Performance Analyst - Band D – Strategy, Performance & Planning – Counter Terrorism Policing HQ

Vacancy Reference Number: 21669

Number of Vacancies: 1

Location: West Brompton

Band: D

Part/Full Time: Full Time, 36 hours per week

Type of Contract: Permanent

Salary: Starting salary is £40,519, including allowances totalling £3,009. This consists of £37,510 basic salary, a £2,009 location allowance and a £1,000 non‑pensionable allowance.

Job Summary

In Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) we continually seek ways to be more effective on a national scale. As a Performance Analyst you will be at the heart of our Strategy, Planning and Performance (SPP) team, working closely with CTP colleagues across the network to develop effective strategies, policies and plans, drive performance insights, and support senior decision‑making. CTPHQ’s SPP Directorate is a hybrid of police staff and civil servants. The team is skilled, inclusive, and the ideal place for existing or aspiring professionals to make a real difference and develop a career in an operational policing environment. This role offers unique exposure to the national CT Policing Network, wider policing, the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) and Whitehall departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Higher Performance Analysts in assessing how effectively the UK Counter Terrorism Policing Network delivers expected services.
• Use analytical findings to identify trends, forecast future implications and highlight performance areas to senior stakeholders within police, security services and government.
• Analyse performance information using IT packages, particularly Excel, and produce performance reports.
• Interpret a wide range of information and create meaningful reports to aid senior decision‑making up to ministerial level.
• Build and maintain relationships with a wide range of customers and stakeholders across the UK Counter Terrorism Network.
• Develop and evaluate meaningful indicators and assessments relevant to counter terrorism policing in collaboration with senior managers, practitioners and subject‑matter experts.
• Develop and maintain processes for receiving, storing and organising information to promote effective analysis.
• Undertake data/information audits to ensure compliance with standards for consistency and accuracy.
• Design and implement data collection and collation strategies to obtain data/information from multiple groups.
• Ensure products and documentation comply with MPS policies and legal obligations such as FOIA and the Data Protection Act.
• Manage customer relationships and requests for ad‑hoc and regular reporting.
• Manage own workload and escalations within the team when appropriate.
• Be willing to travel/work flexibly across London locations, primarily Thames House, New Scotland Yard and Empress State Building.

Vetting and STRAP

This post requires daily access to the most sensitive intelligence material. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) at Developed Vetting (DV) level before taking up the post. This post requires British nationality (some dual nationals may be ineligible). Additional security checks will be undertaken for applicants with close connections to certain countries.

Confidentiality Agreement

Applicants should be prepared to sign a confidentiality agreement upon taking up the post.

Our Colleague Commitments

CTP prioritises an inclusive, supportive working environment where all people feel a strong sense of belonging and are empowered to reach their full potential. Inclusion, Diversity and Equality (IDE) underpin our approach to supporting our greatest asset – our people. Ideally, all CTP colleagues should feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate in our mission of keeping people safe from terrorism. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We are committed to ensuring that candidates identifying as disabled can realise their fullest career aspirations and that reasonable adjustments are accommodated during the recruitment process.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Demonstrated knowledge, skills and competencies through extensive high‑level experience in complex environments.
• Proven, well‑evidenced, relevant experience in an analytical environment.
• Experience in research, information analysis or business performance within a large organisation or complex environment.
• Evidence of success in building and maintaining working relationships across professional and operational boundaries.
• A graduate/professional qualification in a statistical, analytical, social science, business management or related discipline with experience delivering quantitative and/or qualitative analysis.

Competencies Tested

• Critical analysis at level 2
• Ownership at level 2
• Collaboration at level 2

Values Tested

• Integrity

Disability‑Confident Statement

The Met is an equitable and inclusive employer for disabled people. We promote a diverse workforce and encourage applications from people with disabilities, long‑term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women. We ensure reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to support disabled applicants, and all such matters are treated in strict confidence. We are committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice, ensuring that people can fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.