Job Title: Met Police Driving Academy - Logistics / Admin Support

Salary: The starting salary is £37,289, which includes allowances totalling £2,841.

The salary is broken down as £34,448 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £36,864. Plus, a location allowance of £1,841 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location: Hendon

The MPS Driving Academy is responsible for delivering all driver/rider training. We have two main training sites – Newton House (Hendon) and Marlowe House (Sidcup).

The successful candidate will work Monday to Friday 0800-1600 hours and will be based at Hendon mainly but may be required to work at Marlowe House occasionally. There is also an opportunity to agile / remotely work 2-3 days per week.

Key responsibilities:

Management and strategic oversight of the Driving Academy Duties. This will include course allocations, plotting and scheduling and ensuring Duties aligned accordingly.
Overview of Driving Academy LMS. Ensuring LMS accuracy around Course allocations, forecasting, plotting and resulting.
To be able to provide LMS data analysis and course analysis with the ability to break down and provide statistics required for summary and performance reports
Assist with College of Policing Licencing legislation requirements supporting the Driving Academy Licencing Team.
Assist with External Course allocations, funding arrangements, plotting, logistics and overview to enable data analysis and findings for report completion.
To work closely with the Gateway Team and oversee and collate course business cases submitted and provide resolution where able to do so and appropriate.
To oversee and manage Driving Academy bookings with external training venue providers ensuring booking calendars updated and accurate and that purchase orders have been created, submitted and paid in a timely manner.

How to apply

Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement, and online application form. Both your CV and Personal Statement should be no more than one side of A4, in Ariel and font size 11. You will need to evidence and provide a response to each of the following questions divided equally on the page:

Provide a summary of previous roles and how would they assist you in this role?
Why are you applying for the role?
What can you bring to the Driving Academy?

(NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 22nd July 2024.

Essential For The Role, e.g. qualifications, licenses, languages, training

Essential Criteria

Must be willing to learn the MPS course management system, namely LMS
Ability to work alone and as part of a team
Good communication skills – the role holder will be communicating, meeting and liaising with senior officers and external partners / agencies.
Good IT skills and willingness to learn MPS computer and software systems
Ability to produce performance statistics and comprehensive reports in a variety of formats.

Desirable Criteria

Previous experience in an administration based role
Previous experience in a Duties / Logistics background

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