Job Description

Home working
1 x Full Time (37 hours) or 2 x Part Time vacancies
Temporary until 31.03.2024
\xc2\xa3\xc2\xa357,033 - \xc2\xa362,220 per annum / pro rata
Friday 22 September 2023 at 5pm
Please quote Ref: L31754 on application form

The National Policing Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme (VKPP) is a diverse, passionate and multi-disciplinary team working across England and Wales with the aim to coordinate and enhance the police service\'s response to vulnerability.

We have a range of professionals on the team: people from the charity sector, academics, police officers and staff, all with wide ranging expertise.

The VKPP requires a national child safeguarding reform coordinator to work alongside and complement an existing post holder who has successfully embedded the role in national policing and across Government. Working closely with them and equivalents in children social care, health and education the post holder will be required to support policing leaders locally effectively deliver their strategic child safeguarding partnership responsibilities through a combination of peer support, CPD, resource production and the identification/ linkage of promising practice. The successful post holder will also be required to represent policing and child safeguarding partnerships nationally in a range of cross partnership / Government forums and provide expert policy advice and insight including to the national child safeguarding practice review panel.

This is a homeworking role, with a requirement to travel and work at other locations nationally as may be reasonably required. There will be an expectation for occasional overnight stays. Travel and expenses will be reimbursed in line with police staff council conditions of service. If you are working from London, London weighting will apply.

We have a range of benefits in addition to the salary available:

• 24 days holiday per year in addition to public holidays
• We operate a Flexi-time scheme, a working schedule which allows employees to choose when to start and end their workday, and/or how long to take their break for, within agreed limits set by line managers.
• Option of joining the local government pension scheme
• Option of joining the staff association, Unison, and enjoying the benefits this provides
• Blue Light Card with 100s of discounts
• Paid-for training available and the opportunity to have mentoring. Development is encouraged
• All expenses such as travel and meals when travelling for work
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) A confidential service, available 365 days a year, 24/7, free of charge. To provide around the clock support and guidance to help you manage work and personal stressors, as well as support you through lifestyle changes.
• Support Networks that provide information and an opportunity to share an experience as well as offer advice and support to members.

The role is grant funded until 31st March 2024 with a view to extend to 31st March 2025.

Full time, 37 hours per week and part-time hours available, and these are negotiable. The post is offered on a fixed term contract, however applications for secondments are welcome.

Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme (VKPP)

The VKPP was launched in 2018 in response to a growing and changing demand picture across policing. This was with the aim of developing the evidence base and related policing responses to the abuse, neglect and exploitation of children and adults at risk to reduce offending and improve outcomes for those impacted. Funded by the Home Office, the VKPP team has grown rapidly and is expected to employ around 60 people this financial year. We use our insight and reach to influence policy and practice, enable cross partnership working and improve outcomes for those requiring a policing response. The VKPP is currently hosted by Norfolk Constabulary but will transition to the College of Policing from April 2024 and provide a more permanent home for the programme. For more information, please visit our website

The VKPP report into DCC Maggie Blyth, National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) Lead for Violence and Public Protection and Mr Ian Critchley, NPCC lead for Child Protection Abuse Investigation. For more information:

VKPP workstreams

Across the programme there are multiple workstreams that look to support the VKPP objectives and support police forces nationally. Many of these projects focus on direct engagement with forces and partners in order to gain an understanding of current practice, identification of gaps and exploration of opportunities for sharing knowledge and learning. For more information:

VKPP\'s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) commitment:

VKPP are committed to EDI- please see our EDI commitment on our website:

VKPP are committed to carry out blind recruitment. Hiring managers also receive regular inputs around EDI.

We appreciate not every candidate will meet every requirement for the role. If your experience looks a little different from what we have identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we would love to learn more about you!

You will find the main activities and essential criteria of the role on the Role Profile and for the role:

The VKPP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment

Important: Please see notes pertaining to recruitment at the beginning of the intranet vacancy page. Please return completed applications by email to

Consideration will be given to whether the post can be delivered on either a part time or job share basis, in line with the organisational requirements of this role.

The recruitment criteria for all posts are subject to reasonable adjustment in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Applications from at-risk staff will be prioritised and receive preference in any selection process.

Anyone who wishes to be considered for appointment should download an and as they must be submitted together.

These forms as well as are also available on the right hand side of the page in the Downloads section.

Norfolk Constabulary