MO7 Taskforce STRIDE team Sergeant (Communications inclusion and engagement)
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Role Taskforce STRIDE team Sergeant (Communications inclusion and engagement)
Rank PS
Location Taskforce HQ, Wapping/ Flexible
Vacancies 1
Period Not tenured
Reports to HQ Inspector, Supt TSG & OCU Commander
This role will provide excellent opportunities for those seeking lateral development or evidence preparation in support of future promotion aspirations. You will have line management and leadership of a small team of four (4) officers completing the roles of Performance Officer, Communications officer and two Engagement officers.
Responsibilities
- Within the last year a new team has been created to deliver the Taskforce engagement and overall ‘STRIDE’ strategy, improving trust, confidence and legitimacy of the Taskforce in communities across London. You will contribute to a range of emerging projects, and maintain oversight of the action plan for this.
- You will also oversee a communications plan to ensure Taskforce is effectively collaborating with partners and stakeholders and community groups, properly utilising social media and keeping our own officers and staff informed of critical issues.
- Included in the communications plan is our ‘internal engagement’ strategy to help promote and develop our recruitment campaign into MO7.
- You will oversee the production and dissemination of relevant performance information to interested parties.
- You will support the Taskforce SLT and occasionally assist the wider Met Ops management teams. You will be depended upon to identify and assist in managing incidents that are significant for the Taskforce, including any reputational risk that may arise.
- You will be expected to support the staff office to the Taskforce OCU commander for resilience to cover PS Staff officer abstractions. This involves managing email and calendars. In dealing with internal and external requests you will liaise with key stakeholders, including colleagues and partners at a senior level.
- You will be required to support the SLT by attending meetings, producing professional and accurate minutes briefing notes and other documents and liaising with people from CRG and IAG’s.
Note All Taskforce SLT are Public Order Cadre officers. It is expected that you will be available for some weekend working in order to support CADRE and PIM roles.
Criteria Essential
Strong leadership skills, strategic awareness, excellent communication and organisational skills, good IT skills, exceptional level of integrity and discretion, strong time management skills to meet tight deadlines, the ability to work accurately under pressure, a flexible approach in order to meet demand, but you will also be allowed flexibility as long as your objectives are met
Desirable
PSU Driver, trained Public order Loggist. . Level 3 driver.
This vacancy is open to newly promoted officers currently on the select list as well as Substantive Sergeants.
Application process.
All applications will be in the form of an expression of interest on a form 728 in the first instance. This should include your policing experience, current skill set, why you believe that you are the right person for the role and the qualities that you can bring to the role.
Your 728 MUST be endorsed and forwarded by your line manager with an appropriate recommendation via Email to MO7 Mailbox – Recruitment.
The next stage may include an invitation to an assessment centre including interview. Candidates will be notified of the next stage after the closing date 4th July 2022.
For further information about the role, please Email Inspector Mark Mcleavery Taskforce HQ SLT
Disability Confident Statement
The Met is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups and females.
As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. If you consider yourself to have access, workplace or reasonable adjustment requirements that need to be accommodated, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence and will not affect any recruitment decisions.
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This opportunity is closed to applications.