Post Title: Chief Inspector/Detective Chief Inspector/T/Chief Chief Inspector - Capability Development Lead, NPCC National Cybercrime Team
Type of contract: Secondment.
Rank: Substantive Chief Inspector or substantive Chief Inspectors (Uniform or Detective) on a temporary Chief Inspector basis.
Directorate/Department: NPCC National Cybercrime Team – National Leadership Functions
Vetting level required: MV/SC and willingness to undertake developed vetting (internal officers may be required to undertake a vetting check before moving to the role)
Location: Working from home with willingness to travel to London and nationally at short notice for meetings
Salary: According to National Police Pay
As a Capability Development Lead within the Programme the role will, jointly with team members, develop and deliver an enhanced cyber capability across the 4Ps, at regional and local force level to tackle cybercrime, with a primary focus on offences committed under the Computer Misuse Act.
Key Requirements/Purpose:
This role will involve developing, leading and supporting delivery of various projects as directed by the NPCC National Cybercrime Team Lead. The role requires extensive stakeholder engagement with the Home Office, NCA and other partners.
These projects cover a variety of capabilities within a large portfolio of change programmes and projects. The projects and programmes support delivery of the Strategic Priorities of the programme i.e.
- Improve operational response
- Develop policing cybercrime capacity & capability
- Extend our strategic influence
- Deliver greater alignment with Fraud and Economic Crime
The critical role we are currently looking to fill is to support the Cyber Resilience Centre lead in improving the national cyber response for small and medium enterprises across England and Wales. Other roles are projected to become available over the next 12 months.
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 role will not be considered.
The closing date for applications is Monday 13th April at 12:00PM.
If you would like to discuss the post in more detail, please contact HR via hrservices@cityoflondon.police.uk
This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.
[For internal candidates 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.
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