Mission Office & Capability Development - Police Staff - Coordination Centre - Counter Terroris[...] in London

The starting salary is £48,995, which includes allowances totalling £3,009. The salary is broken down as £45,986 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £54,863. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Role Summary: The CTPHQ Op R Mission co-ordinates and develops new strand functions to enable Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) to build national capability to conduct specialist investigations and meet the threat against the United Kingdom and her interests. The Op R -Mission Office & Capability Development role-holder takes the lead role in working across the CTP network, offering specialist knowledge and advice, to enable and drive improvement in standards by ensuring legal compliance with legislation such as; National Security Act 2023 (NSA), Schedule 3, Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 (CTBSA), Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (POFA). The role also requires the development and de-confliction of complex mission specific management policies and guidance in accordance with those created by other areas of business within CTP, wider Law Enforcement Agencies and United Kingdom Intelligence Community (UKIC) network. The role-holder undertakes key activity on behalf of CTP senior leaders, taking ownership of Op R related strategic issues, researching and producing briefing notes and policy changes for their approval.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a quality assurance, inspection, and review function in respect to Schedule 3 CTBSA 2019, to ensure accuracy and compliance, promoting and maintaining the integrity of operational activity through an independent and objective process.
• Lead an oversight and monitoring regime to ensure that legislative requirements are adhered to, including guaranteeing that all Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office referrals are completed accurately, are compliant with statutory obligations, and that all enquiries from key stakeholders, including UKIC, CT Borders, and Home Office are addressed promptly and appropriately.
• Ensure that representations made by Senior Investigations Officers or their legal teams are responded to, to a qualitative standard and in line with statutory requirements and timeframes.
• Oversee the development and implementation of Op R specific policy and guidance within one of the most challenging, complex, and sensitive areas of policing. With responsibility for developing, reviewing, and maintaining organisational guidelines and procedures to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. This role focuses on creating clear, concise, and actionable guidance related specifically to the NSA 2023 and ways of working within the new legislation, supporting operational resilience and transparency.
• Draft and maintain Op R specific guidance aligned with organisational objectives and best practice, developing protocols for critical incident response and integrating consequence management into operating manuals and business continuity plans.
• Work with the Mission Policy Lead (Band A) to record and communicate effectively to all relevant parties and stakeholders and present updates to the senior governance boards (Programme/Mission/Delivery).
• Work with the CTP Organisational Development Unit to design learning packages for continuous professional development and to update modules in areas such as Retain, Review and Dispose, Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office processes and FOIA/POFA compliance to ensure that Op R related activity is underpinned by the latest policy and guidance in this field.
• Provide advice relating to the review and potential financial uplift for capabilities operating in this evolving area of business across the CTP network. Ensuring readiness to meet evolving threat and risk.
• Lead a project benefits realisation process to identify and measure the tangible and intangible outcomes of various activities in this field and ensure that goals and objectives are achieved.

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 Colleague Commitments: Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) continues to prioritize an inclusive and supportive working environment and culture, where all of our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are empowered to reach their full potential. CTP keeps the nation and everyone in it safe from all manner of threats and as those threats evolve, so do we - that’s why Inclusion, Diversity and Equality (IDE) is the key to supporting our greatest asset, our people. Our people protect our national security across the UK. In order to continue to deliver against our organizational priorities, we collectively seek to ensure that all colleagues feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate in the delivery of our mission – "working to keep people safe from Terrorism". IDE is at the heart 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 backgrounds, cultures and experiences are therefore essential and encouraged. The CTP Network is committed to ensuring that candidates identifying as disabled are able to realize their fullest career aspirations and, as such, will endeavor to accommodate any reasonable adjustments that you may require during the recruitment process. CTP also welcomes applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements, such as part-time working, job-share and where the role permits, hybrid working arrangements. All flexible working arrangements should be discussed and agreed with the hiring manager.

Please note the successful candidate will be part of a recruitment pipeline for a period of up to 12 months.

Essential For The Role:

• Excellent organisational skills with proven ability to deliver objectives at a strategic level with both internal and external partners.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively (written and verbal) with personnel at all levels.
• Ability to manage a range of activities, working independently and as part of a team with confidence to engage a range of stakeholders at a senior level.
• Strong record of accomplishment of delivery, including taking responsibility for delivering high quality results.
• The ability to form effective working relationships across a wide range of people and groups including external partners.
• An understanding of the UKs national security framework, specifically; Schedule 3 CTBSA, Schedule 3 Codes of Practice October 2025, NSA, FOIA and POFA.
• An understanding of the CTP network and international responsibilities; relationships with Government, security and UKIC, with a good understanding of CTP related strategic aims, interdependencies and constraints.
• An understanding of operational security and how it relates to the management of overt and covert investigations.
• Able to travel/relocate to London.
• Experience of working in a challenging, change-driven environment.
• Experience of drafting briefings to senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience of working at pace with agility and flexibility.
• Actively seek out best practice and innovative ideas, collecting and sharing insights about what performs best to help shape the future guidance and standing operating procedures.
• Experienced in the use of Microsoft office products (Word, PowerPoint and Excel).

Additional Information: The following competencies will be tested against during sift: We take ownership at level 2, We collaborate at level 2, We are innovative and open-minded at level 2. The following values will be tested against during sift: Integrity.