Position: Senior Administrator
Salary: £26,110
Job Type: Full-time
Work location: Remote working (anywhere in the UK)
FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
About the job
This post is open to applicants who can meet the College’s nationality, UK residency and vetting requirements.
About us:
We’re the professional body for the police service in England and Wales. We work with everyone in policing to set standards, to share knowledge and good practice and to support the development of police officers and staff. Our mission is to drive a consistent approach across policing where the public and the service expect it, to boost professionalism and to improve leadership at every level.
Although we’re a small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles.
We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive. Our extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers’ network for equality and inclusion membership (ENEI silver award winners), and status as a disability confident leader means everyone can bring their whole self to work.
Additional Information:
College staff are classed as Public Servants and we are not eligible to participate in the Civil Service transfer process, therefore while successful candidates can transfer in on their existing terms and conditions, any subsequent transfer out of the College to the Civil Service cannot be guaranteed on existing terms and conditions and new starter/modernised terms may apply.
Our vetting
If you are successful at interview, you will be required to undertake pre-employment security checks. You will be sent a security questionnaire which must be accessed within 24 hours.
Please note, these checks can take up to 10 weeks. You will only be offered a start date after the checks have been completed. If the outcome of these checks is not satisfactory, your recommendation for employment will be withdrawn.
Job description
The NCVPP requires a Senior Administrator to provide administrative and project support to the VKPP programme and wider National Centre. As such, we need a Senior Administrator who has a strong organised administration background and is able to manage a busy and varied to do list each day and all with a sharp eye for detail.
Some of the routine tasks (not exhaustive) will include: Support for Senior / Team Leader Business Administration, Diary Management, Meeting Support – Minutes/Actions, assistance Project work support, Management of Email in-boxes, Procurement, Travel Booking/Assistance (minimal) and Events assistance – Booking/Co-Ordinating/On the ay assistance/Catering / etc.
Person specification
Some of your responsibilities will include:
- Provide a full administrative service to include (as required) typing, email, data entry and create, maintain and back up files and databases to track activities and workload. Maintain college web pages as directed.
- Develop and maintain good internal/external stakeholder relations, ensuring all interactions are dealt with in a professional and timely manner and redirect as necessary. Ensure security of access to premises by providing a first level reception service to callers.
- Compile, analyse and summarise data to produce a range of management reports, in accordance with business needs, for example course statistics, registrations, financial information including income and cancellation data, and portfolio and assessment submissions.
To be successful in this role you’ll need:
- Previous administrative experience with demonstrable organisational ability and attention to detail.
- Proficient in MS Office applications.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with customer-focused attitude and telephone manner.
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Proficient in MS Office applications.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with customer-focused attitude and telephone manner.
- Ability to prioritise work to ensure deadlines are met.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £26,110, College of Policing contributes £7,564 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
The College is a great place to work. We’re passionate about our people and offer a wide range of benefits, including (but not limited to):
- Defined benefit pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
- Up to 31.5 days holiday (this is in addition to 8 public holidays and 1 privilege day)
- Continued professional development and structured career paths
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Flexi-time (for certain grades)
- Benenden Healthcare
- National Dental Plan
- Discounts for on-line shopping
- Free employee support line
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Rewards and recognition scheme
- Learning and development tailored to your role.
- An environment with flexible working options.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
We also have a number of thriving staff networks that provide the opportunity for advice, support and to drive change. A place to get your voice heard, share experiences and challenge our working practices to ensure equality of opportunity for all.
For more information about our benefits and staff networks, visit What we offer as an employer , College of Policing
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills.
Vacancy reference: 6976
This role is available as a designated homeworking post but occasional travel will be required for team meetings.
Anticipated Interview Dates: 1st (between 13:00 – 17:00) and 3rd September (11:30 – 12:30) 2025.
This role is available until 31 March 2026 (with the potential for a further extension) as a fixed term appointment to applicants who can meet the College’s nationality, UK residency and vetting requirements, or as a secondment opportunity to:
- colleagues employed directly by the College or the Civil Service. Please note you will be required to obtain the written support of your line manager prior to submitting your application.
- serving police staff at the equivalent rank of Constable who have their chief officer’s approval. Chief Officer’s approval must be of NPCC rank, i.e., CC, ACC or DCC. Approval for a secondment must accompany an application. Central service conditions may apply
Please ensure you return the attached secondment approval form either as an attachment when submitting your application or via email to recruitment@college.police.uk.
For further information on applying for a secondment please visit the “Secondments into the College” page.
Internal applicants who are at risk of redundancy or in need of redeployment and pass the recruitment process, will be given priority over other applicants.
How to apply and contact information:
For further information visit our ‘Work for us’ page.
What it’s like working at the College of Policing
If you would like to discuss the role in more detail please contact Debbie Reynolds (Deborah.Reynolds@college.police.uk), VKPP – Project Improvement Support Officer.
Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
We believe that a diverse workforce brings many benefits to the organisation including diversity of thought and improvements to the way we work internally and with partners and communities. We strive to be fully inclusive but we know there is more to do. We genuinely encourage people from all backgrounds and underrepresented groups to apply for this role.
We want to continually improve our recruitment processes and to remove any barriers to equal opportunities that could disadvantage those from particular backgrounds. In order for us to have the information to do this, we ask you to please complete the diversity section of the online application process. We use a “blind” shortlisting process and we hope that by using this method we will be able to promote greater diversity in our workforce and remove any subconscious decisions based on biases.
The College is committed to support the Greening Government Commitment and reducing our Environmental impact. We have a dynamic Environmental Management Plan in place which encompasses various objectives, including our pledge to reduce business travel. To support our green agenda we have, in phase one, installed Electric Vehicle Charging Points at our sites in Ryton (12 points) and Harperley Hall (4 points) alongside two at our Harrogate office. We encourage employees to become an Environment Champion to help with promoting and delivering our Environmental Management Plan. Our One Step Greener approach encourages all College staff to make small changes to create a better future for everyone.
Please note that in order to work for the College of Policing you must have the Right to Work in the UK with indefinite leave to remain. In addition, you will also be required to provide an address history in the UK for the preceding 3 years.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check .
See our vetting charter .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
Open to UK nationals only.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : College of Policing Talent Acquisition and Inclusion Team
- Email : recruitment@college.police.uk
- Telephone : 07795590014
Recruitment team
- Email : recruitment@college.police.uk
Application Process
If you’re interested in this role, check out more information on the Official website and apply now!