Internal Communications Delivery Officer (Chelmsford)

Location of Role: Chelmsford

Advert Closing Date: 18/06/2026

Starting Salary: 33603.00(pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time:Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri

Weekend/Evening Working: No

This an exciting role for atalentedinternal communications professional. Essex Police is a growing complex organisation with more than 6000 police officers staff and volunteers spread across the Internal CommunicationsDeliveryOfficer plays a key role helping colleagues feel informedandvalued.

The successful candidate will have excellent writing skills across a range of media pay attention to detail and accuracy and ideally have experience of working on different content management systems.

You willassistin the designanddevelopment ofinternal communication materialand processesincluding the internal intranetproviding initial advice and information to officers and staffin order toraise awareness across the workforce oftheEssex Police visionvaluesand rolerequires a keen eye for detail and a focus on evaluating the success of projects and communications materials.

The role will involve writing sub-editing creatinga range ofcontentto support force wideinternalpublicity campaignsona number oftopics includingneighbourhood policing specialistservicesanddiversityand of supporting with eventplanning is also useful.

Pleaseevidencethe following essential criteriaand the detail in the job descriptionwithin your reason for application:

• Working towards qualifications in journalism public relations or marketing or similar subject or an equivalent standard qualification. This will be combined with around 2-3 years experience relevant to public. relationsmarketingor internal communications.
• Accuracy in every aspect of work including excellent writing content creation and editorial skills for range of media and presentation skills.
• Evidence of the ability to design develop and support media initiatives influencing for a positive outcome.
• Evaluation skills.

Successfulapplicants for this role will be defined asan;

Office based Agile Worker:

Office based agile working with designated team area at our Headquarters in predominantly(60% or more) in one office space. The rest of the time works at home or at other police site locations. The role will offer flexibility in terms of place of work including some home working. The extent of flexibility will be agreed through individual assessment with the line manager to assess operational requirements and individuals suitability for home the event thathome working is agreed for the successful candidate there will be a requirement to regularly attend the contractual workplaceat our Headquarters in Chelmsford.

Your application is shortlisted on the content provided within the reason for application section. Please ensure you provide as much detail as possible as insufficient information may mean that you do not meet the shortlisting criteria.

For more information about this role please contactSarahGraffhamInternal CommunicationsManager by email:or Elizabeth Skeels Internal Communications Manager

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Depending on your current vetting level and security clearances you may be required to complete additional vetting information during the recruitment process.

Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age disability gender reassignment marriage or civil partnership status pregnancy or maternity race religion or belief sexual orientation sex or employment status.

Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process or for further information regarding this position please email us at stating Application Support and Adjustments in the title of your email. Alternatively you can call us on . Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.

If youre not from the UK you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain. If youre from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesnt apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.

As a Disability Confident Leader we:

• Have subjected our Disability Confident self-assessment to external challenge and validation.
• Are taking an active leadership role in encouraging and helping other employers on their journey to becoming Disability Confident.

Diversity Equality and Inclusionare central to the values of our organisation. At Essex Police we value and embrace the unique experiences identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.

Through the dedicated commitment of our support networks DE&I team and wider HR departments we are on a journey to embed our DE&I commitments ensuring Essex Police is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.

Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.