This post is open to applicants who can meet the College’s nationality, UK residency and vetting requirements.

About us:

Our mission is: Leadership, Standards, Performance. This guides our work with individuals, forces, and policing partners towards our vision. We exist to support police officers, police staff and volunteers to deliver the best service to the public. Only through high quality leadership, consistent standards and continual performance improvement can everyone in policing reach their full potential. Our mission guides our work with individual, forces and partners towards our vision.

Although we are a relatively small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles.

We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive. Our extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers’ network for equality and inclusion membership (ENEI silver award winners), and status as a disability confident leader means everyone can bring their whole self to work.

Additional Information:

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

Due to our status as Public Servants, we are not eligible to participate in the Civil Service transfer process. Therefore, while successful candidates can transfer in on their existing terms and conditions, any subsequent transfer out of the College to the Civil Service cannot be guaranteed on existing terms and conditions, and new starter/modernised terms may apply.

The College embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we comply with the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and apply the minimum selection criteria at sift stage of the recruitment process.

Our vetting

If you are successful at interview, you will be required to undertake pre-employment security checks. You will be sent a security questionnaire which must be accessed within 24 hours.

Please note, these checks can take up to 10 weeks. You will only be offered a start date after the checks have been completed. If the outcome of these checks is not satisfactory, your recommendation for employment will be withdrawn.

Support and Intervention Team

As part of national policing reforms, a new capability is being established in the College to help forces tackle issues that may be impacting quality of service to the public. Part of this capability includes the set-up of a new specialist support team designed to work directly with forces to make tangible improvements, drive cultural and operational reform and build public confidence. These roles offer a chance to work at the centre of national policing performance improvement.

Are you a driven, curious and influential analyst who is passionate about using data to improve policing across the UK? Do you thrive on solving complex problems, shaping decisions and delivering insight that drives change? If so, this is your opportunity to make a national impact.

We are looking for a Senior Analyst to bring analytical expertise, fresh thinking and leadership that will directly influence policing standards, performance improvement and national decision‑making.

The role will involve producing high-quality data analysis and tools that supports performance and productivity improvements in policing.

This role will also work closely with the College Centre for Police Productivity.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the development of colleagues through the provision of analytical expertise and guidance
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with policing stakeholders nationally
• Leading analytical work for Support and Intervention, ensuring police forces receive clear, accurate and actionable insights based on the outcome of PEEL inspection areas.
• Designing and delivering advanced data tools within the Centre for Police Productivity to help forces identify opportunities for improvement

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

• Experience of working in policing, ideally within an analytical role and wider knowledge of UK policing governance structures and environment.
• Exceptional analytical capability — experienced in using a range of analytical techniques to support decision-making
• Demonstratable experience of developing effective data tools in Power BI
• Skilled at leading high performing teams, working collaboratively and flexibly across a matrix environment

Please see the attached job description which contains full details of the role.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Demonstrable experience of conducting analysis to support decision making within an area relevant to law enforcement, applying a range of analytical techniques with a strong track record of preparing and presenting results including options analysis.
• Demonstratable experience of developing effective data tools in Power BI
• Experience of working in policing, ideally within an analytical role and wider knowledge of UK policing governance structures and environment.

Benefits

College staff have Public Servant status. As a Public Servant, you are eligible to join the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

The College is a great place to work. We're passionate about our people and offer a wide range of benefits, including (but not limited to):

• Defined benefit pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
• Up to 31.5 days holiday (this is in addition to 8 public holidays and 1 privilege day)
• Continued professional development and structured career paths
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Flexi-time (for certain grades)
• Benenden Healthcare
• National Dental Plan
• Discounts for on-line shopping
• Free employee support line
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Rewards and recognition scheme
• Learning and development tailored to your role.
• An environment with flexible working options.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.

We also have a number of thriving staff networks that provide the opportunity for advice, support and to drive change. A place to get your voice heard, share experiences and challenge our working practices to ensure equality of opportunity for all.

For more information about our benefits and staff networks, visit What we offer as an employer , College of Policing

Job contact :

• Name : College Talent Acquisition and Inclusion Team
• Email : recruitment@college.police.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@college.police.uk