Key Notes
Senior leadership in safeguarding, community safety or a related public-service setting is requested for this permanent Band 5 role. Reporting to the Director of Security, Policing and Enforcement, you will lead customer safeguarding and workplace violence strategy. Palestra is the London base, with 50% office attendance; UK visa sponsorship is unavailable.
What You'll Work On
- Lead safeguarding and workplace violence strategy, setting policies and interventions with specialist team leaders across TfL’s security and enforcement remit.
- Coordinate responses to complex incidents and develop multi-agency partnerships involving police, local authorities, health services, trade unions and specialist charities.
- Provide executive assurance and expert advice for regulatory or coronial proceedings, using evidence and emerging risks to shape safeguarding policy.
Why This Role Matters
- Workplace violence and customer safeguarding create overlapping risks across TfL’s network, requiring a coordinated response that connects operational interventions with accountable senior leadership.
- Partnerships with police, health services and specialist organisations connect TfL’s safeguarding response to support beyond transport during incidents involving suicide risk, hate crime or violence against women.
What They Are Looking For
- Experience: Relevant experience includes senior safeguarding, community safety, policing, transport, criminal justice or related public-sector leadership.
- Domain: Relevant domain knowledge includes relevant equality legislation, crime prevention and evidence-based policy development.
- Stakeholder: Relevant stakeholder skills include strategic multi-agency partnerships and leadership of specialist teams.
- Qualification: Relevant qualifications include relevant qualification or equivalent experience.