Job Title: National CSE Development Coordinator
Salary: Band C. The starting salary is £46,986, which includes allowances totalling £1,000.
Location: Remote working nationally within UK. The Hydrant Programme is currently based in Moss Way Police Station, Sheffield S20 7XX and therefore frequent travel will be required to this premise and other Police locations across the UK. We encourage applications from candidates living across the UK. Further details on flexible arrangements will be discussed at interview stage.
Contract – Fixed Term Contract until 31/03/2027 (with the potential for further extension subject to funding and performance).
THE NATIONAL POLICE CHIEFS’ COUNCIL (NPCC)
Policing is operating in a time of global change and uncertainty, the public and our staff need a service which is responsive, able to tackle future challenges and embrace opportunity. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) brings UK police leaders together to set direction in policing and drive progress for the public.
We achieve this through:
- Coordination – by joining up the operational response to critical national policing issues to deliver policing today and shape the future.
- Collaboration – by working in partnership as part of the whole policing system and beyond to improve public safety.
- Communication – by sharing the collective expertise, views and action of UK police chiefs.
NPCC HYDRANT PROGRAMME
The Hydrant Programme is a national policing programme supporting the work of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) Child Protection and Abuse Investigation Working Group. Originally established in 2014 to coordinate the response to non-recent child sexual abuse but now supporting forces across all child protection and abuse investigation issues.
THE ROLE
To provide national coordination, specialist expertise, and strategic support to police forces and partner agencies across England and Wales in the response to Child Sexual Exploitation, ensuring consistency with national best practice, legislation, and National Police Chiefs’ Council guidance, and improving victim outcomes and criminal justice effectiveness.
The role maintains professional relationships with senior investigating officers (SIO’S), force Child Sexual Exploitation leads, National Police Chiefs’ Council Working groups, regional Tacking Organised Exploitation eads, and partner agencies across England and Wales.
The successful candidate would need to have the following experiences and skills:
- Advanced knowledge of Child Sexual Exploitation legislation, statutory safeguarding guidance, investigative practice and national policing frameworks, typically gained through significant operational experience in child protection, exploitation investigations, safeguarding, serious crime investigation or related specialist roles, and maintained through continuous professional development
- Working knowledge of national governance arrangements, inspection frameworks, safeguarding policy and strategic drivers affecting Child Sexual Exploitation and Child Sexual Abuse, with the ability to interpret these requirements and apply them to operational and partnership activity.
- Strong facilitation and presentation skills to lead discussions, workshops, and formal meetings with diverse professional audiences.
- Analytical skills to identify emerging themes, risks, and best practice from complex data and operational information.
- Significant practical experience of serious and complex crime investigations, including direct involvement in Child Sexual Exploitation, Child Sexual Abuse, safeguarding, vulnerability or related investigative disciplines, enabling the post holder to provide credible professional advice and challenge to police forces and partner agencies.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - If you join and work for us, you will get access to:
- A competitive salary with yearly increments.
- Support networks, free Employees' Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and wellbeing services.
- Flexitime, with the ability to undertake your hours flexibly and in line with business need.
- Hybrid working, with the ability to work remotely dependent on role.
- Competitive pension scheme.
- Company sick pay.
- Job related equipment supplied
- Specialist equipment supplied, under Occupational Health referral
- Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme for discounts and services (requires a one-off payment of £5).
- Development, coaching and mentoring opportunities available.
- Supportive and flexible onboarding plan, including regular check-ins throughout your initial period of joining us to ensure you are up to speed with the role and getting the support you need.
VETTING
Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo RV/CTC level before taking up the post.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Please provide a CV and evidence against the following competencies, (350 words maximum per competency) which are based on the knowledge, skills and experience set out in the job description and the competencies in the Competency and Values Framework (CVF).
Please note, CV’s will not be assessed within the initial application, answers to the CVF questions alone determine next steps. Once candidates identified for interview has been confirmed, CV’s will then be shared with the appropriate Hiring Manager.
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 knowledge, skills and experience are required from the outset. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate some of these and is willing to learn and achieve objectives set.
- We collaborate, Level 2 -. Please provide an example of where you have successfully developed or maintained multi-agency partnerships to deliver improvements in safeguarding, public protection or vulnerability-related outcomes. What challenges did you encounter and how did you achieve agreement across organisations?
- We analyse critically, Level 3- Please give an example of when you identified emerging risks, themes or opportunities from complex operational, safeguarding or partnership information and used that analysis to influence decision making or improve practice.
- We take ownership, Level 3 - Please provide an example of where you led or coordinated a significant piece of work, policy development or improvement activity, demonstrating how you overcame obstacles and ensured successful deliver
Should you want to know more about the role, we would strongly encourage you contact hr-recruitment@npcc.police.uk to arrange an informal conversation.
- Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV.
REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS
With all recruitment processes, we support reasonable adjustments. This aligns with the Equality Act 2010 and reflects best practice in inclusive recruitment. Please let us know in advance so we can support you appropriately. See the following examples of adjustments recommended by Optima Medical Team for prior candidates.
- Assistive technology e.g. transcription software
- Advance access to interview questions
- Extra time for assessments and interviews
IMPORTANT NOTICE FAIR RECRUITMENT COMMITMENT / INTERVIEW CONDUCT
We ask all candidates to complete interviews and assessments independently, without the use of AI, automated tools, or external assistance.
However, we recognise that AI can be a helpful tool in the preparation phase of the application process. Candidates may use AI to help structure their thoughts and refine their CVs providing the content remains truthful and accurately reflects their own experiences and capabilities.
Should you require assistive technology as part of a reasonable adjustment (e.g. transcription software), please let us know in advance so we can support you appropriately.
We value honesty, integrity, transparency, and personal accountability. Demonstrating these qualities throughout the recruitment process is essential.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Occasional national travel may be required. Travel expenses will be paid if location allowance is not being received, or when travel falls outside of the home to work journey. NPCC will pay for overnight accommodation if required.
The Metropolitan Police manage HR for NPCC recruitment.
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.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 27th September 2026.
