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Prosecutor 1
2 months ago
We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.
We're working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver 'Our Business' and achieve long-term change.
- Based in Whakatane, BOP North PPS
- PROS 1 salary scale
- Permanent, Full time
- Police Employee/ Office of Constable
- Nationally Advertised Vacancy
- JR4581564
NZ Police are offering an exciting opportunity to join the Police Prosecution Service (PPS) as a Prosecutor based in Whakatane within their Bay of Plenty North PPS district.
You will be joining PPS at the start of an exciting period; with a significant injection of new funding and a project team established to support this, PPS is recruiting new staff, establishing new roles, and looking to develop new ways of working - all with the goal of ensuring our national team provides great prosecution services to our community and are well supported to do a great job.
We are pleased to be able to use this new funding to recruit a substantial number of additional prosecutors to support our fantastic, hardworking team.
We will also be streamlining and creating consistency in our practices, and introducing greater flexibility into our resourcing so we can inject extra support into offices when work demands change.
Another exciting change for PPS, that you will be play a key part in, is the wider justice sector's implementation of the Chief District Court Judge's Te Ao Mārama vision for the future of the District Court; to improve the experience for all people who participate in the court system, including victims and whanau.
As part of the PPS whanau, you will gain a sound knowledge of prosecution processes including advocacy, knowledge of the Law and court practices.
Dependent on your level of experience and knowledge at entry you will be involved in various out-of-court case management processes, such as file analysis, writing submissions, and liaising with police investigators and defence counsel.
In addition, you will be involved with courtroom advocacy, ranging from first appearance courts through to Judge alone Trials and sentencings hearings.
Your knowledge and understanding of key New Zealand statutes and legislation, combined with your desire and motivation to present well-constructed and compelling prosecution cases, will enable you to undertake a vital role in the Criminal Justice Sector and in the operationalisation of New Zealand Police's strategy.
Key Accountabilities:
- Communication
- Having the skills to effectively communicate with our people, partners and community.
Decision Making
- Having the critical thinking and problem solving skills to make sound decisions and responses under pressure in a face to face setting
Law and Policy
- Having a sound understanding of prosecution and court processes, and the ability to analyse complex information accurately.
- Individually Responsible and Accountable
- Being accountable for your performance and taking responsibility for your contribution and development.
Clear
- Show an understanding of a Prosecutor's purpose within Police and the outcomes we are striving to deliver.
Enabling through selfleadership
- Ability to seek opportunities to develop your own skills, knowledge and experience
- The successful applicant will be required to undergo a full reference and security check prior to any offer of employment being made
- If you are a Police Employee applicant, you must have an LLB degree and have the ability to get a practicing certificate and provide copy of qualification eligibility.
- Some travel may be required to meet operational demand
- Undertake to engage in a leadership programme at the advertised level, at a future date or
He aha taau e kawe mai | What you'll bring
Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe.
Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police.
Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contWe have other current jobs related to this field that you can find below
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