Job Title: Insight Manager - Change - Counter Terrorism Policing HQ
Salary: The starting salary is £48,995, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.
The salary is broken down as £ 45,986 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £54,863. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: West Brompton (with hybrid working)
Job Summary
For Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP), delivering projects is not just about bringing improvements. It’s about keeping millions of people safe across the UK. Our Portfolio Management Office supports a portfolio of projects and programmes that will help better protect our country. The Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) Change Portfolio Office has a number of exciting opportunities to help deliver our portfolio of change across the CTP network.
Joining our rapidly growing Change Portfolio team, we’re looking for a Portfolio Insights Manager to help manage a complex and diverse portfolio of projects and programmes. It’s your chance to play your part in a challenge that’s as important as it gets: protecting the UK and its communities.
We are looking for proactive and enthusiastic team members who have some experience in using power apps (such as Power BI) to support reporting and analysis in a project or portfolio environment. You will join the team and be responsible for the day-to-day management and implementation of the approach, product sets and standards for this specialist area across the national and London Counter Terrorism & Protective Security (CT & PS) portfolios of projects and programmes.
You will have a varied role, where no two days are the same. You will have responsibilities for both Portfolio Management and Centre of Excellence for reporting. You will join the team with a broad understanding of Project Portfolio Management (PPM), and with support from the team will become a specialist in your field. You will work as part of a busy team, whilst having autonomy and ownership for the development and implementation of best-practice PPM controls.
To be successful in this role you will:
- Be comfortable analysing information and providing recommendations in a format that’s accessible to a wide range of audiences
- Have an eye for detail
- Be exceptionally organised and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Work well both as part of a team, or on your own
- Be able to meet deadlines and prioritise your workload effectively
- Be a confident communicating with people at all levels
- Be able to facilitate groups of people to reach an outcome
The ideal candidate would excel at:
- Automating project, programme and/or portfolio reporting cycles, with knowledge of how to present and showcase trends and analysis across governance products.
- Developing and establishing automated controls, tools and templates for portfolio management
- Providing coaching and guidance to promote adherence to Centre of Excellence standards across the portfolio.
- Understanding of power apps (such as Power BI) to automate ways of working and streamline processes to eliminate duplication.
- Understanding of, and some experience in, applying programme and project methodologies (for example, Prince2, MSP, Agile, Management of Risk etc.)
You might have some experience:
- Working for a (local) government, security agency or policing environment
- Being a line manager to an individual or team, or being a coach or mentor.
The role will report to the Portfolio Office Reporting and RAID Lead and will work alongside counterparts already in post.
The Portfolio Office is a supportive team environment, and one in which we endeavour to ensure each individual can fulfil their potential. Together, we have created a team charter. Core to delivering our services, we focus on: adding value, being consciously inclusive, fulfilling our role effectively as a ‘critical friend’, being open to new ideas and feedback, being creative, innovative and useful, having a ‘one team approach’, and being supportive and streamlined in our engagement with other teams. If you’ve got the passion to drive change forward, we’ll provide you with the platform, support and opportunities to do it.
Please note, the job description is used as a framework to review and manage performance when an individual is in post, and therefore not all skills and experience are required from the outset. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate some of these skills and is willing to learn and achieve these objectives.
CTP 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 well supported to reach their full potential. We feel that any group or individual will be respected, supported and valued to fully participate and contribute to our mission of “Working to keep people safe from Terrorism”. You will have the opportunity to contribute and participate in our numerous WIDE (Wellbeing, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equality) activities and projects. With our commitment 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.
We believe we offer fascinating roles at the heart of protecting the UK public. As part of our team, you can expect a range of benefits as well as the chance to develop. Some of these benefits include ‘flexi time’ (TOIL), flexible working, training courses, generous annual leave allowance, impressive pension and many more!
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.
These posts can require regular access to the most sensitive intelligence material. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post, which can take between 8-12 months to complete. There will be the opportunity to undergo further NSV at Developed Vetting (DV) level, which will be discussed further at the interview stage and you will be able to indicate if you have a preference for which vetting level you would be submitted for, as we are recruiting to a number of posts across each.
This post requires British nationality (some dual nationals may be ineligible) and an Enhanced Security Check (eSC)/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 Colleague Commitments
Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) continues to prioritize an inclusive and supportive working environment and culture, where all of our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are empowered to reach their full potential. CTP keeps the nation and everyone in it safe from all manner of threats and as those threats evolve, so do we - that’s why Inclusion, Diversity and Equality (IDE) is the key to supporting our greatest asset, our people.
Our people protect our national security across the UK. In order to continue to deliver against our organizational priorities, we collectively seek to ensure that all colleagues feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate in the delivery of our mission – “working to keep people safe from Terrorism”.
IDE is at the heart 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 backgrounds, cultures and experiences are therefore essential and encouraged. The CTP Network is committed to ensuring that candidates identifying as disabled are able to realize their fullest career aspirations and, as such, will endeavor to accommodate any reasonable adjustments that you may require during the recruitment process.
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV and a personal statement. Your personal statement should outline how your training, skills, qualifications and experience fit with the job description, why you want the role and what you can bring. Evidence in relation to technical competence is assessed based on the Personal Statement. Please note, we also assess applications based on the Competency and Values Framework (CVF) | College of Policing and the levels we test at the initial application stage are:
- We analyse critically – Level 3
- We take ownership – Level 3
Integrity Value
“I will always try to do the right thing. I will be fair and consistent in everything I do, being mindful of the impact of my actions. I will actively challenge those whose behaviour falls below public and the Met's expectations.” 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 2nd June 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.
