Policy and Strategy Lead - Band B - Strategy, Performance, and Planning - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ

Policy and Strategy Lead - Band B - Strategy, Performance, and Planning - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ

Vacancy Reference Number 22857

Number of Vacancies: 3

CTPHQ Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters

Location: West Brompton

Band: B

Part/Full Time: Full Time

36 hours per week

Type of Contract: Permanent

Job Title: Policy and Strategy Lead - Band B - Strategy, Performance, and Planning - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ

Salary: The starting salary is £62,310, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.

The salary is broken down as £59,301 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £72,254. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Job Summary

The Strategy, Planning and Performance Pillar (SPP) is a diverse and multi-skilled team that sits in the heart of the CTP Headquarters. We work collaboratively with CTP colleagues and partners to ensure that CTP has effective strategies, policies and plans in place, along with the capabilities it needs to keep the UK and its interests protected.

Informed by CTP’s strategic approach, and contributing to the UK’s CONTEST and National Security Strategy, we set out clear strategic direction, ensuring that CTP remains able to adapt to fast-evolving threat landscapes and keep the public safe. We deliver and assure this by establishing clear implementation plans with performance metrics that are monitored and delivered through effective governance structures. We also support, advise and brief CTP’s senior leaders, and engage with partners across policing, government and internationally in support of our missions. In addition, the team supports and coordinates aspects of CTP’s organisational response to operational incidents and investigations.

The Strategy and Policy team brings together police staff and civil servants on secondment. The team is high-performing, influential and inclusive. It is the ideal place for existing or aspiring policy and strategy professionals to make a real difference and develop their careers in an operational policing environment. This position provides a unique opportunity to gain experience of the national Counter Terrorism Policing Network and wider security partners.

In this role, you will work closely across the national CTP Network, alongside wider policing structures, and with partners across the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) and Whitehall. You will work directly with senior police officers and senior leaders across CTPHQ, government departments and security partners, helping to craft strategy, shape policy, and provide clear, authoritative advice on some of the most pressing issues in national security.

You will play a central role in strengthening CTP relationships across government departments, law enforcement and security agencies - including but not limited to Homeland Security Group, UKIC and frontline policing. You will be expected to understand the challenges, consequences and opportunities of proposed changes in government policy and legislation, articulating a clear CTPHQ position that meets the operational requirements of frontline CT officers. You will ensure that CTP’s position is heard and understood on key issues affecting the CTP network, and influence and negotiate on behalf of CTP on strategic challenges, priorities and delivery.

There are four roles in the team, each specialising in thematic areas across our Counter Terrorism, Counter State Threats, and Protective Security missions. Which role you take will be subject to business need and role availability. Your preference will be taken into account where possible.

Key Tasks

• Provide expert policy advice to support effective, informed and coordinated decision-making.
• Identify and assess the challenges, consequences and opportunities of proposed changes in Government policy and formulate a clear CTPHQ position.
• Identify the critical issues for CT policing, providing senior leaders with clarity and making pragmatic recommendations based on available evidence.
• Lead and represent CTP in policing, national security and cross-government partnerships on your allocated policy area, and other policy and strategy matters, including in relation to our other national security missions.
• Ensure that customer expectations are met or managed and that external pressures and priorities do not compromise CT policing objectives.
• Produce timely and high-quality briefings, letters, presentations and updates for and on behalf of CTP senior leaders.
• Support effective governance and senior decision-making, including through formal and informal support to relevant Boards.
• Provide updates and respond to Home Office and wider government requests for operational information as part of SPP’s on‑call roster, and support the wider crisis management response to incidents.
• Line manage Band C Strategy and Policy Advisor(s)

Additional Information

This role does not attract Shift Disturbance Allowance. If you are currently in a shift-working role, SDA should cease upon appointment to this job.

Vetting

Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) level before taking up the post.

All appointments are subject to the post holder satisfying the required level of security clearance at the time of appointment and for the duration of the attachment agreement. Failure to achieve such clearance or removal of such clearance will result in the termination of employment. This does not affect your statutory right.

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.

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 realise 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.

Essential For The Role, e.g. qualifications, licenses, languages, training

• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively within fast-paced environments, using sound judgement when handling sensitive information.
• Have a high level of strategic awareness, be driven, forward-thinking and able to communicate confidently and credibly with senior stakeholders across a broad range of internal and external organisations.
• Experience of policy or strategy development, including the ability to identify and elevate emerging risks, strategic tensions or shifts in the operating environment, ensuring early visibility for senior decision-makers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop and articulate clear policy and strategy.
• Ability to analyse complex information and identify the key strategic opportunities, threats and risks for senior leaders.
• Experience of analysing information from a range of sources, distilling it into clear key messages for senior leaders and ensuring consistency in strategic communications.
• Experience of working within national security, counter‑terrorism, intelligence, or closely related fields.
• Experience of working within policing, crime prevention, or other operational law enforcement environments or policy areas.
• Experience of on-call or crisis response arrangements, including maintaining sound judgement and accuracy under pressure during critical incidents.

The following competencies will be tested against during sift

• We take ownership at level 3
• We collaborate at level 3
• We analyse critically at level 3

The following values will be tested against during sift

• Courage

Disability Confident Statement

The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.

As a Disability Confident Leader, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If youneed any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.

Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job‑related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles. Find out more about police fitness standards.

Read our full disability confidence statement.

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