As the Senior Investigating Officer to lead teams of Detectives, Financial Investigators and Financial Analysts assigned to the Regional Economic Crime Unit to recover the Proceeds of Crime and Illicit Finances.
Focused on disrupting and dismantling Organised Crime Groups through criminal prosecution under Money Laundering & Fraud legislation, POCA Confiscation & Cash Forfeiture, and civil recovery under the Criminal Finances Act. Ensuring an effective Asset Recovery capability is available to ROCU WM and regional partners which supports the overall objectives of the Regional Organised Crime Unit. Responsible to Detective Chief Inspector Head of RECU.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage budgets and resources and take corrective action where required to ensure investigations are completed in a cost-effective manner.
- Develop plans for operations and coordinate activities and initiatives, including management of covert assets, also implementing change plans where required, to contribute to reducing, detecting and preventing major and serious crime.
- Undertake comprehensive risk assessments for planned operational events to ensure adequate safety procedures are in place and that an appropriate contingency plan has been developed.
- Enable information and evidence sharing with due consideration to the need for information security to ensure the secure handling and dissemination of intelligence to progress the investigation.
- Supervise the secure handling and dissemination of intelligence to enable information and evidence sharing with due consideration to the need for information security.
- Conduct intelligence-led briefing, tasking and debriefing, ensuring that intelligence is used ethically and is appropriate to the duties being performed and in accordance with Force policy to support the achievement of community safety and crime reduction objectives.
- Provide strategic and tactical leadership for RECU Financial Investigation Teams, Financial Disruption Team, Asset Confiscation Enforcement Team, and Financial Analyst Team (presently 6 supervisors & 38 specialist staff) providing coaching, support, and feedback where required to deliver team objectives and ensure the welfare of staff.
- Demonstrate expert knowledge and extensive experience of leading & managing complex and serious financial crime investigations, including deployment of strategies designed to assure positive outcomes. Fulfil SIO role as required
- Manage and assure Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme payments & receipts to & from Home Office from ROCU WM (£7 million+ annually) year)
- Manage and assure secure Cryptocurrency seizures in partnership with Regional Cyber Crime Unit and external partners
- Provide specialist advice and guidance on non-routine and escalated complex issues related to area of work
- Receive and respond to enquiries from stakeholders, including complex and escalated queries
- Represent RECU WM during national RECU network meetings led by NPCC
- Lead and manage innovative Asset Recovery activity in line with new legislation and Best Practice
- Act as gatekeeper/Authorising Officer for investigative applications to external bodies such as Crown Court, HMRC, DWP, UKFIU, ensuring compliance and quality assurance
- Establish & maintain contractual relationships with multiple commercial service providers to deliver effective Financial Investigation infrastructure
- SPOC for liaison with NCA Proceeds of Crime Centre/FISS for FI training and accreditation
- Act as a recognised subject matter expert within the Economic Crime business space
- Produce, analyse and present management information on RECU operational activity and Asset Recovery performance to ROCU SLT
- Knowledge and experience of OCG management & landscape
- To advise external Senior Investigating Officers on Financial Investigation and Economic Crime strategies covering both the criminal and civil regimes
- Demonstrate the ability to make clear, timely and justifiable decisions, including leading change, to effectively build and manage teams, incorporating performance/attendance issues
- Demonstrate excellent planning and organising skills, as well as the ability to build effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders, based on sound judgement and ability to assess and mitigate risk
- To carry out other duties that are commensurate with the post that may be from time to time determined
Essential Criteria:
- Significant experience in conducting serious and complex investigations as Investigative Manager.
- Successful completion of the Management of Serious and Complex Investigations Development Programme (MSCIDP) or equivalent.
- Successfully complete the SIO Development Programme core and the elective specialist modules and portfolio.
- Awareness of HOLMES or Major Incident room standardised administrative processes for effective case management.
- Experience or understanding of managing covert operations, including evidence of risk management and the deployment of assets, such as, conventional surveillance, directed surveillance and lawful intercept.
- Experience of making challenging decisions using appropriate decision-making models.
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, policies, procedures and the Code of Ethics, criminal and common law.
- Experience of managing parallel proceedings.
- Knowledge and understanding of College of Policing Guidance
- Proven expert knowledge and extensive experience of leading & managing complex and serious financial crime investigations, in both criminal and civil arena, including deployment of strategies designed to assure positive outcomes. Fulfil SIO role as required
- A recognised Economic Crime Management Qualification
- Working knowledge and awareness of The National Policing Strategy for Fraud, Economic and Cyber Crime 2023 – 2028, particularly the AMLAR programme
- Proven communication skills.
- Proven report writing skills.
- To be able to demonstrate high confidentiality and integrity.
- Must be able to work on his/her own initiative and be able to manage and motivate a team.
- Must have the ability to work under pressure to specific deadlines, where necessary exhibiting both adaptability and flexibility.
- Must be able to evidence sound decision-making ability, particularly in critical decisions.
- Able to set out logical arguments clearly, adapting language, form and message to meet the needs of multiple audiences and stakeholders.
- Able to use organisational financial systems appropriately and manage budgets and resources effectively.
- Able to identify cause and effect and develop a course of action designed to target root causes and mitigate risks.
- Able to develop and motivate a team and create strong engagement of individuals with their personal and team objectives and with Force values, behaviours and strategic priorities.
- Able to plan ahead; to allocate work appropriately within the team and to identify and mitigate risks to delivery.
- Able to identify key stakeholders, understand potential roles and to take appropriate steps to understand their needs and concerns.
Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Management Vetting and Security Clearance scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process.
Medical: Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully medical checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test.
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