Post Title: Force Systems Auditor
Contract type: Full Time / Permanent
Rank/grade: D
Salary: Starting Salary £37,190 + £6,920 London Weighting
Directorate/department: Information Management, Corporate Services
Vetting level required: MV/SC
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Location: Bishopsgate Police Station
The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.
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. London City is the smallest borough in London, so does that make our job any less challenging? Absolutely not – because there’s so much going on.
City of London Police play a vital role in keeping the City of London diverse community safe. As a Police Staff member you will be helping to making the city safer and deliver a valued service for those that live, work and visit the city.
Hybrid working - This Police Staff role adheres to Corporation of London’s hybrid working policy, which requires a 60% office attendance rate. The specifics of this will be discussed locally with your hiring manager if you’re successful for the role.
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.
About the team
Information Management governs the collection and processing of information within the Force, ensuring strict adherence to national legislation such as the Data Protection Act. Audits are undertaken to verify that the information being held is necessary, proportionate, relevant and in accordance with the law. Audits are necessary for due diligence and to support independent scrutiny of how the Force manages information, especially in relation to national systems.
About the role
To be responsible for the auditing and validating of transactions entered onto Force and national databases, ensuring access was undertaken for a legitimate policing purpose, that systems administration meets national compliance and that the quality and accuracy of data is of the highest standard. The Auditor will make necessary recommendations for action where errors or non-compliance is identified.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will be:
- Transaction monitoring/validating of the police systems to ensure that transactions are undertaken for policing purposes only and comply with national and force standards.
- Develop and design risk-based audit programmes with Information Asset Owners.
- Producing reports which set out the conclusions drawn from work undertaken and making recommendations for change where necessary.
- Undertaking complex and specialist audit reviews in accordance with audit plans using initiative, judgement, knowledge and experience in the management and execution of the audit to ensure a professional and consistent standard which is compliant with regulatory and statutory codes of practice and standards.
Requirements
Your application will be scored against the criteria listed below for shortlisting. Please ensure that you reference your ability, knowledge and experience against these points in your application.
- Ability to work independently and meet clear deadlines;
- Ability to plan and prioritise activities;
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to encourage a culture of continuous improvement.
- Development and maintenance of effective working relationships with senior management across a range of audit client areas.
- Understanding of confidentiality and discretion.
This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK. Also, due to this role requiring MV/SC level vetting, you need to have continuously resided in the UK for the last 5 years. This residency needs to be in the immediate 5 years prior to this application. If you do not meet this requirement, you are not eligible to apply for the role, due to nature of the vetting checks needed.
If you would like to discuss the role please contact: Leah.keyte@cityoflondon.police.uk
Selection Process
As part of the initial application process, you will be asked to evidence how your experience, skills, and knowledge align with the points listed above in the ‘Requirements Section.’
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 job description will not be considered.
The closing date for applications is Monday 13th April 2026 @ 23:59.
Following shortlisting, successful candidates will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, to be held week commencing 11th May 2026.
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, would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, or have any other questions, please get in touch with HR via 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:
- LGPS Pension Scheme -Local Government Pension Scheme explained - Which?
- Access to Blue Light Card scheme -Welcome to Blue Light Card
- 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
- Season Ticket Loans
