ICT Mobile Communications Engineer
Gloucester
Role Type Police Staff
Local Policing/ Business Area ICT Department
Department Mobile Communications
Location HQ Waterwells
Grade SC6
Salary £35,526 per annum (*£34,329 uplifted by 1 Market Force Factor up to £35,526 (MFF's reviewed on a annual basis)
Hours per Week 37
Type of Contract Fixed Term
Description
Gloucestershire Constabulary are recruiting a Mobile Technology Engineer who is highly motivated and proactive individual and is able to support the Mobile Technology Team by providing 2nd line technical support across the Constabulary.
We are looking for someone who can work well as part of a team as well as an individual. The role will strive to deliver continual improvements and enhancements for the team, whilst in tandem utilising their technical knowledge and skills to support and enhance the team’s responsible services.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that supports day to day operational policing and the wider organisation. The successful candidate will report to the Mobile Technology Manager and will work closely with other teams within the organisation and external partner agencies.
This role is a fixed term contract for 12 months
Candidates must be willing to undergo the relevant security vetting for this role and will be based at HQ Waterwells.
The closing date is 27th October 23:55pm
Notice for internal candidates: this role is advertised as a fixed-term contract. In the event that you successfully interview for this role, you will accept the role on either a secondment or fixed-term contract basis.
You will only be offered a secondment subject to your current Line Manager’s approval - please note that there is no guarantee that management will agree to the secondment and there is no obligation for them to do so. It is advisable to liaise with management to see if a secondment would be supported before submitting an application.
In the event that you are offered the role as a fixed-term contract, you should be aware that you have no right to return to your previous role and will leave the force when your contract ends. In the event that you have accrued two years’ continuous service when your contract ends, you may be eligible to be added to the redeployment register, however it is not guaranteed that we will be able to offer you a suitable alternative. When accepting the role on a fixed-term basis, you take the personal risk that your employment with the force may end at the end of the contract. More information regarding the redeployment register can be found here.
Please refer to the Role Profile document when completing the Statement in support of your application section of the form. In this section, you are required to provide evidence with specific examples for each of the Essential criteria included under the Experience and Qualifications section of the Role Profile. For each of the criteria, please write a paragraph detailing how your experience, qualifications, skills and abilities meet the minimum criteria for the role. Applicants who do not provide this required evidence will unfortunately not be invited to interview.
Candidates applying for Gloucestershire Constabulary should be aware that the use of online 'Artificial Intelligence' (AI) systems such as ChatGPT to generate application answers is NOT permitted, any candidate found to have submitted an application form using online 'AI' software to generate answers will be removed from the recruitment process with immediate effect. This may result in future applications with the Constabulary also being rejected, based on integrity.
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At Gloucestershire Constabulary we recognise the benefits of increasing diversity across our force and the value of building a representative workforce. That is why it is important that people from ethnically diverse backgrounds and under-represented groups, including those with a disability, apply and help us deliver excellence in policing throughout Gloucestershire. We are a proud Disability Confident Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities.
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