National Police Chiefs’ Council - Learning and Professional Development Trainer

Job Title: Learning and Professional Development Trainer 

Salary: Band D. The starting salary is £35,998. 

The salary is broken down as £35,998 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £38,523 

Location: Remote working nationally within UK. The Hydrant Programme is based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire 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). 

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 HYDRANT PROGRAMME 
The Hydrant Programme is a national policing programme supporting the work of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Child Protection and Abuse Investigation Working Group. Originally established in 2014 to coordinate the response to non-recent child sexual abuse but now supporting forces across all child protection and abuse investigation issues. 

Hydrant develops policy and strategy on behalf of the NPCC, develops and delivers best practice advice including a learning, review and improvement function, provides a strategic analysis capability and partnership engagement with key stakeholders and partners. 

THE ROLE 

The Hydrant Programme supports all aspects of the national child protection abuse and investigation portfolio on behalf of the NPCC. They also deliver the national child sexual exploitation taskforce on behalf of the Government. One of the key areas of work by the Hydrant Programme and CSE Taskforce is the publication of practice advice around all aspects of investigating contact and online child sexual abuse and exploitation, and running in parallel to this, a robust continuous professional development offer to all forces. 

The post holder will provide learning and professional development opportunities for police officer and police staff working within child protection teams across the UK and to deliver suitable training at a local, regional and national level and across multiple law enforcement partners to establish and develop a highly skilled, competent workforce.  

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

• An in-depth understanding of child sexual abuse and exploitation investigation. 

• A knowledge of intelligence management processes and procedures at a technical and detailed level. 

• A knowledge of contemporary evidential rules and practices and the relationship between the police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). 

• Experience as a supervisor or manager (or a high level of subject matter expertise) within a child protection environment, including mitigating threat, risk and harm. 

• Experience of delivering technical and complex training in local, regional or national forums. 

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools and Office 365, especially Teams, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word. 

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and liaison skills, with the ability to deliver presentations, and influence, guide and teach in front of large groups of people at all levels, in which some will be at middle and senior / strategic management levels. 

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 & CTC level before taking up the post. 

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 

Please provide a CV and evidence against the following competencies, (350 words maximum per competency) which are based on the knowledge, skills and experience set out in the job description and the competencies in the Competency and Values Framework (CVF).  Please note, CV’s will not be assessed within the initial application, answers to the CVF questions alone determine next steps. Once candidates identified for interview has been confirmed, CV’s will then be shared with the appropriate Hiring Manager.   

• We deliver, support and inspire, Level 2 - Please give an example of where you have used your skills and abilities to deliver impact within your area of work. 

• We take ownership, Level 2 - Please provide an example of where you have actively encouraged and supported learning within your organisation 

• We are emotionally aware, Level 2 - Please provide an example of when you have promoted a culture that values diversity and encourages challenge 

Should you want to know more about the role, we would strongly encourage you contact hr-recruitment@npcc.police.uk   to arrange an informal conversation. 

1. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV.

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 27th July 2025 

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager.

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence TBC 

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 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. 

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