looking to recruit a Force Events Officer on a fixed term contract/secondment ending March 2022 to join our Event Planning and Strategic Oversight Unit (EPSOU) in Central London.

BTP is the national police force for the rail network throughout Great Britain, including London Underground, across which we ensure the safety and security of nearly 3 billion passenger journeys and over 100 million tons of freight every year. The world in which we work is fast-paced, operationally and commercially demanding, and constantly changing.

Following the recent redesign of BTP’s duty management and event planning functions and creation of the Event Planning and Strategic Oversight Unit (EPSOU) we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrator to join the team.

The EPSOU will be a small, dedicated team built on public order/safety and event planning specialist skills and expertise. The team will act as the go-to experts in this area and be the Force’s central point of contact for related intelligence, briefings, policies, governance, quality assurance and best practice.

As Force Events Officer you will report into the Force Events Lead and will be required to:

• Provide full administrative support to the central EPSOU and Senior Command Team including data input and record management
• Organise and co-ordinate meetings for the team
• Act as first point of contact for any queries relating to the unit, responding to emails and re-directing where necessary
• Liaise with internal and external contacts where required
• Collaborate with other colleagues to update and maintain the teams intranet page
• Assist with the production of briefing documents
• General procurement duties (i.e. ordering equipment)
• Arrange or assist with internal/external debriefs following events or incidents
• Compile annual Force event lists to help determine operational resourcing demands
• Perform the role of Loggist in the event of a critical or major incident ensuring decision making is captured and clear audit trails exist.

Further information can be found in the attached Job Description.

The successful candidate will be required to evidence the following experience/ skills:

• Experience working with a variety of IT systems and databases
• Previous administrative or secretarial experience with a high level of organisational ability and attention to detail.
• Demonstrable experience of working as part of a team to provide advice and guidance on a range of issues.
• Proven experience of effective relationship management of internal and external colleagues and customers.
• Experience in exercising diplomacy, tact and discretion in managing sensitive, personal and confidential matters and information.
• Experience of scheduling meetings and events, preparing agendas and documentation, and taking/drafting accurate minutes.

If you are interested in applying then please submit a copy of your CV and cover letter detailing how you meet the requirements for the role as per the Job Description. Please submit this in one single document under ‘CV Upload’.

Interviews will take place w/c  5th July and will be held at our Specialist Operations HQ in Central London.

In return for your experience, we can offer you:

• Technical training and continued development to support you in your role
• Salary up to £21,558.98 per annum plus £2,700.10 London Allowance
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Various salary sacrifice schemes and retail discounts

BTP has undertaken a review of Police Staff pensions and as a result of this the Police Staff pension will be changing. The current police staff pension is a Defined Benefit scheme which is administered by the Railways Pension scheme. The new pension scheme which is launching is a Defined Contribution scheme which is administered by Royal London. The new pension scheme is awaiting formal approval and an introductory date is not finalised. The earliest this will be is June 2021.  If you have an queries, please contact the recruitment team – recruitmentteam@btp.police.uk

We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. In order to apply, you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the previous 5 years. You will be asked these and other questions to determine your eligibility to work for British Transport Police when you start your application and you must answer honestly.

 Candidates internal to BTP must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance, that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date, that a ‘Competent’ rating, or above, was achieved on the last reporting year PDR and they have completed their tenure period for current substantive posting.