Adult and/or Child Public Protection Strategic Project Officer

Warwickshire Police; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional law enforcement agency is seeking a qualified individual to support the development and management of Public Protection plans. Responsibilities include providing expert advice to senior management, monitoring legislation, and ensuring evidence-based approaches to safeguarding vulnerable populations. The ideal candidate will possess a degree or equivalent experience with strong interpersonal and IT skills, and flexibility in adapting to changing project needs.

Benefits

Flexible working options including compressed hours

Diverse working environment

Qualifications

• Demonstrable knowledge in law related to criminal offences and investigation.
• Experience working in a public protection context.
• Ability to apply data and evidence-based research.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and management of Public Protection plans.
• Provide expert advice to senior managers on public protection matters.
• Monitor and brief on legislation relevant to Public Protection.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

IT skills (spreadsheets, Microsoft 365)

Ability to understand large information sets

Flexibility in project support

Education

Degree Level or Equivalent Experience

Job description

Overview

Location: Flexible

Fixed Term Contract until end of March 2026

Full Time

Salary (£32,247.00 - £37,692.00)

The closing date for this post is 12 noon on October 31st 2025.

Those currently eligible on the redeployment register will be given prior consideration.

The main purpose of the role is to provide practical support to Chief Inspectors to ensure the creation, development, and completion of various Public Protection plans and inspection responses. Also offering expert knowledge, strategic and tactical insight, and specialist advice in relation to adult and/or child public protection matters, where required. Contributing to the development of investigative and safeguarding responses in Warwickshire Police.

Main Responsibilities

• To provide practical support for the development and management of the Domestic Abuse Joint Justice Plan, Op. Soteria implementation plan, HMICFRS Child Protection Inspection, Vulnerability and Public Protection Strategy, and the force AFI plan in relation to the latest HMICFRS PEEL inspection.
• To provide flexible practical support to other matters related to the improvement and development of the force’s response to Public Protection.
• To provide expert knowledge, strategic and tactical insight and specialist advice when requested from Public Protection senior managers.
• To analyse and interpret data, audits, and research evidence to ensure an evidence-based approach.
• To support and action administration, monitoring and reporting requirements.
• To build tactical and operational relationships with other police forces and the College of Policing to identify, assess and utilise best practice and benchmark Warwickshire progress.
• To work alongside and support other officers and staff in Warwickshire Police who contribute to the plans. Including providing a critical friend and trusted sounding board to the Chief Inspectors; delivering key messages and raising awareness to tactical and operational leads.
• To monitor and brief on national legislation, future legislative changes, and the relevant political landscape to ensure that the work is relevant both now and in the future.

Knowledge

The post holder should have demonstrable knowledge, commensurate to that of at least a Detective Inspector in Public Protection (PIP2) in:

• The law relevant to criminal offences, investigation, safeguarding and other adult and/or child-related legislation.
• Understanding adult and/or child safeguarding partnerships and their relevance to this work.
• Degree Level or Equivalent Experience

Experience

Working for or with policing in a public protection context.

Working with statutory and non-statutory partners at a strategic or tactical level in relation to adults and/or children.

Understanding, interpreting and applying data and evidence-based research to identify priorities and support solutions.

Managing high volume and multiple workloads in a short time period.

Creating and developing written delivery plans and action trackers at a strategic and tactical level.

Developing and managing review processes and feedback loops at a strategic, tactical and operational level.

Key Skills

• Interpersonal skills to develop working relationships and seek best practice both internally and externally.
• IT skills in relation to spreadsheets, documents, trackers and Microsoft 365.
• The ability to understand and identify relevance of large amounts of information within given timescales.
• Flexibility to support various projects and adapt to changing priorities and needs.

Special Conditions

MV Vetting Status

Must be able to pass the force’s MV vetting threshold.

Work Locations: May be required on ad hoc basis to work from different geographic locations.

We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

You will be required as part of Warwickshire Police recruitment process to successfully complete vetting and credit checks.

We support the “Happy to talk flexible working” campaign, which aims to encourage uptake of flexible working for individuals, the flexible working options that may be considered for this role include; Compressed Hours