We are looking for two dynamic Administrative Support Assistants to join our Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU). Working as part of a team, the successful candidate will support the provision of a comprehensive and flexible administrative support and confidential secretarial services.

Experience is required of undertaking a wide range of administrative duties to include managing requisitions and utilising systems to raise orders, ensuring customer requirements are achieved within financial constraints.  We are looking for a candidate who is proactive in the development of processes to meet the business need with excellent organisational skills.

The successful candidate will complete often sensitive and confidential administrative tasks including: typing, taking minutes, record keeping and answering routine queries. In addition to being responsible for taking delivery and dispatch of incoming/outgoing mail, stationery and general orders. Provide support in diary management to include effective timetabling and co-ordination of activities.

A confident communicator, with an aptitude to deal with various levels of internal and external customers, proven time management and organisational skills with the ability to work to deadlines and manage a varied workload.  

The candidate should have a good standard of education, excellent literacy and numeric skills, and the ability to take minutes with good verbal and written communication skills.  Proven interpersonal skills are essential together with an ability to promote professional working relationships with personnel at all levels. Recent experience of working in an office environment is required with evidence demonstrating discretion, tact and diplomacy, initiative, and flexibility with a willingness to learn and embrace new ways of working/technology.

On occasions this role may be required to travel to various locations across the South East Region for business purposes. You will be asked to demonstrate flexibility regarding working hours in line with operational requirements. You must be prepared to be security cleared.

Please note that although this role is currently based Whitchurch and a combination of home working, we will be eventually vacating our premises in the near future to a site Near M4 Junction 12 at the end of 2021/beginning of 2022.

At SEROCU, we are committed to better reflect the communities that we serve.  We encourage applications from our under represented communities including all ethnic or religious backgrounds, LGBTQ+, women and those with disabilities.

Developing our talent is important. We recognise that professional progress is important and in this role, and with SEROCU you will have the opportunity for continuous development.

Police Staff have access to a fantastic range of benefits, dependant on role, location and length of service. To view a full list of our benefits please click here.

The closing date for enquiries and receipt of completed applications is Sunday 4th July 2021.

For further information please email RecruitmentSE@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk quoting the Job Reference 17891.

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