Deployment Manager
Job Title: Deployment Manager
Salary: The starting salary is £47,060, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.
The salary is broken down as £44,132 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £52,652. Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Kilburn
This is an exciting opportunity within the Workforce Planning and Deployment Team of the Metropolitan Police, supporting the direction for the Corporate Workforce Planning and Insight team, through delivery of forecasts & models for all c.50, 000 people into 70+ business units and operational OCUs.
Working for the Met doesn’t have to mean patrolling the streets. Just as important as our uniformed officers is our 14,000-strong team of professional and support staff working behind the scenes. It’s these skilled people who provide the organisational capability to police London in line with our values.
Duties and Responsibilities –
Responsible for collaborating with the Operational Planning teams to identify and solve deployment issues, post decisions, and engage business partners to ensure the correct balance is struck between immediate priorities, budgets, policy & legislation, personal preferences, career progression and equality.
- Drive and manage effective decision making for Deployment Management including the effective oversight of adjusted duties posting, secondment opportunities, working collaboratively with Operational Planning colleagues, PPIT teams and Change Team colleagues.
- Work closely with the Operational Planning Managers and Leads to ensure united approach to all deployment decisions and governance processes in support of the forecast and capacity planning function, maintaining the design for the people and posts.
- Responsible for the integrity of the HR records for deployment ensuring the decisions are reflected in the relevant tools and platforms.
- Lead and demonstrate a transformative approach across the team with a strong user centricity and service-led mentality; working closely with stakeholders to understand their needs and implement changes to process and ways of working that better meet the needs of the organisation.
- Foster a strong culture of learning and development embedding a practice of review, sharing best practice with others and adopting efficient ways of working
- Drive visible leadership and presence across the team and with stakeholders to ensure effective engagement at all levels and within the end-to-end process for the workforce deployment process.
Benefits –
You’ll also enjoy the kind of great benefits that you’d expect from one of London’s largest employers.
These include:
- Annual leave entitlement of 28 days plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service.
- Civil service pension arrangements.
- Interest free season ticket loans.
- Membership of Met sports and social clubs.
- Flexible working conditions and many more.
London is one of the most exciting and diverse cities in the world – and policing it is no easy task. It takes a huge number of people from all sorts of different backgrounds with a wide range of skills and experience. Do you have what it takes to be one of them? Find out if a career with the Met is what you’re looking for and what kind of challenges; experience and rewards you could have in store.
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 12th June 2025.
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 beginning of March 2025.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence end of March 2025.