We are looking for a proactive and highly organised Secretariat Support Assistant to join our Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) Secretariat team. Working as part of a dynamic Business Support function, the successful candidate will provide a wide range of administrative, secretariat, and typing services to support the senior leadership team and operational teams.

Experience is required in administration and transcription, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work both independently and collaboratively. We are seeking someone with excellent organisational skills and a flexible, can-do attitude to meet the evolving needs of the unit.

A confident communicator, you will be comfortable engaging with internal and external stakeholders at all levels. You will demonstrate strong time management, attention to detail, and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

The successful candidate will complete often sensitive and confidential typist tasks including: organising and minuting high-level meetings, preparing agendas, presentations, and tracking actions. Providing administrative support to senior leaders; including diary management, travel bookings, and meeting preparation. Transcribing audio and video material to a high standard of accuracy, including statements, reports, and covert material. Supporting the delivery of internal projects, awards and recognition events, and business continuity planning. Assisting with estate-related admin, reception duties, and providing cross-site support during periods of absence.

The candidate should have a good standard of education, excellent literacy and numeracy skills, and be confident using Microsoft Office applications. Experience of minute-taking is essential, along with the ability to understand and summarise complex discussions. Recent experience of working in an office environment is required with evidence demonstrating discretion, tact and diplomacy, initiative, and flexibility with a willingness to learn and embrace new ways of working/technology.

This role may be required to travel to various SEROCU locations across the South East Region. Flexibility regarding working hours may be required in line with operational needs. A full UK driving licence is essential.

Due to the nature of our work, security is of paramount importance to us and therefore it will be necessary to pass and maintain vetting level SC together with a number of enhanced security checks. In order to achieve this, you must have resided in the UK for the past five years. Exemptions may apply for overseas or other diplomatic service (with HM Government), and studying abroad.

This role will be based in Crawley.

You can find more information about security vetting here.

How to Apply

To apply, click on the “Apply” button below and submit your application before the closing date of Sunday 31 August 2025 at 23:55hrs.

The leadership within CTPSE and SEROCU are actively committed to embedding and sustaining an inclusive culture that recognises and champions the diversity of our people, and promotes equity and equality so that everyone can succeed at work. The region is delivering this commitment through a long term strategy that takes a holistic and intersectional approach to wellbeing & inclusion. Our strategy is underpinned by the five strategic objectives;

Inclusive Culture – We will create, embed, and continually develop an inclusive culture for our people.

Engaged & Involved – We will ensure our people are engaged, involved, and listened to.

Wellbeing – We will prioritise the wellbeing of our people.

Representation – We will attract, recruit, retain and develop a diverse workforce.

Inclusive by Design – We will ensure that inclusion is a core principle of our policies, products, and decisions.

We welcome applications from those interested in part time and flexible working, and encourage applications from our under represented communities.

Our people say that benefits include a good work/life balance, a supportive and welcoming place to work and excellent terms including a generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact RecruitmentSE@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting the Job Reference number 22732. If you have applied for this role in the last six months, we respectfully ask that you do not reapply at this current time.

IMPORTANT: If you are already a Thames Valley Police (TVP) member of staff and you have been in your post for less than twelve months, your application must be supported by your line manager. We will require written confirmation from your line manager in order to proceed.

Shift allowance, on-call or other job related allowances from your previous role will not be protected unless they are attached to the new role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if we receive a high volume of applications. Should you wish to apply for this post, we advise you to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

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