Policy Officer - Governance, Policy and Reform – Policy and Priorities
Job Title: Policy Officer - Governance, Policy and Reform – Policy and Priorities
Salary: The starting salary is £47,060, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.
The salary is broken down as £44,132 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £52,652. Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: New Scotland Yard
Policy and Priorities Team
The Policy and Priorities team support the development of MPS internal policies, strategies and plans and provide advice to Chief Officers on external legislative and policy opportunities. The team also manage engagement with the London Policing Board and its two Committees: the People and Culture Committee and the Performance and Finance Delivery Committee, on behalf of the Met’s Management Board. We are the Met’s lead team for all activity related to the London Policing Board ensuring we deliver high level outputs from working with subject matter experts to write papers, advise on the internal Met governance route for paper approvals, to taking on responsibility for completing actions.
Purpose of the role:
Working to the Band B Policy and Priorities Manager, this role will be part of a team of high-performing, ambitious and inclusive existing policy and strategy professionals to make a real difference and develop their careers within a policing environment.
You will work with internal and external stakeholders in policy formulation and provision of policy advice. You will support The Band B Policy and Priorities Manager to provide strategic policy advice on a range of matters, alongside comprehensive briefing materials.
The Policy Officer will be responsible for ensuring the effective running of the London Policing Board and it’s two Committees, ensuring that papers are submitted on time, in accordance with internal governance process, Met leaders are briefed in a timely and appropriate way, minutes are produced and actions completed.
The Policy Officer will play a key part of the Strategy Directorate, line managed by a Band B Policy and Priorities Manager, and countersigned by the Band A Head of Policy and Priorities. The post holder for this position will specifically provide governance leadership and support to the corporate activities undertaken by the Policy and Priorities team within the Strategy Directorate. Duties will centre around managing the end-to-end cycle of governance for London Policing Board and Committee meetings, from undertaking agenda planning, commissioning papers, ensuring meeting set-up, minute-taking and action tracking, to support effective outcomes and decision-making. The post-holder will also be responsible for maintaining auditable records of these meetings.
You and your team will routinely run a series of high profile Board and Committee meetings. On a daily basis you will influence and support senior stakeholders to understand and use the corporate governance framework, working closely with the Strategic Governance team. A vital part of the role is to maintain effective working relations with MOPAC and London Policing Board members.
Key responsibilities:
The Policy Officer will be responsible for the following:
- Support the Band B Policy and Priorities Manager to provide expert policy advice, supporting effective, informed and coordinated decision-making by the Head of Policy and Deputy Director of Reform, Policy, and Governance.
- Liaise across the Policy and Priorities team to ensure full governance support is provided to them, to assist with discharging their corporate duties.
- Ensure consistently high quality records of MPS minutes, actions and decisions for meetings of the London Policing Board and it’s two Committees.
- Plan agendas, track decisions and actions of London Policing Board and Committee meetings and communicate outcomes to MPS staff, as appropriate, ensuring actions result in timely activity.
- Scrutinise all MPS papers that are submitted to the London Policing Board and Committee meetings to ensure high standards are maintained, challenging papers that are not up to the required standard and supporting authors to improve the quality of their papers.
- Support the Band B Policy and Priorities Manager to produce timely and high-quality briefings, letters, presentations, and updates for and on behalf of Met senior leaders.
- Maintain an effective relationship with and knowledge of senior internal and external stakeholders, including MPS Non-Executive Directors, London Policing Board members, MOPAC colleagues, and Whitehall.
- Work with the Commissioner’s Private Office and Management Board members’ private offices to ensure a consistent approach to the management of London Policing Board and Committee meetings and proactive engagement in relation to agenda items, papers and actions.
- Deliver continuous improvement of the governance framework to support the London Policing Board and its Committees and improve the MPS’s end to end governance process.
- Take editorial responsibility for key issue briefs for use by Met seniors with key stakeholders.
- There is an expectation for team members to work flexibly across teams in the Directorate, as required.
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply now" button below. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. Your CV should set out career history – highlight evidence that you have experience and achievements relevant to the key responsibilities of this job. Your Personal statement (around 1 page of A4) should provide evidence of your suitability for the role – focusing on the essential criteria of the job. 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/or Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 20th 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 2 weeks after the closing date.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence 3-4 weeks after hiring manager review.