Location of Role: Chelmsford
Advert Closing Date: 18/06/2026
Starting Salary: £33,603.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)
Part/Full Time: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Mon-Fri
Weekend/Evening Working: No
This an exciting role for atalentedinternal communications professional. Essex Police is a growing, complex organisation with more than 6,000 police officers, staff and volunteers spread across the county.The Internal CommunicationsDeliveryOfficer plays a key role helping colleagues feel informedandvalued.
The successful candidate will have excellent writing skills across a range of media, pay attention to detail and accuracy, and ideally have experience of working on different content management systems.
You willassistin the designanddevelopment ofinternal communication materialand processes,including the internal intranet,providing initial advice and information to officers and staffin order toraise awareness across the workforce oftheEssex Police vision,valuesand priorities.The role requires a keen eye for detail and a focus on evaluating the success of projects and communications materials.
The role will involve writing, sub-editing, creatinga range ofcontentto support force wideinternalpublicity campaignsona number oftopics includingneighbourhood policing, specialistservicesanddiversityand equality.Experience of supporting with eventplanning is also useful.
Please evidence the following essential criteria and the detail in the job description within your reason for application:
* Working towards qualifications in journalism, public relations or marketing or similar subject or an equivalent standard qualification. This will be combined with around 2-3 years' experience relevant to public. relations,marketingor internal communications.
* Accuracy in every aspect of work including excellent writing, content creation and editorial skills for range of media and presentation skills.
* Evidence of the ability to design, develop and support media initiatives influencing for a positive outcome.
* Evaluation skills.
Successful applicants for this role will be defined as an;
Office based Agile Worker
Office based agile working with designated team area at our Headquarters in Chelmsford.Works predominantly(60% or more) in one office space. The rest of the time works at home or at other police site locations. The role will offer flexibility in terms of place of work, including some home working. The extent of flexibility will be agreed through individual assessment with the line manager to assess operational requirements and individual's suitability for home working.
In the event thathome working is agreed for the successful candidate, there will be a requirement to regularly attend the contractual workplaceat our Headquarters in Chelmsford.
As a Disability Confident Leader we:
* Have subjected our Disability Confident self-assessment to external challenge and validation.
* Are taking an active leadership role in encouraging and helping other employers on their journey to becoming Disability Confident.
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At Essex Police we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.
Through the dedicated commitment of our support networks, DE&I team and wider HR departments, we are on a journey to embed our DE&I commitments, ensuring Essex Police is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.
Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.
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