UKFPU Deputy Director Investigations

Job Title

UKFPU Deputy Director Investigations

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.

Location

St James Park

The UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) operates within the business framework of the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) and sits under the National Police Coordination Centre (NPo CC).

The UKFPU is a small team of 15 staff, made up of MET Police staff and two seconded police officers.

The aim of the UKFPU is to work with police and partner agencies to reduce incidents of football related anti-social behaviour, violence and disorder involving UK supporters.

• The core work of the UKFPU is to
• Coordinate policing activity to deliver domestic and overseas football policing operations
• Assist, engage and support police forces to enable effective and consistent operational delivery
• Deliver training and support professional development of police forces both domestically and overseas
• Provide support and act as a secretariat for the National Police Lead on Football Events
• Undertake the function/roles of the National Football Information Point and the Football Banning Order Authority.
• This Vacancy
• The Deputy Director (Investigations) provides strategic leadership for all investigative functions within the UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU), ensuring the effective prevention, disruption, and investigation of football-related criminality across the United Kingdom.

Also offering advice and support to forces involved in football-related investigations.

• The post holder will lead national investigative strategies relating to football-related violence, disorder, hate crime, online offending, banning order enforcement, organised criminality, and emerging threats impacting football safety and security.

They will oversee intelligence-led investigative activity, develop national standards and best practice, and provide specialist advice and support to police forces and partners.

• Knowledge and understanding of current safeguarding practices will be of benefit as the role also involves the strategic lead of SAFE, Safeguarding At Football Events.
• The role requires significant investigative experience, a strong understanding of criminal justice processes, and proven leadership in managing complex investigations within a policing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership
• Lead the development and delivery of the UKFPU's national investigations strategy.
• Provide strategic direction on investigative priorities affecting football policing and safety.
• Support the Director in shaping organisational strategy and operational priorities.
• Ensure investigative activity aligns with national policing priorities and legislative requirements.
• Represent UKFPU at national and international meetings, conferences, and specialist working groups.
• Investigations and Enforcement
• Lead and oversee complex and sensitive investigations relating to football-related criminality.
• Develop national approaches to identifying, disrupting, and prosecuting offenders involved in football-related violence and disorder.
• Provide advice, guidance, and support to forces undertaking significant football-related investigations.
• Oversee the development of investigative methodologies and evidential standards.
• Drive improvements in investigative performance and outcomes across the football policing network.
• Support the effective use of Football Banning Orders and other preventative measures.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, criminal procedure, and national investigative standards.
• Intelligence and Threat Management
• Direct intelligence-led investigations into individuals and groups involved in football-related offending.
• Ensure effective management of intelligence development and evidential opportunities.
• Oversee national threat assessments relating to violence, public disorder, organised criminality, online threats, and emerging risks.
• Promote proactive identification of serious offenders and organised groups operating within football environments.
• Partnership Working
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with strategic partners.
• Act as a senior investigative lead on multi-agency programmes and initiatives.
• Promote effective information sharing and partnership approaches to tackling football-related criminality.
• Leadership and People Management
• Lead and develop investigative teams and specialist staff.
• Create a culture of professionalism, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee workforce development, training, and investigative capability programmes.
• Mentor and support investigators undertaking complex and high-profile investigations.
• Governance and Performance
• Ensure robust governance arrangements are in place for investigations.
• Monitor investigative performance, operational effectiveness, and organisational risk.
• Oversee audit and compliance activity relating to investigations and evidence management.
• Contribute to budget planning and resource allocation.
• 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) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post.

Additional Information

Flexible working arrangements are welcomed at UKFPU, but there is an expectation because of some specific work you will own that you will attend work in London at our offices at Broadway London whenever needed.

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.

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 you need 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 .

Essential Qualifications and Accreditation

• Professionalising Investigation Programme (PIP) Level 2 accreditation (or equivalent recognised investigative accreditation).
• Evidence of continuing professional development in investigations, intelligence, safeguarding, public protection, or related disciplines.
• Criminal law and criminal justice processes.
• Investigative strategy development and case management.
• Disclosure requirements and evidential standards.
• Intelligence management principles.
• Information sharing legislation and governance.
• Public Order legislation and football-related legislation, including Football Banning Orders.
• Understanding of contemporary threats affecting football policing.
• Experience in leading an intelligence function at Force level
• Strategic investigative leadership.
• Excellent investigative decision making and risk assessment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to lead complex investigations and operational activity.
• Influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively under pressure and during critical incidents.
• Flexible approach - strong work ethic and able to demonstrate extra effort in response to variations in demand

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• PIP Level 3 accreditation or experience managing major investigations.
• Experience within football policing, public order policing, or intelligence functions.
• Experience of managing covert or proactive investigations.
• Knowledge of international football policing and security arrangements.
• Experience working within national policing portfolios or specialist units.
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