Job Title: Performance Analyst - Band D – Strategy, Performance & Planning – Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
Salary: The starting salary is £ 40,519, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.
The salary is broken down as £ 37,510 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £ 40,141. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: West Brompton
Job Summary
In Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP), we’re constantly looking for ways to be more effective on a national scale. As a Performance Analyst, you’ll be at the heart of this work in our Strategy, Planning and Performance (SPP) team.
Counter Terrorism Policing HQ’s Strategy, Planning and Performance (SPP) Directorate is a multi-skilled, diverse, insightful and influential team that sits at the heart of CTPHQ. Operating in New Scotland Yard and CTOC (West Brompton), we work collaboratively with CTP colleagues in the HQ and across the network, to ensure that CTP has effective strategies, policies and plans in place, along with the capabilities it needs to keep the public and the UK safe.
Informed by CTP’s strategic approach, and contributing to the UK’s CONTEST Strategy and other National Security-related strategies, we set out clear strategic direction, drive CTP’s network delivery plan, deliver performance insights to inform decision-making, and run CTP’s principal governance structures. We cohere CTP’s positions on policy and legislation, while also navigating CTP’s organisational response to operational incidents and investigations. In addition, we support, advise and brief CTP’s senior leaders in their leadership of CTP while also engaging for CTP with partners, Government and internationally in support of our mission.
CTPHQ’s SPP Directorate is a hybrid of police staff and civil servants. The team is skilled, influential and inclusive, and is the ideal place for existing or aspiring professionals to make a real difference and develop a career in an operational policing environment. This position provides a unique opportunity to gain experience of the national CT Policing Network and wider policing, as well as how policing operates alongside the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) and Whitehall departments.
In this role, you will be responsible for providing performance reporting and analysis for multiple national capabilities. It means working to improve network performance in these areas with the support of external partners. These include other Police forces, UKIC partners and cross-government departments. With their input you’ll produce analysis that will give senior leaders the insight to make better business decisions.
In effect, This role will be responsible for analysing and interpreting a wide range of information to create meaningful reports that will aid decision making. The role involves extensive work with external partners including other Police Forces, Security Services and Cross-Government Departments.
This role is suitable for existing analysts looking to work in an interesting policing environment and graduates looking to further a career in policing and analytics. Key skills are; strong IT skills (including use of data visualisation software), experience of using data to drive business decisions and also someone who is able to present their ideas in a concise and coherent manner when working with Senior Leaders.
Key Tasks
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To support the Higher Performance Analysts in providing analysis that assesses how effectively the UK Counter Terrorism Policing Network is delivering the services expected of it.
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To use analytical findings to identify trends, forecast future implications and highlight areas of good or poor performance to a wide range of senior stakeholders within the Police, Security Services and Government.
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Use IT packages, particularly Excel, to analyse performance information and produce performance reports.
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Be able to interpret a wide range of information and create meaningful reports to aid senior decision making within the police and government up to ministerial level.
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Be able to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of customers and stakeholders across the UK Counter Terrorism Network.
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Develop and evaluate meaningful indicators and assessments relevant to counter terrorism policing through working with senior managers, practitioners and subject matter experts within the CT network.
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Develop and maintain appropriate processes for the receipt, storage and organisation of information to promote effective analysis.
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Undertake data/information audits to ensure that the data/information received from various sources complies with set standards for consistency and accuracy.
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Design and implement data collection and collation strategies to obtain data/information from multiple and disparate groups.
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Ensuring that products and documentation within the team’s remit comply with MPS policies and any legal obligations such as FOIA and the Data Protection Act.
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Managing customer relationships and requests in relation to ad hoc and regular reporting.
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Managing own workload and escalating requests within the team when appropriate.
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Must 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 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 a 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.
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 endeavor to accommodate any reasonable adjustments that you may require during the recruitment process.
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV and an online application form. 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.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 02/07/2026.
