Vacancy Information
Division / Department - Specialist Crime
Grade - Grade F
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - £28,062 - £32,227
Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.
The Role
You will work within the Economic Crime Unit and report to a Detective Sergeant.
This role is based within Surrey Economic Crime Unit based at Woking but will form part of a joint Surrey and Sussex financial intelligence team so some travel between the forces will be required.
You will be responsible for developing Financial Intelligence Profiles to identify criminal offences, safeguarding opportunities relating to vulnerability, and assist in Critical Incidents and locating Missing or Wanted persons through financial enquiries
You will act as the force Single Point of Contact (SPOC) with the National Crime Agency (NCA) on behalf of Surrey and Sussex Police, in conjunction with the ECU Detective Inspector and Detective Sergeants for all SARs related matters. You will be accountable for the efficient management of our SARs process, maintaining clearly auditable records concerning the evaluation and disposal of all SARs.
You will provide specialist skills and guidance to Contact Centre staff, CID Investigators and other Proactive Teams in the above areas.
You will be the point of contact for specific partner agencies and responsible for dissemination of intelligence and information to and from those agencies.
You will understand the role of financial intelligence in financial safeguarding and disseminate intelligence as appropriate to assist in safeguarding against financial harm.
Key Responsibilities
Review and research SARS and where appropriate develop them utilising all Police and Financial Intelligence Systems. Identify any suspected offences, passing this information via the correct intelligence system to the correct investigation team.
Assess/sanitise fast track intelligence received from NCA to be sanitised for CADs to be created under Op Signature. Liaise with PCSO’s and PC’s on best course of action for each individual case and offer advice where appropriate.
As directed from Supervisors or requests from other departments such as SOCU, MCT etc, develop financial profiles of selected subjects, obtaining, analysing and interpreting financial evidence and intelligence from all available sources.
Provide Financial Intelligence Assistance for locating Missing and Wanted Persons
Identify opportunities for the recovery of criminal assets by means of confiscation, forfeiture and seizure of cash, or by referral to the Asset Recovery Agency.
Act as a point of reference for Officers in relation to financial investigation/ SARs reports assisting with referrals of specified cases to the FIU and the making of enquiries with financial institutions
Submit twice yearly reports to UK FIU detailing the use made by Surrey and Sussex Police of SARs, the results achieved and those anticipated
Liaise and work with other police forces, professional bodies and outside agencies such as Trading Standards, National Crime Authority and Action Fraud/NFIB
Act as SPOC for all FIN-NET referrals. Assess those sent from Police Forces and other Law Enforcement Agencies and conduct intelligence searches on the Local Police Systems. Provide requesting officers with information that is appropriate to their request via the correct intelligence sharing process.
Assist officers who wish to make requests for information via the FIN-NET process, submit their request and act as a SPOC for any replies from Police Forces and other Law Enforcement Agencies.
Undertake Financial Intelligence Officer on-call duties as required covering both Surrey and Sussex.
Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and character of work as may be reasonably required, including specific duties of a similar or lesser graded post.
Skills & Experience
Your application should be no more than 500 words and should evidence the following:
You will have good oral and written communication skills with the ability to produce clear, concise and accurate reports and maintain records for reference, and present them
You will be able to evidence a background in investigative or intelligence based work, and an understanding of prioritising workload based on Threat, Harm and Risk.
You will have the ability to assimilate and analyse large quantities of information.
You will have excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish and maintain continuing and satisfactory relationships based upon mutual confidence with staff at all levels of the organisation and with members of the public.
You will have the ability to advise others in matters of financial intelligence when required.
You will be proficient in time management and be able to prioritise your own workload to meet tight, legislative deadlines.
You will have the ability to acquire a detailed knowledge of the rules surrounding the handling & dissemination of intelligence, and the principles of the Human Rights Act 1998.
You will be proficient in the use of common software applications, willing to learn role-specific software packages and able to operate and interrogate computer systems used by Surrey and Sussex Police.
You will be willing to undertake NCA accreditation as a Financial Intelligence Officer, if not already accredited by the NCA
You must have a current full driving license and be willing to travel across Surrey and Sussex and elsewhere in the country, if required. You must be willing and able to be flexible with working hours on occasion to suit operational requirements. You will be required to pass and maintain security level vetting clearance and must evidence the highest standards of honesty and integrity
Please note that Talentlink requests 1000 words, but we are only looking for 500 as stated in this advert.
Further Information
For further information or to discuss this vacancy please contact DS Dominic Brown CB830 on 07561 789469 or Dominic.Brown@sussex.police.uk or T/DI Ali Sturrock on 07866782993 or Alison.Sturrock@surrey.police.uk
We recognise that our people are balancing demanding careers with commitments and interests outside of work. This post comes with Flexitime hours.
Additional Information
Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.
Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;
- vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
- vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally.
If the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is success it will result in a transfer of employment
Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self-employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.
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