National Security Collaboration Lead - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
Job Title: National Security Collaboration Lead - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
Salary: The starting salary is £59,839, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.
The salary is broken down as £56,911 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £69,342. Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: West Brompton
Job Summary
This role will lead in building the right partnership framework and collaboration strategy, which will support the CTP position across the National Security landscape, working directly to Director of Change. In particular, it will support work on police reform and how we can work more closely with serious and organised crime, whilst sustaining our partnerships within National Security. The role holder will work across two key National Security frameworks and closely with the Senior National Coordinator’s (SNC) office and CTP Director General (DG) and Directors to ensure business, corporate and strategic alignment.
- The post holder will be responsible for leading the work of the @5 Change and Innovation Team (Virtual Collaboration and Insight Team - VCIT). This will involve working with CTP and UKIC partners to deliver a multi-agency strategic authority that will collaboratively identify, coordinate, and prioritise change across the CT Mission and provide assurance for CT Heads that the Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) benefits are realised alongside system improvement. In this area, the role holder will form a close partnership with CTP Strategy, Performance and Planning (SPP) who – primarily through their strategic planning, design, and assurance function – are critical stakeholders in maturing VCIT into a sustainable @5 partnership team based at CTOC.
- The role holder will continue to develop a National Security Collaboration Framework and Strategy, working across CTPHQ and with UKIC, NCA and NPCC colleagues to help realise system benefit through the NS Collaboration coordination team. The role will engage with both internal and external partners to enhance the significant collaboration across the NS community with a focus on three strategic goals:
- Increasing interoperability – skills transfer, data sharing, enabling surge requirements, exercising.
- Reducing duplication - one capability delivers a service for others from the operational to the enabling.
- Build once/use many – create single investment approaches on major projects where joint requirements cohere, requiring enterprise design alignment and strategic capability policy support.
The post holder will continue to develop jointly each framework for collaboration including supporting governance, reporting, and resourcing models and work closely with CTPHQ senior leadership to ensure alignment to CTP strategic priorities. The role will develop greater draw-through for operational collaborative opportunities and help develop an innovation approach that will improve operational outcomes across the NS community.
The NS Collaboration framework and VCIT support and drive system wide innovation. The role holder will ensure engagement with the Data/Analysis Pillar and CTP innovation roles. Bringing the wider operational and partner engagement context to the CTP Innovation considerations, including Personal Innovation Projects.
They will also be responsible for briefing internally to maintain visibility of progress and supporting any specific briefing requirements for Assistant Commissioner for Special Operations (ACSO) and DG CTPHQ, SNC and wider senior level engagement.
Key responsibilities:
- Establish and sustain relationships with NPCC, NCA, UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) at DD and Director level engagement.
- Develop proactive and positive relationships with strategic and operational leads.
- Develop a collaboration framework in the wider Spending Review and Police Reform context, working closely with Home Office and other Whitehall counterparts.
- Support ACSO requirements for briefs and steering group requirements.
- Work closely with CTPHQ leadership to provide visibility of the collaboration framework and brief internally, particularly ensuring engagement and alignment with SPP activities.
- Develop an innovation approach with NCA/UKIC to support collaboration experiments and internal CTP Innovation.
- Develop an approach to prioritise collaboration opportunities, aligned to improved operational outcomes.
- Undertake a project leadership role on behalf of SNCs office when required
- Improve overall CTP visibility and comprehension of evolving partnership governance, increasing levels of transparency around formal opportunities for shared strategic direction setting between partners.
Additional Information
No accommodation provided.
Successful candidates may also be entitled to reasonable excess travel fares, this would be subject to prior consultation.
Vetting
This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Developed Vetting (DV) level before taking up the post.
This post requires British nationality (some dual nationals may be ineligible) and an Enhanced Security Check (eSC)/Developed Vetting (DV)] clearance.
As the post holder will have access to very sensitive information, there are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries and we will undertake additional security checks as part of the recruitment process. Applications from candidates with close connections to certain countries may take considerably longer to process, or in some cases result in a withdrawal of an offer of employment. Further details will be provided at the conditional offer stage.
Confidentiality Agreement
Applicants should also be aware of the need to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up the post.
Our Employee Commitments
Counter Terrorism Policing aims to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere and culture and an environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are able to reach their full potential. Where any group or individual can be and feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate and contribute to our mission of “Working to keep people safe from Terrorism”.
Inclusion, diversity and equality is at the front and centre of our approach to make the composition of Counter Terrorism Policing more representative of the communities we serve. As Counter Terrorism is rooted in Local Policing, to tackle today’s complex policing challenges, applications from across all communities are therefore essential and encouraged. Counter Terrorism Policing as a network is committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations’.
Counter Terrorism Policing is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working arrangements, including part time working or job share. In addition, this role has been reviewed following learning from work during the Covid pandemic and may be done in an agile manner. In the first instance, please contact the vacancy holder to discuss how such arrangements could be accommodated (where applicable).
How to apply
Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement, and online application form. Your personal statement should outline why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on the 7th May 2025.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 2 weeks closing date.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence one to two after hiring manager review.