Job Description

Responsible for: Co-ordination of national network of Special Constables and Police

Support Volunteers in fraud, economic and cybercrime

Grade: Substantive or Temporary Chief Inspector/Detective Chief Inspector

Department: Economic & Cybercrime Policing HQ

Location: Guildhall Yard East/Remote

Contract Type: Secondment /Fixed until 31/03/2026 (grant dependent)

Vetting: MV/SC

PURPOSE OF THE POST:

To lead the specialist volunteer workstream from the City of London Police - National Lead Force for Fraud, Economic and Cyber Crime workforce strategy. To provide national, strategic leadership, driving culture change within policing to ensure volunteers are valued and effectively utilised to fight fraud, economic and cybercrime. To be an active member of the City of London Police Senior Management Team, ensuring volunteer and wider workforce strategy objectives drive decision-making for the national Fraud, Economic and Cyber Crime networks. Line management of the specialist volunteer co-ordination team.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Internal Stakeholder Engagement

Implement recommendations from 2025 academic review of specialist volunteering, developing strategy and delivery plan Close working with City of London Police Fraud and Cyber Protect, to embed cyber and fraud protect volunteer cadre and wider civil society network Embed specialist volunteering with Serious & Organised Crime (SOC) Workforce Capability workstream, attend SOC strategic workforce strategy meetings to identify opportunities to collaborate Attend NPCC Citizens in Policing (CiP), Special Constabulary, Police Support Volunteers and Cadets national working groups and devise specialist volunteering strand of CiP strategy Provide conduit between volunteer innovation and NPCC Science and Technology in Policing Provide conduit between volunteer skills and expertise gaps in College of Policing Skills/need analysis with ROCU teams Share/support NCA Specials leadership Stakeholder engagement with NPCC leads across SOC National internal comms and engagement National engagement with staff unions National engagement with Association of Special Constabulary Officers Support/incorporate NCA expert advisor list Identify and share best practice Support all City of London Police (CoLP) Economic and Cyber Crime Workforce Strategy workstreams

External Stakeholder Engagement

Provide reporting against Home Office grant deliverables, including devising measurement of value and return on investment Work with Home Office and other government departments to build specialist volunteering into law enforcement strategies (including Police Reform programme) Extend availability of specialist volunteering to government agencies Liaison and volunteer sharing with MOD Joint Cyber Reserve Force Develop relationships with relevant large corporations to recruit volunteers Develop relationships with charity and public sector volunteer schemes Needs analysis with businesses Needs analysis with victims Implement Employer Supported Policing (ESP) agreements Horizon scanning - identify threats and skills that will be needed External Comms to build trust and confidence Extend police cadet Cyber Ambassador scheme to armed forces cadets Seek external funding to support volunteer cadre and develop sustainability Liaison with international policing to support development of specialist volunteering

Volunteer Network Management

Embed risk management framework for utilisation of volunteers Develop consistent, relevant training Implement consistent volunteer agreements Contract management of national volunteer management platform Drive recording of activity for reporting, analysis and evaluation of impact Develop national communications strategy Develop consistent recruitment processes Establish working groups for Specials and Volunteers to take responsibility for strategic topics Manage alumni network Support teams to effectively manage volunteers Horizon scanning - identify skills that will be needed Identify and ensure oversight of national projects by volunteers Implement volunteer engagement/recognition events Identify and share best practice Procurement of specialist equipment for use by volunteers
Mandatory duties

Actively seek to implement the City of London's and City of London Police Occupational Health and Safety Policy in relation to the duties of the post, and at all times give due regard to the health and safety of both themselves and others when carrying out their duties.*
Actively seek to implement the City of London's Equal Opportunity Policy and the objective to promote equality of opportunity in relation to the duties of the post.*
To undertake any other duties that may reasonably be requested appropriate to the grade*
Maintain personal responsibility for gathering, recording, storing, accessing and sharing of information in compliance with data protection and information security policy, procedures and codes of practice and legislation.*

Selection Criteria

Skills

Excellent public speaking, influencing and negotiating skills Ability to communicate effectively and confidently at all levels, within policing and external stakeholders, including at senior and executive levels Confident, dynamic and resilient, able to drive forward strategy and delivery with limited supervision Change management and project management, strong planning and organisational skills Able to proactively identify key stakeholders, develop and maintain effective partnerships Strong written communication skills, including report writing, briefing documents, business cases etc. Understanding of finance and budget management

Experience

Have an understanding of the current structures of the fraud, economic and cybercrime landscape, including the NCA, NCSC, ROCU network, force teams, and wider interrelated capabilities. Experience working in fraud, economic and cybercrime or wider SOC welcome but not essential Experience working with volunteers (in any context) welcome but not essential

[For internal candidates only]

Please note that your application will not be considered without the completed endorsement form. Please ensure you leave enough time for your verifiers and senior leaders to complete the support of your application before the closing date.

[For internal candidates only]

Please note Officers who are not within 3 months of completing their tenure period, will not be eligible to apply for internal roles.

This applies only to Officers who are not currently working within this Directorate.

The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.

The City of London Police is committed to equality of opportunities and continuously strive for inclusivity within our Force. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly from those with disabilities and long-term conditions, those with Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic backgrounds, female candidates, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a program to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.

Benefits:

We strive to ensure all our information and services are accessible to and useable by everyone. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please get in touch with HR via hrservices@cityoflondon.police.uk

In return, we will offer a number of benefits including a generous pension scheme, a free Oyster card for London (TFL) travel and subsidised national rail travel, which allows you to travel within a 70 mile radius. For further information please visit:

https://careers.cityoflondon.police.uk/working


The ATOC Rail Travel Concession allows regular serving police officers to travel on National Rail services within a 70 mile radius of London for a small monthly cost. This is a taxable benefit that the City of London Police negotiates and Officers make a contribution to the cost of the scheme. If you wish to confirm if your journey would be covered under this scheme, please contact HR Services directly as the 70 miles is an approximation.

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A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. This is why it's vitally important that we recruit people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds with an understanding of cultural issues and a wide range of skills. We therefore particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us.


The way we work is changing. With a few exceptions most roles will be able to accommodate part time, job share and flexible working patterns. We can also offer hybrid working patterns of home and office based shift patterns. Feel free to speak to us about any flexible working requirements.


The Force has a number of Staff Support Networks that can offer you support and advice. Applicants are very welcome to contact the networks directly if they need any support or ask any question before they apply. For further information on the networks and their contact details please visit:


https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/police-forces/city-of-london-police/areas/city-of-london/about-us/about-us/equality-and-diversity2/equality-and-diversity-support-networks/


LGPS Pension Scheme - Local Government Pension Scheme explained - Which? Access to Blue Light Card scheme - Welcome to Blue Light Card Discounts within the Square Mile specifically for City of London Police employees Free access to our Force Gym (with dedicated time for female colleagues throughout the week), Personal Training Instructors with a range of specialisms, and a large variety of fitness and wellbeing programmes 25 days' annual leave + bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with continuous service Season Ticket Loans * Cycle to Work Scheme