South Wales Police
Technical Development Officer
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Job Advert – Technical Development Officer
Would you like a career like no other? If so… Join Us
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 someone to #JoinUs as a Technical Development Officer in the Joint Digital Services Division.
Could you be who we are looking for?
About The Team/Department You Will Be Joining
The Joint Digital Services Division (DSD) delivers a joint digital strategy across Gwent Police and South Wales Police to enable both forces to develop and implement new ways of working and deliver policing to our communities.
The role will sit within the Business Systems branch of DSD which helps support projects and the other branches of DSD. Our office is based at South Wales Police Headquarters in Bridgend, but we offer a hybrid working policy which supports working from your home.
About The Role And Your Key Responsibilities
The role will work on the Business Support Team for both South Wales Police and Gwent Police, working as part of a dedicated team, within a controlled project environment, which tackles competing business demands, ensuring that systems operate efficiently and opportunities to develop and enhance service delivery are maximised.
This fixed term role aims to support the implementation of the Citizen First Programme, one of the most significant digital transformation programmes currently underway across South Wales Police and Gwent Police. Citizen First is delivering a modern, Salesforce-based digital platform that supports how the Forces engage with victims, members of the public, and staff.
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The Technical Development Officer role will have the opportunity to work on a live, enterprise-scale platform used across two police Forces, gaining hands-on experience with Salesforce technology while building long-term in-house capability and reducing reliance on external suppliers.
What skills and experience do we need you to bring to the role:
- Experience of gathering requirements and documenting as specification for development work
- Proficient in Microsoft applications, in particular M365 and Excel, and experienced in using a variety of information management systems.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and be able to communicate complex information to diverse audiences effectively
- Knowledge of project management processes, e.g. Agile
- Time management skills to organise various pieces of work across the team
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, click here for more information.
The successful Candidate must be willing to undergo vetting to MV/SC Vetting.
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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.
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates are currently underrepresented within the Force, we would particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse candidates.
To support the ambition of a diverse workforce, South Wales Place is able to offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). The GIS is available for people living with a disability or identify as ethnically diverse.
If you are an applicant who is living with a disability or from an ethnically diverse background (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) and would like to be considered under the GIS, you must meet the essential minimum criteria for the role as outlined in the advert and role profile. You should take time to evidence that you meet each of the essential criteria in your application form and/or personal statement and CV.
If you would like any more information about the role, please contact rhiannon.lambert@south-wales.police.uk or andrew.hayes@south-wales.police.uk
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