Knowledge and Development Co-Ordinator - National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and Public Protection (NCVPP)

College of Policing

United Kingdom

Remote

Expires: Expiring in less than 3 weeks

Social Care

Flexible

£300,164 per year

Job summary

This role is available as either a designated homeworking role or a hybrid working role. However, some travel may be required. For hybrid working purposes, this post can be based at our sites in either Ryton-on-Dunsmore (CV8 3EN), Durham (DL15 8DS), Harrogate (HG1 1EP) or London (E14 4PU).

This post is open to applicants who can meet the College’s nationality, UK residency and vetting requirements.

About us:

The College of Policing

Our mission is: Leadership, Standards, Performance. This guides our work with individuals, forces, and policing partners towards our vision. We exist to support police officers, police staff and volunteers to deliver the best service to the public. Only through high quality leadership, consistent standards and continual performance improvement can everyone in policing reach their full potential. Our mission guides our work with individual, forces and partners towards our vision.

Although we are a relatively small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles.

We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive. Our extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers’ network for equality and inclusion membership (ENEI silver award winners), and status as a disability confident leader means everyone can bring their whole self to work.

Job description

This role is available until 31/3/27 as a fixed term appointment or as a secondment for colleagues employed directly by the College or the Civil Service. Applications from candidates who do not meet these criteria will not be considered.

There are currently two vacancies. Where we have extra suitable appointable candidates a reserve list will be held.

We may close the recruitment window early depending on the volume of applications.

National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) & Public Protection (PP)

Would you like to join a skilled and dedicated team of professionals who are committed to reducing the prevalence of VAWG and Public Protection (PP) offences across England and Wales, as part of a wider-system approach?

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to join the National Centre for Violence Against Women and Girls & Public Protection (NCVPP) within the College of Policing. The NCVPP provides support to forces in tackling the threat of VAWG and PP and improving our services to victims. You will also work with academics, victim groups and across Government to support our ambition and to ensure our work reflects the lived experiences of diverse communities.

We are working to continually train and upskill our officers and staff with the specialist knowledge and expertise required to carry out their roles effectively. We also continue to develop programmes, expanding on existing best practice with a focus on perpetrators and preventing life-long harm to victims.

Why Join Us?

Be part of a nationally significant programme with real-world impact.
Work in a dynamic, supportive, and mission-driven environment.
Contribute to shaping policy and practice at the highest level informed by the best possible evidence.

At the NCVPP, we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where diversity is valued, equity is embedded, and every voice matters. We champion fair recruitment, foster belonging, and integrate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) principles across our research, practice, and partnerships to ensure our work reflects and serves the diverse communities we protect.

We welcome applications from candidates of all ethnicities, faiths, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities and socio-economic backgrounds.

The NCVPP is hosted by the College of Policing in partnership with the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC).

For more information about the NCVPP, visit: National centre for violence against women and girls and public protection , College of Policing

Familiarisation sessions will be held on 7th May at 2pm for candidates to attend to find out further information about the NCVPP and the roles advertised.

Please use the link to register if you wish to attend.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

Due to our status as Public Servants, we are not eligible to participate in the Civil Service transfer process. Therefore, while successful candidates can transfer in on their existing terms and conditions, any subsequent transfer out of the College to the Civil Service cannot be guaranteed on existing terms and conditions, and new starter/modernised terms may apply.

The College embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we comply with the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and apply the minimum selection criteria at sift stage of the recruitment process.

Our vetting

If you are successful at interview, you will be required to undertake pre-employment security checks. You will be sent a security questionnaire which must be accessed within 24 hours.

Please note, these checks can take up to 10 weeks. You will only be offered a start date after the checks have been completed. If the outcome of these checks is not satisfactory, your recommendation for employment will be withdrawn.

Working as part of the Knowledge and Development/Engagement team to provide or enable support to those working in policing through online and face to face learning events, sharing knowledge and good practice, and for all NCVPP programmes of work. Contributing to improving knowledge and practice and offering practical and administrative support for policing in line with the NCVPP’s Strategic Delivery Plan. Providing customer-focused service, and acting as a first point of contact for forces, NCVPP programme leads and other external customers through responsive shared mailboxes. Contributing to activities that support effective internal and external delivery, reporting and communication activity, including the coordination of online and face to face learning events, conferences and reward and recognition programmes

We look forward to reading your application for the role of Knowledge and Development Co-ordinator - NCVPP

Person specification

Some of your responsibilities will include:

Manage and support mailboxes, acting as a first point of contact, communicating with colleagues and stakeholders appropriately.

Collect, analyse and assess data relating to the business unit, including developing and maintaining data capture and analysis tools.

Lead on organisation and administration of key department meetings and national learning events.

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

Excellent standard of planning and organisational ability

Excellent verbal and written communications skills with the ability to translate language into an appropriate format and style for all stakeholders.

Strong presentation skills and able to engage with a range of audiences.
Expert in MS Office applications, especially Outlook, MS Teams and Excel and a good level of IT literacy and knowledge of data management techniques.

Please see the attached job description which contains full details of the role.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Excellent standard of planning and organisational ability
Strong presentation skills and able to engage with a range of audiences.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £30,164, College of Policing contributes £8,738 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

College staff have Public Servant status. As a Public Servant, you are eligible to join the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

The College is a great place to work. We're passionate about our people and offer a wide range of benefits, including (but not limited to):

Defined benefit pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 28.97%

Up to 31.5 days holiday (this is in addition to 8 public holidays and 1 privilege day)

Continued professional development and structured career paths

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

Flexi-time (for certain grades)

Benenden Healthcare

National Dental Plan

Discounts for on-line shopping

Free employee support line

Interest free season ticket loans

Rewards and recognition scheme

Learning and development tailored to your role.

An environment with flexible working options.

A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.

We also have a number of thriving staff networks that provide the opportunity for advice, support and to drive change. A place to get your voice heard, share experiences and challenge our working practices to ensure equality of opportunity for all.

For more information about our benefits and staff networks, visit What we offer as an employer , College of Policing

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

This post is open to applicants who can meet the College’s nationality, UK residency and vetting requirements.

Vacancy reference: 7153

Anticipated interview dates: 25/05/2026 – 28/05/2026 The interview will include a short activity and 5 minute presentation at the start of the interview. Details will be sent if successful at sift.

An initial sift based on the lead behaviour Communicating and Influencing may be held if a large number of applications are received. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

This role is available until 31/3/27 as a fixed term appointment or as a secondment opportunity to:

colleagues employed directly by the College or the Civil Service. Please note you will be required to obtain the written support of your line manager prior to submitting your application.
serving police staff at the equivalent rank of Segreant who have their chief officer's approval. Chief Officer’s approval must be of NPCC rank, i.e., CC, ACC or DCC. Approval for a secondment must accompany an application.
Please note applicants applying from force must have approval for a secondment, without this you application will not progress beyond sift, even if you are successful.

Central service conditions may apply.

Please ensure you return the attached secondment approval form either as an attachment when submitting your application or via email to recruitment@college.police.uk.

For further information on applying for a secondment please visit the “Secondments into the College” page.

For Fixed Term Contracts:

Whilst this fixed term contract is offered on the understanding that it will only last as long as the stated contract length, there could be a possibility that it could be extended or made permanent should circumstances allow.

Internal applicants who are at risk of redundancy or in need of redeployment and pass the recruitment process, will be given priority over other applicants.

How to apply and contact information:

For further information visit our ‘Work for us’ page.

What it's like working at the College of Policing

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail please contact Lauren Fidler, Knowledge and Development Lead at lauren.fidler@college.police.uk.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Salary range

£300,164 per year