Who will the role holder need to work closely with?

• The Business Design Team, participating in team knowledge sharing and contributing to the development of the Business Design offering within CTPHQ.
• Officers and Staff across the CTP Network, to gain an understanding of their operational requirements, challenges, and opportunities. You will sustain and manage this group as key stakeholders, building relationships and ensuring buy-in to the design.
• Programme and Project Teams to ensure that Business Design Activity is fully understood and incorporated into the Project Plan and activities.
• Other members of staff within the CTPHQ Change Pillar, particularly in the Project and Programme Management, Business Change, and Benefits teams, to ensure design activity is feeding the shape of the project and key activities.
• Strategy and Performance colleagues to identify the drivers for organisational change, and to gain appropriate management information to identify and evidence the need for change.
• Finance, HR, and Communications business partners within CTPHQ to collate data, identify, and manage ‘people’ impacts as part of design activity.

What training will I be provided in this role?

Changing the way that CTP operates is not a ‘cookie cutter’ process, so we want to ensure that all staff have a diverse toolkit that they can leverage when tackling business challenges. The following training and professional development opportunities will be provided to support the development of the Business Design toolkit:

• Business Design Team Training Modules (internally developed and delivered)
• BCS Advanced International Diploma in Business Analysis, or selected modules aligned to role requirements, which may include:
  • TOGAF Business Architecture
  • APMG Managing Portfolios (MoP)
  • PRINCE2 Portfolio Management Foundation and Practitioner
  • Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Foundation and Practitioner

What skills and experience are we looking for?

The success of the Business Design practice is based on the diversity of our people’s backgrounds and experiences, and we’re keen to hear from people who have:

• Vetting: This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Developed Vetting (DV) level before taking up the post.
• Confidentiality Agreement: Applicants should also be aware of the need to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up the post.

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button". 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 August 2026. Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 1 to 2 weeks after the closing date. Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence 1 to 2 weeks after CBQ sift.

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Essential Skills and Experience:

• Has a proven ability to conduct detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis to define organisational problems, design appropriate solutions, and determine the impact of both on CTP’s operating model
• Is able to translate complex organisational problems and solutions into simple compelling narratives that achieve broad business consensus
• Has an ability to identify and apply wider strategic and socio-economic impacts to tactical business problems and issues
• An ability to manage senior stakeholders and collaborate across multidisciplinary project teams, and confidently develop relationships even within challenging environments
• Experience in developing business operating models and delivering change through formal methodologies and approaches
• Solutions-oriented, innovative, forward-thinking approach to complex challenges
• Experience managing junior staff and supporting others in navigating conflicting requirements and priorities

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Holds a Project Management Qualification (i.e. PRINCE2) or experience managing projects, or complex workstreams within larger programmes of work
• Has experience of leading, developing, and motivating a team within a challenging, change-driven environment
• Has an awareness of Enterprise Architecture, and the value that key Business Design Artefacts (i.e. Target Operating Models) have within a Business Design Context
• Experience of working with various stakeholders within a large organisation including managing expectations and dealing with conflicting requirements and priorities
• Is confident in developing and maintaining relationships, even within a challenging context
• Experience working in matters of national security and counter-terrorism

Required Languages

• English

Reports To

Head of Business Design

Additional Information

[CTP CVF Staff Band.pdf – 807KB](Opens in a new window) Opens in a new window

The following competencies will be tested against during sift:

• We analyse critically at level 3
• We are innovative and open-minded at level 3
• We take ownership at level 3
• We support and inspire at level 3

The following values will be tested against during sift:

• Integrity
• Empathy

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