Operational Planning Local Support Officer
Job Title: Operational Planning Local Support Officer
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: Kilburn
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.
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.
This is an exciting opportunity within the Workforce Planning and Deployment Team of the Metropolitan Police, delivering the workforce models for the organisation’s People Plan, across more than 70 business units and encompassing a c.50,000 people.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Act as SPOC for central operational planning tactical support to the business areas, in conjunction with the wider Workforce Planning & Deployment team
- Provide advice and guidance to the relevant business unit and local business resource planners across the organisation on the correct processes and policies for undertaking workforce planning and deployment activities.
- Collaborate across the business units to gather information required for the corporate management and deployment of the workforce, including input to monthly deployment decision and people movement panels.
- Responsible for ensuring the business maintains accurate and timely processing of the local business posting process with communications to both internal stakeholders and outsourced partners.
- Maintain accurate logs of activities and requirements for each business unit to ensure clear and accurate record keeping and escalation details
- Act as an ambassador for data updates used in the dashboards so that they are trusted by the wider organisation
- First line response at local unit resource planning meetings, owning the relationships and delivering accurate and timely support and communication
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 28th November 2025.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence December