HR Workforce Strategy Business Partner
Post Title: HR Workforce Strategy Business Partner
Contract type: FTC until 1st April 2026 but may be subject to extension
Grade: Grade E
This role is open to all Police Staff / external candidates who meet the essential criteria of the person spec, regardless of current grade.
Salary: Starting salary £40,910 + £6,710 London Weighting per annum
Directorate/department: Corporate Services - City of London Police HR Directorate
Vetting level required: MV/SC
Location: Guildhall Yard East, CoLP
Who are we?
As City of London Police, we protect the people, businesses and infrastructure of the City of London, one of the most important and dynamic environments in the UK and globally. London City is the smallest borough in London, so does that make our job any less challenging? Absolutely not – because there’s so much going on.
City of London Police play a vital role in keeping the City of London diverse community safe. As a Police Staff member, you will be helping to making the city safer and deliver a valued service for those that live, work and visit the city.
The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.
The City of London Police is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
About the team
This is a new post within the City of London Police HR Directorate in its role as National Lead Force for fraud and NPCC lead for fraud, economic and cybercrime.
You will support the national coordination of policing’s workforce transformation of people across fraud, economic and cybercrime.
You will also support the national programme in delivering a step change in how economic and cyber policing will recruit and retain its workforce at a national and regional level across 43 forces and 10 regions, to meet the government’s vision of delivering a transformative people strategy across law enforcement. You will play a vital role in shaping CoLP; forces; regional; and national HR priorities and cross cutting activities.
About the role
This post sits within the COLP HR team to ensure this national work, fits in with the needs of their Directorate and responds to priorities.
The role involves leading key deliverables related to strategic workforce planning, internships, apprenticeships, and promoting career pathways within economic and cybercrime.
You will work with Directorate management to plan all aspects of resourcing including financial forward planning, skills analysis and staff development in order to meet current and future staff and officer needs.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Work with the Directorate and the national workforce strategy programme team, to ensure that their needs and priorities are met in a timely, accurate and consistent manner.
- Work with CoLP and national HR teams to establish demand and supply forecasting to meet current and future staffing needs.
- Be responsible for the workforce data within the Directorate and nationally and to work with local management on the analysis of this data.
- Ensure that managers have the knowledge, skills and resources to manage their teams within the policies, procedures and demands of the City of London Police, identifying development needs and using resources to meet these needs.
- Embed good HR practice in Directorates nationally, identifying key issues and risks and building capacity to reduce the risk and develop high standards.
Requirements
For this role, we need you to have experience of:
- Advising management teams on HR best practice and able to demonstrate the development of best practice in an organisation.
- Understanding of how a service’s business plan influences HR and vice versa.
- Employee relations background with a comprehensive up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation, recent case law affecting HR and an understanding of the specific requirements of HR in the public sector.
- Following clear and comprehensive organisational policies and processes and working in complex, unionised organisations.
- Advising management teams on HR best practice and able to demonstrate the development of best practice in an organisation.
This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.
If you would like to discuss the role please contact Tom Hill, T/Detective Superintendent – Lead for Fraud, Economic and Cybercrime Workforce Strategy, Thomas.Hill@cityoflondon.police.uk or Ruth Johnson - Head of HR – Recruitment and Workforce Planning, Ruth.Johnson@cityoflondon.police.uk
Selection Process
As part of the initial application process, you will be asked to evidence how your experience, skills, and knowledge demonstrate your ability to meet the person specification of the role.
The application and interview will be tested under Level 2 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.
Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job description will not be considered.
The closing date for applications is Friday 28th February 2025.
Following shortlisting, successful candidates will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, to be held week commencing 10th March 2025.
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Benefits:
A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. This is why it’s vitally important that we recruit people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds with an understanding of cultural issues and a wide range of skills. We therefore particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us.
The way we work is changing. With a few exceptions most roles will be able to accommodate part time, job share and flexible working patterns. We can also offer hybrid working patterns of home and office based shift patterns. Feel free to speak to us about any flexible working requirements.
The Force has a number of Staff Support Networks that can offer you support and advice. Applicants are very welcome to contact the networks directly if they need any support or ask any question before they apply. For further information on the networks and their contact details please visit: