Location of Role: Chelmsford
Advert Closing Date: 30/06/2026
Starting Salary: £42,612.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)
Part/Full Time: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Mon-Fri
Weekend/Evening Working: No
This is an exciting role for a talented internal communications professional to join a complex organisation with more than 6,000 police officers, staff and volunteers spread across the county. The Internal Communications Officer plays a key role in keeping colleagues informed and engaged across the constantly evolving policing landscape, including changes to legislation, technology, systems, estate and day-to-day operations.
They will provide strategic internal communications support to internal senior leaders and colleagues across the force and play a key role during major incidents and emergencies by sharing timely and relevant information.
Day-to-day, the role involves maintaining our connEXion intranet, editing our Chief Constable’s weekly blog, driving engagement on our internal platforms including Viva Engage, and creating a range of written and creative content.
The role requires a keen eye for detail and a focus on evaluating the success of projects and communications materials.
Our Internal Communications team also run our busy force wide reward and recognition programme recognising the achievements of our hardworking officers, staff and volunteers, including our annual awards and our Long Service & Good Conduct events. The successful candidate will take a lead role in these events. They will also support employee engagement programmes throughout the year to support, helping colleagues understand and contribute to our mission of protecting people, keeping people safe, catching criminals, and preventing and detecting crime.
In the role, you will be producing clear and concise communications, supporting senior colleagues and co-ordinating events, roadshows and briefings - ensuring colleagues across the organisation feel valued and are informed and involved in delivering Essex Police’s vision and values.
Please evidence the following essential criteria and the detail in the job description within your reason for application:
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 that home working is agreed for the successful candidate, there will be a requirement to regularly attend the contractual workplace at our HQ in Chelmsford.
All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.
Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.
If you’re not from the UK, you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain. If you’re from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesn’t apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.
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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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