National Crime Agency (NCA)
Location
Indiana | United States
Job description
Location
London*, and Warrington. *For London based roles your contractual place of work will be Endeavour Square, Stratford. However, as that site will not be operational until early 2025 in the interim period you will be required to carry out your contractual duties from Spring Gardens, Vauxhall or such other reasonable location. As your contractual place of work is Endeavour Square, your move to this location in 2025 will not give rise to any entitlement to payments for travel time or costs under the Relocation and Excess Travel Policy.
About The Job Job summary The Joint International Crime Centre (JICC) is the focal point for all International enquiries both into and out of the UK supporting national and international policing partners via the channels of INTERPOL and Europol.
In addition, the JICC is the UK Central Authority for the UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TACA) focusing on locating fugitives in the UK and abroad for extradition. The JICC also work closely with the NCA International Liaison Officer (ILO) network and the Foreign Law Enforcement Community (FLEC).
The JICC is a high volume, high risk environment. Working at a national and international level, the JICC is a demanding, fast-paced and interesting place to work, were every day is different and presents new challenges.
Job Description As an officer in the JICC, you will be responsible for facilitating and developing intelligence in relation to a variety of criminal activity linking to National Crime Agency (NCA) priorities and threat areas, by using international law enforcement tools.
You will be working in a dynamic environment, prioritising and managing expectations of both UK and international partners, whilst delivering a quality service to meet customer needs.
You will be required to maintain a flexible and innovative approach, adapting to fluctuating demands and priorities, which could range from simple intelligence checks to complex crimes in action.
The JICC has the following Policing and Partnership Engagement desks/teams:
- Watchlisting, Ports and Borders Desk - who support Territorial Policing to make best use of opportunities presented in relation to international travel to protect the UK from criminal threats.
- Foreign National Offending Desk - who support territorial policing to manage and effectively investigate foreign national offenders who come to the attention of policing/UK law enforcement.
- Police Cooperation Desk - who advise UK law enforcement on overseas cooperation matters, including liaising with Foreign Law Enforcement Attachés based in the UK.
- Judicial Cooperation Desk - who support policing with carrying out effective multi-jurisdiction international investigations and associated evidential process/standards, including cases where financial investigation support is required.
- Prüm & Biometrics Desk - who support policing and the NCA to identify criminal biometric links across Europe and Internationally, utilising Prüm and Interpol.
Appropriate line manager and senior officer support MUST be obtained before applying. Applications will be scored against the Civil Service Success Profiles. These can be found on .
To learn more about this role then please register for the following event: On
Tuesday 20th February 2024 at 18.00 - 18.45 we will be hosting a MS Teams event where you can hear from NCA officers and be given the opportunity to ask questions about the role and what it’s like to work for the NCA.
Attendance for this event is by invitation only. To register your interest, please contact
[email protected] ASAP with the subject NCA – JICC PPEU Recruitment Event 20th February 2024.
- To be considered, you will need to successfully complete SC Enhanced clearance before commencing the role. ***
Person specification What the Role Involves: - Supporting police investigators and external partners with international policing advice.
- Working collaboratively with other agencies and government/Home Office partners to deliver international crime-focused initiatives.
- Delivering presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
- Undertaking national investigative and intelligence enhancement activities and tracking outcomes.
- Producing guidance and training materials to support policing knowledge and understanding.
- Identifying opportunities for procedural improvement and recommending/implementing change.
- Acting as a conduit between UK operational law enforcement and international partners.
- Facilitate the sharing of police data and information.
- Managing a specialist team from one of a number of thematic areas within the JICC.
- To identify, manage, mitigate and prioritise risk.
- To creating opportunities for capability building.
Eligibility: This role is a closed competition and to apply you need to be:
- A police officer at the rank of Sergeant on a lateral basis.
or
- A police officer at the rank of Constable, currently on a select list for promotion to Sergeant, on Temporary Promotion, and with relevant experience to the role.
- Any applications from candidates not meeting this eligibility criteria will not progress.***
Please be aware that you will be recruited generically based upon the vacancies that are currently available within the PPEU at the time of recruitment. If you are only interested in specific roles within the PPEU (for example, Watchlisting, Ports and Borders or Police Cooperation), you must state this within your application form. You will otherwise be selected on the basis that you are interested in working in any of the available PPEU roles.
Memberships A police officer at the rank of Sergeant on a lateral basis,
or
A police officer at the rank of Constable, currently on a select list for promotion to Sergeant, on Temporary Promotion, and with relevant experience to the role.
Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
Technical Skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Ability to identify, assess and prioritise information from a wide range of sources
- Working knowledge of International Law Enforcement Tools
- Competent in identifying and mitigating against risk in a wide range of situations
Benefits Whatever your role, we take your career and development seriously, and want to enable you to build a really successful career with the Agency and wider Civil Service.
