Job Title: National Police Chiefs Council - Policy and Strategy Manager
Salary: The starting salary is £62,310, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.
The salary is broken down as £59,301 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £72,254. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Remote working nationally within UK. NPCC is currently based in close proximity to St James’ Park Underground Station, London and therefore occasional 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).
Note: This role is pending Hay Evaluation and may be subject to change.
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 STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE (SPP) TEAM
The Strategic Planning and Performance (SPP) team forms a part of the NPCC Strategic Hub (the Hub), the SPP team provides strategic and business planning functions to the NPCC including research and analysis, stakeholder engagement and partnership working, and risk management capabilities. The SPP team supports the development and coordination of activity across the NPCC, and the team works effectively with partners and stakeholders across policing, building effective, collaborative relationships and ensuring a coordinated response to policing issues at all of levels.
THE ROLE
The SPP team is a team of experienced and innovative subject matter experts drawn from policing and beyond. We are the authors of the Strategic Plan (2025/28) and track the delivery of coordination committee business through committee delivery plans and the NPCC risk management process. Having developed reporting processes. We are at the heart of NPCC business. Wherever possible, our work is evidenced by data and insight presented in thoughtful and creative products.
SPPs wide reach spans government departments and allows us to work closely with forces, the wider policing sector, and its partners. Our subject matter expertise mirrors this, extending beyond strategy and data to providing the NPCC chair with a policy function, to ensure operational policing is heard, understood, and considered in the development of governmental policing policy.
Part of the SPP team, the Policy and Strategy Manager will take a lead role in the NPCC response to initiatives led by Government and issues identified by the policing sector itself. Working closely with the Private Office and NPCC chair, the Policy and Strategy Manager will manage relationships with senior officials and policing sector partners, whilst supporting the NPCC Chair and thematic leads on policy, government and public affair
The successful candidate would need to have the following experiences and skills:
- Political astuteness and skills of tact and diplomacy, discretion, and the need to work within the constraints of confidentiality. Including experience of working in or with public affairs functions.
- Experience of policy or strategy development in a lead or senior supporting role, including the ability to identify and escalate emerging risks, strategic tensions, or shifts in the operating environment, ensuring early visibility for senior decision makers.
- The ability to competently convey strategic findings both in writing and verbally in a meaningful and comprehensive manner to all levels, including staff and external stakeholders to support corporate and operational priorities and inform decision making.
- A strong understanding of the strategic environment the NPCC operates within and its governance arrangements including strategy and business plan.
- The skills to produce timely and high-quality briefings, letters, presentations, and updates for and on behalf of NPCC senior leaders including the NPCC Chair and Vice Chair
- Line management skills and experience.
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 NPPV3/MV and SC 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 3 - Please provide evidence of working collaboratively across multiple teams or organisations to deliver a policy outcome. What was your role and what was the result?
- We take ownership, Level 3 - Please provide evidence of a time you anticipated an emerging policy or political issue, what action did you take?
- We analyse critically, Level 3 - Describe a situation where you had to interpret complex political, policy, or stakeholder information and present it clearly to senior leaders.
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
To ensure a fair and authentic recruitment process, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools during the interview process is strictly prohibited. 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.
Any candidate found to be using unauthorised tools during the interview process will be withdrawn from consideration. 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.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 5th July 2026.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence on 6th July
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence from 8th or 9th July.
Met candidates applying for a secondment opportunity must also make the Met HR Secondments Unit aware via HRMailbox-.SecondmentsUnit@met.police.uk so they can track applications made by their staff.
This role is open to external candidates as a fixed term contract, anyone who is an existing Met employee will be processed as a secondee.
Please note that if you are applying as a secondee from another national police force or government organisation, please contact HR-Recruitment@npcc.police.uk, do not apply online via Oleeo.
Online applications will only be accepted for external candidates, or existing Met employees. If you are external to policing, please ensure you apply through the External link available via - https://www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/c/careers/police-staff-roles/police-staff-vacancies/.
Anyone applying on a secondment basis, must seek Chief Officer Group and HR Business Partner support before applying. Applicants must also discuss with their Senior Leadership team their intentions to apply for a role within NPCC.
The Met is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups and females.
As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.
If you consider yourself to have access, workplace or reasonable adjustment requirements that need to be accommodated, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence and will not affect any recruitment decisions.
