Recruitment Officer – Positive Action
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South Wales Police brings together thousands of people with the same aim – to keep South Wales safe.
We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community’s needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to become part of our policing family.
Having true difference in our police family brings different perspectives and help us better understand our communities. In doing so, we can innovate and respond to the needs of our ever-changing society.
We are looking for someone to #JoinUs as a Recruitment Officer within our Positive Action team.
Could you be who we are looking for?
About The Team/Department You Will Be Joining
- Positive action refers to a range of measures and initiatives that employers can lawfully take to actively encourage individuals from under-represented groups to apply for jobs.
- The Positive Action Team is a small but busy team based within our Human Resources Department, the team is made up of Police Staff and Officers.
- Our office is based at South Wales Police Headquarters in Bridgend, but we offer a generous hybrid working arrangement and flexi-time working, which supports a healthy work-live balance. (You may determine your start and finish times, provided this aligns with the operational requirements of the department.)
About The Role And Your Key Responsibilities
- As the Recruitment Officer you will work closely with our wider recruitment and processing team to promote vacancies and track applications supporting our Positive Action initiatives.
- You will work closely with potential candidates and community groups to provide guidance and support via a range of different methods.
- You will work with our partners and key stakeholders to design and implement programmes and processes that support our Positive Action strategy.
- You will provide advice on key advertising techniques to support our aim to increase under representation across the organisation.
- You will deliver compelling Positive Action presentations.
- You will manage and coordinate large-scale recruitment campaigns.
What skills and experience do we need you to bring to the role:
- You will understand Positive Action and associated recruitment activity to build a more inclusive and representative workforce.
- You will either possess a level 3 qualification or be able to demonstrate equivalent skills and abilities in Attraction, Engagement and Recruitment.
- You will have experience of candidate management/applicant tracking systems.
- You must have excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels and be comfortable presenting to audiences, both internal and external.
- We would like you have advanced skills in Microsoft applications, particularly excel, to be able to collect, analyse and produce statistical reports and communicate them effectively.
- You will be ‘tech-savvy’ enough to learn new systems and admin processes with ease.
There are numerous benefits to working for South Wales Police, from learning and development opportunities to schemes which aim to improve your lifestyle and wellbeing, as well as generous Local Government Pension Scheme / Police Pension Schemes, paid annual leave, flexible working and family friendly policies and many more, click here for more information.
If successful, you must be willing to undergo vetting to MV/SC Vetting.
If you would like any more information about the role, please contact the Positive Action Manager, Dominic Harkin-Yarwood: Dominic.Harkin-Yarwood@south-wales.police.uk.
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There will also be occasions, for working hours to be outside of traditional office-based hours and the successful incumbent will be expected to work the odd early evenings and on rare occasions, a day over the weekend.
Please note, if you are an internal candidate and subject to an ongoing PSD investigation, your appointment or placement in the role may be delayed pending an outcome. Whether the role is held open will be considered on a case-by-case basis
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates are currently underrepresented within the Force, we would particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse candidates.
To support the ambition of a diverse workforce, South Wales Place is able to offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). The GIS is available for people living with a disability or identify as ethnically diverse.
If you are an applicant who is living with a disability or from an ethnically diverse background (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) and would like to be considered under the GIS, you must meet the essential minimum criteria for the role as outlined in the advert and role profile.
You should take time to evidence that you meet each of the essential criteria in your application form and/or personal statement and CV.
Date of shortlisting outcome: 15th June 2026
Date of interview: 29th and/or 30th June 2026
