Sector Liaison Officer - part time (SERPIT) (CTPSE)

Job description

Sector Liaison Officer - part time (SERPIT) (CTPSE)

Department

SERPIT

Location

Surrey , Sussex

Rank/Grade

TVP Broad Band 3G

Salary

Broad Band 3G. Starting salary: £14,293 pro rata per annum (£36,474 full time equivalent)

Part/Full Time

Part Time

Type of Contract

Permanent

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Are you an organised, proactive professional with a passion for partnership working and intelligence-led policing? We are seeking a Sector Liaison Officer (SLO) to join the South East Regional Prison Intelligence Team (SERPIT), a specialist team within Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) and the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU).

This is a part-time position working 14.5 hours per week (Thursday and Friday) and offers the opportunity to work at the heart of a specialist intelligence environment, supporting critical partnerships that help identify, assess and manage risks posed by offenders. You will join a dedicated team committed to protecting the public and strengthening collaborative working across law enforcement and partner agencies.

As a Sector Liaison Officer, you will play a vital role in supporting Prison Intelligence Officers who work with offenders serving custodial sentences. Acting as a key point of contact for police forces and partner agencies across the South East, you will help ensure intelligence enquiries are progressed efficiently and effectively, while providing essential administrative and coordination support.

You will build and maintain strong relationships with a range of stakeholders, facilitating effective information sharing and ensuring the right agencies are engaged at the right time. Your work will directly support intelligence development, risk assessment and operational decision-making. The role may also involve working within a prison environment on occasion.

We are looking for someone who can confidently manage information and build positive working relationships across multiple organisations.

You will have:

• Experience of gathering, analysing and assessing information within a threat, harm or risk-based environment.
• The ability to present information clearly, accurately and within tight timescales.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Confidence in working independently, making decisions and solving problems with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication, time management and IT skills.
• A professional and collaborative approach to stakeholder engagement.

This role forms part of a national, regional and local intelligence network. As such, travel for business purposes will be required and may include destinations across the UK, not solely within the South East region.

Applicants must therefore hold a full UK driving licence and be willing to travel as required. Flexibility regarding working hours is also essential to meet operational demands, and there may be occasions where overnight stays away from home are necessary.

Due to the nature of our work, security is of paramount importance to us and therefore it will be necessary to pass and maintain vetting level SC together with a number of enhanced security checks. In order to achieve this, you must be a British National andhave resided in the UK for the past five years. Exemptions may apply for overseas or other diplomatic service (with HM Government), and those studying abroad. Please be aware that if successful there are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries once in post

You can find more information about security vetting .

How to Apply

To apply, click on the "Apply" button below and submit your application before the closing date of Sunday 18 October 2026 at 23.55hrs.

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If you have any questions about the role, please contact quoting the Job Reference number 15482. If you have applied for this role in the last six months, we respectfully ask that you do not reapply at this current time.

About Us

The leadership within CTPSE and SEROCU are actively committed to embedding and sustaining an inclusive culture that recognises and champions the diversity of our people, and promotes equity and equality so that everyone can succeed at work. The region is delivering this commitment through a long term strategy that takes a holistic and intersectional approach to wellbeing & inclusion. Our strategy is underpinned by the five strategic objectives;

Inclusive Culture - We will create, embed, and continually develop an inclusive culture for our people.

Engaged & Involved - We will ensure our people are engaged, involved, and listened to.

Wellbeing - We will prioritise the wellbeing of our people.

Representation - We will attract, recruit, retain and develop a diverse workforce.

Inclusive by Design - We will ensure that inclusion is a core principle of our policies, products, and decisions.

Our people say that benefits include a good work/life balance, a supportive and welcoming place to work and excellent terms including a generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement.

We welcome applications from those interested in part time and flexible working, and encourage applications from our under represented communities.

IMPORTANT: If you are a permanent member of TVP staff applying for this role, please note it will be offered on a secondment basis. Important: All secondments must be supported in writing by your Line Manager and Head of Department/Commander or Deputy. If the secondment is not supported then a strong business rationale must be sent to quoting the reference number for the role. Please attach written approval from your line manager and Head of Department in your application. If the secondment is not supported then the role may be offered on a fixed term contract basis, but this has implications including loss of continuous service protections.

In certain circumstances, the same arrangement may be available to staff from other police forces. Applicants should consult their HR team to confirm whether their application will be supported on a secondment basis.

Police staff who are employed with Hampshire Police are requested to please submit an AD277b alongside their application. This form is not available on the force's standard forms library. It can be found on the HR Portal. Please contact if you have any queries relating to this.

Shift allowance, on-call or other job related allowances from your previous role will not be protected unless they are attached to the new role.

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