NPCC Western Balkan Senior Police Coordinator

Job Title: NPCC Western Balkan Senior Police Coordinator

Salary: Band A 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 £1,982 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 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 SERIOUS ORGANISED CRIME TEAM
The NPCC Serious Organised Crime Team plays a crucial role in communicating the collective views and action of UK police chiefs to the public, government, and stakeholders, building and maintaining confidence in policing at the national level and supporting effective engagement with stakeholders.

THE ROLE

The role is in place to coordinate the UK policing system through the 43 national forces and the 10 Regional Organised Crime Units and in partnership with strategic leaders across the Foreign and Commonwealth Department, National Crime Agency (NCA), His Majesty’s Government (HMG) and Criminal Justice partners to better understand the strategic threat from Western Balkan organised crime and to lead, organise and deliver sustained whole system response to that threat.

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

Knowledge of the development of government policy around Western Balkans (WB) Serious Organised Crime (SOC), the practical implementation of those policies in a policing context and be able to articulate the performance benefits and outcomes that will arise.
Exceptional negotiating and influencing skills are required to enable the post holder to engage and influence UK and foreign Government Ministers, senior Government Officials, cross partnership stakeholders, through to law enforcement managers and operational staff.
Experience of managing complex budgets, financial planning and reporting processes. A proven record of delivering against a budget, seeking and exploiting funding opportunities and minimising fluctuations against agreed levels of expenditure.
Educated to minimum degree level or Level 7 Certificate in strategic leadership and management.

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 National Security Vetting (NSV) or MV and SC level before taking up the post. DV level vetting is required but can be established once in role.

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 are emotionally aware, Level 3 - Please provide an example of where you have managed challenging stakeholder relationships where, despite differences, have successfully resolved issues. How did you achieve this? What did you learn?
We are collaborative, Level 3 - Please provide an example of where you have formed a successful collaborative relationship with wider partners to deliver against a strategic ambition. What were the hurdles to delivery, and how did you overcome them?
We analyse critically, Level 3 - Please provide an example of where you have led and delivered significant operational or organisational change. What data sources and information did you use? How did you analyse it? What was the outcome?

Please click apply now to see the Job Description and other documentation relevant to the post.

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 27th 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 28th July 2025.

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

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.