Financial Investigator Supervisor - South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU)

About this role

Full Time / Part-time – 3 days a week minimum

Permanent

SWROCU Northern Hub, Bristol, near BS34 6PY

Please note that the location of the role will have an impact on the terms and conditions. If you have any concerns about your ability to regularly travel to this location using your own transport, then please speak to the hiring manager before submitting an application.

If you are applying from one of the Regional Forces you will be seconded to SWROCU in line with the Joint Services Agreement and will remain on your home force terms and conditions and graded pay scale for the role. This recruitment platform is hosted by Avon and Somerset Constabulary.

Dorset: Grade G

Wilts: W9

Role Description

The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) is looking for a Financial Investigator Supervisor keen to progress their careers as part of our Regional Economic and Cyber Crime Unit.

The Regional Economic and Cyber Crime Unit uses financial investigation techniques to disrupt serious and organised criminals that are based in South West England. In partnership with other law enforcement agencies and government departments from the UK and abroad it works to bring criminal prosecutions and regulatory disruption and use the Proceeds of Crime Act to deny criminals the profits from their offending through confiscation and forfeiture.

You will be the case officer for some more complex cases and supervise the conduct of other investigations by the FI’s. These will primarily be investigations under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, and may include criminal money laundering, asset forfeiture and confiscation, confiscation enforcement, and Civil Recovery at the High Court. It will involve presenting case material including financial statements and attending court if necessary. You will supervise financial investigators and ensure work submitted for court proceedings meets the required standard.

You will work in conjunction with Senior Investigating Officers and the Crown Prosecution Service to set and manage financial investigation strategies for investigations being conducted by the wider Regional Organised Crime Unit.

You will monitor FISS CPD compliance across the team, and support and develop trainee staff to achieve and maintain accreditation in financial investigation and confiscation.

SWROCU is a collaboration of police officers and police staff from the five South West regional forces. We’re part of a national network of nine ROCUs covering England and Wales.

We have more than 20 capabilities that staff and officers work in to Pursue offenders, Protect and Prepare individuals and organisations, and Prevent people from engaging in serious and organised crime.

Our capabilities are here to advise, to assist, or to fully adopt investigations.

We work with local forces and national partners to target and disrupt criminals posing the greatest risk of Serious and Organised Criminality (SOC). This includes offenders involved in cyber threats, economic crime, drug conspiracies, modern slavery and human trafficking, and child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Police staff in one of our five regional forces can find out more about the work of this team and read first-hand accounts of people working at SWROCU at https://www.southwestrocu.police.uk/

You can find out more about SWROCU on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-west-regional-organised-crime-unit-swrocu

We’re looking for committed people with the right skillset – or ambition to develop that skillset – to join us.

What we can offer you –

Flexible working – with many of our roles we can be flexible regarding working hours.

Continuous professional development – we encourage and support career growth, giving you the opportunity of a flourishing career.

Well-being support – we have many support mechanisms in place to assist in improving your personal health and wellbeing.

Skills, experience and qualifications required

Essential

Accredited by the National Crime Agency as a Confiscator

Experience of managing investigations for legal proceedings

Accreditation to at least PIP1 would be advantageous

Experience of managing staff

Hold a full current driving licence or be able to travel around the region using alternative transport

Computer literate

Previous experience of interacting with other agencies/organisations, specifically CPS and Court services, and developing and maintaining relationships

Experience of decision making in a more complex context with management of risk, tight deadlines and competing demands.

Experience of communicating effectively both in writing and orally i.e. reports and presentations

Experience of managing and developing staff

Be able to demonstrate sound knowledge of financial legislation and have experience of Proceeds of Crime Act investigations

Additional/Useful Experience

Experience of compiling Court files

Experience of managing investigations in a criminal justice context

Experience of court presentation

Involvement in Serious Organised Crime investigation and enforcement

Tutoring of trainee financial investigators

Recruitment and Selection

Recruitment webinar: Tuesday 28th July, 1300

Hosted by the capability lead or a member of their team, this is an opportunity to find out more about the role, the team you would be part of, and ask any questions.

Please contact swrocurecruitment@avonandsomerset.police.uk, whereby invites will be sent accordingly. Please note that webinars will not be recorded

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - we would like to make you aware that this webinar will be a group video call which may show your personal details, such as your name and email address, to other attendees on the call. Attendees also need to be mindful of the misuse of personal data and information displayed in the webinar.

The closing date for receipt of applications is: Tuesday 11th August, 9am

Shortlisting will take place week commencing: Tuesday 11th August

Assessments/Interviews will be held week commencing: 18th August

There will be a short assessment to complete as part of the selection process, this will be carried out at the beginning of the interview slot.

How to Apply

All applications are processed through the Avon and Somerset Constabulary online Oleeo portal.

Contact SWROCURecruitment@avonandsomerset.police.uk for further information.

If you reach the assessment/ interview stage of a process and become a reserve applicant, we would like to retain your application. This will be pending further vacancies arising for the same role in a 6-month period. By giving your consent this does not prevent you from applying for any other opportunities.

Additional Information

Vetting and safeguarding

This post is subject to a higher security clearance at MV and SC – Management Vetting and Security Clearance Level.

To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a five-year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last five years.

In accordance with the National Vetting Policy, SWROCU are committed to safeguarding and operate safer recruitment processes, to ensure a police service that employees are proud to work for because they feel safe, valued and part of a happy and supportive work environment. All employees and volunteers therefore will be subject to background checks including vetting and references.

Police Barred and Advisory lists

Individuals placed on the Police Barred and Advisory lists will not be considered for employment by the police for a minimum of five years from the date of listing in the case of gross misconduct, or three years from the date of listing in the case of poor performance.

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