NPCC Staff Officer and Programme Manager

 
Force Headquarters, Camden, London
B004
Full Time
Permanent
£44,051.38
£3,033.56
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A NPCC (National Police Chiefs Commission) Staff Officer and Programme Manager is required for a Permanent Contract role paying £44,051.38 plus £2,700.10 London Allowance per annum with British Transport Police (BTP) based in Force Headquarters, Camden, London.

 

BTP is the national police force for the rail network throughout Great Britain, including London Underground, across which we ensure the safety and security of nearly 3 billion passenger journeys and over 100 million tons of freight every year. The world in which we work is fast-paced, operationally and commercially demanding, and constantly changing.

 

As Staff Officer and Programme Manager with BTP you will support the Chief Constable in her role as NPCC Lead for two national policing projects: Less Lethal Weapons and Counter Drones:


  • Less lethal weapons are of national significance in a routinely unarmed society. Countless lives have been saved as a result of less lethal technology. They bridge the gap between the baton and the bullet. Less lethal weapons are the most important and controversial weapons in policing. This will include oversight of an independent review of proportionality in use of taser.
  •  The UK was targeted with drone incursions at Gatwick airport in Dec 2018. The airport was ground to a halt at Christmas, thousands of family holidays were ruined and millions of pounds were lost in revenue. This role supports the NPCC lead in ensuring that there is a UK response and that this does not happen again.

You will design, develop and deliver the strategy, policy and operational approach to less lethal weapons and counter drones nationally. The role leads the engagement across all police forces, HM Government and other public and private sector organisations to ensure that legislative and policy changes are deliverable and effective from a policing perspective.

 

As Staff Officer and Programme Manager you will be required to:

  • Manage the co-ordination of the Independent Review into Disproportionate Effects of Use of Taser, established to commission and review an extensive, independent programme of social research to explore the causes and consequences of racial disparities in the police use of Taser.
  • Co-ordinate the National Taser Stakeholder Advisory Group (NTSAG), providing independent advice to the NPCC.
  • Manage the Counter Drones Project.
  • Increase the profile of the three programmes, establishing a strategic vision which clearly communicates the purpose and intent of the work to UK Policing, HM Government and international partners.
  • Provide continuous advice and briefing on behalf of the National Lead (BTP’s Chief Constable), to ensure that the three programmes deliver, overcoming barriers and resolving tensions and conflict.



Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description.

 

The successful Staff Officer and Programme Manager will be required to evidence the following skills:

  • Formal project or programme management, e.g. Managing Successful Programmes, PRINCE2 (or recognised industry equivalent qualification)
  • Experience of working in policing, a security agency or central government roles.
  • Experience of leading a programme of work without direct authority, building consensus and agreement where there may be competing priorities.
  • Experience of influencing, negotiating and challenging senior police officers (up to Chief Constable) and senior officials in Whitehall.

 

If you are interested in applying to this Staff Officer and Programme Manager role then please do not delay as interviews will be held as soon as appropriate candidates are highlighted. In return for your experience, we can offer you:

  • Salary £44,051.38 plus £2,700.10 London Allowance per annum
  • 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Pension Scheme
  • Other benefits include a bespoke BTP rewards platform and various salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work as well as many high street and online retail discounts

 

We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. In order to apply, you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the previous 3 years. You will be asked these and other questions to determine your eligibility to work for British Transport Police when you start your application and you must answer honestly.

 

Candidates internal to BTP must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance, that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date, that a ‘Competent’ rating, or above, was achieved on the last reporting year PDR and they have completed their tenure period (12 months) for current substantive posting.

This opportunity is closed to applications.