Leadership Academy Course Programme Lead

The leadership academy for the Metropolitan Police Service is growing and have partnered with Reed Talent Solutions to recruit a Course Programme Lead on a permanent basis.

Founded by Sir Robert Peel in 1829, the Metropolitan Police Service is one of the oldest police services in the world. From the beginning, the purpose of the Met has been to serve and protect the people of London by providing a professional police service.

Today, the MPS is made up of more than 46,000 officers and staff, plus thousands of volunteers. The territory served covers 620 square miles and is home to over 9 million people.

Based in their academy in Hendon, Northwest London, this role will be mostly on site with the opportunity to work 1 day from home per week. You also be required to attend other Met sites across London on occasion.

The Commissioner has committed to giving every Met leader a development programme each year. It’s an ambitious commitment. And it needs a leader to bring the plans and the teams together to actualise it. Join them and deliver contemporary, impactful learning.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Commissioner’s commitment to annual leadership development for all leaders and champion A New Met for London across the organisation
• Lead an internal team and manage external contractors to produce high-quality leadership learning content
• Ensure programme content aligns with MPS objectives, is relevant to officers and staff, and meets national standards or licensing requirements
• Own the design and delivery of the MPS Senior Leaders Programme, a flagship initiative of the Leadership Academy
• Manage the current year’s leadership CPD offer while planning and designing the following year’s CPD programme
• Lead on Positive Action (PA) within the Academy, integrating PA into existing leadership products and initiating new PA-focused programmes where needed

The ideal candidate

Skills

• Proven track record managing high-profile programmes, including stakeholder engagement, risk management, and navigating complex interdependencies
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with experience in profiling, managing, and reporting spend
• Strategic scanning to identify future learning needs for organisational health
• Deep understanding of how LMS, authoring tools, and multimedia software enhance learning design
• Expertise in L&D technology, tools, systems, and delivery methods
• Business engagement, programme commissioning, and continuous improvement of L&D courses
• Skilled in analysing options, supporting business change, and identifying cross-activity dependencies
• Risk assessment and escalation
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Word)

Experience

• Worked as a senior leader. Operating on peer-to-peer basis at senior level – providing guidance, insight and advice across a broad range of business-related matters.
• Strategically aware, driven, and forward-thinking, with confident communication across senior internal and external stakeholders, including the Management Board and Met leadership.
• Worked with local and national stakeholder groups.
• Managed leadership development requirements, programme design, programme commissioning, solutions delivery, and programme evaluation.

Qualifications of interest

• MSc or equivalent in Instructional Design, Education, Learning & Development, or related field
• Professional certifications in instructional design, ED&I management, coaching and mentoring, or project management (e.g. CIPD Level 5–7, CMI/ILM Level 4–7, Prince2, Agile)
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. CMI, IoL, CIPD, or a coaching and mentoring governing body) – preferable

The Package

• Salary: The starting salary is £59,839, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.
• Pension: Civil Service ALPHA (CARE) pension included (28.97% employer’s contribution)
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays (rising to 33 days after 5 years service)

If you have the right skills and experience for this role, apply now and we’ll be in touch.