Andy Walden

Experience

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  Sainsbury's

  Sept 1987 - Mar 1989

  Management Trainee
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  Metropolitan Police

  Oct 1989 - Mar 2003

  Police Officer
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  Lancashire Constabulary

  Apr 2003 - Oct 2006

  I was the dedicated neighbourhood police officer for a challenging ward. My aim was to address quality of life issues for local residents, and work in partnership with members of the public and other agencies in order to improve their area, using a problem solving approach. I set up a policing panel consisting of residents, community volunteers, local authority and businesses, meeting on a monthly basis to agree a priority list of priorities for the local police to focus on. I focused on community engagement at every opportunity using the neighbourhood policing model.I focused on using problem solving initiatives to achieve reductions in crime and anti social behaviour. My legacy was improving lasting public confidence in the police, with my work being voted the most successful of the year by local residents and businesses. Show less

  • Police Officer

    Apr 2003 - Oct 2006

  • Community Beat Manager

    Apr 2003 - Oct 2006
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  Metropolitan Police

  Nov 2006 - Jun 2023

  Police officer providing strategic support to the Head of Professional Standards as the first point of contact and access. Dealing with email, other correspondence and phone calls. Researching, preparing and writing briefings, presentations, letters, memos and draft replies, often under tight deadlines and concerning highly sensitive and restricted information. Managing diaries, scheduling and organising meetings, appointments and public engagements.Dealing with internal and external requests, liaison with key stakeholders including at the most senior level, to ensure that Professional Standards supported both local and national policing issues. Show less As the leader of the local police cadet unit, my aim was to prepare young people for their future by providing varied activities and opportunities to develop qualifications, enhance inter-personal skills and confidence, and achieve a sense of pride through supporting community policing. Through mentoring and instruction, prepared young people for their future, especially those at risk from crime or social exclusion, by providing varied activities to develop opportunities for further education, employment and training. enhance inter-personal skills and confidence, and achieve a sense of pride. I created structured lessons and introduced the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme to the unit. Show less Ensuring pupil safety, early intervention with pupils at risk of offending, and reducing antisocial behaviour both in the school and the surrounding community. . SPOC between the school, partners and police. Facilitation of crime enquires and initial investigation of appropriate crime reports, where the suspect or victim attends the school or where the school is the venue. Involvement in multi-agency case conferences for students coming to notice. Regular uniformed patrol on the routes to and from school and surrounding area Show less

  • Business Support Manager

    Nov 2019 - Jun 2023

  • Staff Officer - Directorate of Professional Standards

    Apr 2017 - Oct 2019

  • Crime Investigator - Telephone Recording Unit

    Mar 2015 - Apr 2017

  • Firearms Officer

    Apr 2012 - Mar 2015

  • Neighbourhood Policing

    Jan 2010 - Mar 2012

  • Cadet Coordinator

    Jan 2008 - Jun 2010

  • School Officer

    Nov 2006 - Jun 2010
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  National Police Chiefs'​ Council

  Jun 2023 - Nov 2023

  Resourcing Manager
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  University of East Anglia

  Oct 2024 - now

  Administrator

  Providing a high standard of support and guidance to students, and academic staff working at the UEA. A first point of contact for student and academic queries for undergraduate and post graduate students. Ensuring the accurate, safe and timely handling and processing of student data and course information in line with GDPR.