Assistant Investigator

About this role

Details

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Executive Officer

Business area

Maritime Governance, Improvement and Assurance

Type of role

Administration / Corporate Support

Intelligence

Operational Delivery

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

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• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

About the job

Job summary

Are you an organised and inquisitive individual with experience applying investigative skills and techniques to achieve positive outcomes?

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy analysing information and evidence, and have the confidence to manage competing priorities?

Would you like to play a key role in investigations that help protect lives, support environmental protection and uphold maritime legislation across the United Kingdom?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

As an Assistant Investigator within the Regulatory Compliance Investigation Team (RCIT), you will work alongside experienced investigators and regulatory compliance professionals supporting criminal and regulatory investigations into significant breaches of maritime legislation. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to high-profile investigations, support enforcement outcomes and help improve safety, environmental protection and compliance across the maritime sector.

No two days are the same. You could be gathering evidence, supporting interviews, reviewing intelligence, assisting with financial lines of enquiry, undertaking compliance assurance activity, or helping prepare evidential case files for enforcement action and prosecution.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government’s maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.

Safer lives. Safer Ships. Cleaner Seas.

Our vision is to be a world-leading organisation, accelerating the transition to sustainable shipping with non-negotiable safety standards. We put our people, our customers and our planet at the heart of everything we do.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at MCA roles: MCA Homepage , Civil Service Careers

Job description

Working within the direction of Lead Investigators, you will support all aspects of the investigative process and contribute to ensuring investigations are conducted professionally, lawfully and in accordance with regulatory requirements.

You will support regulatory compliance investigations into significant breaches of maritime legislation, contributing to enforcement action and prosecutions where authorised. You may also assist with the preparation of evidence for court proceedings and support Lead Investigators throughout the prosecution process where required.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to

• Assist in investigations by undertaking a wide range of tasks under the direction of supervisor/line manager.
• Assisting in interviewing of suspects under caution.
• Assisting in the completion of criminal files of evidence by undertaking allocated.
• To aid the RCIT’s Lead Investigators by obtaining statements of evidence for criminal investigations.
• To assist in the examination, preservation and continuity of evidence and exhibits such as CCTV recovered during an investigation in accordance with procedure.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Person specification

Essential qualifications/licenses

• A valid passport for international travel
• A full UK driving license

You will be required to provide evidence that you hold any essential licenses at some point during the recruitment process. If you cannot provide evidence, your application will be withdrawn.

Required experience

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Strong investigative skills with experience interviewing suspects under caution
• Interest in applying investigative expertise within the maritime industry
• Team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Confident in handling challenging situations and adapting communication style accordingly
• Highly organised with strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel and MS Teams
• Detail-oriented, producing clear and high-quality documents and reports
• Able to manage a demanding workload and prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge and experience of legislation including Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) and Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act (CPIA).

Additional Information

Operational Delivery Profession (ODP) is the largest and most diverse professional community across the Civil Service. Many of us will have an association with several professional communities or specialisms, ODP applies to all public facing roles / or a role that is primarily aligned to supporting the work of those with public facing roles. All critical to the delivery of UK public services.

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week.

Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 30 hours per week.

This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements.

The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location/visiting stakeholders. Your designated workplace will be your contractual place of work. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

This role follows a compressed working pattern of 74 hours over two weeks, with every other Friday off. You'll work 8.22 hours per day, across five days in week one and four days in week two.

Regular travel to other offices will be required, which may involve overnight stays.

If you have a question about hybrid working, part time/job share hours, flexible working, travelling for work, or require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Vacancy Holder during the recruitment process to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role (see below for contact details).

Visa Sponsorship

Please note that we will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. Therefore, this role is not open to applications from those who require sponsorship – candidates must ensure they have the appropriate right to work in the UK before applying. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.