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INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL APPLICANTS

Branch/Division

Professional Standards

Location

Force Headquarters - Central Park Complex

Grade

Grade F

Rank

Not applicable

Leadership Level

Peer Leader

Contract Type

Permanent

Hours

36.25

Hours

Full time

Advertised Salary

£28, 530 - £30,375

Shift Allowances/Enhancements/ Additional Info

Enhanced Vetting Required

Advert

Based at the City of Manchester Division, Central Park, Northampton Road, Manchester. The site is accessible by public transport and there is also car parking on site.

GMP Professional Standards Branch (PSB) is committed to promoting the need for integrity and professionalism. The Force Vetting Unit (FVU) forms part of the PSB and is an integral part of ensuring that that the force only recruits those with proven honesty and integrity into GMP, safeguarding the reputation of the force, protecting our assets, and securing public confidence.

You will be joining the Vetting team, conducting force vetting in accordance with the Vetting Code of Practice and the College of Policing Vetting Authorised Professional Practice, for every person who has access to police premises, information, and systems.

You will provide advice and guidance, internally and externally, to managers and applicants on all vetting issues. Ensuring the prompt dispatch of electronic vetting forms and assist in checking that incoming forms are complete and ready for processing, paying particular attention to detail and accuracy. Further contact may be required with the applicant either by phone and/or in writing to clarify vetting submissions.

You will assist a team of Vetting Researchers and Administration Assistants in carrying out vetting checks against specialist and sensitive databases for matching information, according to documented procedures, prioritise and monitor the progress of vetting checks, pursuing progress until results are obtained. Dealing with queries on a daily basis via phone, letter, email or in person, relating to vetting and general queries.

One of your main responsibilities will be interrogating a variety of databases and documents to conduct research into applicants and their family members, associates, formulate accurate file summaries based on the relevance of the findings and as required, conduct vetting interviews in order to assist in the decision-making process.

This is a challenging role. Whilst full training will be provided to the suitable candidate It is essential to the role that you have excellent communication skills, are experienced in carrying out duties relevant to the post and able to effectively interpretate information using your discretion, thoroughness and initiative.

Experience in all aspects of inputting, updating, sorting and reporting using Microsoft systems and databases are essential, producing written documents to a high standard, working quickly and accurately, other general clerical duties as required, such as photocopying, scanning and the processing of correspondence and maintaining accurate records.

Closing Date

1 May 2023

Recruitment Team Contact

[email protected]

Other Information

Please refer to the attached Job Description for further details regarding the skills required to do this role. The Job Description has been signposted to indicate at which stage of the process each criteria will be tested.

Due to the Equality Act (2010) the criteria surrounding sickness absence will not be checked until the conditional offer stage of the recruitment process, this is after the interview stage of the full recruitment process. With this in mind all candidates need to ensure that they have a good attendance record for the last 2 years for Staff and officers and for 12 months for apprentices.

The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful to discriminate against a disabled person in all areas of employment, including recruitment. The Police Service welcomes people with disabilities and will do its best to make reasonable adjustments to the working arrangements and/ or the working environment providing it is possible to do so.

If you have a disability and you require support with your application, please let us know so we can consider and support you with any reasonable adjustments you may require. If you need any support completing this application please contact [email protected] and the recruitment team will be happy to assist.

Should you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know during the selection process.

Please note, all of our communication will be sent to you via the e-mail address you provide on your application form, therefore please ensure [email protected] is in your mail safe senders / safe recipients list to prevent our e-mails going into your junk mail.

Policing values are enshrined in the Code of Ethics (a copy of which can be found at https://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Ethics/Ethics-home/Documents/Code_of_Ethics.pdf Every person serving with the police service needs to adhere to these standards of professional behaviour. As an applicant to Greater Manchester Police, we expect that you will hold views and attitudes in line with the Code; that if you are successful in your application you will uphold the Code of Ethics by displaying the behaviours that the Code sets out; and that you will report any conduct of others that falls short of those standards. Any failure or apparent failure to uphold the Code of Ethics will be taken seriously. It will be looked into and in cases involving serious and/or repeated failings, criminal and/or misconduct proceedings may follow. With that in mind, you are reminded that you must not share any information relating to the recruitment and assessment process. Sharing of such information could result in criminal and/or misconduct proceedings.

To be eligible for appointment as a member of police staff, you must be a British citizen or a citizen of a country that is a member of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. Commonwealth citizens and foreign nationals are also eligible but only if they are resident in the UK free of restrictions.
After 30 June 2021, nationals of the EEA or Switzerland will also need to provide evidence that their stay is free from restrictions.

In the context of EEA nationals, we are content that pre-settled status counts as free from restrictions.

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Minimum Age for Applications

16