Business Analyst - Business Continuity
Post Title: Business Analyst – Business Continuity
Contract type: FTC (6 months)
Rank/Grade: E
Salary: Starting Salary £40,910+ £6,710 London Weighting *pay award pending*
Directorate/department: Corporate Services Directorate
Vetting level required: MV/SC
Location: Guildhall Yard East
This role is open to all Police Staff / external candidates who meet the essential criteria of the person spec, regardless of current grade.
The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme 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.
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. London City is the smallest borough in London, 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 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 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 who are disabled, have long-term health conditions, and/or are neurodivergent, those with Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic backgrounds, female candidates, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.
About the team
The Strategy, Planning and Service Improvement (SPSI) department is a strategic hub supporting chief officers and the wider organisation to deliver on the strategic objectives set out in the Policing Plan.
The Department leads and coordinates the City of London Police’s approach to strategy development, governance and executive support, planning and risk management, tracking, auditing and evaluating performance, and strategic stakeholder relations.
We help City of London Police to make good decisions and plan for the future, enabling it to adapt to an ever-changing environment. We also work with internal and external partners and stakeholders to ensure we have a clear long-term strategic vision underpinned by plans to develop capacity and capability and continually improve our service for the benefit of the public
About the role
The business analyst role will bring together City of London Police’s Business continuity plans, ensuring that the organisation is adhering to responsibilities under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and aligned to the wider Corporation of London resilience planning.
The postholder will work in multidisciplinary teams to analyse, formulate and finalise BC plans which may include testing and implementation throughout one or more business areas across the organisation. The postholder will produce reports with recommendations on Business Continuity for submission to the relevant governance from internal project or programme boards through to relevant Committees as required by the City of London Corporation Gateway process
Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Review and refresh all BC plans (working closely with business area leads)
- Review and refresh Business Continuity Management policy
- Review and refresh the force BC plan
- Place all plans on Riskonnect and establish required systems and processes
- Manage any deconfliction or other concerns identified by Riskonnect
- Develop robust proposals for BCM at CoLP, including required capacity and capability.
Requirements
For this role, we need you to have experience of:
BCI ISO 22301 Qualification in Business Continuity management (necessary)
Previous experience in Public Sector resilience planning (desirable)
Knowledge of Emergency Preparedness and the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
Prior use of RisKonnect (desirable)
This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.
If you would like to discuss the role, please contact: T/Supt Jo Cash (Joanna.cash@cityoflondon.police.uk)
Selection Process
As part of the initial application process, you will be asked to evidence how your experience, skills, and knowledge demonstrate your ability to meet the person specification of the role.
The application and interview will be tested under Level 2 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.
Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job description will not be considered.
The closing date for applications is Monday 1st December 2025 at 12PM
Following shortlisting, successful candidates will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, to be held week commencing 8th December 2025
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Benefits:
The way we work is changing. With a few exceptions most roles will be able to accommodate part time, job share and flexible working patterns. We can also offer hybrid working patterns of home and office-based shift patterns. Feel free to speak to us about any flexible working requirements.
The Force has a number of Staff Support Networks that can offer you support and advice. Applicants are very welcome to contact the networks directly if they need any support or ask any question before they apply. For further information on the networks and their contact details please visit:
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- Access to Blue Light Card scheme -Welcome to Blue Light Card
- Discounts within the Square Mile specifically for City of London Police employees
- Free access to our Force Gym (with dedicated time for female colleagues throughout the week), Personal Training Instructors with a range of specialisms, and a large variety of fitness and wellbeing programmes
- 29 days’ annual leave + bank holidays, increasing up to 34 days with continuous service
- Season Ticket Loans