Business Support Officer

SOUTH WALES POLICE; Kingsway; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS / Police Pension

Annual leave

Flexible working

Family friendly policies

Job summary

South Wales Police in Bridgend (Kingsway) is seeking a Business Support Officer to assist Safeguarding and Public Protection. You will help coordinate activities, research information, and support project planning in a small team with some home working.

The role typically runs 8:00 to 16:00, Monday to Friday, and offers flexible working patterns, development opportunities and a strong commitment to learning.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating an office environment and projects.
• Ability to research, collate, analyse and disseminate information.
• Experience developing and implementing project plans.

Responsibilities

• Assist with coordination of Safeguarding and Public Protection activities.
• Research, collate, analyse and disseminate information.
• Support development and implementation of project plans.

Skills

Office management

Change management

Project management

Resource management

Audit and inspection

Organisational skills

Risk assessment

Job description

Level of Welsh language ability required? 2

Shortlisting Date 25 November 2026

Interview Date 15 November 2026

Closing Date

19/11/2026, 15:00

Job Advert Description

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We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community’s needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to become part of our policing family.

We are looking for someone to #JoinUs as a Business Support Officer in our Safeguarding and Public Protection Command. Could you be who we are looking for?

About the team/Department you will be joining:

• We are a small team based in the Kingsway, Bridgend, with some home working.
• We generally work 8-4 Monday to Friday.
• We support the Safeguarding and Public Protection strategic business portfolio relating to freedom of information requests, national referrals, policy documents, and reports to provide management information on behalf of our vulnerability areas.

About the role and your key responsibilities:

• To assist in the smooth running and coordination of activities conducted by staff across Safeguarding and Public Protection.
• Research, collate, analyse and disseminate information.
• Assist with the development and implementation of project plans.

What skills and experience do we need you to bring to the role:

• Must be able to demonstrate application/experience in some or all of the following areas: management and coordination of an office environment, change management, project management, resource management and audit and inspection.
• Must possess good organisational skills.
• Proven experience of researching and assessing information and identifying risk.

There are numerous benefits to working for South Wales Police, from learning and development opportunities to schemes which aim to improve your lifestyle and wellbeing, as well as generous Local Government Pension Scheme / Police Pension Schemes, paid annual leave, flexible working and family friendly policies and many more.

If you would like any more information about the role, please contact Sian Lavin on [e-mail]

First time applying for a role with South Wales Police? Be sure to read our application gudiance for some hints and tips around the application form and what to expect. Please note the successful candidate must be willing to undergo vetting to the required level.

We embrace diversity and welcome applications from everyone.