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
Our award-winning Campaigns Team at Essex Police is looking for an enthusiastic, creative and collaborative individual to join us.
In this role, you will play a key part in supporting and delivering high-profile campaigns and community events for Essex Police, working both at Force level and in close partnership with organisations across the county. You will help plan and deliver impactful communications and behaviour-change campaigns that support Force priorities, protect vulnerable people and help keep communities safe.
You will also help promote the great work of Essex Police, ensuring our communications reflect the voices, concerns and experiences of local communities. Working closely with partners, local authorities, businesses and volunteer networks, you will help strengthen engagement, share insight and co‑deliver campaigns that have real impact across Essex.
You will be confident in delivering both campaigns and events, bringing strong storytelling skills and a clear understanding of how to use the most effective channels and approaches to reach a wide range of audiences and support Force and partnership objectives.
What we are looking for:
At shortlisting we will be looking for essential evidence of the following within your application:
1. 2-3 years’ experience in a marketing, PR or communications role.
2. Experience of planning, creating, delivering and evaluating campaigns and events.
3. Strong partnership-working skills, with the ability to build effective relationships internally and externally.
In addition, it would be helpful if you could evidence:
4. A recognised qualification in journalism, PR, marketing or campaigns.
Our location:
This role is based at Chelmsford Headquarters. It will also require travel across the county to meet teams and partners, so access to a vehicle is desirable.
What we offer in return:
Benefits can include:
5. Discounts at a variety of shops and restaurants.
6. Discounted excursions via the Sports and Social Association.
7. Annual leave entitlement (increasing with service).
8. Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme.
9. Ongoing training, development and progression opportunities.
Depending on your current vetting level and security clearances, you may be required to complete additional vetting information during the recruitment process.
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.
As a Disability Confident Leader we:
10. Have subjected our Disability Confident self-assessment to external challenge and validation.
11. 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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