Job Title: External Relations Officer

Salary: The starting salary is £38,926, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.

The salary is broken down as £35,998 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £38,523. Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location: Westminster

Work pattern: 36 hours a week. You will be required to work some weekends and other out of hours cover with appropriate notice for which TOIL or overtime will be available. You will also be part of the ER on call-rota approx. one weekend in six.

Location:

New Scotland Yard, Westminster. You may be expected to work at other Met buildings across London as part of a blended working agreement. There are also some opportunities for remote working when appropriate.

Job Purpose

There is no greater mission than keeping the public safe. This role is integral to the success of the Metropolitan Police Service. Our communities and police officers depend on excellent communications and engagement informed by insightful policy and political advice.

In this role you will be part of a team responsible for political, stakeholder engagement alongside the delivery of visits and events. You will help us drive build advocacy around the mission and priorities set out in for New Met for London

As part of this you will responsible under the direction of a manager for the delivery of aspects of our focused engagement with political and strategic stakeholders or the running of our visits and events portfolio.

The teams work stretches across Governments, the Mayor’s Office and MOPAC, Members of Parliament,

Assembly Members, International delegations, the third sector, key community groups and business.

You will play a key role in helping us tell our reform journey in different ways whether that’s by setting up a roundtable event, hosting a reception, or bring guests up close with our specialist capabilities. Creativity will be key.

On any day you may manage a MPs case work to resolution, monitor a parliamentary debate, summaries a key stakeholder report, proactively set up a meeting between a stakeholder and a Chief Officer or support the delivery of a VVIP visit.

Key Result Areas

• High quality drafts of briefing notes and correspondence for external stakeholders
• High quality submissions, itineraries and briefing to support visits and events
• Providing policy/issues based research and briefing
• Considered prioritisation of inquiries and responses to reactive activity including rebutting inaccurate or misinformed commentary from stakeholders
• Successful delivery and ownership of small-scale visits & events
• Lead on aspects of the delivery of large scale and high-profile visits and events (e.g. manage all logistics).
• Build relationships with new and existing stakeholders to delivery advocacy for NMfL
• Proactively identification of opportunities to engage with stakeholders in support of New Met for London
• Preparing officers and staff ahead of engagement ensuring they are confident to attend and know what is expected of them.
• Support the development and delivery of reactive and proactive external media engagement/internal stakeholders.
• Successfully resolution of case work issues received from Members of Parliament and Assembly
• Membership of the ER on call-rota which will include occasional out of hours
• Excellent delivery of essential administrative duties as required by the
• Spotting risk, escalating as appropriate and putting in place
• Be prepared to work out of normal office hours if circumstances demand it and at short
• Be prepared to deal with unexpected issues which on occasion will require working beyond normal expected hours.
• Manage your own work against plans and milestones and act promptly to ensure activity stays on track and outcomes are delivered.
• Take part in the evaluation of strategies plans, channels and
• Assist with other communications tasks and projects as
• Actively seek learning and development opportunities to enhance
• High ethical and professional standards that align to the values and principles set out in A New Met for London
• Every member of our team is expected to be multi-skilled and work across several communication disciplines using modern up-to-date professional practice

Competency and Values Framework for Policing

The Competency and Values Framework (CVF) aims to support all policing professionals, now and into the future. It sets out nationally recognised behaviours, which will provide a consistent foundation for a range of Met and national processes.

As part of the role you are expected to operate and demonstrate the behaviours as set out in the national policing competency and values framework to the levels as shown below:

Level 2: ‘We are emotionally aware’; ‘We are collaborative’; ‘We deliver, support and inspire’; ‘We are innovative and open minded’; ‘We take ownership’; ‘We analyse critically’

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply now" button below. 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 18th September 2025.

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 week after the closing date.

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence 2-3 weeks after hiring manager review.

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Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• A working knowledge of the UKs political system including how Government, City Hall, Parliament and the London Assembly operate and the ability to use this understanding to influence public policy debates.
• Experience in drafting correspondence to senior stakeholders including MPs and Assembly Members
• Some experience in executing issue-based stakeholder handling and influencing plans based on an understanding of stakeholder views and their influence.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and a passion for supporting teams to tell the story of the Met.
• A working understanding of media and external relations and how both elements interact with visits and events
• Experience in planning and delivering successful visits & events which support key campaign messages.
• Experience in undertaking desktop research on key issues or policy areas and distilling long and complex documents in to short summeries.
• A track record of building relationships with internal stakeholders to achieve mutually successful outcomes.
• An understanding of effective political and media monitoring, including the use of a range of digital tools and use of Parliamentary tools (e.g. Hansard and the Order Paper) to support this.
• An ability to take and process complex information, address any gaps and produce appropriate, clear and effective communication materials
• An ability to identify risk and know how and when to escalate to ensure mitigations are put in place
• Co-ordination skills, sharing and escalating opportunities and challenges where appropriate and liaising with operational colleagues in a large and complex organisation.
• The ability to prioritise effectively.
• A team player, who recognises how and when to escalate activity, even when driven by a senior leader, if quality or impact is below standard and the risk outweighs any benefits.
• Ability to work flexibly in managing a range of activities and able to work independently and as part of a team