Job Title: Senior Leadership Programme Delivery Lead

Salary: The starting salary is £59,839, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.

The salary is broken down as £56,911 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £69,342. Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location: Central London locations, Hendon, Marlowe House, NSY and potentially other locations across the MPS.

In line with A New Met for London to develop a strong cohort of leaders, the Commissioner has made a commitment to help set our leaders up to succeed by ensuring a leadership development programme for all leaders every year.

This will be delivered through the New Leadership Academy providing a contemporary learning offer to our leaders. To achieve this we need a strong team of leaders and expert facilitators to build our leadership capabilities in the Met in order to deliver more trust, less crime and higher standards.

Working in the Met’s Leadership Academy team within Learning and Development, the role holder will take ownership of the delivery of the Senior Leadership programmes (SLP) 2 & 3 (Band B’s/Superintendents & Chief Inspectors) and work collaboratively with the other strand leads delivering Leadership programmes. The post holder will assist in the actual delivery of the programmes, alongside managing the delivery team, and support the extended team of facilitators for the FLLP and MLLP programmes. To ensure the highest standards of facilitation and training are delivered, they will work collaboratively with the design teams to ensure continual improvement in the programmes, support the QA process and continued professional development of trainers and facilitators. They will also support the coaching and mentoring SLP programmes.

The successful applicant will be supported in developing their knowledge, skill and experience required to deliver these programmes. This will include a train the trainers programme, observation sessions of current courses and access to content prior to being expected to deliver. Also the opportunity to develop recognised professional Instructional / facilitation qualifications if necessary.

Location and working hours:

Our courses are delivered face to face in a classroom environment Monday to Friday 8 – 4 generally. The locations for delivery include; Central London locations, Peel Centre Hendon, Marlowe House Sidcup and New Scotland Yard. There may be need to deliver the training from other venues across the MPS and the successful candidate needs to be flexible to meet this criteria.

L&D supports flexible working and this is reviewed on a case by case basis.

Posting Information:

This will be a permanent full time role in L&D Leadership Academy. If the successful applicant is internal, the posting will take place in line with the next corporate posting schedule. If the successful applicant is an external candidate then a start date will be agreed.

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply now" button below. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and/or Personal Statement.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 26th June 2025.

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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Essential criteria & Skills

• Experience of senior leadership and operating on a peer-to-peer basis at senior level - providing guidance, insight and advice across a broad range of business related matters.
• High levels of strategic awareness, driven, forward thinking and able to communicate with high levels of confidence at a senior level across the breadth of our key internal and external stakeholder groups, including Management Board and senior leaders within the Met.
• Experience of supporting the training delivery teams, supporting the learning cycle, leading and developing new ways of learning.
• Experience in coaching and or mentoring staff at senior leadership levels
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to establish rapport with colleagues and delegates at all levels in order to lead collaboration between them in face to face and virtual environments.
• Able to work flexibly in managing assignments and able to work independently or as part of a team.
• The confidence to deliver new ideas - ensuring that training can be delivered consistently as planned and agreed.
• Extensive experience of delivery of training programmes to delegates or students.
• Experience of working in a law enforcement environment or an understanding of the work of Law
• Enforcement professionals and the complex environment of policing.

Desirable Criteria

• Formal qualifications in training, teaching or facilitating.
• Previous experience of facilitation or delivering content to participants inside or outside the MPS as either Trainers, Instructors or Teachers.
• Proven record of delivering change programmes
• Use of a range of delivery aids such as PowerPoint, VR, HYDRA etc.
• Professional or coaching qualifications.
• Leadership Training experience
• Experience in Evaluation and QA.