Vacancy Reference Number
22022
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Number of Vacancies
1
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(B) OCU
CTPHQ Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters
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Location
West Brompton
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Building
EMPRESS STATE BUILDING
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Band
Band B
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Part/Full Time
Full Time
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Hours per Week
36 hours per week
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Type of Contract
Permanent
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Job Advert
Job Title: Business Design Lead – Band B – Change – 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.
Location: West Brompton
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
At Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) our purpose is clear – to keep people safe from terrorism. To do this we are constantly evolving, developing new and innovative ways to counter the ever shifting terrorist threat.
Central to this is our Business Design practice who combine strategy, organisation design, and management consulting expertise to help define the future shape of CTP and drive transformational change. The Business Design practice is growing and we’re looking for enthusiastic individuals with the right blend of critical thinking, creativity, insight, agility and enthusiasm to join this forward-thinking community of problem solvers.
We recognise a balance the importance of developing core skills for the role with individual goals. We’ll provide structured training and development programme as well as encouraging and supporting your personal development. Whilst we’ll work with you to further develop your core skills through a structured training and development programme, we’ll also encourage, support, and give you the time and space for personal development and growth.
As a community we embrace individuality and see our unique differences as key to realising both our individual potential, and our organisational purpose.
What is the job role and purpose?
As a Business Design Lead, you’ll leverage new technologies, varied datasets, and specialist operational knowledge to undertake detailed analyses and develop evidence-based solutions to some of CTP’s most complex challenges.
You will take a leading role in the development of the CTP Business Design Team, supporting your colleagues in harnessing and developing best practise, and consulting with the CTP Network to identify the right way to tackle problem solving opportunities.
You’ll collaborate and build relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders from across the public sector, playing a pivotal role in reacting and reshaping the country’s CT approach.
Where will you fit in the design team structure?
The Business Design practice has three levels of experience, with a focus on development and career progression.
You will take on the role of the Business Design Lead, leading teams of Business Design Analysts and Junior Business Design Analysts.
Entry - Junior Business Design Analyst (Band D)
Experienced – Business Design Analyst (Band C)
Senior – Business Design Lead (Band B)
Joining this role will not only unlock opportunities within this team, but also across the wider opportunities within Counter Terrorism Policing.
What will be your key roles and responsibilities?
Lead on the definition of organisation problems using quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques, driving diagnostic and solution identification activity within a multi-disciplinary project team
Design and assure appropriate solutions to business challenges and determine the impact on CTP’s operating model
Manage senior stakeholders and translate complex organisational problems and solutions into simple compelling narratives that achieve broad business consensus
Develop and manage commercial relationships to ensure that contractor resource can be leveraged to meet the demands of CTP change demand
Lead on maturing the business design practice, expanding your own and others’ skillsets, providing assurance, and developing new approaches
Task manage teams of resources on projects and programmers
Line Manage Business Design Analysis and Junior Business Design Analysts
Who will the role holder need to work closely with?
The Business Design Team, participating in team knowledge sharing and contributing to the development of the Business Design offering within CTPHQ.
Officers and Staff across the CTP Network, to gain an understanding of their operational requirements, challenges and opportunities. You will sustain and manage this group as key stakeholders, building relationships and ensuring buy in to the design.
Programme and Project Teams to ensure that Business Design Activity is fully understood and incorporated into the Project Plan and activities.
Other members of staff within the CTPHQ Change Pillar, particularly in the Project and Programme Management, Business Change and Benefits teams, to ensure design activity is feeding the shape of the project and key activities.
Strategy and Performance colleagues to identify the drivers for organisational change, and to gain appropriate management information to identify and evidence the need for change.
Finance, HR and Communications business partners within CTPHQ to collate data, identify and manage ‘people’ impacts as part of design activity.
What training will I be provided in this role?
Changing the way that CTP operates is not a ‘cookie cutter’ process, so we want to ensure that all staff have a diverse toolkit that they can leverage when tackling business challenges.
The following training and professional development opportunities will be provided to support the development of the Business Design toolkit:
Business Design Team Training Modules (internally developed and delivered)
BCS Advanced International Diploma in Business Analysis, or selected modules aligned to role requirements, which may include:
TOGAF Business Architecture
APMG Managing Portfolios (MoP)
PRINCE2 Portfolio Management Foundation and Practitioner
Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Foundation and Practitioner
What skills and experience are we looking for?
The success of the Business Design practice is based on the diversity of our people’s backgrounds and experiences, and we’re keen to hear from people who have:
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.
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 endeavour 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.
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and/or Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 26th August 2026.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 1 to 2 weeks after closing date
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence 1 to 2 weeks after CBQ sift
www.metpolicecareers.co.uk
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Essential For The Role
Essential Skills and Experience:
Has a proven ability to conduct detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis to define organisational problems, design appropriate solutions, and determine the impact of both on CTP’s operating model
Is able to translate complex organisational problems and solutions into simple compelling narratives that achieve broad business consensus
Has an ability to identify and apply wider strategic and socio-economic impacts to tactical business problems and issues
An ability to manage senior stakeholders and collaborate across multidisciplinary project teams, and confidently develop relationships even within challenging environments
Experience in developing business operating models and delivering change through formal methodologies and approaches
Solutions-oriented, innovative, forward-thinking approach to complex challenges
Experience managing junior staff and supporting others in navigating conflicting requirements and priorities
Desirable Skills and Experience:
Holds a Project Management Qualification (i.e. PRINCE2) or experience managing projects, or complex workstreams within larger programmes of work
Has experience of leading, developing and motivating a team within a challenging, change driven environment
Has an awareness of Enterprise Architecture, and the value that key Business Design Artefacts (i.e. Target Operating Models) have within an Business Design Context
Experience of working with various stakeholders within a large organisation including managing expectations and dealing with conflicting requirements and priorities
Is confident in developing and maintaining relationships, even within a challenging context
Experience working in matters of national security and counter terrorism
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Required Languages
English
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Reports To
Head of Business Design
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Additional Information
CTP CVF Staff Band.pdf – 807KB Opens in a new window
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The following competencies will be tested against during sift:
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We analyse critically at level 3
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We are innovative and open-minded at level 3
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We take ownership at level 3
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We support and inspire at level 3
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The following values will be tested against during sift:
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Integrity
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Empathy
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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.
Read our full disability confidence statement.
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