Assurance and Standards Lead - Band B - Change - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
Job Title: Counter Terrorism Policing Assurance and Standards – Assurance and Standards Lead
Salary: The starting salary is £59,839, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.
The salary is broken down as £56,911 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £69,342 Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: London (with hybrid working)
For Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP), delivering projects is not just about delivering improvements. It’s about keeping millions of people safe across the UK. Our Assurance and Standards Team supports a portfolio of projects and programmes that will help better protect our country. The Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) Assurance and Standards Team has an exciting opportunity to help deliver our portfolio of change across the CTP network.
Joining our Assurance and Standards team, we’re looking for Assurance Leads to help deliver our critical role in supporting the development and assurance of both business cases and projects / programmes, whilst maintaining a strong control environment.
We are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic team member with strong knowledge and experience of Change Assurance or a comprehensive background delivering change / transformation. As an Assurance Lead you will be responsible for leadership of application of the Assurance Strategy, responsible for providing day-to-day support and guidance on both Business cases and Assurance across the P3O environment ensuring alignment to the Assurance Strategy. The AST Lead will be responsible for providing independent assurance of Projects, Programmes and the wider Portfolio, and will report directly to the Head of Assurance and Standards. This includes ensuring that Projects and Programmes are viable at initiation and continue to remain viable throughout the lifecycle from a leadership, quality, financial, information management, risk, governance, benefits, and resource management perspective; and they adhere to the standards set across the Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (CTPHQ) portfolio and aligns to wider UK Government best practice.
You will have a varied role, where no two days are the same. You will join the team with a good understanding of Assurance, Business Cases and Project/programme delivery, but you will have opportunities and support to grow and develop your skills further to become a specialist in your field. You will work as part of a busy team, supporting the Head of Assurance and Standards by working closely with our change network and stakeholders.
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Experience of senior leadership within a complex change environment;
- Proven experience of involvement in complex transformation;
- Experience of delivering and/or assuring High Risk, Highly complex programmes;
- A willingness to become an IPA (NISTA) accredited Review Team Leader;
- Experience of facilitating and mediating senior groups, balancing conflicting opinions, building consensus as necessary;
- Experience of significantly contributing to a CoE service and related virtual, collaborative team – with a clear practical understanding of the inter-relationship between the PPM, business design, change management and assurance disciplines;
- Knowledge or experience of HMT Business Cases.
This role will require briefings to senior leadership internally and externally with partner agencies and Government. Clear evidence of highly effective, responsive and impactful communication skills, where both written and verbal engagement has shaped senior management responses.
You might have some experience:
- Previous experience of working in government, a security agency or policing;
- Training / qualifications related to audit or quality assurance are highly desirable
- Accredited Cabinet Office Gateway Review Team Member or Leader;
- Knowledge of Agile Methodologies.
Please note, the job description attached is used as a framework to review and manage performance when an individual is in post, and therefore not all skills and experience are required from the outset. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate some of these skills, and is willing to learn and achieve these objectives.
CTP aims to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere and culture and an environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are well supported to reach their full potential. We feel that any group or individual will be respected, supported and valued to fully participate and contribute to our mission of “Working to keep people safe from Terrorism”. You will have the opportunity to contribute to and participate in our numerous WIDE (Wellbeing, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equality) activities and projects. With our commitment to creating an inclusive working environment, we welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working arrangements, and including part time working or job share.
We believe we offer fascinating roles at the heart of protecting the UK public. As part of our team, you can expect a range of benefits as well as the chance to develop. Some of these benefits include ‘flexi time’ (TOIL), flexible working, training courses, generous annual leave allowance, impressive pension and many more!
Vetting
This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post; with a willingness to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) once in post, if required.
This post requires British nationality (some dual nationals may be ineligible) and an Enhanced Security Check (eSC)/Developed Vetting (DV) clearance.
As the post holder will have access to very sensitive information, there are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries and we will undertake additional security checks as part of the recruitment process. Applications from candidates with close connections to certain countries may take considerably longer to process, or in some cases result in a withdrawal of an offer of employment. Further details will be provided at the conditional offer stage.
Confidentiality Agreement
Applicants should also be aware of the need to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up the post.
Our Employee Commitments
Counter Terrorism Policing aims to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere and culture and an environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are able to reach their full potential. Where any group or individual can be and feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate and contribute to our mission of “Working to keep people safe from Terrorism”.
Inclusion, diversity and equality is at the front and centre of our approach to make the composition of Counter Terrorism Policing more representative of the communities we serve. As Counter Terrorism is rooted in Local Policing, to tackle today’s complex policing challenges, applications from across all communities are therefore essential and encouraged. Counter Terrorism Policing as a network is committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations’.
Counter Terrorism Policing is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working arrangements, including part time working or job share. In addition, this role has been reviewed following learning from work during the Covid pandemic and may be done in an agile manner. In the first instance, please contact the vacancy holder to discuss how such arrangements could be accommodated (where applicable).
Click the apply now button below and start your career. Applications will be via a detailed CV and Personal Statement. These should outline how your training, skills, qualifications and experience fit with the job description, why you want the role and what you can bring. Evidence in relation to technical competence is assessed based on all materials provided (CV and Personal Statement). Please note, we also assess applications based on the Competency and Values Framework (CVF) | College of Policing
Completed applications must be submitted by 14th May 2025.