Job Title: Cyber Crime Prevention Officer – Cyber and Economic Crime - 01
Salary: The starting salary is £ 40,519, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.
The salary is broken down as £37,510 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £ 40,141. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Vauxhall
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Cyber and Economic Crime Unit within Specialist Crime of the Metropolitan Police.
We are looking for cyber crime prevention officers to increase awareness and resilience across communities, businesses, and individuals against cyber-enabled crime. The role develops and delivers evidence-based prevention initiatives, education campaigns, and stakeholder engagement activities to reduce the risk of re-victimisation and dissuade potential offenders.
Working for the Met doesn’t have to mean patrolling the streets. Just as important as our uniformed officers is our 14,000-strong team of professional and support staff working behind the scenes. It’s these skilled people who provide the organisational capability to police London.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identify and prioritise groups vulnerable to cyber-enabled crime, tailoring prevention campaigns and interventions to reduce risk and re-victimisation.
- Analyse crime data and trends to design, implement, and evaluate projects that prevent offending and protect victims.
- Create and deliver high-quality presentations, training, and awareness materials to internal staff, external partners, and members of the public to promote safer online behaviours.
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with partners across policing, government agencies, businesses, academia, and community organisations to strengthen collective cyber resilience.
- Lead on specific cyber prevention projects aligned with national and local priorities, ensuring delivery within agreed timeframes and measurable outcomes.
- Produce clear written reports, briefings, and risk assessments to inform decision-making and communicate the effectiveness of initiatives.
- Contribute to organisational learning by reviewing new threats and trends, updating prevention messaging, and sharing best practice.
- Engage directly with victims, including those with additional vulnerabilities, providing tailored advice to reduce risk of re-victimisation and increase trust in policing.
Who we're looking for:
- Awareness of national and local cybercrime strategies and their relevance to prevention work.
- Understanding of situational crime prevention principles and evidence-based approaches to crime reduction.
- Familiarity with organisational structures and external partners relevant to cybercrime prevention work.
- Ability to analyse crime methodologies and data to inform prevention strategies.
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly through written reports, presentations, and briefings to a wide range of audiences.
- Ability to influence and gain support from internal and external partners to deliver prevention initiatives.
- Ability to assess risk and provide clear, empathetic advice to vulnerable individuals to prevent further victimisation.
- Ability to plan and prioritise workload independently, adapting to changing demands while meeting deadlines.
- Experience in developing and delivering projects in partnership with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience of engaging communities, businesses, or vulnerable groups in awareness and prevention initiatives.
- Experience of analysing information to support decision-making and evaluate outcomes
- Applicants must be willing to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) once in post, if required.
Benefits:
You’ll also enjoy the kind of great benefits that you’d expect from one of London's largest employers.
These include;
- Annual leave entitlement of 28 days plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service
- Civil service pension arrangements
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Membership of Met sports and social clubs
- Flexible working conditions and many more.
London is one of the most exciting and diverse cities in the world – and policing it is no easy task. It takes a huge number of people from all sorts of different backgrounds with a wide range of skills and experience. Do you have what it takes to be one of them? Find out if a career with the Met is what you’re looking for and what kind of challenges; experience and rewards you could have in store.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Additional Information
This role does not attract Shift Disturbance Allowance. If you are currently in a shift-working role, SDA should cease upon appointment to this job.
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.
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 illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. 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/or Personal Statement.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 6th November 2026.
