Bail Management Officer (Secondment/Fixed Term Contract)
Secondment/Fixed Term Contract until 6th July 2025.
In this exciting role you will oversee Thames Valley Police’s bail management process and responsibilities. Duties will include tracking and monitoring all Thames Valley Police investigations where pre charge bail has been granted and providing advice to investigators on a range of investigative issues ensuring positive outcomes are secured at court. As part of a team, you will act as the Single Point of Contact for the Force and the courts for all pre charge bail enquiries and provide performance data for monitoring purposes by internal and external stakeholders, responding within a defined timescale. You will act as the point of contact for operational issues arising from pre charge bail to ensure a consistent and accurate process as well as quality assuring applications for court.
A good knowledge and experience of interpreting bail legislation is highly desirable, with the ability to provide clear, accurate and concise written and verbal communications whilst paying attention to detail. Previous experience of resolving issues from a different range of internal/external customers is required. Proven experience of using an intermediate level of MS Office applications is essential to include Word and Excel with the ability to input, update and retrieve system information. You will be able to make sound and time effective decisions whilst working under pressure and will maintain a high degree of integrity and trust when dealing with sensitive/classified information. Previous experience of working within a team environment with demonstrable organisational and time management skills is required.
If you are a permanent member of staff applying for this role, please note it will be offered on a secondment basis. Important: All secondments are assumed supported and that your line manager and Head of Department/Commander or Deputy are aware of your intention to apply. If the secondment is not supported then a strong business rationale must be sent to RecruitmentPoliceStaff@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting the reference number for the role.
Please note: Shift allowance, on-call or other job related allowances from the previous role will not be protected unless they are attached to the new role for the duration of the secondment.
As part of the Thames Valley Police family you will enjoy a fantastic range of benefits including 24 days annual leave per annum, pro-rata for part time (plus Bank Holidays), flexible working conditions, a wide range of lifestyle discounts, career development opportunities and have the option to join a local government pension scheme. To view a full list of our benefits, please click the below link.
If you have any queries please contact the Recruitment Team at RecruitmentPoliceStaff@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting reference 21728. We will endeavour to respond to your query as quickly as possible.
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The closing date for enquiries and receipt of completed applications is Sunday 20th October 2024.
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