Counter Terrorism Unit - National Organisational Learning and Development Officer
Role Responsibilities:
- To lead and support national projects aligned to the National CT Organisational Learning Strategy to develop an interoperable Organisational Learning capability for the CT network.
- To make complex decisions and provide strategic direction and taskings to NCTP funded regional OL&D posts subject to governance and matrix-management arrangements.
- To plan and organise individual and team activities including setting aims/objectives and managing actions for delivery within set deadlines.
- To produce management reports for a strategic audience. These will include project proposals/business cases and performance reports.
- To develop and build relationships with partner agencies in relation to CT network organisational learning and development, including national leads in the Security Service, MOD and Home Office.
- To lead and coordinate working groups/conferences and represent the National OL&D unit at National Working Groups to promote shared learning and operational improvement.
- To lead on the development, implementation and management of the Network-wide Organisational Learning System IT application, which tracks lessons progression from identification (via exercises, operational debriefs and thematic reviews) through to resolution, testing and closure.
- To co-ordinate, design, prepare and deliver National Counter Terrorism exercises involving the police CT Network and facilitate opportunities for learning and testing of new operational initiatives in accordance with the National Organisational Learning and Development Strategy.
- Planning, delivery and production of National Operational debriefs as requested via the Senior National Co-ordinator and delivery and production of debriefs for National MOD CT land based exercises.
- To manage the quality assurance regime for the CT Network in capturing, validating and evaluating organisational learning activity across all CT units to ensure that exercising, debriefing and lessons capture processes are consistent and comply with national standards.
- Promote and comply with ACPO policies on equal opportunities and H&S both in delivery of services and maintenance of discipline and professional standards for Organisational Learning activity across the UK.
- Promote equality, diversity and Human Rights in working practices by developing and maintaining positive working relationships, ensuring that colleagues are treated fairly and contributing to developing equality of opportunity in working practices.
- To support the Training and Development Unit in the development and delivery of national CT training programmes and continued professional development of national cadres.
- Experience and/or qualifications in project management, debriefing and risk assessment.
- Experience of delivering presentations for a specialist audience.
- Experience of collating, evaluating and processing complex data sets to identify trends and common themes and present outcomes in a formal written style.
- Must evidence strong and effective communication and interpersonal skills as the post holder is required to support negotiate and influence at all levels throughout the CT network to ensure Organisational Learning activity is delivered to a national standard.
- Evidence of attending, organising, facilitating and chairing local, regional and national working groups.
- Evidence of successful interpretation and application of relevant legislation, including contributing to new legislation /national bodies.
- Experience of identifying learning, implementing initiatives and contributing to best practice within a process-based work environment.
- Candidates should be able to demonstrate awareness of equality and diversity appropriate to this role and have a high level of personal integrity.
- Experience of IT packages including Microsoft packages such as Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio etc.
- Hold a full driving licence and be prepared to travel nationally.
- Have a working knowledge of Counter Terrorism Policing.
- Experience of policy formulation and development.
- Have experience of delivering exercises.
- Management of national portfolios.
- Experience of matrix-management or line management of personnel.
- Knowledge of financial regulations and procedures.