Civilian Investigator – RaSSO Public Protection

About this role

Job Title: Civilian Investigator – RaSSO Public Protection

The salary is broken down as £37,510 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £40,141. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Continue Serving—In a New Way

Are you a former detective looking to apply your skills in a meaningful way? The Metropolitan Police Service is recruiting a Civilian Investigator to join its Public Protection command in Brixton. This role allows you to bring your frontline and investigative experience to complex and high-impact cases, without the need to return to a warranted role. You’ll be working on major and non-recent investigations, including rape, serious sexual offences, child abuse, domestic abuse, and cold cases—making a real difference in the lives of victims and helping bring justice in some of the most serious and sensitive cases.

This role does not attract Shift Disturbance Allowance. If you are currently in a shift-working role, SDA should cease upon appointment to this job.

Why This Role is Ideal for Former Officers

Use your investigative expertise without operational shift patterns or full warrant responsibilities

Continue working in public protection, where your experience can have the greatest impact

Be part of a values-led, victim-centred team, under the framework of Op Soteria—a national programme transforming how we investigate RaSSO (Rape and Serious Sexual Offences)

Your Role Will Include

Taking statements and video interviews from victims and witnesses

Reviewing CCTV and conducting house-to-house or field enquiries

Identifying safeguarding needs and referring to appropriate services

Working with external agencies including Social Care, Education, and Health

Reviewing and preparing documentary evidence and third-party material

Supporting live and cold case investigations, including cases involving new forensic evidence

Benefits

You’ll also enjoy the kind of great benefits that you’d expect from one of London's largest employers.

These include

Annual leave entitlement of 28 days plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service

Civil service pension arrangements

Interest free season ticket loans

Membership of Met sports and social clubs

Flexible working conditions and many more

Additional Info

You will be required to complete OST/ELS training (no JRFT required)

Hybrid working model—1 day remote per week

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and/or Personal Statement.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 09/10/2026.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager.

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview.

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Essential For The Role

Essential For The Role, e.g. qualifications, licenses, languages, training

Former warranted police officer

Background in public protection, safeguarding, RaSSO, child abuse or major crime

Strong statement-taking and victim interviewing skills

Knowledge of investigative processes, criminal law, and police procedures

Ability to assess, evaluate and present evidence effectively

Clear, confident communicator able to work independently or in a team

PIP2 accreditation is essential.

Required Languages

English

Reports To

Detective Sergeant

Additional Information

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Disability Confident Statement

The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.

As a Disability Confident Leader, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.

Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job-related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles. Find out more about police fitness standards.

Read our full disability confidence statement.

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