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The APCC is the membership body representing Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), Police, Fire and Crime Commissioners (PFCCs) and Deputy Mayors in England and Wales. We influence policing and the criminal justice landscape nationally on behalf of members and help them to hold the police to account on performance, preventing crime and to support victims.
All PCCs, PFCCs, Deputy Mayors and Mayors with responsibility for policing and crime are members.
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Policy Assistant
Salary: £28,021 to £33,625
Contract: Fixed term contact to March 2026 (also available as a secondment)
Location: Westminster, London (we are able to support flexible working)
The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) has an exciting opportunity for a Policy Assistant to work with our busy team at the heart of Westminster in 2025-26.
The APCC is the national membership organisation representing PCCs, deputy mayors and other local policing bodies and supporting them to hold policing to account and to cut crime and anti-social behaviour.
The role sits in the Victims and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Portfolio team with a focus on supporting the team in delivering on our VAWG agenda, including work on domestic abuse, stalking and online harms.
The Policy Assistant could expect to contribute to the work of the team by:
- Providing administrative and policy support to the Policy Officer and Senior Policy Manager for the Victims Portfolio, assisting in drafting briefings, event organisation, report analysis and drafting, consultation responses, etc
- Building strong stakeholder relationships with PCCs, government and sector partner to create lobbying opportunities and cross-sector engagement opportunities, organising and administering meetings, and representing the organisation
- Undertaking work on discrete areas of policy relating to VAWG, undertaking research and analysis, stakeholder engagement, briefings etc
- Supporting the APCC’s Communications and Public Affairs team as required to maximise profile and the impact of our work
- Working as part of the wider APCC team, proactively making the links with other areas of our policy and governance work, contributing to business planning and performance monitoring, and effective reporting on delivery
The closing date for applications is 23:59, 1 August 2025.
PCCs preventing crime
PCCs, PFCCs and Deputy Mayors play a crucial role in preventing crime, improving community safety and rehabilitating offenders across England and Wales. Our latest campaign highlights the unique role that PCCs and their equivalents play in facilitating programmes to address the root causes of criminal behaviour, as well as showing that PCCs can deliver more at a local level in supporting and leading existing prevention partnerships.
APCC Impact Report 2023-24
Read about the achievements of the APCC on behalf of its members in the Impact Report for 2023-24. It highlights the broad range of activities the organisation carries out to support PCCs, PFCCs, Deputy Mayors and their staff. These include producing 14 pieces of member guidance and toolkits, a social media campaign to raise public awareness of PCCs, training sessions, Parliamentary events and lobbying.
