Job Description

Performance Analyst

Vacancy Reference Number


20743

Number of Vacancies


1

(B) OCU


Aviation Policing

Location


Heathrow

Band


Band D

Part/Full Time


Full Time

Hours per Week


36 hours per week

Type of Contract


Permanent

Job Advert


Job Title: Performance Analyst

Salary: The starting salary is £40,519, which includes allowances totalling £3,009 allowance.

The salary is broken down as £37,510 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £40,141. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location : Heathrow

Aviation Policing is part of Metropolitan Police Specialist Operations. It is an armed protective security command for Heathrow and London City Airport. Aviation Policing provides specialist protective security and delivers front line policing core functions.

Performance Analyst is a new role within Aviation Policing that has been created to deliver analytical support to enable SO-AP ( Aviation Policing is part of Metropolitan Police Specialist Operations (SO-AP) to manage its performance. Through the plan the Analyst will assist the Senior Leadership Team 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 role:

As a Performance Analyst, you will work with a range of stakeholders 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 Aviation Policing.

Performance Analysts will help to embed approaches and frameworks that underpin and enable the effective delivery of a key performance, 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:

• Ability to present effectively and own regular meetings with key stakeholders to assess and identify issues to enable data-driven decisions,
• Produce high quality analytical products that communicate findings in a meaningful way for the intended customer using a range of presentational styles,
• Building and maintaining effective internal relationships with staff and external stakeholders to ensure you understand their needs and deliver the right products,
• Embracing change and striving to deliver continuous improvement,
• 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 Aviation Policing should operate in the future,
• Ability to balance and manage competing priorities,
• Undertake ad hoc reporting.

Note: You may in addition be required from time to time to undertake additional duties necessary to meet the needs of the MPS; such duties to be commensurate with the responsibilities and grading of 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 (400 words maximum), 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.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 8th April 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 2 weeks after the vacancy has closed.

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

Essential For The Role


Essential Criteria:

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 would require applicants to have a basic knowledge of SQL and willingness to learn and develop further in this.

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.
• Proven ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Welcoming and confident personality.
• Flexible approach to work with ability to work unsupervised and independently.
• Good stakeholder management with the ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders and colleagues at all levels of the organisation.
• Be self-motivated and have the willingness to learn and develop in the role.

Desirable Criteria (Training will be provided where required):

• Graduate/professional qualification or worked experience in a statistical, analytical, social science, business management or related discipline.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• You are able to demonstrate a good knowledge of how to manage, analyse and visualise large datasets (ideally using SQL, Excel, Tableau and PowerBi).

Required Languages


English

Reports To


Detective Inspector

Candidate Information Pack


Additional Information


The following competencies will be tested against during sift:

• We analyse critically at level 2

• We collaborate at level 2

• We take ownership at level 2

The following values will be tested against during sift:

• Accountability

Disability Confident Statement

The 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.

As 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.

The 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. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.


Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job-related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles. Find out more about .

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Permanent employment, Full time, Contract work, Part time, Work experience placement, Work at office, Flexible hours

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