Chief Superintendent - Head of NPCC National Cybercrime Team and National Lead for Fraud and Cy[...] in City of London

Applications are invited from substantive Detective and Uniform Chief Superintendents or Detective and Uniform Superintendents on promotion to join the City of London Police as Chief Superintendent, Head of NPCC National Cyber Crime Team and national lead for Fraud and Cyber Protect.

The City of London Police is a Home Office Force based in the centre of London policing the world’s leading financial centre and its diverse challenges. We aim to deliver an exceptional service and year on year we have risen to this challenge.

The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly. The City of London Police is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Job Role/Purpose

• Lead the NPCC National Cybercrime Team in delivering a comprehensive police cybercrime capability and response at the local, regional and national level.
• Lead the development and delivery of an aligned police Fraud and Cyber Protect Network at the local, regional and national level.
• Deliver the NPCC’s contribution to HM Government’s National Cyber Strategy, National Cyber Action Plan and Serious Organised Crime Strategy.
• Coordinate the police service’s Fraud and Cyber Protect contribution to the National Policing Strategy for Fraud, Economic and Cyber Crime.
• Work with local, regional, national and international partners to build capacity, capability and consistency for Cyber Pursue, Protect, Prepare and Prevent across the National Cybercrime Network to protect the public.
• Manage critical senior strategic stakeholders in the Home Office, Cabinet Office, NCA, NCSC, GCHQ, NPCC and across the private sector.
• Undertake other senior leadership duties as required by the force.

Essential Criteria

• Experience of the successful management of key senior stakeholder relationships across government, law enforcement and the intelligence agencies.
• Recent experience of strategic responsibility for cybercrime capabilities.
• Recent experience of strategic responsibility for Protect capabilities.
• Proven ability to successfully bid for central government funding and deliver national policing projects.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of delivering national change programmes for policing.
• Hold recognised academic or industry qualifications in cyber security or computer science.

The application and interview will be tested under Level 3 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.

The Selection Process includes:

• Operational Assessment: the preparation and delivery of a presentation will assess the candidates’ ability to deal with operational issues at Detective Chief Superintendent Level.
• Strategic Assessment: a competency-based interview against the Competency Values Framework.

The closing date for applications is Monday 2nd March 2026 @ 09:00am. This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.

A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. This is why it’s vitally important that we recruit people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds with an understanding of cultural issues and a wide range of skills. We therefore particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us.

The way we work is changing. With a few exceptions most roles will be able to accommodate part time, job share and flexible working patterns. We can also offer hybrid working patterns of home and office based shift patterns. Feel free to speak to us about any flexible working requirements.