Transport Coordinator

Location of Role: Aylesford

Advert Closing Date: 13/06/2023

Job Grade/Rank: £22,098.00 - £25,194.00

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri

Weekend/Evening Working: No

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to undertake the role of Transport Coordinator, covering a period of maternity leave. This role will therefore be either a temporary or secondment opportunity until October 2024.

Applications are invited from staff with administrative/fleet experience for an excellent opportunity within the Award-winning Transport Services Department, based at Quarry Wood in Aylesford.

This role requires you to provide a professional and effective transport coordination service to the department ensuring efficiency across the business, assisting in the administration and coordination of the vehicle fleet and Telematics, providing a central point of contact for advice and information for Transport Services. Part of your role will be administering fuel card supply, cards, and payments to ensure the fleet is sufficiently supported to deliver operational policing and manage the day-to-day operation of the Force Lease vehicles to ensure the efficient running of the schemes.

You will work closely in support of the Fleet Manager and Fleet Coordinator and be qualified to at least GCSE standard or equivalent including Mathematics and English, with previous office experience working within a customer focused office environment. You must have the ability and enthusiasm to learn new systems such as Tranman and related fleet management databases.

For the role you will need to demonstrate clear and effective communication and customer service skills and the ability to confidently liaise with all members of the organisation, external customers, and partnership agencies. You must have good organisational skills, have personal motivation and be able to prioritize their own workload, with the ability to pay considerable attention to detail and accuracy being highly desirable.

For information regarding the role, please contact Emma Pemble on 01622 794396.

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.

Kent 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 recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating ‘Application Support and Adjustments’ in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833. 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.

This post is open to British Citizens, members of the EC or other states in the European Economic Area. If you are a Commonwealth citizen or a foreign national, you must be a resident in the UK free of restrictions and with indefinite leave to remain in the UK. All applicants must have lived in the UK continuously for the past three years.

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

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