Planning Advisor

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South Wales Police brings together thousands of people with the same aim – to keep South Wales safe. We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community’s needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to become part of our policing family.

We are looking for individuals to play a key role in some of the largest operations in South Wales Police and neighbouring Police Forces, as well as national and international events.

Do you have a passion for planning events from start to finish, ensuring they run safely and efficiently? Would you like to support your front-line colleagues and the local community by making sure our emergency plans are in place and thoroughly tested? We are looking for someone to #JoinUs as a Planning Advisor in our Force Planning Department. Could you be who we are looking for?

About the team/Department you will be joining:

• The Planning Advisors work as part of a close-knit team at Unit 3, Bridgend Industrial Estate, Bridgend
• The office hours are between 0800hrs and 1800hrs; Monday to Friday
• All Planning Advisors are part of an On-Call rota, which includes shift and weekend working
• The team are responsible for event planning from start to finish, working at the direction of Police Commander, to deliver safe and efficient events.

About the role and your key responsibilities:

• Co-ordination of resourcing and deployment for all South Wales Police events and officer deployments out of force
• Day to day work involves planning, preparation, implementation and review of operational, emergency and civil contingencies plans.

What skills and experience do we need you to bring to the role:

• Good knowledge of current legislation including Working Time Directive and

National Policy relating to Operational Planning

• Experience of operational planning and events resourcing
• Must have or work towards a comprehensive understanding of the assets required for specialist mobilisations
• Must have understanding of Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Programme (JESIP) principles
• Must have or be willing to undertake training in:
  • Multi Agency Resilience and Training & Exercise
  • ‘Starting out in Civil Contingencies’
  • 4x4 off-road, trailer training and basic police driving standards

There are numerous benefits to working for South Wales Police, from learning and development opportunities to schemes which aim to improve your lifestyle and wellbeing, as well as generous Local Government Pension Scheme / Police Pension Schemes, paid annual leave, flexible working and family friendly policies and many more.

Applications are invited from full time applicants. It is not possible to consider applications on a part-time or job-share basis, in view of the requirement for ‘On-Call Rota’ duties.

The successful Candidate must be willing to undergo vetting to MV/SC Vetting.

Please note, if you are an internal candidate and subject to an ongoing PSD investigation, your appointment or placement in the role may be delayed pending an outcome. Whether the role is held open will be considered on a case-by-case basis

First time applying for a role with South Wales Police? Be sure to read our application guidance for some hints and tips around the application form and what to expect, Police staff application guidance | South Wales Police . Please note the successful candidate must be willing to undergo vetting to the required level.