Are you interested in joining a team that is going to revolutionise how counter terrorism police operate in the UK?

Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) is establishing a brand-new Data Science Unit, based in Manchester, which will play a key role in supporting the national effort to disrupt the terrorist threat and keep people safe.

The team are recruiting for a variety of roles, including the position of Data Scientist.

This role represents an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to get in on the ground floor and help shape a new department, which will deliver a range of pioneering services to the counter terrorism policing network and key partners, including:

• Delivering advanced data analytics support to operational teams, corporate leaders and partner agencies. This will regularly involve working alongside intelligence analysts and digital experts nationally.

• Working with operational partners, industry, and academia to produce dedicated products intended to address some of the most challenging problems in national security.

• Leading experimentation and prototyping for new digital and analytical tooling which will evolve CTP’s national technical capabilities and core ICT.

• Leading and representing CTP in policing, national security, cross-government, industry and academic partnerships on advanced data analytic capabilities and emerging technologies.

As a Data Scientist, the successful candidate would be expected to identify business problems that can be solved through leveraging value from data and support operational teams in exploiting data to meet operational objectives. They will invent, build and maintain data models and tools that can be used to solve national strategic and operational CT problems deriving quality information from large datasets. They will apply innovative analytical techniques ensuring outputs are as operationally effective as possible across a wide range of data sources.

They will use a range of data science techniques, such as machine learning and natural language processing, to build data science solutions, including reports, models and dashboards whilst keeping abreast of developments in data ethics standards and legislation frameworks, using these to improve processes in their area.

In addition to technical expertise, we are also looking for proactive team players who have a real passion for innovation and developing best practice for the public sector.

If you are interested in knowing more about the team and the role being advertised then please email CTPNWRecruitment@gmp.police.uk

Approval must be sought from HR for all applications for out of force/external secondments. Therefore, if you are planning on applying for this secondment please fully complete the Secondment Authorisation Form and send to Workforce Planning (workforce.planning@cheshire.police.uk).

Failure to do so may result in your application not being progressed. Please DO NOT apply through Oleeo.

Please send authorisation forms, with Line Manager and Superintendent/ Head of Department approval to Workforce Planning at least 3 working days before the closing date. Workforce Planning will then review eligibility.

Please be advised that following a successful application, final release will be subject to approval by the Deputy Chief Constable. HR reserve the right to withdraw any application that has not been granted approval.

Police Staff are required to relinquish their substantive post if the secondment duration is expected to be over one year. Please Officers are required to relinquish their substantive post if the secondment duration is expected to be over 6 months. Please see the secondment policy for further information.

Please visit the below link to apply for the role, any applications received through Oleeo will not be reviewed.

CTPHQ - Data Scientist - Grade H/J - Data Science Unit - Greater Manchester Police