Coordination and Tasking Officer
Adecco are currently recruiting for an Coordination and Tasking Officer to work on behalf of Thames Valley Police at their offices in Newbury.
This role will involve going through Police Vetting and Security Clearance, so therefore to be suitable for this position you must have resided within the UK continuously for at least 5 years at the time of application.
The Coordination and Tasking Officer will be working Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm and this is initially a temporary role until end of April 2026.
The overall purpose of the role is to: take responsibility for the mobilisation of regional resources and assets in relation to surveillance requests / other resourcing asset requests for the CTPSE whilst distributing briefings for and on behalf of CTPSE.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITY AREAS:
Take responsibility for coordinating / preparing the response to the National Surveillance
Scheduling Team (NSST) on behalf of South East Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), South West Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit (CTiU) and Eastern CTiU. Review resourcing, timings and prioritisation in consultation with the Surveillance DI, Counter Terrorism Police Operation Room (CTPOR) Supervisor and relevant CTSIO.Publish and disseminate regional grids which reflect the initial surveillance tasking and manage any subsequent amendments. Ensure the necessary resources are secured for surveillance deployments.
Provide regional / national support regarding the deployment of CTP resources. Assess / review resource deployments to enable sufficient support regionally and nationally and limit the impact on operational effectiveness. Ensure CTPSE Senior Leadership Team (SLT) are kept informed of all resource requests and deployments to allow the effective management of resources.
Calculate / forecast budget expenditure for overtime then prepare and submit to NCTPOC to apply for operational funding bids on behalf of CTPSE. Appraise CTPSE/SEROCU Business Support of NCTPOC authorisation (signed funding bid), identify discrepancies and determine resolutions.
Compile significant information from a wide range of sources in order to author and publish the Weekly Secret Meeting Return for the Home Secretaries Briefing, ensuring strict deadlines are met and reports are disseminated to SLT within CTPSE and NCTPOC Briefing Desk.
Collate and distribute on-call commitments for CTPSE ensuring rotas are published both internally and regionally. Maintain the on-call rotas and skills directory, ensuring staff details are accurate. Review the on-call rota, identifying any gaps and ensuring that appropriate staff are found to maintain the operational effectiveness of CTPSE.
Operate within National Tasking process, representing CTPSE at the National Daily Management Meeting (DMM), providing updates on behalf of CTPSE to ensure CTPSE SLT are briefed on relevant matters. Collate / produce the regional DMM briefing.Oversee communication between CTPSE, National Policing Operations Centre and the Co-ordination Centre. Appraise CTPSE of relevant national matters which may impact on CTPSE. Evaluate whether Situational Briefing Reports (SBD) are required and the quality review of the documents before they are shared.
Act as single point of contact for the Co-Ordination centre and supply information about CT related arrests and fast time CT incidents.
Provide an on-call function to support the effective mobilisation of CTPSE resources, including surveillance deployment coordination and briefings out of hours, to allow CTPSE to mitigate threat and risk in fast time scenarios.
Contribute to numerous meetings with tight deadlines, including; National DMM, Regional DMM, Weekly National Tasking, Surveillance Tasking, and Bi-weekly Regional Intelligence Meeting.
On a daily basis a great deal of time is spent on the telephone organising and reviewing deployments as well as providing specialist knowledge to colleagues, internal and external partners of any and all ranks.
Produce and distribute high quality formal written reports to external and internal partner agencies on a daily and weekly basis. Expectations are high and a quality product is mandatory. Attention to detail is a prerequisite because of the nature of electronic communication and the potentially wider audience that can be contacted.
The knowledge or skills required in the role are as follows
Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills.
Good IT skills with detailed knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Ability and desire to use further IT systems (such as National Common Intelligence Application (NCIA) and systems within the CTPOR) and new technology as the role evolves.
Proven ability to work in situations demanding the utmost sensitivity and confidentiality.
Highly resilient and flexible with ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment.
Proven ability to assimilate information and present it in a concise and accurate way.
Strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills, and ability to interact appropriately with staff at all levels of the organisation.
Post holder may be required from time to time to work flexible hours to suit operational requirements. Willingness and ability to work at different locations on occasions.
Relevant, up to date and proven experience within an intelligence environment.
Good working knowledge of CTU/Organised Crime Unit procedures and National Security issues.
Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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