Hub Coordination Team manager - Joint Counter Terrorism, Prison and Probation Hub (JCTPPH)

Help Counter Terrorism Policing perform at its best.

The Joint Counter Terrorism, Prison and Probation Hub (JCTPPH) is a multiagency unit for the Met. It aims to coordinate efficient intelligence that enables more effective management of national security risk by extremist offenders (known as pathfinder cases) in prisons or on probation supervision in the community. As hub coordination team manager, you’ll lead a dynamic team that provides vital coordination both internally and externally with partners, customers and suppliers.

In this key role, you’ll get the exciting opportunity to support some of the most pressing challenges in Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) today. Working alongside the detective chief inspector and JCTPPH capability leads, you’ll deliver the business and personnel coordination functions, in line with its mission.

You’ll be responsible for a variety of functions, including everything from onboarding and off boarding staff, to managing personnel processes, such as vetting and recruitment, and the JCTPPH shared mailboxes. You’ll also provide key support to the chief of staff across a variety of functions including procurement and producing management information. Your day to day will bring you into contact with a wide range of contacts. Therefore, strong communication skills, both verbal and written, are vital.

You’ll be involved in event management and facilitation, all while being the link between agencies and regions. You’ll also be responsible for department budgets and weekly or monthly management reports. More than that, you’ll make sure the team’s wellbeing is prioritised within a supportive, inclusive culture.

Experience of working in CTP, prisons or probation is not essential. Instead, we’re looking for someone with excellent organisation and people skills. Someone highly motivated, proactive and confident managing a team, and who will become a positive role model for everyone around them. 

Now more than ever is the time to join the Met. We want our team to be representative of our country and are looking to recruit people who understand and reflect the diverse communities we engage with every day.

Besides the rewarding nature of the job itself, a competitive salary and a civil service pension, you'll also benefit from excellent career and professional development. If you’re looking to advance, we’ll support your progress.

Please note that some UK travel will be required.

Key tasks                                                                              

The role holder will have overall responsibility for delivering the Hub Coordination Team (HCT) functions and should thus attain a level of proficiency and understanding of all elements of the HCT’s work.

As the HCT manager, the role holder will have individual responsibilities in addition to overseeing the core HCT functions. These are listed under 'Hub Coordination Team functions' further down this page.

The role holder will be responsible for the line management and care of HCT staff and for ensuring CTP professionalism requirements are maintained by the police staff. Where a direct line report is from another agency in the hub, the role holder should endeavour to engage with the staff processes of the relevant agency, and seek assistance from another manager from that agency as necessary.  

The post holder will be required to do the following:

• Oversee the Hub Coordination Team (HCT) functions. See list further down this page.
• Undergake line management of HCT staff, which is currently four Band E staff.
• Procurement and liaison with external contractors in line with Met standard operating procedure (SOP) (CAPITA and Premier Partnership).
• Day to day management of the JCTPPH budget.
• Assist with production of weekly anf monthly management reports.
• Coordinate communications, including event management and facilitation
  projects, as required.

Hub Coordination Team functions

• Onboarding and offboarding for joiners and leavers.
• Ongoing management of Hub personnel processes. For example, vetting, systems access, recruitment, training, continuing professional development (CPD) events, oncall rota, and annual leave.
• Managing membership requests and removals for the Knowledge Hub.
• Monitoring and managing JCTPPH shared mailboxes.
• Maintaining the JCTPPH tasking register.
• Conduit between agencies and regions for Approved Visitor Scheme checks.
• Maintaining corporate memory. For example, contacts, shared drives, and minutes.
• Organising meeting rooms, invitations, and buildings access for visitors.

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) Developed Vetting (DV) level before taking up the post.

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.