Partnerships Coordinator

We are working towards a day when every community, whatever the socio-economic background of its residents, can thrive without being fearful of crime. We are looking for talented, committed and mission-aligned individuals who will drive us towards achieving our ambitions. Police Now recruits and trains graduates and career changers with leadership potential to become inspirational police officers and outstanding crime fighters on our National Graduate Programme. Graduates can pursue a variety of specialisms working in Neighbourhood Policing, as a Detective or within Counter Terrorism or Economic Crime units.

Police Now aims to create systemic change. We need highly capable impactful staff to support the recruitment and development of our officers and to cultivate strong relationships with partner forces and the wider sector.

The purpose of your role

We are a social enterprise with a clear purpose; to improve communities across the UK by recruiting the very best graduates to become police officers in forces across the country. We believe that a great police officer has the power to build the public's confidence in UK Policing, directly helping to reduce crime.

We are looking for a highly organised self-starter who is passionate about our mission. You will join our brilliant Partnerships team who are responsible for developing Police Now’s relationship with stakeholders across UK policing and government and implementing our programmes in collaboration with forces. The role will be a mixture of project management, coordinating events, administration, research and relationship building. You will ensure meetings with our external partners are well prepared for and will undertake various projects and administration tasks to allow us, as a team, to develop positive and lasting partnerships. This is a highly varied role which will give you the opportunity to work across the whole of Police Now. As such we are looking for a quick learner and someone who is as determined as we are to see the Police Now mission succeed.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with colleagues across the organisation to produce materials for internal and external audiences, including force guidance documents, project plans and letter templates. This will include producing high quality reports which use data to demonstrate the impact of our programmes to forces and other external stakeholders.
• Ensure accurate data reporting on our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, Salesforce, to support delivery of a strong customer experience for partner police forces.
• Support our external affairs work by carrying out political monitoring, drafting meeting briefings and policy documents, and organising bespoke events for stakeholders to meet Police Now participants and alumni.
• Support the delivery of Police Now events which showcase the value of our programmes by completing guest lists, drafting invite templates, tracking responses, organising guest speakers, welcoming guests and collating feedback.
• Provide wider administrative support to the Partnerships team. This may include preparing agendas, minuting internal and external meetings, updating action trackers, team inbox monitoring, and general research.

Frequent travel to the London office (minimum of 2 days per week), along with regular travel to events and forces nationally will be required for this role.

Key Requirements

Although prior experience in a similar role is helpful, we are more interested in your attitude, and your willingness and ability to learn new skills and apply knowledge quickly. We would like someone who has lots of energy and can take the initiative to see where you can add value to the work that we do. This is an exciting and varied role within a fast-paced organisation with lots of opportunities for you to gain some amazing experience.

We are looking for someone with strong organisation, prioritisation and administrative skills, with outstanding attention to detail. You’ll take initiative, with proven problem-solving skills and the ability to work efficiently both independently or in a group setting. You’ll be comfortable working at pace and being flexible, able to adapt to challenging timescales and shifting priorities. You’ll be able to maintain a positive ‘can-do’ attitude, even when under pressure. You’ll also have strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain positive stakeholder relationships. Key to this will be your excellent verbal and written communication skills, and an ability to ‘muck in’ and help others when the going gets tough.

Willingness to travel to the London office, as well as to police forces and events across England and Wales when required.

What you’ll get from us

• A bright, airy and modern office in Zone 1.
• Competitive salary of £30,500 - £33,500 per annum, pro rata (dependent on experience and inclusive of London weighting).
• Flexible working and operate a hybrid working model with both work and home and office.
• One month paid sabbatical every 5 years service.
• 27 days annual leave each year, plus bank holidays and typically close between 25th December to 1st January.
• A range of hospitality discounts.
• Access to coaching through our online platform, Kinhub, to support your wellbeing and career goals.
• Access to our health cover provider, which includes healthcare benefits, an Employee Assistance Programme and discounts.
• Staff development fund that employees can access to support their ongoing training and development.
• 3 "Growth and Giving" days per year which can be used for study leave, wellbeing or volunteering.
• Annual EDI training, including e-learning and additional EDI training opportunities.
• Participation in a pension scheme (with 6% employer contributions and 2% employee contributions).
• Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work, technology and gym membership, to help spread the cost of expenses.
• Regular cultural awareness initiatives and events to celebrate diversity of our team, seeking opportunities to learn, share experiences and engage in meaningful dialogue.

Please note: The closing date for this role is at 9am on Friday 8th May. This role is London based with requirements to travel to our London office a minimum of 2 days a week. Applications will be screened as they are received and invited to interview accordingly. Police Now reserves the right to close the advert prior to the advertised date, early applications are therefore encouraged. We strongly encourage candidates to look through our Leadership Principles included in the job pack as these underpin our culture and values, and feature heavily in our recruitment process. This job description is issued as a guideline. It is not exhaustive, and we would be pleased to discuss any constructive comments you may have. Due to the evolving nature and changing demands of our business this job description may be subject to change. You may, on occasions, be required to undertake additional or other duties within the context of this job description and according to the needs of the organisation. Please note that some roles within Police Now require certain levels of National Security Vetting or screening in order to effectively work with our partners. Therefore, we may ask you to complete this if you are successful. We cannot provide sponsorship for applicants. Applicants must have the relevant right to work for UK before applying.