Job Introduction
Job Title: Assistant Publications Co-ordinator (Hillsborough) - Hybrid working
Salary: £30,032 per annum (plus London Weighting Allowance, if applicable)
Location: Any IOPC office (with occasional travel to Warrington)
There are many opportunities to work for the IOPC outside of investigations, where your skills, experience and passion can be utilised. Within the Strategy and Corporate Services Directorate, you will find a wide variety of careers to support our organisational goals of improving confidence in policing whilst developing your own expertise. The Communications team includes media, digital, content and design, internal communications and Hillsborough communications
The Assistant Publications Co-ordinator (Hillsborough) will help ensure all editorial material relating to the Hillsborough investigations is ready for publication in a timely manner, to a high standard, and in an accessible format. The post holder will work closely with the Editorial and Publishing Lead (Hillsborough) to ensure all reports, summaries and organisational learning meet our editorial standards.
They will also work closely with investigators and other staff across the IOPC, to commence the publishing process. This work will be carried out in accordance with the IOPC’s policies, guidelines and relevant legislative requirements.
We'll assess you against these Level 2 behaviours during the selection process:
- See in the big picture
- Communicating and influencing
- Working together
- Changing and improving
- Managing a quality service
- Delivering at pace
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Throughout the recruitment process we will also assess your Experience, Strengths, Technical skills and Values. As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete four sift questions based on the essential criteria.
Anticipated assessment and interview dates are w/c 9th January 2023.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if a high number of applications is received.
Main Responsibility
- Work with investigators, the communications team and other internal stakeholders to ensure all Hillsborough material and reports meet our editorial standard.
- Proactively liaise with investigators and key stakeholders regarding publication decisions.
- Edit investigation summaries, based on the investigation report, the decision maker’s opinion document, the force’s response, and all other relevant correspondence, to provide an accurate summary of the facts, the investigation, and its outcomes.
- Review Paragraph 28A learning recommendations and responses from internal systems to ensure the content is ready for publication and meets legislative requirements.
- Promote Hillsborough related material, investigation summaries and learning recommendations via internal channels, and send monthly updates to various departments and subject matter networks.
- Ensure compliance with IOPC style guidelines and promote their use to others to ensure a consistent and professional look and feel.
- Assist with proofreading investigation reports and summaries of IOPC conclusions ready for publication.
- Promote good practice across the Hillsborough investigation and wider organisation around applying the Publication policy and writing investigation summaries, by sharing support materials and advising operational staff where necessary.
- Carry out additional writing and editing work in the Communications Department as necessary.
The Ideal Candidate
- Experience of writing and editing complex, technical information where accuracy is vital.
- Ability to process, analyse and summarise information to produce clear, accurate and succinct copy.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks while meeting deadlines.
- Experience of working with technical or operational staff and supporting them in understanding the importance of accurate and accessible written communication.
- Experience of using Word, Outlook and Excel.
- Ability to deal with sensitive information.
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to deal confidently with people at all levels and use persuasive skills when necessary.
- A flexible, proactive and creative approach
Reasonable Adjustments
The IOPC is a diverse and inclusive workplace and we want to help you demonstrate your full potential whatever type of assessment is used. We are open to providing you with the tools you need to succeed, from extra time to formatting changes, to name a mere few. If you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, please email humanresources@policeconduct.gov.uk
Package Description
- 27.5 days paid annual leave (increasing with service to 32.5 days)
- Options to carry over, buy or sell annual leave
- Civil Service pension
- PAM employee assistance programme
- Access to Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC) membership
- Staff networks focused on each of the protected characteristics – run for staff, by staff
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity behaviours
Additional Information:
The IOPC is not eligible to participate in the Civil Service transfer process, therefore successful candidates will not be able to transfer to the IOPC on their existing terms and conditions.
The IOPC does not participate in the UK Visa Sponsorship Scheme therefore, candidates will have to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK if offered a role with us.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, therefore a standard Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be carried out for the successful candidate during the pre-employment process.
Any move to the Independent Office for Police Conduct from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may, however, be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Although we are currently unable to guarantee a longer or more permanent contract, if the role can be extended or made permanent, the successful post holder may be offered the role firstly without further interview.
About the Company
As a completely independent organisation, the IOPC seeks to uphold the rights of the public and investigate the most serious matters, including deaths following police contact, to promote learning and influence change in policing. The IOPC is an organisation steeped in history, influenced by significant figures such as Stephen Lawrence and Sir William Macpherson. We are looking for people to uphold our core values, and in return we will give you a supportive and inclusive work environment to flourish in.
Be yourself
The IOPC is committed to promoting equality and valuing diversity in everything we do. Our vision is to be, and to be seen as, a leader in inclusive employment and services, demonstrating this ethos in everything that we do.
- As a silver standard Stonewall employer, we continue to commit to being a LGBTQ+ employer through the work of our Pride LGBTQ+ Staff Network, creating welcoming environments for lesbian, gay, bi and queer people.
- We are pleased to share that we are a signatory of the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. The Charter is composed of five calls to action for leaders and organisations across all sectors.
- Being a Disability Confident employer, the IOPC is dedicated to removing the barriers for disabled people to thrive in the workplace.
- Our Staff Networks are constantly working to make the IOPC the leaders of inclusive employment, from our Allyship Programme to Welsh Language Standards and our Know the Line Policy, we are constantly seeking new ways to create an environment for all to develop and thrive.
