Head of Economic Crime Strategy and Government Affairs
Post Title: Head of Economic Crime Strategy & Government Affairs
Contract type: Fixed term to 31st March 2026
Rank/grade: G
Salary: Starting Salary -£59,280, plus £6,710 London Weighting, plus £200 London allowance per annum
Directorate/department: Corporate Services Directorate/Strategy, Planning & Service Improvement
Vetting level required: MV / SC
Location: Guildhall Yard East
This role is open to all Police Staff / external candidates who meet the essential criteria of the person spec, regardless of current grade. This role is also open to candidates who work within partner organisations that could be seconded into the City of London Police.
The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.
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 equality of opportunities and continuously strive for inclusivity within our Force. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly from those with disabilities and long-term conditions, those with Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic backgrounds, female candidates, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.
About the team
City of London Police is a local service with a national role. Our corporate services directorate is fundamental to our ability to keep people who live, work and visit the city safe, and to deliver on our national responsibilities for economic and cyber-crime.
As a small organisation, our senior leaders have the opportunity to significantly influence and drive strategic and cultural change. We want to draw upon a diverse pool of talent so we benefit from a range of perspectives across our senior leadership team. We look for senior leaders who can live and embody the values that are most important to us: professionalism, integrity and compassion.
About the role
City of London Police is the national policing lead for economic and cybercrime with an ambitious change programme to be delivered over the next 12 months. In this role you will work with stakeholders across policing and government to implement national strategies and build capabilities to address emerging economic crime threats. You will also lead on strategic business planning and insights for our national lead force business area.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
Support the NPCC Economic and Cybercrime Portfolio and National Lead Force responsibilities through development and delivery of national strategy for economic and cybercrime and government engagement on economic crime policy and strategy.
Work with stakeholders across policing and government to implement national strategies and build capabilities to address emerging economic crime threats. You will also lead on strategic business planning and insights for our national lead force business area.
Keep abreast of the NPCC agenda, policies and other initiatives, leading and coordinating the production of briefings, advice and recommendations to inform the force’s position, responses and input into NPCC and other national policing groups.
Identify opportunities for and facilitate partnership working between law enforcement bodies and private sector partners including identifying suitable partners, determining issues or work to be the subject of the partnership arrangements and thereafter leading on their setting-up and management.
Requirements
For this role, we need you to have experience of:
- Experience operating at a senior management level within the economic crime environment with an established network of relationships across government and law enforcement agencies.
- Experience of engaging with senior government officials to develop strategies and policy and identify funding opportunities to help improve the police service response to Economic Crime.
- Experience of working within the police service or the demonstrable ability to become familiar with and assimilate detailed knowledge of the service at both national and local levels in a short space of time, in order to make an early and effective contribution.
- Significant and demonstrable experience of working in a strategy, policy and / or performance-related field in a complex public sector 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: lucy.cumming@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 3 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 8th May 2025
Following shortlisting, successful candidates will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, to be held week commencing 19th May 2025
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Benefits:
- LGPS Pension Scheme -Local Government Pension Scheme explained - Which?
- Access to Blue Light Card scheme -Welcome to Blue Light Card
- Discounts within the Square Mile specifically for City of London Police employees
- Free access to our Force Gym (with dedicated time for female colleagues throughout the week), Personal Training Instructors with a range of specialisms, and a large variety of fitness and wellbeing programmes
- 29 days’ annual leave + bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with continuous service
- Season Ticket Loans
- Cycle to Work Scheme
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: