ODU Training Officer - Counter Terrorism Policing Job Birmingham England UK,Education / Teaching

Closing date:
25th October 2026

Salary: £38,169 - £44,700

Grade: 6

The Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) Network stretches across the UK. We work alongside our partners to help protect the public and our national security by preventing, deterring and investigating terrorist activity.

Based at our modern offices near to Birmingham International Airport, our Operational Development Unit (ODU) is a dedicated team who are responsible for the strategic management of Learning, Training and Exercising (LTE) within the CT Network. The unit forms a key part of the Prepare strand of the Home Office CONTEST Strategy. Working alongside our partners, the ODU harnesses the value of shared LTE to ensure the CT Network is ready, prepared and interoperable to respond to current and emerging terrorism and counter state threats.

We are looking for a motivated, dynamic, innovative and suitably qualified Learning & Development Training Officer to design, develop and deliver training programmes and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) within the Interventions Capability across the United Kingdom Counter Terrorism Network.

You will work Monday - Friday but an element of flexibility is needed to mee the demands of the post and you may have to work outside of your normal core hours.

As this is a national role, flexibility is crucial and we are happy to consider a more agile approach to your working location and will consider the successful candidate working from an area outside of the West Midlands. However, there will be an expectation that you are prepared to travel nationally on a regular basis to perform this role including having to work extended hours at locations throughout the UK.

The

role

The post holder will be responsible for the training design, development and delivery of Interventions related training provided to the CT Network across all 10 CT regions.

Interventions training covers a broad range of subject areas and roles within the learning pathway including Prevent Case Officers, Nominal Management Officers etc. It will therefore be necessary for you to deliver a full training service within the Capability to ensure operational performance is developed and maintained. Your acquired knowledge of formulating training techniques and creative delivery experience (both face to face and blended) will be utilised when working as part of the team and with colleagues and partners from across the UK.

Responsibilities

To plan, design, prepare, quality assure, co-ordinate and deliver the content and delivery of bespoke CT training throughout the UK. Facilitate opportunities for learning and personal development in accordance with the National LTE Strategy.
To develop, validate and evaluate training courses to ensure they achieve organisational objectives, meet customer requirement and contribute to the personal development of students.
To facilitate and deliver the National training programmes in accordance with other regional and national trainers and subject experts.
To research, prepare and update lesson plans and any associated training material including hand‑outs, PowerPoint slides, etc. for all courses.
Address training issues highlighted in operational or exercise reviews/debriefs to ensure operational performance is maintained and developed.
Ensure the delivery of training packages effectively meets the needs of the CT Network by the most appropriate method, including but not restricted to; facilitation, didactic, demonstration, role-plays and practical case studies.
To assist in the review and development of training modules as part of the national Counter Terrorism training programme.
To assist with the identification of training and development gaps for the CT Network.
To assist with day‑to‑day…