Area Command / Department - Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria 

Location - Victory House, Balliol Business Park or any accommodation as directed by the PCC

Contract Type - Permanent 

Hours - 37 hours per week 

Salary Range - £30,276 - £32,613 per annum

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner

The Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) Susan Dungworth, has a team of staff and volunteers who work hard to ensure her priorities, as set out in the Police and Crime Plan, are delivered.  If you’d like to know what those priorities are, why not take a few minutes to check them out here

We’re an equal opportunities employer who values and encourages diversity and are committed to building a team that fully reflects the communities we serve.  We work hard to provide an accessible and inclusive working environment which enables our staff and volunteers to thrive.

Roles at the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner (OPCC) can range from delivering education sessions in schools as part of the Violence Reduction Unit to supporting the Commissioner’s drive to provide support services to victims of crime.  The OPCC is a rewarding place to work: no two days are ever the same, but we can always guarantee a great working environment.  We will work with you to ensure your transition to your new career is as smooth as possible and we will support you every step of the way.   

The Role

We are looking to appoint an experienced Programme Support Assistant who will be responsible for providing administrative assistance across a range of commissioning and project work. The Programme Support role will be based in the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and will be part of a commissioning and policy team responsible for improving the lives of communities in Northumbria. 

The key objective of the post is to provide an effective and efficient administrative and operational support function, supporting the office in the delivery of the PCCs priorities. Excellent interpersonal and networking skills together with a willingness to work as part of a team are vital for this role.  

What do I need?

• Excellent IT skills and able to demonstrate good understanding of Microsoft Office programmes, particularly Teams, Word and Excel.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and work efficiently. Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships.
• Experience of taking minutes at multi-agency meetings.
• Enthusiastic, adaptable and flexible.
• Able to communicate well both verbally and written.
• Able to function as part of a team as well as work on own initiative.

For further information please see the role profile.

Vacancy Contact

Interested to learn more? To discuss the position in more detail please contact Tracy McCann at enquiries@northumbria-pcc.gov.uk

Terms and Conditions

Vetting Level – Recruitment Vetting (RV).  Applicants must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed.  A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information and references.

Benefits

A minimum of 26 days’ leave, excluding bank holidays, increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service. We support our people inside and out of work – offering a very competitive pension scheme, car leasing scheme, discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card. Also, to take care of your physical and mental well-being, we’ve invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders available, an employee advice service.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

We want our team to represent the communities we serve – this ensures that everyone’s voice is heard.  We therefore welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all areas of the community as appointments are based solely on merit. We particularly welcome applicants from disabled and ethnic minority candidates, as they are currently under-represented within the OPCC for Northumbria. We are proud to be a Mindful Employer and are registered as Disability Confident Committed - you will be joining a team where you matter.

Important Information

This post is subject to a satisfactory six-month review.  All staff roles within the OPCC are ‘politically restricted’, which means that staff employed in these posts may not undertake political activities either in or outside the workplace.  Some roles may require DBS clearance.

Please note - the closing date for applications is Sunday, 8th February 2026 and interviews are provisionally set to take place on Tuesday, 17th February 2026.