CTP - Head of Data - Band A

Job Title: CTP - Head of Data

Salary: £69,161 to £79,882 plus a Location allowance of £1,721. You will receive £69,161 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £79,882 will be via incremental progression.

Location: Across London

What more could you do with data?

Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) plays a crucial role in keeping our country safe. It’s a vital mission and we have begun an ambitious new strategy to bring about a revolutionary change in how we use data to deliver it. Now that we’re establishing a detailed data strategy, you could enjoy a high profile and wide impact across CTP as you shape and transform how we manage our data.

As Head of Data, you will operate at senior leadership level and have autonomy to set the direction of all work related to the storage and exploitation of data. Our strategy includes a clear approach for acquiring, analysing and sharing data across policing, the intelligence community and, increasingly, the private sector. You will take this forward as you lead our high-performing principal policy data teams.

Also acting as Chief Data Officer for CTP, you’ll build and lead a stakeholder group to secure buy-in across the organisation. That will mean designing and articulating a vision and selling it to a broad group ranging from technical communities to law enforcement leaders and very senior operational customers. Additionally, you will design and implement new governance structures for data and achieve all this and more in close collaboration with external partners such as the Home Office. That will draw on your talent for influencing senior leaders across Whitehall and ideally, internationally.

Together with strategic vision and a leadership background, you will have proven experience of leading strategy development or delivering data or tech transformation programmes involving complex working relationships. You will have an understanding of law enforcement, national security or intelligence, and advanced knowledge and senior experience ranging from policy and architecture to ethical and security structures.

Besides your expert technical knowledge of data sciences, relevant tech or applied data analytics, you’ll have the ability to operate in a complex operational and compliance landscape.

In return, you can look forward to benefits including substantial annual leave, Civil Service pension arrangements, interest free season ticket loans, flexible working conditions and more.

The Role

The Head of Data is part of the CTP Senior Leadership Team, reporting to Director of Data and Analysis. The role will act as CTP’s Chief Data Officer (CDO) and will lead the CTP Network’s mobilisation of data through the CTP Data and Analysis Strategy. The role will head small teams leading data and strategy policy, key technology programme coordination and governance. It is central to CTP’s strategy that our use of data will always be lawful, ethical and proportionate.

The role will deputise for the Director on data-related issues. The role will work closely with the Head of Analysis to ensure our specialist analytical cadres and our wider workforce have the right tools. The role will work with our Chief Scientific and Technical Officer to ensure that CTP has the right technology, including ICT, infrastructure to realise our aspirations in the use of data.

Job Purpose

CTP has initiated an ambitious new strategy to realise a revolutionary change in our use of data to deliver our vital mission. To enable this, we need a dedicated data strategy, including a clear approach for acquiring, analysing and sharing data across policing, the intelligence community and an increased level of cooperation with the private sector. A principal overarching strategy for Data and Analysis in CTP has now been established by the new Director. We are establishing a detailed Data Strategy with an implementation plan and performance metrics.

The Head of Data will take this forward and lead our principal policy data teams. This role will also be the Chief Data Officer (CDO) for CTP. The post-holder will produce the new Data Strategy and CTP Strategic Plan for Data. They will build and lead a stakeholder group to secure organisational buy-in. This will require the post-holder to design and articulate a vision for data in CTP and sell this to a very broad group, necessitating substantial credibility with technical communities, very senior operational customers and key leaders across the law enforcement and national security sector. This role will design and implement new governance structures for Data in CTP including full compliance against a complex set of legal and policy standards. All of this must be done in close collaboration with external partners, including UKIC, the Home Office and wider Policing.

 Key Result Areas

• Create and implement a CTP Data Strategy. Ensure that data is effectively, lawfully and reliably stored and shared across the CTP Network to achieve our mission.
• Build the Network’s capability to share and analyse data to provide insight, to enhance operational outcomes and inform CT Policing’s strategy and priorities.
• Establish strategic partnerships with the UKIC, the NCA, the MPS and the National Police Chiefs’ Council.
• Establish direct links and coordination with the MPS Data Office. Build joint projects on data compliance, innovation (including applications of AI and automation).
• Establish and o the CTP Data Capability Assurance Framework (the principal framework for assuring CTP data capability against technical, compliance, ethical and quality standards).
• Initiate and lead a CTP HQ data ethics programme, including liaison with relevant government bodies, academia, think tanks and technical communities.
• Champion and implement data management strategies and standards to institutionalise data quality management.

Scope for Impact

This is a high-profile role with wide impact across the CTP HQ and the Network. The post-holder will shape and transform how we manage our data nationally and in concert with partners. The role will work directly with key operational, capability and corporate leaders to develop our future use of data and establish assurance and governance standards. This will include leading our approach on ethics and proportionality in our use of data analytics, including AI. The role will also be central to building and leading critical new relationships with our policing and national security partners.

The post-holder will operate at the senior leadership level within the HQ and the wider CT policing Network. They will have autonomy to set the direction of the work of the Network in the storage and exploitation of data. The Data Strategy, with a plan and associated control measures, will be central of the success of this role. The post-holder will be managing the CTP HQ Data Risk Register and the Data Programme portfolio. Both of these will require frequent briefings to the top-level leadership in CTP and are critical governance mechanisms within the organisation.

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; and must undergo Developed Vetting (DV) once in post. If you do not obtain DV once in post, you may be subject to a posting or redeployment process.

Additionally, this material is of particular sensitivity to the UK and its distribution must be restricted to UK nationals. In approved circumstances dual nationals (of which one element is British) may also be granted access. However, in the event that potential conflicts of interest cannot be managed the post holder will not be able to see the intelligence material and will not be able to perform their duties. For the purpose of safeguarding national security and in line with Cabinet Office Policy, supported by Section 82(2) to (4) of the Police Reform Act (2002), applicants who do not hold or acquire Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) or Developed Vetting (DV) clearance and meet the nationality requirements cannot be offered the post.

Confidentiality Agreement

Applicants should also be aware of the need to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up the post. 

Our Employee Commitments

Counter Terrorism Policing 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 able to reach their full potential. Where any group or individual can be and feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate and contribute to our mission of “Working to keep people safe from Terrorism”.

Inclusion, diversity and equality is at the front and centre 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 communities are therefore essential and encouraged. Counter Terrorism Policing as a network is committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations’.

Counter Terrorism Policing is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working arrangements and including part time working or job share. In addition, this role has been reviewed following learning from work during the Covid pandemic and may be done in an agile manner. In the first instance, please contact the vacancy holder to discuss how such arrangements could be accommodated (where applicable). 

Counter Terrorism Policing recruitment is open to all, but we are keen to positively support those who are younger in service to join into our specialist environment.

Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement and online application form. Your CV should set out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years.  Your Personal Statement should demonstrate your suitability and how you meet the criteria for this role. This should be no more than two pages long. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).

Completed applications must be submitted by 14th October 2022.

We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of London’s communities. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer the Met have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

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