CTPNW - Co-ordination and Tasking Officer (CATO) - Grade E - CaTO Unit
Counter Terrorism Policing Northwest (CTPNW) is a five-force collaboration delivering Counter Terrorism (CT) services to our regional forces as well as forming part of the national CT Network. CTPNW’s mission is to work together to keep people safe from terrorism.
We are looking for a committed and outstanding individual who can support CTPNW in achieving its mission.
An opportunity has arisen within CTPNW CaTO for a member of Police Staff (Grade E).
The substantive role requires the applicant to hold or be willing to undergo DV vetting.
CaTO are a critical function within CTPNW and have several key responsibilities including collating information about the availability and skills / training of all personnel within CTPNW to allow for a dynamic response to both planned operations and spontaneous events.
In times of critical operational demand, CaTO negotiate with CTPNW Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the CTPNOC mobilisation desk to ensure objectives are met.
Daily, the CaTO team deal with a wide variety of enquiries (internally and externally), manage the Duty Management System and facilitate the daily Pacesetter meeting for the Command Team.
CaTO provide 24/7 on call cover to facilitate CaTO functions in time-critical scenarios. On call duties are on a rota basis and an allowance is payable.