Resource Planning Officer - Glasgow Glasgow, Scotland
Job description
British Transport Police are looking to recruit a Resource Planning Officer on a permanent contract based in Glasgow paying up to £27,174.00 per annum.
BTP is the national police Force for the rail network throughout Great Britain, including London Underground, across which we ensure the safety and security of nearly 3 billion passenger journeys and over 100 million tons of freight every year. The world in which we work is fast-paced, operationally and commercially demanding, and constantly changing. As Resource Planning Officer with BTP, you will you will play a key part in keeping the travelling public safe by ensuring our Police Officers and Support Staff are in the right place at the right time to serve the Public. Your role will vary from resourcing high profile events, protests, football (both club and International fixtures) to maintaining 24-hour cover across the UK rail network.
This is an exciting opportunity for successful post holders to be responsible for resourcing the organisation’s most important assets, it’s people.
As Resource Planning Officer you will be required to:
- Ensure cover and skill levels are maintained throughout the Force and provide resource options to managers and Senior Officers where levels are not able to be met
- Liaise with other departments to identify and resolve resourcing related issues
- Using supporting systems oversee future abstractions of resources
- Produce rosters in a timely manner to minimise costs whilst maintaining the required resource and skill levels
Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description. The successful Resource Planning Officer will be required to evidence the following:
- Experience of working within a dynamic planning environment and/or prior experience organising employees/resources to cover events, projects or activities
- Proven ability to horizon-scan and plan effectively, understanding the implication of each action
- A successful track record of working as part of a team in a large, multi-disciplined operational organisation
- An ability to multi-task, problem-solve and manage conflicting priorities, whilst working under pressure to tight deadlines
- Excellent written, oral and interpersonal skills
- Strong computer literacy and analytical skills
The Force Resource Planning Unit is operational 7 days per week between 0700 and 1900 hrs and to maintain this capability, employees within the Unit will be fully supported to work an agile approach utilising a roster that enables a blended approach of home and office-based working.
If you are interested in applying to this role then please submit your CV application by clicking apply below. In return for your experience, we can offer you:
- Up to £27,174.00 per annum
- Yearly base salary increments
- Working from home allowance available to purchase suitable equipment for blended & home working
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Flexible agile working approach
- Family friendly policies including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave
- Bespoke benefits platform and access to Blue Light Card
- Development opportunities including fully funded apprenticeships
- Employee assistance programme and dedicated wellbeing hub
- Pension scheme
BTP is an employer who cares about the impact we have on the environment and the wider challenges of climate change, and as such we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and achieving Net Zero Carbon (NZC) through offsetting by 2035.
In order to apply, you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the previous 3 YEARS. You will be asked these and other questions to determine your eligibility to work for British Transport Police when you start your application and you must answer honestly.
BTP has undertaken a review of Police Staff pensions and as a result of this the Police Staff pension will be changing. The current police staff pension is a Defined Benefit scheme which is administered by the Railways Pension scheme. The new pension scheme which is launching is a Defined Contribution scheme which is administered by Royal London. The new pension scheme is awaiting formal approval and an introductory date is not finalised. The earliest this will be is June 2023. If you have any queries, please contact the recruitment team – [email protected]
Internal candidates must have completed their probation for their current substantive posting and can only apply in tenure if Head of Department approval is emailed to [email protected] prior to the vacancy closing. Internal candidates must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance and that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date. A minimum indicator of 3 / developing' or' 'Indicator 5 / no rating must have been achieved on the last reporting year PDR.
Positive Action
At BTP we are proud guardians of the railway and it is crucial that we represent the diverse communities we serve and protect. As ‘One BTP’ across the UK, we know that diversity, inclusion and belonging help us improve our decision making, foster creativity and drive innovation so all our people can thrive.
Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. So that we can become more diverse we encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, women, people who have a disability, those who are neurodiverse and persons who identify as LGBTQI+. We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted workshops or advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values that here in BTP we pride ourselves on then we would welcome you to apply.
For more information on Positive Action please click here or email the team on [email protected]
On a final note...
if you want to ask us any awkward or ‘obvious’ questions, if you are you unsure whether your personal circumstances are suitable for a career as a Police Constable but don’t know how to talk to us about it OR you have any questions about the application process, please email our friendly and helpful team where we will be happy to help you: [email protected]. If your question related to equality or diversity then you can also contact our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team directly at: [email protected] To reassure you, anything you ask us will be in the strictest confidence and will not form part of your application.
