National Police Chiefs' Council - Criminal Justice Committee Coordinator

Job Title: National Police Chiefs' Council - Criminal Justice Committee Coordinator

Salary: The starting salary is £80,260, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.

The salary is broken down as £77,332 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £89,320 Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location: Remote working nationally within UK. NPCC is currently based in close proximity to St James’ Park Underground Station, London and therefore occasional travel will be required to this premises and other Police locations across the UK. We encourage applications from candidates living across the UK. Further details on flexible arrangements will be discussed at interview stage.

Contract – Fixed Term Contract until 31/03/2026 (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 CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATION COMMITTEE

The NPCC Criminal Justice Coordination Committee (CJCC) aims to create a more cohesive, collaborative and responsive criminal justice system (CJS) that can more effectively address the needs of the community and reduce crime. This is achieved through leading on emerging issues that impact on the CJS, innovating and helping to coordinate solutions to complex challenges, and ensuring effective collaboration with stakeholders. The Committee consists of several portfolios (each led by a chief officer), including areas such as charging, bail, courts, custody, disclosure, prisons and probation, case progression, out of court resolution, victims and witnesses, and restorative justice.

THE ROLE

The post holder will provide support to the NPCC Criminal Justice Committee Chair ensuring the overall coordination and running of the committee is in line with the Policing Vision and the NPCC Strategic Plan, ensuring the Committee has a clearly defined plan for delivery.

The role holder will operate as an integral part of the NPCC Strategic Hub and be responsible for furthering productive working relationships between Committees, key stakeholders, and partners, as well as representing the Committee Chair and NPCC at key meetings when required.

The committee works closely with several key partners including Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Crown Prosecution Service, HMCTS, HMPPS, Sentencing Council, and Criminal Procedures Rule Committee.

The successful candidate would need to have the following experiences and skills:

Strong experience working in the Criminal Justice arena, including knowledge of the criminal justice system and processes.
Ability to demonstrate strategic thinking and consider how the police service operates in a broader societal and economic environment.

Ability to communicate with and manage senior and executive level stakeholders and create effective networks both within the organisation and externally.

Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills with the ability to intervene tactfully yet decisively when required.
An ability to gather and understand a variety of complex information and data to produce meaningful reports that can influence strategic level decision-making.
Ability to maintain highest levels of integrity, discretion and confidentiality.

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, coaching and mentoring opportunities available.
Supportive and flexible onboarding 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.

VETTING

Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo RV and CTC level before taking up the post.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Please note, CV’s will not be assessed within the initial application, answers to the question alone determine next steps. Once candidates identified for interview has been confirmed, CV’s will then be shared with the appropriate Hiring Manager.

Please set out, using no more than 1000 words, your relevant experience, knowledge and skills against the criteria within the Job Description along with why you are interested in the role and what you would aim to achieve if successful.

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.

Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV.

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.

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.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 06th July 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 07th July 2025.

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interviews will likely take place in early August 2025.

Met candidates applying for a secondment opportunity must also make the Met HR Secondments Unit aware via HRMailbox-.SecondmentsUnit@met.police.uk 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 Met 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 Met employees. If you an external to policing, please ensure you apply through the External Oleeo link available via - https://www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/c/careers/police-staff-roles/police-staff-vacancies/.

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.

The Met is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups and females.

As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

If you consider yourself to have access, workplace or reasonable adjustment requirements that need to be accommodated, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence and will not affect any recruitment decisions.