Post Title: Protect Officer

Contract type: Permanent

Rank/grade: D

Salary: Starting Salary £38,490 + £7,160 London Weighting

Directorate/department: Report Fraud – Protect Services

Vetting level required: MV/SC(find out more here- https://assets.college.police.uk/s3fs-public/2024-12/Vetting-authorised-professional-practice.pdf?VersionId=lvkOlukt26I3eQsjhOpkPlXGcGIvI4LV / https://gov.uk/government/publications/vetting-explained-and-our-vetting-charter/vetting-explained)

Location: Guildhall Yard East, London

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme 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.

Who are we?

As City of London Police, we protect the people, businesses and infrastructure of the City of London, one of the most important and dynamic environments in the UK and globally. London City is the smallest borough in London, so does that make our job any less challenging? Absolutely not – because there’s so much going on.

City of London Police play a vital role in keeping the City of London diverse community safe. As a Police Staff Member you will be helping to making the city safer and deliver a valued service for those that live, work and visit the City.

Hybrid working - This Police Staff role adheres to Corporation of London’s hybrid working policy, which requires a 60% office attendance rate. The specifics of this will be discussed locally with your hiring manager if you’re successful for the role.

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.

About The Team

The Report Fraud - Protect Services Team coordinates the national law enforcement Protect response to fraud and cyber crime.

Through intelligence-led strategies, the team delivers targeted campaigns, alerts and proactive engagement initiatives.

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About The Role

Protect Officers play a key role in delivering the national Protect strategy by turning intelligence and threat information into practical, accessible advice that helps individuals, businesses and communities protect themselves from fraud and cyber crime. They work closely with law enforcement, industry and partner organisations to develop and deliver education and awareness activities, share good practice, and raise awareness of emerging fraud and cyber threats.

Responsibilities

The postholder will be responsible for conducting research and intelligence analysis, developing Protect products, supporting national campaigns, and building effective partnerships across the public and private sectors. The role includes regular stakeholder engagement and presentation delivery to a range of audiences. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills, creativity, innovation, adaptability, and a commitment to reducing the impact of fraud and cyber crime across the UK.

Requirements

Your application will be scored against the criteria listed below for shortlisting. Please ensure that you reference your ability, knowledge and experience against these points in your application.

• Working knowledge of fraud, economic and cybercrime. • Previous experience of working with external stakeholders and in collaboration with either the public, private and third sector. • Experience of presenting to audiences of various sizes, sectors and subject knowledge, with the ability to adapt contents to meet audience requirements as required. • Able to work creatively and innovatively, finding new ways to present material and achieve success within the protect landscape. • Good analytical and research skills to evaluate information and provide meaningful

recommendations to assist law enforcement and industry in prevention activities.

This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK. Due to security vetting requirements for this being MV/SC, applicants must have continuously resided in the UK for the 5years immediately preceding their application. Unfortunately, we are unable to progress applications that do not meet this requirement.

If you would like to discuss the role please contact: [email protected]

Selection Process

As part of the initial application process, you will be asked to evidence how your experience, skills, and knowledge align with the points listed above in the ‘Requirements Section.’

The application and interview will be tested under Level 2 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.

Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job description will not be considered.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT and Copilot, is permitted to review and edit application responses for spelling, grammar, and clarity. However, all responses must accurately reflect your own skills, knowledge, and experience and must not be generated by AI or contain plagiarised content. Applications found to include plagiarism or AI-generated content will be withdrawn.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 1st November 2026 at 23:59pm.

Following shortlisting, successful candidates will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, expected to be held week commencing 16th November.

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, would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, or have any other questions, please get in touch with HR via [email protected]

Benefits

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://cityoflondon.police.uk/police-forces/city-of-london-police/areas/city-of-london/about-us/about-us/equity-and-diversity/equity-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 • 29 days’ annual leave + bank holidays, increasing up to 34 days with continuous service • Season Ticket Loans