Criminal Justice Committee Coordinator

Employer: National Police Chiefs’ Council

Vacancies: 1

Job Title: Criminal Justice Committee Coordinator

Salary: Band A - £77,332 - £89.320. You will receive £77,332, the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £89,320 will be via incremental progression.

Rank: Superintendent. If you are applying on temporary promotion, please ensure that you are eligible to apply.

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 premise 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).

Allowances: Secondees from the national forces/organisations, outside of the London area, are entitled to claim travel expenses incurred for the role.

Existing Home Office, College of Policing and Police Staff/Officer applicants please note; NPCC will evaluate all allowances currently attributed within your renumeration and cannot guarantee eligibility to retain those allowances if successful.

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 coordinating solutions to complex challenges, and ensuring effective collaboration with stakeholders. The Committee covers all areas of Criminal Justice and 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.
Demonstrate 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.
Demonstrate the ability to analyse and update reports on progress against delivery.
Ability to maintain highest levels of integrity, discretion and confidentiality.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - The NPCC renumeration package includes the following benefits:

Flexitime, with the ability to undertake your hours flexibly and in line with business need.
Flexible working, we promote the ability to request flexible working.
Hybrid working, with the ability to work remotely dependent on role.
Job related equipment supplied
Development, coaching and mentoring opportunities available, including (but not limited to) CBT Training, Blue Light Commercial, Leadership Courses, Certified Educational Certificates etc.
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 National Security Vetting (NSV) at NPPV2 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 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.

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

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 - Staff roles: current vacancies.

Candidates should contact HR-Recruitment@npcc.police.uk with any questions or advert document requests.

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 the National Police Chief’s Council.

We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of communities nationally. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.

As a Disability Confident Employer, the NPCC have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.