If you are an active police pension member immediately prior to joining the NCA, you can continue your membership throughout your employment with us as if you were a serving police officer. If you do remain an active member and subsequently return to a police force, you should be able to continue your membership there too. All officers in the NCA are members of the UK Civil Service. You will be eligible for: - Civil Service pension scheme
- 26 days annual leave rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service
- Training and development opportunities
- Cycle2work scheme
We take the welfare of NCA officers very seriously. All staff have access to Occupational Health services and there are a number of staff representative groups. We also have a range of sporting and other activities on offer. We can provide flexible working arrangements if the role in question is suitable. These include flexi-time, job sharing and compressed hours (working contracted hours over a shorter period). Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
If you wish to apply for this vacancy, you must submit your application by
23:55 on Sunday 10th March 2024. You will be asked to complete a CV as part of the application process, Please see the candidate information pack for more information.
During your application process your CV will assess the following criteria: You are - - A police officer at the rank of Sergeant on a lateral basis,
or
- A police officer at the rank of Constable, currently on a select list for promotion to Sergeant, on Temporary Promotion, and with relevant experience to the role.
Once submitted your application will be acknowledged by the Government Recruitment Service. Please note depending on the volume of applications a Longlist at sift may be conducted on following criteria:
- Ability to identify, assess and prioritise information from a wide range of sources
Candidates must pass this criteria for their application to be progressed.
A panel will then assess your application to select those demonstrating the best fit for the role by considering the evidence you have provided against the criteria set out in the Entry Criteria section.
Failure to address any or all of these may affect your application.
Sift results are expected to be released
w/c 4th March 2024. Interviews will take place
throughout March and April 2024 - locations to be confirmed. Please be advised that the type of interview (eg. virtual/face-to-face) may be subject to change and successful candidates will be notified of this prior to attending. However the interview is conducted, the interview criteria will remain as shown on page 16 of the Candidate Information Pack.
The above sift and interview dates are an indicative timeline.
Should you be successful at sift but cannot attend on the interview date(s) listed the recruitment team cannot guarantee an alternative date. Please contact the recruitment team.
You will then be asked to attend an interview in order to have a more in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence.
Full details of the assessment process will be made available to shortlisted candidates.
Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. Any instances of plagiarism including copying of examples/answers from internet sources will result in a withdrawal of your application. Further action, including disciplinary action, may be considered in such cases involving internal candidates. Providing false or misleading information would be contrary to the core values of honesty and integrity expected of all Civil Servants .
Multi-Location Where more than one location is advertised, candidates will be appointed in merit order for each location. You will be asked to state your location preference on your application.
Please be aware that you can be posted to any location that you put in your preferences. If you would only like to be posted to one location, please confirm one location only. If you are posted to a location that you have requested and you do not accept that location, you may not be offered another role.
Please note, only advertised location can be offered. Notes populated in a free text box will not be taken into consideration.
Near Miss Candidates who are judged to be a near miss at interview may be considered for other positions in the NCA which may be at a lower grade, but have a potential skills match.
Hybrid Working Here at the NCA we have a hybrid working arrangement in place enabling officers to work a proportion of their role remotely. Eligibility and the degree of home working will vary depending on the requirements of the role. Further details can be discussed at offer stage.
Reasonable Adjustment We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. As part of our application process you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process that you may need. If you have a disability or long-term condition (a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long term effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities protected under the Equality Act 2010) and need us to make any adjustments or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing
[email protected] , we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Please contact us by emailing
[email protected] or calling 0117 372 0000 as soon as possible before the closing date if you wish to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying.
Inclusion and Accessibility The NCA embraces and values diversity in all forms. Being truly reflective of the communities we serve and building a culture where everyone can perform at their best is critical to leading the UK’s fight against serious and organised crime – something which affects us all. We want to recruit and retain the very best and broadest diversity of officers so the NCA welcomes applications from individuals from all backgrounds.
We are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer. As a Disability Confident Leader we are committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact
[email protected] Vetting Requirements Sc All security clearances require you to provide evidence of your UK footprint where you have been physically present in the UK.
The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years.
Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected.
If you require SC clearance you will need to provide evidence of the below requirements.
Checks will be made against:
- Departmental or company records (personnel files, staff reports, sick leave reports and security records)
- UK criminal records covering both spent and unspent criminal records
- Your credit and financial history with a credit reference agency
- Security Services records
We encourage all candidates to thoroughly review the candidate pack which explains the role further before submitting an application.
If you have any specific queries about the role that are not covered by the candidate pack, please contact:
[email protected] Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window) . See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Medical Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.
Nationality Requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants Job contact : Recruitment team Further information If you wish to make a complaint in relation to any stage of the recruitment and selection process please email
[email protected]. please ensure that you refer to the campaign reference number. If you remain dissatisfied following the outcome of your complaint you have the right to contact the Civil Service Commission to pursue it further. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission:
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