Salary: Band 9, £42,861 - £49,716 (£21,431 - £24,858 pro rata)
Location: Ponteland Police Station
Hours/Contract: 3 x 18.5 hour per week, fixed term for 12 months
The role
Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Digital Policing Team as an Airwave Assistant Change Project Manager.
What you’ll do
* Lead projects or workstreams in line with experience, following the Force's programme management approach and supporting effective delivery through robust planning, risk, issue, and stakeholder management.
* Deputise for Change Project Managers as required, ensuring projects remain on track, resourcing issues are managed, and key risks or issues are escalated appropriately.
* Support the development and maintenance of project documentation to drive workforce engagement, manage change effectively, and deliver sustainable improvements.
* Develop relationships with vendors and third‑party suppliers as required, ensuring 3rd party products are optimised and embedded into business areas.
* Support process reviews and facilitate meetings and improvement workshops to evaluate services, processes, and the use of technology to improve service delivery.
What you’ll bring
* Experience working in project teams to deliver defined outcomes within a matrix management environment.
* Detailed knowledge and understanding of Airwave critical voice services and systems (ICCS, Airwave devices and accessories).
* Understanding of project planning and delivery, including monitoring and evaluation, with experience planning tasks and allocating resources to achieve key milestones within agreed time, cost, and quality tolerances.
* Able to set out logical arguments clearly, adapting language, form and message to meet the needs of different people / audiences.
* Well developed planning, organisational, and people management skills, with experience managing project resources, deputising for a Project Manager where required, and working collaboratively to motivate teams and deliver project objectives.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience developing and managing project communications and engagement plans, building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and the confidence to challenge constructively and negotiate positive outcomes.
We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.
What we offer
* 26 days' leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays
* NHS Fleet Solutions Car Lease Scheme
* Enhanced maternity, shared parental and adoption leave
* Flexi time - allowing you to fit your working hours around your individual needs
* Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)
* Agile working - option to work from home, your team zone, and spaces across the force
* Fantastic market‑leading public sector pension scheme with up to 16% employer contribution
* Corporate travel schemes - local rail, bus services and metro discounts
* Access to private healthcare and eye test vouchers
* Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets
* We've invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders on‑site, an employee advice service for the times you need that additional support
* Access to gyms in some stations
* Sports & Social Club - join our thriving sports scene at Team NP and enjoy further exclusive discounts on days out and travel
* Cycle to work scheme
* Opportunity to volunteer in local community
Terms of appointment
This is a fixed term / secondment role subject to a six‑month probationary period.
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