EOI Head of NPCC Vetting Strategic Hub

Head of NPCC Vetting Strategic Hub

Grade:
Chief Superintendent
Directorate:
National Police Chiefs’ Council / Warwickshire Police Professional Services
Responsible to: NPCC Lead for Vetting / DCC SRO for PNVS

Location:

Warwickshire / National Travel Required

To lead the strategic direction, governance, and reform of police vetting across UK policing. This includes direct oversight of the Police National Vetting Service (PNVS), authorship of the annual Strategic Threat and Risk Assessment (STRA) for vetting, and programme leadership of the national vetting reform agenda. The post holder acts as the NPCC staff officer for the vetting portfolio, ensuring coherence, accountability, and delivery across all strands of vetting activity.

• Lead the national vetting strategy, ensuring alignment with NPCC priorities, public protection, and workforce integrity.
• Provide strategic oversight of PNVS, ensuring delivery against national standards and responsiveness to emerging threats.
• Author the annual Vetting STRA, synthesising national risk, performance, and intelligence to inform policy and operational priorities.
• Establish the Vetting Strategic Hub and recruit staff into it.
• Act as Programme Director for the National Vetting Reform Programme, overseeing delivery of agreed milestones, stakeholder engagement, and benefits realisation.
• Serve as NPCC staff officer for the vetting portfolio, coordinating national activity, reporting to Chief Officers, and ensuring delivery against strategic objectives.
• Maintain oversight of all national vetting‑related work streams, including policy, data, and operational assurance.
• Chair NPCC National Vetting Tasking Group.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with Chief Officers, College of Policing, Home Office, and other key national stakeholders.
• Represent NPCC at national forums, working groups, and cross‑sector engagements to promote integrity and public confidence.
• Lead development of national vetting performance frameworks, risk indicators, and benchmarking tools.
• Provide performance oversight of PNVS and ensure data governance and reporting mechanisms support transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Report to the NPCC Lead for vetting, through the NPCC Vetting Working Group and to the DCC of Warwickshire Police as SRO for the PNVS, through Vetting Management Board (VMB).
• Provide assurance to NPCC and national stakeholders on vetting delivery, reform progress, and risk mitigation.

• Extensive experience in Police Vetting, strategic leadership, national programme management, and operational policing.
• Deep understanding of vetting policy, risk management, and workforce integrity.
• Understanding and experience of delivery in complex political environments.
• Proven ability to lead multi‑agency programmes and influence national policy.

• Excellent strategic thinking, communication, and stakeholder management.
• Ability to analyse complex data and translate into actionable insight.
• Skilled in governance, performance management, stakeholder engagement and complex organisational change.

Operating at Level 3 of the Competency and Values Framework (CVF). Demonstrates inclusive, visionary leadership and intelligent, informed policing.

This post is open to substantive Chief Superintendents and substantive Superintendents who are capable and ready to operate at Chief Superintendent level. All applicants are asked to provide documented support from their Chief Officer team.

• Final date to receive applications:
  Sunday 1st February 2026 via the Oleeo system.
• Panel review of expression of interest:
  Friday 6th February 2026.
• Interview panel including presentation to Chief Officers:
  Monday 16th February 2026.

• Evidence of essential criteria:
  • Question 1 – Provide evidence of the knowledge section required for this position.
  • Question 2 – Provide evidence of the experience section of the job profile attached.
  • Question 3 – Provide evidence of the key skills needed as requested on the job profile.