Have you got what it takes? An exciting opportunity to join our team is now available! Applications are now invited from substantive Uniform and Detective Superintendents for lateral transfer to City of London Police.
As an influential leader, you will be at the forefront of developing and fostering a welcoming and diverse culture you will work to enhance the professional development and performance of the force and ensure it achieves its vision and delivers its policing priorities.
You should have experience of developing and co-ordinating operational policing strategies in the areas of crime reduction, prevention, safeguarding, investigation or intelligence. You should be able to demonstrate how you have nurtured talent through mentoring, driven innovation and creativity, and have built high performing environments which foster an inclusive culture and allow individuals to be their very best. As an experienced senior leader, you should be able to show how you bring a strategic perspective to problem solving and partnership working, and how you have driven performance, accountability and learning. You should be passionate about leading by example, professional service delivery, and demonstrate a desire for continual improvement to create a service that puts the public at the heart of everything we do.
City of London Police operate a 24/7 Duty Superintendent System, therefore all Superintendents will be required to undertake this function as part of their role.
The current vacancies available as part of this promotion process are:
- Supt Strategy and Planning
- Det Supt Fraud Operations
- Det Supt Domestic Corruption Unit
- Supt Report Fraud
- Det Supt NPCC Cyber Crime
- Supt CoLP Business Lead - Online Crime Centre
- Supt Pursue Lead - Online Crime Centre
The application process – substantive Uniform and Detective Superintendents applying on lateral transfer
- Competency based application form, including a supporting statement of 2000 words focused on We Support and Inspire (CVF Level 3), We Collaborate (CVF Level 3), We Are Innovative and Open Minded (CVF Level 2), and We Are Emotionally Aware (CVF Level 3).
- Shortlist Panel – the shortlisting panel will assess your ability to demonstrate competence against the Competency Value Framework (CVF) Level 3.
- Selection Panel - (interviews are scheduled for
29th, 30th April and 1st, 8th and 14th May) candidates that are short listed to attend interview will be assessed through the following:
- Professional Conversation: the assessment and delivery of a briefing to the panel will assess the candidates’ ability to deal with operational issues at Superintendent level
- Strategic Assessment: a competency based interview against the Competency Values Framework Level 2/3 (depending on CVF areas being assessed).
The panel will comprise of Deputy Commissioner Nik Adams, Chief Superintendent Helen Isaac and HR Director Kelly Glazebrook.
We strive to ensure all our information and services are accessible to and useable by everyone. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please get in touch with HR via hrservices@cityoflondon.police.uk
For further information on the Competency Values Framework (CVF) please visit the College of Policing at: https://profdev.college.police.uk/competency-values/
For further information on the Superintendent Role Profile, please visit: https://profdev.college.police.uk/professional-profile/1274
The closing date for this vacancy is Wednesday 25th March 2026 at 17:00.
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 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.
Benefits:
In return, we will offer a number of benefits including a generous pension scheme, a free Oyster card for London (TFL) travel and subsidised national rail travel, which allows you to travel within a 70 mile radius. For further information please visit:
https://careers.cityoflondon.police.uk/working
The ATOC Rail Travel Concession allows regular serving police officers to travel on National Rail services within a 70 mile radius of London for a small monthly cost. This is a taxable benefit that the City of London Police negotiates and Officers make a contribution to the cost of the scheme. If you wish to confirm if your journey would be covered under this scheme, please contact HR Services directly as the 70 miles is an approximation.
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.
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:
