Post Title: Detective Sergeant – Research and Analysis
Type of Contract: Permanent Full Time
Rank: Detective Sergeant
Directorate/Department: Specialist Operations – Research & Analysis
Vetting Level Required: MV / SC
Location: New Street
Salary: As per National Pay Scales
Who Are We?
As City of London Police, we protect the people, businesses and infrastructure of the City of London, one of the most important and dynamic environments in the UK and globally. The City of London Police is the National Lead Force for Fraud and Economic Crime and plays a key role in tackling serious and organised criminality both locally and nationally. 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 equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
About the Department
Specialist Operations is seeking a full-time Detective Sergeant to join
Research and Analysis, part of Intelligence Services. This role operates core office hours Monday to Friday, and current or new flexible working patterns will be considered.
Serious crime often involves the use of violence, results in substantial financial gain, or is conducted by several persons in pursuit of a common criminal purpose. Research and Analysis supports several areas of the National Crime Agency Serious Organised Crime requirements and serious crime assessment within the Square Mile.
Crime types may include, but are not limited to:
- Drugs
- Modern Slavery
- Human Trafficking
- Organised Immigration Crime
- Child Exploitation
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced supervisor who can provide leadership to a team of Intelligence Development Officers, deliver insight into proactive intelligence development and work collaboratively across Research and Analysis and the wider Intelligence Services function.
You will be responsible for driving operational policing activity through intelligence-led policing and championing the principles of the Code of Ethics.
The successful candidate will:
- Provide leadership and support to Intelligence Development Officers.
- Assist in identifying and mitigating operational risks.
- Proactively task Intelligence Development Officers with intelligence development activity.
- Provide tactical advice to operational teams to enhance investigations through intelligence development.
- Obtain and maintain Intelligence Professionalism Programme (IPP) accreditation at the required level.
- Support continuous improvement across Intelligence Services.
- Promote professional development and capability building for both themselves and their team.
Essential Criteria
- Experience of managing serious and complex investigations.
- Understanding of the benefits of evidential and non-evidential intelligence development techniques.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and any subsequent IPP certification requirements.
- Hold SC clearance or be willing to attain SC vetting.
Selection Process
Applications and interviews will be assessed against Level 2 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework (CVF).
The role will be assessed against the following behaviours:
- Innovative and Open-Minded
- We Take Ownership
- We Are Collaborative
Application Questions
Applicants will be required to respond to the following questions:
Innovative and Open-Minded
From your understanding of evidential and non-evidential intelligence development techniques, describe a situation where you have used either approach to adapt an ongoing investigation.
We Take Ownership
Provide an example of how you have led, supervised or developed a team to achieve a complex operational objective.
We Are Collaborative
Provide an example of how you had to negotiate, influence or gain support from stakeholders with competing priorities. How did you achieve a positive outcome?
Additional Information
If you would like to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please contact:
Brad Savage
Bradley.Savage@cityoflondon.police.uk
Lisa Taylor-Gandy
Lisa.Taylor-gandy@cityoflondon.police.uk
Application Closing Date: Friday 14 August 2026 at 5:00pm
This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.
Internal applicants only:
Please note that your application will not be considered without a 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.
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 strives for inclusivity within our Force.
We strive to ensure all our information and services are accessible and useable by everyone. If you would like to receive information in a different format or require any adjustments to support your application, please contact HR Services at HRServices@cityoflondon.police.uk.
Benefits:
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:
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- Discounts within the Square Mile specifically for City of London Police employees
- Free access to our Force Gym (with dedicated time for female colleagues throughout the week), Personal Training Instructors with a range of specialisms, and a large variety of fitness and wellbeing programmes
- 29 days’ annual leave + bank holidays, increasing up to 34 days with continuous service
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