Force
South Wales Police
Role Type
Police Staff
Business Area
K Safeguarding & Public Protection
Department
Public Protection & Safeguarding
Location
Kingsway Industrial Estate
Grade
6SO1
Salary
£32, £37,692.00
Part/Full Time
Full Time
Hours per Week
37
Type of Contract
Permanent
Level of Welsh language ability required?
2
Shortlisting Date
29 September 2025
Interview Date
13 October 2025
Closing Date
26/09/2025, 15:00
Job Advert Description
Investigative Research, Performance & Policy Development Officer
Would you like a career like no other? If so… Join Us
South Wales Police brings together thousands of people with the same aim – to keep South Wales safe.
We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community's needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to become part of our policing family.
We are looking for someone to #JoinUs as Investigative Research, Performance & Policy Development Officer in our Safeguarding and Public Protection Department. Could you be the one we are looking for?
About the team/Department you will be joining:
You will be joining a small team based in The Kingsway, Bridgend.
About the role and your key responsibilities:
The function of the role is to support the Safeguarding and Public Protection Department business portfolio relating to safeguarding and public protection issues, including investigative research for best practice, maintenance and development of existing public protection policies and procedural documents and to provide performance information on behalf of the business area.
What skills and experience do we need you to bring to the role:
Must be computer literate and proficient in Microsoft applications.
Must possess good organisational skills.
Must have excellent written and verbal communication.
Must demonstrate the ability to research, collate, analyse and disseminate information.
Must have experience of project working.
Must be able to analyse and produce performance reports when required.
Must be able to develop, monitor, implement systems and procedures and maintain quality standards.
Proven experience of researching and assessing information and identifying risk.
Able to research and identify best practice for use in the Protecting Vulnerable People (PVP) portfolio.
If you have the above skills, this will be the position for you, and we would love to hear from you.
There are numerous benefits to working for South Wales Police, from learning and development opportunities to schemes which aim to improve your lifestyle and wellbeing, as well as generous Local Government Pension Scheme / Police Pension Schemes, paid annual leave, flexible working and family friendly policies and many more.
The successful Candidate must be willing to undergo vetting to MV/SC Vetting.
Please note, if you are an internal candidate and subject to an ongoing PSD investigation, your appointment or placement in the role may be delayed pending an outcome. Whether the role is held open will be considered on a case-by-case basis
If you would like any more information about the role, please contact Rhys Roberts - Rhys.-
Apply today and join Team SWP
First time applying for a role with South Wales Police? Be sure to read our application guidance for some hints and tips around the application form and what to expect. Please note the successful candidate must be willing to undergo vetting to the required level.