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Head of Business Planning – Strategy, Planning and Performance

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Counter Terrorism Policing
Location
West Brompton, London
Salary
£57,301, which includes allowances totalling £2,841
Closing date
11 Oct 2024
Reference
17920
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Head of Business Planning – Strategy, Planning and Performance (SPP) Counter Terrorism Policing HQ

The starting salary is £57,301, which includes allowances totalling £2,841.

The salary is broken down as £54,460 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £66,356. Plus, a location allowance of £1,841 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location: West Brompton


Job Summary

The Strategy, Planning and Performance (SPP) Pillar is a diverse and multi-skilled team that sits at the heart of the CT Policing Headquarters (CTPHQ). We 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. Aligned to the government’s CONTEST and other National Security Strategies we set out clear, strategic direction, ensuring that CTP targets its investment on the right things. We deliver and assure this by establishing clear implementation plans with performance metrics that are monitored and delivered through effective governance structures.

This role is required to lead, manage, and deliver highly effective business planning processes for the CT Policing Network, ensuring resources and effort are aligned to corporate strategy. Includes defining and tracking delivery of consistent strategic priorities and goals through business plans from a national to local level.

Key Tasks

The post holder will be required to do the following:

  • Lead and manage the CTP Business Planning cycle – developing and maintaining a framework to reflect corporate policies, strategies, and programmes of national CTP work.
  • Ensure there is a robust process in place to align Business Planning to Financial and Workforce Planning on an on-going basis throughout each financial year and integrate Planning tools where required.
  • Develop and deliver an in-year planning mechanism outside of annual cycle to ensure effective use of underspends or opportunities.
  • Continuous support of CT Heads and Capability leads in identifying problems and opportunities to be considered for business planning processes, ensuring a holistic ‘complete picture’ is presented on a national basis.
  • Continuous support of CT Heads and Capability leads in the development and delivery of business plans in line with strategic priorities to ensure a clear line of sight between strategy and delivery.
  • Close working relationships with all HQ pillars, in particular HR and Finance on the development and implementation of a framework to deliver prioritised annual workforce plans, budget builds and transformational change portfolio.
  • Track and develop clear reporting of progress against business plans on a quarterly basis, aligned to strategic priorities and performance. To be presented to CTP Management Committee and shared widely with CTP Network.
  • Provide a CTP Network wide perspective to the Head of Strategic Planning, Head of SPP, Director Strategy and CTPHQ Senior Leadership Team and managers on business planning processes to drive strategy.
  • Tasking and directing SPP business analysts to support on various elements of the planning cycle and implementation of planning outcomes.
  • Lead and support a number of governance boards in support of the business planning cycle, supporting CTP’s most senior levels in their responsibility to allocate and oversee the use of CT Grant across the network, with a particular focus on the MPS.
  • Build relationships and be able to work flexibly with a range of stakeholders across the network to embed awareness and ensure consistent ways of working and high-quality outputs.
  • Key member of the CTP crisis management on-call rota. Updating and responding to Home Office and wider government requests on operational information as part of SPP’s on call rota, and in response to any incident as part of the crisis management response.

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.

Additionally, this material is of particular sensitivity to the UK and its distribution must be restricted to UK nationals. In approved circumstances dual nationals (of which one element is British) may also be granted access. However, in the event that potential conflicts of interest cannot be managed the post holder will not be able to see the intelligence material and will not be able to perform their duties. For the purpose of safeguarding national security and in line with Cabinet Office Policy, supported by Section 82(2) to (4) of the Police Reform Act (2002), applicants who do not hold or acquire Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) OR Developed Vetting (DV) clearance and meet the nationality requirements cannot be offered the post.

Confidentiality Agreement

Applicants should also be aware of the need to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up the post.

Our Employee Commitments

Counter Terrorism Policing aims to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere and culture and an environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are able to reach their full potential. Where any group or individual can be and feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate and contribute to our mission of “Working to keep people safe from Terrorism”.

Inclusion, diversity and equality is at the front and centre 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 communities are therefore essential and encouraged. Counter Terrorism Policing as a network is committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations’.

Counter Terrorism Policing is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working arrangements, including part time working or job share. In addition, this role has been reviewed following learning from work during the Covid pandemic and may be done in an agile manner. In the first instance, please contact the vacancy holder to discuss how such arrangements could be accommodated (where applicable). 

How to apply

Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement, and online application form. Your personal statement should outline why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 11 October 2024.

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 employer, 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 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. Read our full disability confidence statement.

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Counter Terrorism Policing is a collaboration of UK police forces working with the UK intelligence community to help protect the public and our national security by preventing, deterring and investigating terrorist activity.

Your skills could help protect the UK. With the ongoing terrorist threat, there has never been a more important time to be working alongside some of the best and brightest to help keep people safe.

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