National IDE & Wellbeing Lead – Counter-Terrorism Policing

Counter Terrorism Policing; England; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) is seeking a National Co-ordinator for Inclusion and Wellbeing to lead IDE and Wellbeing across the CTP network. The role shapes the IDE strategy, advises senior leaders, and partners with HR and regional teams to implement national action plans.

The post holder will drive regional IDE/W initiatives, benchmark best practice, and support recruitment and retention through an IDE lens, while ensuring governance and data-informed interventions across the network.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a specialist IDE practitioner.
• Stakeholder engagement and influencing with senior colleagues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Clear, structured thinking and problem solving.
• Experience curating IDE content and delivering training.
• Ability to translate data into actionable IDE actions.
• Comfortably contribute to senior-level Board discussions.
• Proven success delivering organisational IDE change.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain IDE/W direction for the CTP Network.
• Drive IDE performance framework across regions and network.
• Advise senior leaders on IDE/W matters in policing context.
• Collaborate with CT Heads, HR Leads and managers regionally.
• Establish regional IDE/W working groups and governance.
• Support recruitment and retention initiatives through IDE lens.
• Deliver bespoke IDE/W interventions and training.
• Benchmark IDE/W practice across policing and security sectors.
• Represent CTP in IDE/W spaces with NPCC and partners.

Skills

IDE practitioner

Stakeholder engagement

Policy development

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Training delivery

Project management

Change management

Job description

Job Title: National Co-ordinator for Inclusion and Wellbeing - Police Staff - CTPHQ

Salary: The starting salary is £62,310, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.

The salary is broken down as £59,301 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £72,254. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Job Summary

Putting inclusion at the heart of counter-terrorism policing. Inclusion, Diversity, Equality (IDE) and Wellbeing is the key to supporting our greatest asset – our people.

Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) keeps the nation and everyone in it safe from all manner of threats. As those threats evolve, so do we. Take on this role and you’ll be developing the workplace culture and practices, within an organisation dedicated to protecting the public and our national security.

Our people protect our national security, officers and staff, in all areas of our organisation and the wider CTP network. Your role will see you develop a work environment that can continue to adapt to the UK’s changing threat landscape.

The successful post-holder will be the CTP Network’s leading SME in the space of IDE and Wellbeing, strategically driving the network’s direction and building on the established processes to provide a future-proofed approach. The post-holder will provide specialist advice and guidance to senior leaders both within Counter Terrorism Poling HQ and across the wider CTP network. The post-holder will also represent CTP in the IDE spaces across national territorial policing and our national security partners.

This post is has been in place for over four years in CTP, focused specifically on IDE. The role is being expanded for the new post-holder to also incorporate Wellbeing within their national remit.

Key Tasks

The post holder will be required to do the following:

• Develop and maintain a single Inclusion, Diversity and Equality (IDE) and Wellbeing direction for the CTP Network, which responds to all relevant national action plans and supports regional-specific contexts.
• Drive change within the IDE people performance framework to ensure progress is monitored and reported at both a regional and network-level.
• Respond to national and regional challenges in the space of IDE as they arise, providing expert advice and guidance as the network’s SME.
• Collaborate with CT Heads, Business Managers and HR Leads in the delivery of regional IDE and Wellbeing strategies and interventions.
• Support the establishment of regional IDE/W working groups, governance and data-informed IDE/W interventions.
• Proactively work with wider Strategic HR colleagues to improve recruitment and retention initiatives, through the lens of IDE, across CTPHQ and the wider network.
• Provide ad-hoc specialist advice and support to senior leaders within CTPHQ and the wider CTP Network on matters related to IDE/W in a policing context.
• Devise and deliver a range of bespoke CT IDE/W interventions, including but not limited to; supervisor training, culture briefings and reasonable adjustments tools.
• Identify IDE/W best practice and establish relevant benchmarking, across policing, national security and the wider public sector.
• Constructively challenge and drive the representation of CTP within the IDE/W workstreams across the NPCC, College of Policing and the National Security community.

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) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post.

This post requires British nationality (some dual nationals may be ineligible) and an Enhanced Security Check (eSC)

As the post holder will have access to very sensitive information, there are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries and we will undertake additional security checks as part of the recruitment process. Applications from candidates with close connections to certain countries may take considerably longer to process, or in some cases result in a withdrawal of an offer of employment. Further details will be provided at the conditional offer stage.

Confidentiality Agreement

Applicants should also be aware of the need to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up the post.

Our Colleague Commitments

Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) continues to prioritize an inclusive and supportive working environment and culture, where all of our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are empowered to reach their full potential. CTP keeps the nation and everyone in it safe from all manner of threats and as those threats evolve, so do we - that’s why Inclusion, Diversity and Equality (IDE) is the key to supporting our greatest asset, our people.

Our people protect our national security across the UK. In order to continue to deliver against our organisational priorities, we collectively seek to ensure that all colleagues feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate in the delivery of our mission – “working to keep people safe from Terrorism”.

IDE is at the heart 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 backgrounds, cultures and experiences are therefore essential and encouraged. The CTP Network is committed to ensuring that candidates identifying as disabled are able to realize their fullest career aspirations and, as such, will endeavour to accommodate any reasonable adjustments that you may require during the recruitment process. CTP also welcomes applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements, such as part-time working, job-share and hybrid working arrangements. All flexible working arrangements should be discussed and agreed with the hiring manager.

This role does not attract Shift Disturbance Allowance. If you are currently in a shift-working role, SDA should cease upon appointment to this job.

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires an online application form.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 24th September 2026.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager.

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview.

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The jobholder will need a proven record of managing organisational change in the field of inclusion, diversity, equality (IDE), and wellbeing, with the ability to move fast, navigate ambiguity and maintain resilience when challenged on difficult messages. They will have the skills and experience to innovate to deliver this change in new and creative ways, and have the resilience to push boundaries.

They will need:

• Previous experience as a specialist IDE practitioner.
• Stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to constructively challenge and effectively advise colleagues of all ranks and bands on difficult topics.
• Substantial communication skills, both written and verbal, communicating with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leaders.
• Critical thinking, with the ability to analyse and de-conflict multiple sets of information, forming a judgement that is in the best interests of colleagues and the wider network.
• Training and presenting capability, with experience curating bespoke IDE content and facilitating both upskilling and colleague-feedback sessions to groups of varying seniority.
• Ability to translate metrics, research, and trends to identify opportunities, interventions, and initiatives for improvement.
• Ability to comfortably contribute to senior-level Board meetings, chairing when required.
• Project management skills, with excellent prioritisation, time management and organisational capacity, with the ability to pivot and adapt to address emerging needs as they arise.
• Proven success in delivering organisational change related to IDE.

Additional Information

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The following competencies will be tested against during sift:

• We are innovative and open-minded at level 3
• We take ownership at level 3
• We collaborate at level 3

The following values will be tested against during sift:

• Integrity
• Empathy

Disability Confident Statement

The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have 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 people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.

As a Disability Confident Leader, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.

Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job-related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles. Find out more about police fitness standards.

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