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Counter Terrorism Policing ACT – Action Counters Terrorism

Director of Policy, Partnerships and Engagement – Band BB2- Counter Terrorism Policing

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Location: London, West Brompton
Salary range: £110,000 - £140,000

Contract type - Full Time, Permanent, Secondment 

Location – London 

Band – BB2

Salary – £110,000 – £140,000

Information about the Role 

The role of CTPHQ Director of Policy, Partnerships and Engagement is pivotal in ensuring that CTP has effective structures in place to shape the strategic goals of counter terrorism policing and ensure their effective communication via CTP’s policies, positions and approaches.

The role holder is responsible for direction and oversight across multiple linked functions: CTP External and Internal Communications, Government Liaison, Policy advice and guidance, Senior Leadership Briefings, Governance Secretariat, as well as co-ordinating the private offices of CTP senior principals, the HQ Chief of Staff function, and ensuring a crisis response function exists to streamline liaison between Government and CTP operations at critical moments.

  • The Director has a key responsibility in providing timely advice and guidance to executive CTP leadership, including through the provision of formal briefings, policy guidance and strategic communications and engagement plans.
  • The Director will be responsible for fostering and maintaining strong relationships with the Home Office and wider Government, engaging directly with Directors and Deputy Directors across Whitehall to secure support for Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) priorities and requirements. This will include ensuring that CTP’s interests are effectively represented in discussions on national policy, legislation, and other strategic matters, while securing the support needed by CTPHQ. The role will also involve close engagement with counterparts across partner organisations and accountability for coordinating coherent, timely responses and communications during terrorist incidents and other national security crises.
  • The Director has responsibility for the implementation of an authentic, innovative communications delivery model for CTP. The role holder will represent and speak on behalf of CTP nationally and internationally.
  • The role holder will have responsibility for optimising the overall coherence and effectiveness of CTP decision-making in order to fulfil the directives of the CTP National Strategy; achieved though leadership of a dedicated Governance secretariat, management of CTPHQ private offices, executive support teams and a central Chief of Staff function.
  • The Director has a lead role in developing the culture of CTP and in particular the individual and collective behaviours of senior leaders within the network. They will shape and oversee what leadership development looks like, as well as ensuring behaviours which fall below the standards we set are called out and tackled.

How to Apply 

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For a Secondment opportunity from another Police Force/Civil Service please email recruitment.nctphq@met.police.uk for a Candidate information pack. 

 

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