PC/DC Protect Officer

Job Title: Protect Officer – SO Fraud Unit

Reporting To:DS on SO Fraud Unit

Responsible for:PC/DC – Fraud Protect, Prevent & Prepare

Grade: PC / DC

Department: SO Fraud Unit

Location: 21 New Street

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Vetting: MV/SC

Salary: According to National Police Pay Scales plus Allowances

Purpose of the Post:

Develop and deliver the City of London Police’s Protect, Prevent & Prepare fraud strategy by providing consistent nationally approved fraud prevention advice and guidance to the public. Locally support the services and messaging of police fraud prevention & protection programmes. Offer fraud prevention advice to victims of fraud to reduce the risk of repeat victimisation. Deliver fraud prevention training and advice to the local community to enable them to better secure themselves from economic crime.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify and build partnerships with local business, industry, education, and third parties to promote the national fraud PROTECT message, with the purpose of increasing their resilience to fraud threats.
• Provide appropriate advice to victims of fraud.
• Develop and deliver a fraud protect programme of services to the public and business communities, raising their awareness around fraud.
• Promote national fraud prevention projects and campaigns developed by National Lead Force (NLF) and associated organisations.
• Work with local business to encourage fraud prevention by implementing measures which secure them against fraud threats.
• Deliver fraud prevention training to public, private, and voluntary organisations to empower them to protect themselves.
• Undertake general awareness activities which enable individuals to protect themselves and reduce repeat victimisation.
• Engage with online communities promoting fraud prevention.
• Contribute to enhancing the threat picture by reducing levels of underreporting and encouraging a two-way intelligence flow between businesses, forces, ROCUs and national bodies as well as the wider intelligence community.

Mandatory Duties

• Actively seek to implement the City of London Police’s Occupational Health and Safety Policy in relation to the duties of the post and at all times give due regard to health and safety.
• Actively seek to implement the City of London’s Equal Opportunity policy and the objective to promote equality of opportunity in relation to the duties of the post.
• Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be requested appropriate to the grade.
• Maintain personal responsibility for gathering, recording, storing, accessing, and sharing of information in compliance with data protection and information security policy, procedures and codes of practice and legislation.
• Be operationally deployable to support the work of Specialist Operations and the wider fraud unit?

Selection Criteria

Essential

• A general knowledge of fraud methodologies.
• A general knowledge of relevant legislation such as the Fraud Act 2006, General Data Protection Regulation, and associated legislation.
• Experience of partnership working.
• Ability to produce high quality and professional presentations and documentation.
• Ability to present technical issues in an easily understandable manner to a range of audiences.
• Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to adjust your communication style to meet the needs of the audience.
• Ability to understand detailed procedures, projects, and policies.
• Ability to organise and manage a diverse workload efficiently and accurately.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively on projects.
• Aptitude for learning complex subjects and willingness to engage in independent learning.

Desirable

• Understanding of the issues around commercial confidentiality and sensitivity.
• Experience of delivering advice in a professional capacity.
• Experience in delivering public events or meetings and maintaining professional relationships with a variety of stake holders and members of the public.
• Experience of presenting on digital platforms such Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job role will not be considered.

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 if you are a student officer and have not yet completed your probationary period, please contact your supervisor prior to submitting your application, to check your eligibility.

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.

If you would like to discuss the post in more detail, please contact Michael.O'Sullivan@cityoflondon.police.uk

The closing date for applications is Friday 9th October 2026 @ 23:59.

This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.

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 equality of opportunities and continuously strive for inclusivity within our Force. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly from those with disabilities and

long-term conditions, those with Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic backgrounds, female candidates, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a program to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.

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