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Project Lead - Violence Against Women and Girls

 JOB TITLE: Project Lead - Violence Against Women and Girls
 BASED: The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire, Joint Headquarters, Sherwood Lodge, Arnold, NG5 8PP
 HOURS: 37 hours per week
 SALARY: £36,177 to £37,953 per annum (pro-rata if part time)
TERM: Full-time - Fixed term contract until March 2025

We are recruiting! Come and work for us and help to Make Notts Safe for women and girls. 

You could be part of a team helping to deliver our mission to reduce the prevalence of VAWG, bring more perpetrators to justice and increase support for all survivors.  These are the aims that Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner Caroline Henry has identified, working in close partnership with local authority, health and specialist third sector partners.  

You could play a vital role in helping to achieve the strategy.  The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner is seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Project Lead for Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).  This is a new post which will work collaboratively with partners from local authorities, health and specialist third sector agencies to deliver Nottinghamshire’s VAWG strategy and lead the development and implementation of related project activity.

You will have strong insight and understanding of the issues and challenges of tackling VAWG, including VAWG-related hidden harm; relevant project management experience and be able to bring an enthusiastic and creative approach.  Your communication skills will be excellent and you will have good experience of effective partnership working with a variety of stakeholders.  

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want our workforce to represent the communities we serve.  We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities and in particular those that are currently under-represented in our workforce, including but not limited to Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic, disabled and LGBTQ+ candidates.

In return, working in the OPCC offers professional satisfaction as well as the opportunity to make a real difference in tackling VAWG.

To apply visit Careers | Nottinghamshire Police and search for OPCC Project Lead.

If you would like to discuss the vacancy in more detail before applying, please contact Nicola Wade on 0115 844 5998 or OfficePCC@Notts.police.uk

Fixed term contract until 31 March 2025, with the possibility of further extension. 

Deadline for applications: 13 August 2023
Interview dates: 18 or 25 August 2023 – please indicate your preference on your application.  

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please note that you must obtain your line manager’s sign off if applying for an internal vacancy. This will need to be submitted on the Line Manager Awareness Document (Support form) which is published on the intranet. Any applications submitted without the support document will not be progressed through the process. Completion of the Line Manager Awareness Document does not mean that release from your current role is supported. Should you be successful, a release date will be negotiated between the two departments.

Candidates currently at risk will be required to complete and attach the at-risk pro-forma document.
All applicants will be subject to the Force Vetting Policy.