Homeworking - remote
This post is homeworking or could be based at either Ryton CV8 3EN, Durham DL15 8DS or, London E14 4PU. Hybrid working opportunities can also be discussed. Please note, some travel within the UK will be required.
Job summary
This post is open to applicants who can meet the Colleges 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. This role offers a chance to work at the centre of national policing performance improvement.
Are you passionate about improving policing through evidence, insight and effective collaboration? Do you enjoy turning complex data into meaningful intelligence that drives real-world change? If so, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for a Business Analyst to work closely with police forces and partners to design solutions, enhance processes and strengthen the evidence base that shapes policing practice. This role will also work closely with the College Centre for Police Productivity.
Some of your responsibilities will include:
To be successful in this role youll need:
Please see the attached job description which contains full details of the role.
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
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):
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
Things you need to know
This post is open to applicants who can meet the Colleges nationality, UK residency and vetting requirements.
Vacancy reference: 7122/7176
Anticipated interview dates: Week commencing 20th July 2026
An initial sift based on the lead technical skill Excellent knowledge of Power BI with ability to turn data into visuals using analysis tools may be held if a large number of applications are received. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
This role is available until 31 March 2028 as a fixed term appointment to applicants who can meet the Colleges nationality, UK residency and vetting requirements.
It is also available until 31 March 2028 as a secondment opportunity to:
Central service conditions may apply.
Please ensure you return the attached secondment approval form either as an attachment when submitting your application or via email to recruitment@college.police.uk.
For further information on applying for a secondment please visit the Secondments into the College page.
For fixed Term contracts:
Whilst this fixed term contract is offered on the understanding that it will only last as long as the stated contract length, there could be a possibility that it could be extended or made permanent should circumstances allow.
Internal applicants who are at risk of redundancy or in need of redeployment and pass the recruitment process, will be given priority over other applicants.
How to apply and contact information:
For further information visit our Work for us page.
What it's like working at the College of Policing
If you would like to discuss the role in more detail please contact Gavin Bardsley, Performance Improvement Evidence & Evaluation Advisor gavin.bardsley@college.police.uk
We believe that a diverse workforce brings many benefits to the organisation including diversity of thought and improvements to the way we work internally and with partners and communities. We strive to be fully inclusive but we know there is more to do. We genuinely encourage people from all backgrounds and underrepresented groups to apply for this role.
We want to continually improve our recruitment processes and to remove any barriers to equal opportunities that could disadvantage those from particular backgrounds. In order for us to have the information to do this, we ask you to please complete the diversity section of the online application process. We use a blind shortlisting process and we hope that by using this method we will be able to promote greater diversity in our workforce and remove any subconscious decisions based on biases.
The College is committed to support the Greening Government Commitment and reducing our Environmental impact. We have a dynamic Environmental Management Plan in place which encompasses various objectives, including our pledge to reduce business travel. To support our green agenda we have, in phase one, installed Electric Vehicle Charging Points at our sites in Ryton (12 points) and Harperley Hall (4 points) alongside two at our Harrogate office. We encourage employees to become an Environment Champion to help with promoting and delivering our Environmental Management Plan. Our One Step Greener approach encourages all College staff to make small changes to create a better future for everyone.
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
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