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As a leader, you will shape the future of the Data Rights team and deliver a modern, high performing, resilient and innovative function, ensuring legal compliance while positively enabling operational policing, transparency and ethical data use.\nThis role is central to the MPS ambition to:\nModernise services through process redesign, automation and emerging technologies\nBuild and sustain public trust through openness and transparency\nEnable responsible data sharing that supports policing outcomes\nStrengthen governance, assurance and organisational capability within legislative requirements\nThe role operates in a highly sensitive, reputation critical environment, requiring sound professional judgement, political awareness and the ability to balance individual rights, public interest and operational risk.\nResponsibilities\nProvide clear, visible and authoritative leadership of the Met’s Data Rights function, setting strategic direction aligned to organisational, legal and ethical priorities.\nLead, inspire and motivate a large, diverse and multidisciplinary team, creating a high-performance culture that is supportive and inclusive.\nAct as the Met’s senior professional lead and subject matter expert for Data Rights, confidently advising senior police and corporate leaders on complex, high risk and precedent setting issues.\nLead and deliver significant organisational change within the Data Rights function, transforming capability, culture and improving the operating model and ways of working.\nEstablish and monitor robust performance frameworks, metrics and governance, demonstrating service maturity, efficiency and continuous improvement.\nPromote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, encouraging teams to challenge established practices and deliver better outcomes, particularly the adoption of automation, redaction tools, eDiscovery solutions, AI and other emerging technologies.\nDrive process standardisation and simplification across a complex organisational landscape, embedding consistency and resilience.\nShape and influence organisational thinking on the future use of data, ensuring rights, freedoms and ethical considerations are embedded in decision making.\nEnsure consistent, proportionate and defensible decision-making across the organisation, acting as the ultimate escalation point where required.\nBuild trusted, effective relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders, including national policing partners and regulators, such as the Information Commission (formally the ICO).\nAdditional Information\nThis role forms part of an ongoing organisational review. Consequently, the grading, pay arrangements and associated terms and conditions may be subject to change following the completion of this work and any associated consultation processes\nThis role does not attract Shift Disturbance Allowance. If you are currently in a shift-working role, SDA should cease upon appointment to this job.\nHow to apply\nTo 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 Personal Statement.\nCompleted applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 20th October 2026.\nOnce received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager.\nFollowing application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview.\nwww.metpolicecareers.co.uk\n\nEssential For The Role\n\n>\nEssential Knowledge, Skills and Experience\nSignificant experience of successfully leading large teams and managers within a complex, high-profile organisation.\nDemonstrable success in driving service improvement, performance management and innovation at scale.\nStrong strategic thinking skills, with the ability to operate effectively amid ambiguity, competing priorities and incomplete information.\nExperience balancing operational delivery with compliance, risk management and ethical considerations.\nConfident operating in politically sensitive, reputation critical environments.\nAbility to build consensus, negotiate effectively and manage challenging stakeholder relationships.\nHighly developed communication skills, with experience influencing at senior executive level.\nDesirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience\nEvidence of leading innovation, including the deployment of digital solutions, automation, AI or advanced analytics to improve service delivery.\nPractitioner Certificate in Freedom of Information, Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection or equivalent practical experience in Data Rights Legislation.\n\nAdditional Information\n\n>\n\nCVF Staff Band.pdf - 971KB\nOpens in a new window\n\n data-instance=\"1\"\ndata-section_id=\"152630\"\nclass=\" form_section hform_label_pos_left\"\n>\n\n id=\"form_fc150c0a-f8b1-4cdd-8832-e60c6b880ffd_label_264059_1\"\nclass=\"form_row form_label hform_label \"\n>\nDisability Confident Statement\nThe Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.\nAs a Disability Confident Leader, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.\nThe Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. 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