Commercial Consultant - Commercial - Counter Terrorism HQ
Job Title: Commercial Consultant - Commercial - Counter Terrorism HQ
Salary: The starting salary is £48,995 which includes allowances totalling £3009.
The salary is broken down as £45,896 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £54,863. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: West Brompton
The current operational environment for the Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (CTPHQ) is dynamic, and CT Policing must continually evolve to respond to the ever changing threat landscape facing the UK. As a Commercial Consultant, your procurement expertise will contribute towards the network’s CONTEST strategy to reduce the risk from terrorism to the UK, improving the national response to the threat it poses.
CTPHQ is a hosted police force within the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). The MPS Commercial Services department is comprised of six pillars which have overall accountability for activity covering the commercial lifecycle, as well as relevant business partnering responsibilities across the wider business. These Commercial Consultant roles sit within the Covert and Counter Terrorism Policing pillar.
The Covert and Counter Terrorism Policing pillar manages c£80-£100m spend per annum across various categories. We work alongside UK police forces, the UK intelligence community as well as collaboration with international partners. The work is cutting edge, innovative, and given the subject matter, of a sensitive nature.
As a Commercial Consultant you will be expected to undertake Category Management, contributing to delivering Commercial excellence for the organisation, providing a customer focussed service, understanding the business need and stakeholder drivers, with the aim of becoming a trusted commercial advisor. You will also develop relationships with the organisation’s key and strategic suppliers, driving value for money and risk management excellence across the category.
The role of a Commercial Consultant is varied and you will play an essential part in supporting the overall commercial lifecycle. You will be working primarily on aspects relating to category management, feeding into strategy and policy development, analysing data and using market insight to support the sourcing options, and working on aspects across the procurement process. You will work as part of a larger team, but be expected to work autonomously and independently, and liaise with the wider business and partner organisations to support improved commercial outcomes for CTPHQ.
Professional Services
The Professional Services pillar plays a pivotal role across the network, ensuring all areas of the business have effective routes to bring resource into the organisation to address both capability and capacity gaps. This is a high-profile role in which you will regularly liaise with senior business stakeholders, providing commercial solutions and managing the commercial deals for complex organisational challenges and those that are operationally sensitive and important. The pillar strives to deliver value for money, innovative solutions, implement a long-term sustainable strategy to drive cost savings, improve compliance and provide a trusted service to stakeholders.
Key Tasks
The post holder will be required to do the following:
- Strategic delivery and management within a category:
- Understands relevant sourcing options and analysis, and delivers positive outcomes through the procurement process:
- Ensuring effective Commercial contract and supplier management within the category:
- Building and maintaining key relationships across the organisation and with important external stakeholders:
- Enabling and developing the organisation:
- Working within a secure environment upon sensitive projects as required
Vetting
This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post; with a willingness to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) once in post, if required.
This post requires British nationality (some dual nationals may be ineligible) and an Enhanced Security Check (eSC)/Developed Vetting (DV)] clearance.
As the post holder will have access to very sensitive information, there are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries and we will undertake additional security checks as part of the recruitment process. Applications from candidates with close connections to certain countries may take considerably longer to process, or in some cases result in a withdrawal of an offer of employment. Further details will be provided at the conditional offer stage.
Confidentiality Agreement
Applicants should also be aware of the need to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up the post.
Our Employee Commitments
Counter Terrorism Policing aims to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere and culture and an environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are able to reach their full potential. Where any group or individual can be and feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate and contribute to our mission of “Working to keep people safe from Terrorism”.
Inclusion, diversity and equality is at the front and centre of our approach to make the composition of Counter Terrorism Policing more representative of the communities we serve. As Counter Terrorism is rooted in Local Policing, to tackle today’s complex policing challenges, applications from across all communities are therefore essential and encouraged. Counter Terrorism Policing as a network is committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations’.
Counter Terrorism Policing is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working arrangements, including part time working or job share. In addition, this role has been reviewed following learning from work during the Covid pandemic and may be done in an agile manner. In the first instance, please contact the vacancy holder to discuss how such arrangements could be accommodated (where applicable).
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV and an online application form.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 27th February 2026.
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.