NLRF Business Support Officer
| Posting date: | 06 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,204 to £27,513 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 January 2026 |
| Location: | Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Northumbria Police |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
Salary: Band 4, £27,204 – £27,513 (Please note it is Northumbria Police policy to appoint at the beginning of the band)
Location: Agile working across Etal Lane Police Station and homeworking, with travel to partner organisation premises as required
Hours/Contract: 37 hours per week, fixed term / secondment for 12 months
The role
Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us working for Northumbria Local Resilience Forum (NLRF) within our Force Coordination and Operation Department as an NLRF Business Support Officer.
You will undertake the administration and programme the frequency of all Northumbria Local Resilience Forum [NLRF] meetings ensuring timely meeting invites, information sharing, note-taking and forward look of dates ensuring the efficient running and provision of secretarial / administrative systems are in place.
What you’ll do
- Provide administrative support: manage correspondence (emails), maintain records/databases, handle filing, and order goods/services.
- Arrange and support meetings: schedule LRF meetings (including virtual), take notes, maintain distribution lists, and assist group chairs and LRF Manager/Coordinator.
- Organise and prioritize daily workload for the LRF based on established processes.
- Develop and monitor administrative systems: support planning, design, and implementation of procedures and policies; offer advice when requested.
- Ensure accurate performance management reporting: record key data effectively and produce reports for the LRF Manager.
What you’ll bring
- NVQ 3 in Business Administration or equivalent Relevant knowledge and experience.
- Provide comprehensive administrative support for the LRF, including managing correspondence and records, arranging and supporting meetings, prioritizing daily workload, developing administrative systems and policies, and ensuring accurate performance reporting.
- Demonstrates flexibility and a positive attitude, effectively managing competing demands and deadlines while contributing as a reliable member of a busy team.
- Committed team player with strong initiative, delivering high-quality, efficient service while effectively prioritising workloads and working independently with minimal supervision.
- Communicates and influences effectively, both verbally and in writing, with experience engaging peers at all levels.
We know it’s important for you to feel that you’re not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.
Just so you know
Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of an NLRF Business Support Officer with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute.
The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face-to-face interview. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.
We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, working together to improve the lives of disabled employees. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. In cases of very high application volumes, we may prioritise those who most closely meet the criteria, applying the same fair approach for all candidates.
If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.
If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Management Vetting (MV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 5 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.
Terms of appointment
This is a fixed term role subject to a six-month probationary period.
If you are successful in your application, you will have a six-month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.
Please note if you are interested in applying for this secondment opportunity, please discuss this with your Line Manager and gain agreement prior to applying.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Location: Agile working across Etal Lane Police Station and homeworking, with travel to partner organisation premises as required
Hours/Contract: 37 hours per week, fixed term / secondment for 12 months
The role
Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us working for Northumbria Local Resilience Forum (NLRF) within our Force Coordination and Operation Department as an NLRF Business Support Officer.
You will undertake the administration and programme the frequency of all Northumbria Local Resilience Forum [NLRF] meetings ensuring timely meeting invites, information sharing, note-taking and forward look of dates ensuring the efficient running and provision of secretarial / administrative systems are in place.
What you’ll do
- Provide administrative support: manage correspondence (emails), maintain records/databases, handle filing, and order goods/services.
- Arrange and support meetings: schedule LRF meetings (including virtual), take notes, maintain distribution lists, and assist group chairs and LRF Manager/Coordinator.
- Organise and prioritize daily workload for the LRF based on established processes.
- Develop and monitor administrative systems: support planning, design, and implementation of procedures and policies; offer advice when requested.
- Ensure accurate performance management reporting: record key data effectively and produce reports for the LRF Manager.
What you’ll bring
- NVQ 3 in Business Administration or equivalent Relevant knowledge and experience.
- Provide comprehensive administrative support for the LRF, including managing correspondence and records, arranging and supporting meetings, prioritizing daily workload, developing administrative systems and policies, and ensuring accurate performance reporting.
- Demonstrates flexibility and a positive attitude, effectively managing competing demands and deadlines while contributing as a reliable member of a busy team.
- Committed team player with strong initiative, delivering high-quality, efficient service while effectively prioritising workloads and working independently with minimal supervision.
- Communicates and influences effectively, both verbally and in writing, with experience engaging peers at all levels.
We know it’s important for you to feel that you’re not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.
Just so you know
Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of an NLRF Business Support Officer with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute.
The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face-to-face interview. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.
We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, working together to improve the lives of disabled employees. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. In cases of very high application volumes, we may prioritise those who most closely meet the criteria, applying the same fair approach for all candidates.
If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.
If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Management Vetting (MV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 5 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.
Terms of appointment
This is a fixed term role subject to a six-month probationary period.
If you are successful in your application, you will have a six-month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.
Please note if you are interested in applying for this secondment opportunity, please discuss this with your Line Manager and gain agreement prior to applying.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.