Post Title: NCO Regional Coordination Officer
Type of Contract: Temporary (funding is confirmed until March 2029 when renewal will be sought).
Shift Pattern: Monday – Friday 0800 to 1600 (this is a national engagement role, some overnight travel is required).
Rank/Grade: Detective Sergeant / Temporary Detective Sergeant / Eligible DC’s suitable for temporary promotion (must have NPPF 2 exam pass).
Directorate/Department: National Lead Force – National Coordination
Vetting Level Required: MV/SC
Location: GYE + regional travel to forces/ROCUs/conferences (at least once per month).
Salary: Sergeant Pay Scales
Additional Information
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.
Description of Department:
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On behalf of the National Lead Force, the NCO is responsible for improving the national policing response to economic crime and fraud. Our vision is for every police force and regional collaboration in England and Wales to have an effective and appropriate response to countering economic crime and fraud. The NCO operate the network of CoLP funded officers in each of the nine ROCUs. These are the Fraud Regional Development Officers (RDOs). This post requires daily liaison and coordination activity with the RDOs. The NCO work with HMRCFRS to identify and disseminate best practice across economic crime policing – this encompasses 4P approaches from frontline response to SOC level.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
- Fulfilling the role of Fraud Regional Development Officer for CoLP (acting as force representative for economic crime improvement across SO, LP and NLF).
- Representing NLF/NCO in a range of regional and national level meetings and conferences at tactical and strategic levels.
- Providing advice to all 43 police forces to achieve best possible HMICFRS outcomes for fraud and economic crime.
- Providing administrative support to the NCO as required.
- Ownership of the Economic Crime Hub on the Knowledge Hub. Identifying best practice, uploading to the Hub, ensuring all information is up to date. Administration of memberships.
- Ownership of key projects (e.g. creating new national guidance for innovative fraud disruption methods).
- Act as liaison between the banking industry and UK policing in relation to complex case updates.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- Willing and able to work unsupervised and to take responsibility and ownership for specific work streams and projects.
- Tactful, diplomatic, and able to engage effectively with stakeholders many of whom will be senior level in rank/grade/position.
- Self-motivated and organised, with excellent presentation skills and attention to detail.
- Experience and/or knowledge of operational policing as it relates to economic crime and fraud.
- The role holder will be expected to develop a thorough understanding of Policingʼs role in tackling economic crime and fraud including a strategic awareness of the wider context in which Policing is conducted in England and Wales.
- Willing to travel to outside of London at least once a month.
The application and interview will be tested under Level 2 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework (CVF).
Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job role will not be considered.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT and Copilot, is permitted to review and edit application responses for spelling, grammar, and clarity. However, all responses must accurately reflect your own skills, knowledge, and experience and must not be generated by AI or contain plagiarised content. Applications found to include plagiarism or AI-generated content will be withdrawn.
If you would like to discuss the post in more detail, please contact DI Tom Saebo Thomas.saebo@cityoflondon.police.uk
The closing date for applications is 25th October 2026 @ 2359hrs.
Endorsement Required
Please note that your application will not be considered without the completed endorsement form. Please ensure you leave enough time for your verifiers and senior leaders to complete the support of your application before the closing date.
Please note Officers who are not within 3 months of completing their tenure period, will not be eligible to apply for internal roles. This applies only to Officers who are not currently working within this Directorate.
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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.
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NCO Regional Coordination Officer employer: City of London Police
The City of London Police is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work environment that prioritises employee well-being and professional growth. With competitive salaries, flexible working arrangements, and access to various staff support networks, employees are empowered to thrive while contributing to the safety of one of the UK's most dynamic cities. The commitment to diversity and community engagement makes this role not just a job, but a meaningful opportunity to make a real difference.
