Job Title: Commercial Lead (cross pillar) - Band U - Commercial - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
Salary: The starting salary is £77,775, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.
The salary is broken down as £74,766 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £82,362. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: West Brompton
As the challenge of protecting London evolves so must the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). Thanks to large-scale transformation, we are developing so we can make life safer for over 9 million Londoners. As a Commercial Lead, your procurement expertise will contribute towards improving our policing activities, our capability to reduce crime, ensuring we deliver on our pledge to Londoners: More Trust, Less Crime & High Standards.
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Commercial Function is responsible for delivering end-to-end commercial lifecycle management and supporting the wider business in working with third parties.
The MPS spends c£2bn each year on a diverse range of goods and services and we aim to procure them in the most cost effective and compliant way, while satisfying often-urgent operational needs.
Commercial Services includes six category pillars – i) Covert and Counter Terrorism Policing, ii) Digital, Data and Technology, iii) Corporate and Professional Services, iv) Property and v) Operations – and vi) an Enablement and Performance team. This is an exciting time to be working in Commercial Services, which supports the organisation in delivering the Commissioner’s vision for a New Met for London and our Counter Terrorism policing priorities. There is a unique and ever-evolving challenge of policing London, which means that there are more opportunities for you to get involved with making London the safest global city in a time of unprecedented change within the UK's largest police service.
We are looking for commercial professionals, with experience of managing complex, high value programmes and projects, developing category strategies, leading negotiations with suppliers and working with senior stakeholders across multiple business groups to solve commercial problems in a dynamic environment. With this background, you will bring experience in delivering commercial solutions throughout the commercial lifecycle, balancing the delivery of high value and complex projects in a fast-paced environment whilst managing stakeholder relationships at a senior level. You will have a proven track record of value-based leadership with an emphasis on modelling behaviour, coaching and mentoring.
We currently have 2 vacancies but would consider candidates with a broad range of category experience as we anticipate opportunities in the future cross category and/or are open to individuals who are looking to broaden their experience into other areas.
Covert and Counter Terrorism Policing
The Counter Terrorism Policing and Covert pillar is responsible for the end-to-end commercial activity which supports the Counter Terrorism Police Head Quarters (CTPHQ), CT network, MPS covert teams. We are a team of 22 and the pillar manages c£80-100m spend per annum across various categories including Digital, Data & Technology, Operations, Corporate & Professional Services, Aviation and Specialist Technology. A lot of our work is cutting edge, innovative and given the subject matter, of a sensitive nature.
We work alongside UK police forces and the UK intelligence community as well as occasionally collaborating with international partners. Our mission is to support our operational colleagues deliver mission critical outcomes particularly providing the UK police forces working with the UK intelligence community to thwart terrorist planning; to safeguard those who are at risk of radicalisation; to protect our critical national infrastructure, institutions and crowded places, and to pursue and bring terrorists to justice and to counter state threat.
What we do | Counter Terrorism Policing
The role
Commercial Lead (cross pillar) for Counter Terrorism Policing
As part of a larger team, you will collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams and enable front line policing and best value. No two days are the same and you will gain invaluable commercial experience, helping to deliver commercial solutions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
In return, you will have the opportunity to make the role your own: increasing innovation, delivering social value to communities in London, lead category strategies, influencing commercial strategy, procurement and execution of Contracts. Your experience in developing commercial models that create best value in procurements will directly benefit front line policing in London, the UK and globally.
The MPS can offer you a competitive salary, flexible working and benefits, with excellent career and professional development.
This is a high-profile role in which you will regularly liaise with senior business stakeholders at Management Board level. You will work across the CT missions supporting the business to procure and manage contracts of a sensitive nature. You will provide commercial solutions and manage the commercial deals for complex organisational challenges and those that are operationally sensitive and important, across a range of category areas (Property, Fleet, Operational, Technology, Professional Services) to meet business demand within the national CT policing network. This is a new position and you will be adept at independent working, creating the category area and working with and supporting colleagues across the commercial team to drive the category forward and to deliver value for money, innovation and compliant solutions whilst providing a trusted service to stakeholders.
Other roles within the team include Tech, Digital Capabilities, Research and Professional Services and we anticipate there may be vacancies in these areas in shortly and would welcome applicants with experience in these areas.
Application process
- The Commercial Director will be hosting a briefing call for interested applicants on 22nd May 2026 at 12pm - https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/41ca13f6-176b-4589-b37f-b36d2b2a085a@f3ee2a7e-7235-4d28-ab42-617c4c17f0c1
- The sift is based on the essential criteria.
- Candidates who are shortlisted would be invited to the Government Commercial Function Assessment and Development Centre (ADC) where your skills and experience will be assessed against the Commercial People Standards for the Profession at Commercial Lead Level.
- Interviews will aim to take place in person following the ADCs w/c 2nd July onwards.
- Interview selection is based on the Government Commercial Function People Standards at Commercial Lead.
- Internal and external candidates who have secured an A at the ADC will be eligible for a permanent appointment. External candidates who have secured a B at the ADC are eligible for appointment on a 2-year fixed term contract, until such time they re-sit the ADC and secure an A, at which point they can be offered a permanent contract at the same level without further competition.
Additional Information
- All commercial roles are based in London at the base locations shown in the advertisement. Due to the nature of the role it is likely that there will be a requirement to work out of a CTP or MPS location in London for more than 3 days per week and the successful candidate will need to work flexibly with business requirements.
- Roles in Commercial Services are aligned with the levels of the Government Commercial Organisation, which sits within the Government Commercial Function. This role has been mapped to Commercial Lead level.
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) Developed Vetting (DV) level before taking up the post.
This post requires British nationality (some dual nationals may be ineligible) and 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, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and evidence how you meet the essential criteria. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 26th May 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.
