Senior Manager - Records Management

London & Hybrid (60% / 3-days per week in office). You can choose a ‘home base’ Met location from:
Sidcup and Belvedere. We offer the flexibility to work in a Hybrid way, where you can deliver your best, including Working from Home (WFH). Travel across the Met Estate, to attend meetings as required by the business, is expected.

Building MARLOWE HOUSE

Band Band B

Part/Full Time Full Time

36 hours per week

Type of Contract Permanent

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Job Title:Senior Manager – Records Management

Salary: The starting salary is £62,310, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.

The salary is broken down as £59,301 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £72,254. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location:London & Hybrid (60% / 3-days per week in office). You can choose a ‘home base’ Met location from:
Sidcup and Belvedere. We offer the flexibility to work in a Hybrid way, where you can deliver your best, including Working from Home (WFH). Travel across the Met Estate, to attend meetings as required by the business, is expected.

“Keep checking Met Careers on a daily basis for new and exciting opportunities being released to join Digital & Innovation!”

Policing London is a hugely complex challenge that evolves every day. To make sure the Met is up to the task, we need the right IT and systems across our organisation. As a Senior Manager – Records Management, you will help to enable us to do our best for the London area. Join us and play your part in making London the safest capital in the world and delivering ‘More Trust, Less Crime and High Standards’.

As a member of the Met, you will also enjoy great benefits including annual leave, civil service pension arrangements, maternity/paternity support, as well as being part of a
continuous learning culture.

The Digital & Innovation Business Group brings together technology, the effective use of data, and our capability to deliver change and reform to drive the Met forward: this is central to progressing delivery of New Met for London 2. It includes the Met’s Transformation, Technology, Data and Analytics functions, as well as work underway to make the organisation more productive and efficient (referred to as Productivity & Efficiency or P&E).

The Group was created in early 2026 and is led by Marie Heracleous, Chief Digital & Innovation Officer. It’s an exciting time to be part of D&I, as it builds new capabilities and ways of working to support the frontline and make a real difference to London.

D&I is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We support hybrid working, and the hiring manager will be happy to discuss arrangements for this role.

The Senior Lead for Records Management is responsible for translating the organisations Records Management strategy into effective operational delivery across both physical and digital records.

The role ensures the consistent implementation of records management frameworks, driving compliance with statutory and regulatory obligations, including the Data Protection Act 2018, UK GDPR, the Police Records and Information Management Code of Practice, and the Management of Police Information (MoPI).

The postholder will lead on embedding best practice, strengthening compliance, and delivering continuous improvement to support operational policing, public trust, transparency, and the lawful use of data.

• Translate the MPS Records Management strategy into clear operational plans, controls, and deliverables aligned to organisational priorities.
• Lead the implementation of records management policies, standards, and procedures across the MPS, ensuring consistent adoption.
• Monitor and report on compliance with legislative, regulatory, and organisational requirements, escalating risks and issues as appropriate.
• Oversee and assure records retention, review, and disposal programmes in line with MoPI and statutory requirements.
• Lead internal audits, compliance reviews, and assurance activities to evaluate records management effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
• Deliver…