Senior Policy and Commissioning Manager

The Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) is the organisation through which the Mayor of London exercises his role as the Police and Crime Commissioner for London and is led by the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime. MOPAC undertakes a broad range of statutory duties and works closely with the Mayor of London, Deputy Mayor and Metropolitan Police Service to deliver the priorities that will create safer London communities.

This is a great opportunity to lead a team within MOPAC’s Commissioning and Partnership Directorate with the core responsibility for delivering better outcomes for Londoners. There are two roles being recruited to – one leading a team tackling VAWG and the other our Children & Young People’s team. You will have a key role in delivering on the Mayor’s Police and Crime Plan and his Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, supporting MOPAC’s overall mission to make London a safe city.

The Commissioning and Partnerships Directorate delivers over 200 programmes and projects at any one time, focussing on delivering system change and better outcomes for Londoners. This could include:

• Better and more integrated services for victims, including specialist support for child victims of abuse and exploitation.
• Transforming London’s system response to sexual violence.
• Driving a child first approach for those involved and affected by the Criminal Justice System (CJS) in London.
• Convening partners and delivering services to reduce reoffending and making improvements to how the justice system works.

The successful candidate will be an experienced and innovative commissioner or policy maker responsible for leading the development of policy, managing the commissioning of services and strengthening effective relationships with partners across a focused portfolio of priorities. As a Senior Policy & Commissioning Manager for the Children & Young People’s team, you will lead a number of experienced individuals who design policy and commission services that support some of London’s most vulnerable children affected by violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect. You’ll drive delivery activity, policy development and oversight across areas such as serious youth violence, exploitation, child sexual abuse, county lines, safeguarding and the Child First.

For the VAWG Team, your leadership of your team will include directing and overseeing policy and commissioning design and development for VAWG including domestic abuse, as well as working closely with the GLA in the delivery of the Mayor’s safe accommodation duties for London. Leading on a portfolio of programmes, you will work together with teams across MOPAC, the Met, VRU and the GLA. As well as being a key point of engagement with Local Authorities, NHS and our CJS Statutory partners (including Probation and Prisons), you will work with central government and organisations in the Voluntary and Community Sector.

With a relentless focus on equality, diversity and inclusion, you will collaboratively design commissioned services that impact on the outcomes for Londoners in our strategies, ensuring that any disproportionate impact on, and the specific needs of, minoritised communities are addressed.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Strong experience of policy development and evidence-based commissioning, with a proven track record of successfully delivering outcomes.
• Ability to effectively manage and lead teams.
• Strong understanding and knowledge of VAWG, children & young people’s or CJS policy, alongside an understanding of crime prevention and policing.
• Experience of developing and implementing programmes at pace, through developing strategic plans, managing resource and working flexibly to meet Mayoral priorities.
• Experience of managing budgets and strong financial awareness and scrutiny to ensure effective accountability for public spend.
• Exceptional ability to build relationships, influence and negotiate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including the MPS and CJS partners, to deliver programme objectives and problem solve within complex systems and relationships.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Want to find out what it’s like to work with MOPAC? You can find out more about MOPAC by visiting our website. If you have a question about the role or the recruitment process, please contact a member of the HR team via email on HR@mopac.london.gov.uk. If you have a specific question about this role please contact Tom Burnham at tom.burnham@mopac.london.gov.uk. You may also find it useful to talk to a current Senior Policy and Commissioning Manager. In this case please contact Ruth Bloomfield at ruth.bloomfield@mopac.london.gov.uk.

Application closing date: Sunday, 17 May 2026 - 23:59. Interview date: Week commencing 1 June 2026.