YHROCU Administrative Officer • •External • •

West Yorkshire Police; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional law enforcement agency is seeking a Full-Time Administrative Officer to support the Regional Organised Crime Unit in Wakefield. The ideal candidate should have a solid administrative background and will provide crucial administrative functions, including information management and support for ongoing investigations. This role offers flexible working hours under the police flexi-time scheme and opportunities for further training and development.

Benefits

Discounts through Blue Light Card scheme

Yearly cycle to work schemes

Financial saving and investment opportunities

Qualifications

• Good administrative background is essential.
• Ability to accurately record and disseminate information.
• Flexibility in work hours aligning with the police flexi-time scheme.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support within the YHROCU.
• Administer specialist fleet vehicles and manage purchases.
• Support serious and organized crime investigations through administrative duties.

Skills

Administrative experience

Information management

Team collaboration

Job description

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YHROCU Administrative Officer

Regional Organised Crime Unit

Wakefield

1 X Full Time Permanent Post

The Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit (YHROCU) is looking to appoint an Administrative Officer within the Regional Technical Surveillance Unit located within Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

This specialist department delivers bespoke technical surveillance assistance and solutions in support of both serious and organised crime; and major crime investigations across the whole of the Yorkshire and Humberside region.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual who already has a good administrative background to become part of this specialist team.

The Admin Officer will provide a comprehensive administrative function within the YHROCU Technical Surveillance Unit and will have responsibility for accurately recording, disseminating and extracting information from various sources, administration of specialist fleet vehicles and the raising requisitions for the purchasing of equipment and services for the department.

The role is extremely interesting, challenging but also extremely rewarding and the support we provide our customers, the YHROCU and its constituent forces, plays an integral part in reducing the threat, risks and harm associated with serious and organised crime and major crime.

Although the role is advertised as Monday to Friday office hours, there is a degree of flexibility in line with the West Yorkshire Police Flexi-Time Scheme. The police staff flexi time scheme is intended to provide the best service to the community, give us a motivated workforce and meet the needs of the Force. This scheme underpins service delivery, the needs of staff, and is a flexible approach to meeting these needs.

The successful candidate will have development opportunities within the role through additional training to support the department and the YHROCU.

As a member of West Yorkshire Police, you will have access to discounted good and services through the Blue light card scheme, yearly cycle to work schemes and other financial saving and investment opportunities.

The Yorkshire & Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a service that reflects a wide variety of skills, knowledge, perspectives and backgrounds. We strive for individuals to feel included regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, religion, belief, socio economic status or appearance, and we particularly encourage applicants from under-represented groups to support us in achieving this.

Shortlisted applicants will be requested to attend a formal interview process.

Applications for this vacancy will close on 22nd December 2025 at 23 : 55hrs.

West Yorkshire Police is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

Applicants should be aware that it is not always possible to carry out adequate vetting checks on persons who have not been resident within the UK for the last five years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused because it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.