The Met employs more than 44,000 officers and staff, plus thousands of volunteers. It provides policing to one of the most diverse capital cities in the world, including 32 London boroughs and a number of other local, national and international functions, such as counter terrorism and organised crime prevention.
As the country’s largest police service, the service is recognised internationally as a leader in fighting crime. Many other policing organisations look to the Met for best practice and guidance.
We are looking to recruit students for a 52-week placement with the Met. All roles will give students valuable insight and experience of working for one of the largest public organisations in the UK and the largest single employer in London. We seek to provide valuable practical experience wherever our students work.
Background
Performance & Insight is a new function within the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) that has been created to deliver analytical support to enable the organisation to manage its performance. Through the New Met for London plan the team will look to deliver data-driven decision making to enable more trust, less crime and high standards. This means treating our data in the same way we treat our people, methods and technology, as a strategic asset.
The Performance & Insight function covers the following areas:
- Basic Command Unit (local borough level) analytical support,
- Public Protection (adult and child safeguarding) analytical support,
- Specialist Crime (serious crime e.g. homicide, gun crime) analytical support,
- MPS Governance (analytical support at corporate level) analytical support.
- Demand Resourcing (People & Resources) analytical support
The role
Candidates must be undergraduate students in a sandwich year course returning to study in Autumn 2026.
As a Performance Analyst in the Performance & Insight team, you will work with a range of stakeholders (ranks of Superintendent and above and police staff equivalents) and supported by your Lead Analyst to deliver evidence based, high quality, and insightful analysis to support the delivery of MPS objectives. It includes using analytical findings to spot trends, forecast future implications and highlight areas of good or poor performance. You’ll look to enable and support data-driven decision making across the MPS.
Performance Analysts help enable the effective delivery of a Performance & Insight, which will recognise emerging risks, steer organisational direction, inform decision making at all levels and provide assurance.
You will be responsible for
- Undertaking analysis; this will include analysing diverse datasets to make best use of the evidence base and produce high quality analytical products. This may include:
- Produce high quality analytical products that communicate findings in a meaningful way for the intended customer using a range of presentational styles,
- Support the development of analytical processes, tools, and techniques to ensure the production of insightful products that enable decision making, learning and provide assurance,
- Supporting the approach to evidence-based policing, which will help to shape how policing in London should operate in the future,
- Ability to balance and manage competing priorities,
- Undertake ad hoc reporting.
How to apply
Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement and Online Application Form. Your personal statement should outline why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 15 December 2024.
Essential for the role
Education/Experience:
- GSCE level or equivalent qualification in both Mathematics (Grade 6 (B) is required for this role) and English (Grade 5 (C) is required for this role).
- Computer literacy, particularly to have skills in Office 365 Excel at Intermediate level, PowerPoint, Word with the relevant presentational skills alongside.
- We require applicants to good basic knowledge of SQL and willingness to develop further in this.
- We are looking for individuals undertaking a BSc, with one or more modules of their degree covering at least oneof the following, Data Science, Data Analytics, Data Visualisation, Statistics, Mathematics, Criminology, Demand Resourcing, Forecasting, Operational Research or Psychology.
Skills knowledge experience
- Excellent communication skills, including presentation skills both verbal and written.
- Ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues and peers internally and externally.
- Welcoming and confident personality.
- Flexible approach to work with ability to work unsupervised and independently.
- Be self-motivated and have the willingness to learn and develop in the role.
