Inspector to Chief Inspector 2020 Promotion Process

A UNIQUE CITY. A UNIQUE SET OF POLICING CHALLENGES. A UNIQUE CAREER POLICING LONDON IS A CHALLENGE LIKE NO OTHER, AND WILL BRING NEW OPPORTUNITES.

Our mission is to keep London safe

We’re proud of our people and the job we do to police London. Over 40,000 colleagues are dedicated to serving 9 million residents and visitors of one of the world’s most dynamic and diverse global cities.

London doesn’t stand still, and neither do we

Life as a Met Chief Inspector

Our ambition is to be the most trusted police service in the world. As a Chief Inspector, you will need to provide strong leadership and management in a time of unprecedented change within the UK’s largest Police Service. The trust and confidence of our customers and communities will be a direct reflection of how you fulfil the challenges of the role. You will achieve this by leading by example, upholding our professional standards, and showing personal flexibility in the face of change.

We’ll look to you to deliver results in line with the Met’s mission and vision, values and priorities, working collaboratively with partners to understand and manage the diverse needs of our customers and communities in all that we do.

As a leader, you’ll face a number of challenges including achieving continued crime reduction, partnerships, increasing community confidence and leading our people so they can be the very best they can be.

Who are we looking for?

This exciting career opportunity is open to Inspectors/Detective Inspectors looking for promotion, and Chief Inspectors/Detective Chief Inspectors with a proven track record of effective delivery.

We will be holding online candidate briefings on the 23rd and 25th September, prior to the closure of the expression of interest window to provide you insights into this promotion process. The briefings will be opened by Commander Richard Smith, and guest speakers will provide advice as to how you can look to prepare for this process. If you are interested in attending one of these briefings please contact us on 01633 632500. Alternatively you can book onto a session by selecting ‘book’ alongside the session you are able to attend.

• Online Session 1 Wednesday 23rd September 2020 from 12-1pm Book
• Online Session 2 Friday 25th September 2020 from 3-4pm Book

All expressions of interest must be submitted by 23.55 hours on 28th September 2020, with completed applications being submitted by 23.55 hours on 19th October 2020.

Queries in respect of this opportunity should be sent to the Met Promotions Team at metpromotions@police.sscl.com or by telephone on 01633 632500 (option 4).

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

The Metropolitan Police Service 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 Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates and women.

Appointments will be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

Policing a city as large, complex and culturally diverse as London presents a wide variety of challenges. It’s why we’re interested in new recruits with such a range of life experiences and backgrounds. And it’s why the ability to build trust and relationships with very different people is so important. More than this, you need to take genuine pride in making the capital’s neighbourhoods safer for everyone.

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.

Click ‘Apply’ to begin your online application form.