Pursue Lead (Online Crime Centre)
Post Title: Pursue Lead (Online Crime Centre)
Type of contract: Temporary promotion, 12-month FTC
Rank/Grade: T/Supt/Supt/Staff equivalent (G grade)
Directorate/Department: Online Crime Centre Programme, National Lead Force
Vetting level required: SC minimum DV desirable
[Officers holding already the right vetting level might be requested to undertake a refresh of it before moving to the role]
Location: GYE, London/Hybrid, wider locations will be considered but travel to London will be expected frequently (minimum every 2 weeks).
Salary: T/Supt/Supt – As per national pay scales or
Grade G - £59,280 + £6,710 London weighting allowance + £200 London Weighting supplement per annum
Statement of expectation for the role: The post holder will be expected to lead a review and engagement of the key ‘Pursue’ risks and opportunities aligned to the Online Crime Centre, a new concept in design with the Home Office, City of London Police and the National Crime Agency and in close collaboration with private industry in the telco, tech, cyber and finance sectors.
Who are we?
As City of London Police, we protect the people, businesses and infrastructure of the City of London, one of the most important and dynamic environments in the UK and globally. City of London Police is the smallest home office force area in the country, so does that make our job any less challenging? Absolutely not – because there’s so much going on.
City of London Police play a vital role in keeping the City of London diverse community safe. As a Police Officer/Staff member you will be helping to making the city safer and deliver a valued service for those that live, work and visit the city.
The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.
The City of London Police is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Background:
The proposed Online Crime Centre is a multi-agency and public private partnership capability targeting crime that takes place online by blending law enforcement and industry capability and tradecraft to stop, block and disrupt online criminal enablers. Initially focused on fraud and volume cybercrime, the online crime centre will use targeted data and intelligence sharing to prevent online crime at scale.
This programme is being delivered in collaboration with the Home Office, City of London Police (CoLP) and the National Crime Agency (NCA), working in collaboration with private industry across the telco, tech, cyber and finance industries.
As part of the early scoping of this project, we have identified a gap in intelligence support and risk management to convene and work directly with the Online Crime Centre team and industry partners to identify and facilitate Pursue options from data-sharing proof of concept work.
The postholder would also be expected to ensure clear routes for referrals into the fraud and cyber LE responses for crimes, proactive intelligence and international enquiries working closely with Report Fraud, the Fraud Targeting Cell and TICAT (Triage, Incident Coordination & Tasking at the NCA) process for Cyber where required.
Current Position:
The Pursue Lead role will engage with Online Crime Centre pilots and initiatives to identify opportunities for pursue activity and, working with private industry partners, ensure legal, meaningful referrals are developed to increase likelihood of law enforcement action to be taken.
The programme is engaging partners across policing, NCA, Home Office and the UK Intelligence Community as part of the core team to deliver operational pilots testing proposed systems and processes within the operational model, providing real-world learning to demonstrate the programme is well-planned, financially viable and capable of delivering its intended benefits. This role would oversee/inform the pursue benefits for the programme.
The initial focus on fraud and cybercrime aligns fully with the ambitions of CoLP as the National Lead Force for Fraud and NPCC lead cyber and of the Report Fraud service.
The Pursue Lead role will play a vital part in ensuring appropriate representation and engagement on behalf of CoLP and UK policing partners for an effective investment and delivery model. This will be with a particular focus on identifying pursue opportunities for fraud and cyber crimes.
This is a temporary 1-year post and successful candidates will be expected revert to their previous force at the end of the contract.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
- Engagement with Law Enforcement and the wider programme team to identify Pursue opportunities, input into processes and support the operational model design.
- Work with private industry partners to ensure legal, meaningful referrals are developed to increase likelihood of law enforcement action to be taken. This role would focus on engagement with telco, tech, finance and cyber industry partners as key sectors engaged in the programme design and delivery.
- To oversee / inform the Pursue benefits business case for the programme
- To work with private industry partners on the best way to feedback on Pursue activity whilst maintaining operational sensitivities
- To work with Fraud Targeting Cell (FTC) and other proactive intelligence teams, evaluating how the operational model design will align with, and/or enhance those functions.
- To display excellence in communicative ability ensuring consistent and clear reporting of progress to programme lead, ability to articulate complex subject matter to wide audience and to negotiate difficult resolutions.
- Consistently considering the bigger picture, being cognisant of where online crime centre fits into the wider system and having foresight to detect where issues may arise.
- Regular delivery of quality written products, including slide decks and papers, to support engagement, decision-making, and policy development.
- Actively seek to implement the City of London’s Occupational Health and Safety Policy in relation to the duties of the post, and at all times give due regard to the health and safety of both themselves and others when carrying out their duties.
- Actively seek to implement the City of London’s Equal Opportunity Policy and the objective to promote equality of opportunity in relation to the duties of the post.
- To undertake any other duties that may reasonably be requested appropriate to the grade
The postholder will require extensive experience:
- Working within law enforcement in both fraud and cyber and ideally within an intelligence role in recent years;
- Delivering as part of a project/programme team;
- As a subject matter expert for fraud and/or cyber threat areas, including operational and 4P responses.
The application and interview will be tested under Level 3 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.
Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job role will not be considered.
If you would like to discuss the post in more detail, please contactHR Services @ HRServices@cityoflondon.police.uk
The closing date for applications is 28th November 2025 @ 23:59
This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.
For internal Police Officers only - Please note that your application will not be considered without the completed endorsement form. Please ensure you leave enough time for your verifiers and senior leaders to complete the support of your application before the closing date.
Please note Officers who are not within 3 months of completing their tenure period, will not be eligible to apply for internal roles. This applies only to Officers who are not currently working within this Directorate.
The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.
The City of London Police is committed to equality of opportunities and continuously strive for inclusivity within our Force. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly from those with disabilities and long-term conditions, those with Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic backgrounds, female candidates, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.
The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a program to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.
A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. This is why it’s vitally important that we recruit people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds with an understanding of cultural issues and a wide range of skills. We therefore particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us
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