National Police Chiefs’ Council - Strategic Planning & Performance Analyst
Job Title: National Police Chiefs’ Council - Strategic Planning & Performance Analyst
Salary: The starting salary is £38,926, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.
The salary is broken down as £35,998 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £38,523 Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: 50 Broadway, London, with flexibility to work remotely. NPCC encourages applications from candidates living across the UK
Contract – Fixed term contract up to 31 March 2026 (with the potential for further extension subject to funding and performance)
THE NATIONAL POLICE CHIEFS’ COUNCIL (NPCC)
Policing is operating in a time of global change and uncertainty, the public and our staff need a service which is responsive, able to tackle future challenges and embrace opportunity.
The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) brings UK police leaders together to set direction in policing and drive progress for the public.
We achieve this through:
- Coordination – by joining up the operational response to critical national policing issues to deliver policing today and shape the future.
- Collaboration – by working in partnership as part of the whole policing system and beyond to improve public safety.
- Communication – by sharing the collective expertise, views and action of UK police chiefs.
NPCC STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE (SPP) TEAM
The Strategic Planning and Performance (SPP) team forms a part of the NPCC Strategic Hub (the Hub), the SPP team provides strategic and business planning functions to the NPCC including research and analysis, stakeholder engagement and partnership working, and risk management capabilities. The SPP team supports the development and coordination of activity across the NPCC, and the team works effectively with partners and stakeholders across policing, building effective, collaborative relationships and ensuring a coordinated response to policing issues at all of levels.
THE ROLE
To work with the Strategy, Planning and Performance team to deliver an evidence-based performance, risk, and assurance service as part of an annual governance cycle which provides high quality, insightful analysis to support the delivery of NPCC objectives.
Through the development and implementation of solid approaches and methodologies, the postholder will deliver analysis and insight to recognise emerging risks, steer organisational direction, inform decision making at all levels and provide assurance. Analysts will be responsible for:
- Analysing and informing the evidence base for NPCC strategy and plans and developing the approach to evidence based policing to support NPCC Co-ordination Committees.
- Proactively identify areas of interest and insight to support the delivery of NPCC strategic objectives.
- Analysing and understanding the performance, risk, and assurance environment to lead the development and creation of high quality, insightful analytical products that enable decision making.
- Developing our approach to the automation of performance information to make the most efficient use of data and enable a self-service approach to management information.
- Reporting to the team developing the performance, risk and assurance framework and approach as part of a broader organisational governance approach.
- Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - If you join and work for us, you will get access to:
- A competitive salary with yearly increments.
- Support networks, free Employees' Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and wellbeing services.
- Flexitime, with the ability to undertake your hours flexibly and in line with business need.
- Hybrid working, with the ability to work remotely dependent on role.
- Competitive pension scheme.
- Company sick pay.
- Job related equipment supplied
- Specialist equipment supplied, under Occupational Health referral
- Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme for discounts and services (requires a one-off payment of £5).
- Development and training opportunities available.
- Supportive and flexible training plan, including regular check-ins throughout your initial period of joining us to ensure you are up to speed with the role and getting the support you need.
Should you want to know more about the role, we would strongly encourage you contact HR & Recruitment on hr-recruitment@npcc.police.uk to arrange an informal conversation.
VETTING
Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo RV/CTC level before taking up the post.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Occasional national travel may be required. Travel expenses will be paid if location allowance is not being received, or when travel falls outside of the home to work journey. NPCC will pay for overnight accommodation if required.
The Metropolitan Police manage HR for NPCC recruitment.
Met candidates applying for a secondment opportunity must also make the Met HR Secondments Unit aware via HR Mailbox - Secondments Unit so they can track applications made by their staff.
This role is open to external candidates as a fixed term contract, anyone who is an existing MPS employee will be processed as a secondee.
Please note that if you are applying as a secondee from another national police force or government organisation, please contact HR-Recruitment@npcc.police.uk, do not apply online via Oleeo. Online applications will only be accepted for external candidates, or existing MPS employees. If you an external to policing, please ensure you apply through the External Oleeo link.
Anyone applying on a secondment basis, must seek Chief Officer Group and HR Business Partner support before applying. Applicants must also discuss with their Senior Leadership team their intentions to apply for a role within NPCC.
How to apply
Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, and an online application form. Please provide a CV and evidence against the following competencies, (350 words maximum per competency) which are based on the knowledge, skills and experience set out in the job description and the competencies in the Competency and Values Framework (CVF). Please note, your CV will be reviewed prior to interview but your initial application will only be assessed on the responses you provide to the following CVF questions.
- We are collaborative, Level 2 -Please give an example when you have demonstrated the ability to work with partners/stakeholders to deliver an effective service / outcome, in the face of competing priorities and opinions.
- We take ownership, Level 2 - Please give an example of when you have actively identified and responded to a problem
- We analyse Critically, Level 2 - Please give an example of when you have used a variety of data sets (or types) to deliver a piece of work or outcome?
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 9th of March 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 10th of March.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence TBC.