Police
Location
Chelmsford, Essex | United Kingdom
Job description
Location of Role: Chelmsford
Advert Closing Date: 14/03/2024
Starting Salary: £38,349.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)
Part/Full Time:Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Shift not 24/7
Weekend/Evening Working: Yes
Kent Police & Essex Police have recently transformed their digital forensic service to adapt and take advantage of the latest technology and infrastructure available. An exciting opportunity has arisen for individual(s) to undertake the role of Digital Forensic Specialist within the Digital Forensic Service at Chelmsford Essex Police Headquarters.
The new Digital Forensic Services’ structure has been designed to provide the best possible career progression and CPD framework to ensure you will have the tools and necessary experience to carry out first class digital forensic investigations.
Digital devices and information communication technology are present in investigations across the spectrum of criminality. Your focus, as a Digital Forensic Specialist will include examining complex computer platforms, mobile phone handsets, games consoles, digital CCTV systems, satellite navigation systems and more. As digital devices continue to innovate and evolve it will be critical that you are able to adapt and learn new emerging technologies to meet the requirements of the role.
The specialist roles available are:
Digital Forensic Specialist – Digital Operations Team – Chelmsford – Flexi Working
Digital Forensic Specialist – Digital Technical Leads Team – Quality Standards – Chelmsford – Flexi working
Digital Forensic Specialist – Central Hub – Chelmsford – Shift Pattern
The Chelmsford Operations role will support officers in premises searches and the seizure of exhibits as well as the collection of volatile evidence at scene. This support may be via telephone, remotely via video link, or by physically attending scene. This physical attendance can be at irregular hours and as such flexibility is a key attribute. When not deployed operationally, the Ops team will work flexitime Monday to Friday with core hours noted as 08:00 to 16:00. The operations role includes weekend and bank holiday on-call provision. You will be expected to work flexibly to support operational teams on days of action such as early morning warrants where required. Uniform will be provided and access to the Operations Team vehicle(s) will be available for operational deployment.
The Technical Lead will be working closely with the Digital Forensics Technical Lead, your Technical Lead counterpart in Kent Police, and the Quality Team to ensure that digital forensic work is completed to the highest standard and in compliance to the Forensic Science Regulator’s Code of Practice to deliver a quality service to the Criminal Justice System. Many of our digital forensic scientific activities are compliant to the FSR Code and ISO17025, but we are expanding our scope to incorporate new locations and further scientific activities. Your role will be wide reaching and vital in helping to achieve this by utilising our Quality Management System to collaborate with multi skilled digital forensic teams across Essex Police, advising on decisions, conducting audits, problem solving, undertaking proficiency testing, assisting in validation activities, and liaising with external contacts. This role will work Flexitime Monday to Friday with core hours noted as 08:00 to 16:00.
The Central Hub role will specialise in computer-based exhibits and the collection, extraction, interpretation, and presentation of digital evidence in support of criminal investigations. This encompasses many technical and non-technical disciplines such as forensic data recovery, analysis of digital evidence and composition of technical reports. You will also be required to provide early advice to assist in the formation of digital strategies ensuring the Digital Forensic processes taken are justified, proportionate and necessary. extraction and analysis and is subject to a 6 week working pattern (AM shift: 0700 – 1500, PM shift: 1200 – 2000, weekend shift: 0800 – 1600, 1 weekend working in 6).
We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible, and dynamic individual who can demonstrate the following skills and/or experience with the following areas:
Advanced technical ability, including knowledge of computer and/or mobile phone hardware, software and operating systems.
You will have been educated to degree level in a relevant subject or have at least 3 years’ recent experience within a Digital Forensic service provider (law enforcement or private sector), to include experience of the leading digital forensic tools currently employed nationally.
You will also have experience of writing technical statements/reports and may have given evidence at court.
You will have an understanding of the quality standard ISO 17025 and how this affects the role.
You will be required to develop and maintain your competence under these requirements ensuring best practice is shared amongst colleagues. It is expected that you will update your technical knowledge of specialised Digital Forensic procedures and advancements within the Digital Forensic field.
To balance these technical attributes, you will need to be a highly motivated team player with good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. You will have the ability to manage a high caseload and be able to utilise coaching methods to provide an environment that is both supportive and constructive to other members of the team.
In this role you will be dealing with highly sensitive and distressing information which requires you to have a high degree of emotional resilience. You will also be required to work to tight deadlines and be able to multi-task, dealing with competing demand and court requests.
This recruitment process consists of 2 stages which involves a competency-based presentation and interview.
Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Andrew Marbrow [email protected] Chris Crute [email protected] further information regarding the roles.
Essex Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £43,524.00.
Kent Police and Essex Police have separate salary grading systems therefore the salary for this position will be dependent on which home office force you are appointed to. This will be discussed with the successful applicant before a final offer is made.
Your application is shortlisted on the content provided within the 'reason for application' section, which is limited to 9000 characters. Within your answer please refer to the criteria stated in this job advert and include any experience, skills and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for the role. Please ensure you provide as much detail as possible as insufficient information may mean that you do not meet the shortlisting criteria.
All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.
Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.
Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at [email protected] stating ‘Application Support and Adjustments’ in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833.
Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.
This post is open to British Citizens, members of the EC or other states in the European Economic Area. If you are a Commonwealth citizen or a foreign national, you must be a resident in the UK free of restrictions and with indefinite leave to remain in the UK. All applicants must have lived in the UK continuously for the past three years.
Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.
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£38.35k per annum
