Job Details
Job Title: Volunteer Independent Advisory Group (IAG) Member - HC623571
Location:Havant and Waterlooville, Fareham and Gosport
Salary: Volunteer
Closing Date: Thursday 25th June 2026 at 23:59 hours
Join Our Team and Help Shape Safer Communities
Are you ready to make a real impact? We’re looking for someone with insight, confidence and a passion for public service to join our dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you’ll work closely with police colleagues and partner agencies, offering expert advice, informed commentary and thoughtful challenge to help drive effective, fair and community‑focused policing.
What You’ll Do
As a valued member of our team, you will:
1. Provide expert advice on issues that affect the entire organisation, from policy and procedure to operational planning and critical incident response.
2. Support decision‑making by advising on a wide range of policing matters, including:
Arrest and custody considerations
Critical incidents
Crime that disproportionately affects diverse communities, such as hate crime
Anti‑social behaviour
3. Deliver consistent, high‑quality service, ensuring your input helps shape safer, more inclusive outcomes for the public.
Why This Role Matters
Your voice will influence how policing responds to the needs of all communities. You’ll help ensure fairness, accountability and best practice at every stage — especially where issues have the greatest impact.
If you’re driven by purpose, motivated by challenge and eager to contribute to meaningful change, this is your opportunity to make a difference.
For more information please see the full Role Profile.
Competencies
If this sounds like the role for you, please follow the online application link to apply at the top or bottom of this advert. You will be asked to enter personal details and complete our screening questions (this is standard across all our applications).
In addition, you will be asked to provide evidence against the following topics. These areas form part of our police competency and values framework.
We are Emotionally Aware Level 1
We Collaborate Level 1
Public Service
Please do take the time to follow the links to each of the above areas, to learn more about what we are looking for, and please then provide your answers on your application form, using specific examples to evidence how you have demonstrated the competency.
For any assistance in completing our application form, please do check our Candidate Guidance For Completing An Application Form.
About Us
For further information about this role, or if you have any queries, please contact the Police Recruitment Team on police.recruitment@hampshire.police.uk or on 02380 451611.
As an employer, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary also offers a wide range of benefits which include:
4. An attractive contributory pension scheme
5. Cycle to Work schemes
6. Access to Hampshire Police Leisure and Sport (providing a range of family and sporting activities)
7. Gym facilities at a number of our buildings
8. Access to retail and hospitality benefits via the Blue Light Card (Welcome to Blue Light Card)
Please note that the email address you supply when submitting an application will be used for contact throughout the full lifecycle of that vacancy. You will not be able to amend your contact details. You should therefore ensure that you choose an appropriately accessible email address, being mindful that the process may take several months for some roles.
Hampshire Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.
The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting: positive.action@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.