SOCA

SOCA/NCA tackles serious criminality that impacts on the UK and its citizens. This includes class A drugs, people smuggling and human trafficking, major gun crime, fraud, computer crime, money laundering and the corruption that organised criminals use to facilitate these crimes.

We work to imprison serious criminals, and use many other tactics to disrupt crime and keep people safe. In particular, we want to ensure crime doesn’t pay and that it’s harder to commit. We also draw on innovative new approaches to prevent crimes from happening in the first place.

Grade & Role Title: SG5 Investigators (non-experienced)

Vacancy Reference Number: CP590702LF

Locations: Devon, South Wales, Bristol, Birmingham, East Midlands, Cheshire, West Yorkshire, Northumbria, Essex, Kent, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Sussex, Central London, Northern Ireland, and the greater Glasgow area.

Closing Date: 3rd February 2013  / Midnight

Generic Role Profile Number: RP15000

Salary: £24,717 plus  London weighting (£3,162) where applicable. We are able to match salaries of current serving civil servants up to £30,323.

Day in the life of an investigator:

There is no average day or week, these roles require officers that are not only skilled, dedicated and tenacious investigators, but must also be flexible enough to sometimes work long and varied hours, often at very short notice.

Our investigators investigate serious, organised and complex crime using both traditional and non traditional methods. Uniquely, and subject to satisfactory completion of SOCA training, they are designated with “powers” by the Director General of SOCA/NCA, which may be the powers of the office of constable, customs and /or immigration or a combination of these. Our investigators operate from various locations within England & Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. As a SOCA investigator, you will be required to perform all investigative and case roles that lead our investigations to successful outcomes, whether these be through the criminal justice system or other.

Although primarily employed as an investigator, some officers are also trained to conduct surveillance. But not all investigative roles and locations require this additional skill (Financial Investigators, for instance).

Do not be put off if you do not have any investigation or crime fighting experience, we are keen to attract those from various backgrounds and are able to assess aptitude for these roles through internally run suitability assessment centres. In the event that you meet our entry criteria and are shortlisted, we will arrange attendance at an assessment centre to assess suitability after which we will send out invitations to interview for successful applicants.

Candidates must meet our educational qualification criteria which are; 5 GCSE's (Inc Math and English grade C and above) and 2 A Levels. However, if you are not in possession of the requisite qualifications, you can undertake our ability testing which seeks to establish an equivalent level of aptitude.

You must either possess the educational qualifications or have successfully passed our ability test in order for your application to proceed.

Candidates are required to provide evidence against ONLY the following Personal Qualities Framework (PQF). The level required is listed on the Role Profile and below –

1. Communication
2. Teamwork & Partnership
3. Problem Solving
4. Personal Accountability
5. Negotiating & influencing
6. ‘Respect for Others’ will be evidenced at Interview not on the Application Form

Candidates must have:
Candidates must meet our educational qualification criteria which are; 5 GCSE's (Inc Math and English grade C and above), and 2 A Levels. However, if you are not in possession of the requisite qualifications, you can undertake our ability testing which seeks to establish an equivalent level of aptitude.

You must either possess the educational qualifications or have successfully passed our ability test in order for your application to proceed.

Candidates who are successful at shortlisting  will be invited to a Investigation Officer suitability assessment centre where suitability and aptitude against the entry criteria for the role (Role Profile RP15000) will be assessed.

To apply:

Candidates will need to complete the External Application Form and return it to central.recruitment@soca.x.gsi.gov.uk mailbox no later than Midnight on 03/02/2013.

• Please refer to the Application Form, Guidance Notes, Role Profile and Personal Qualities Framework (PQF)

• To ensure that your application / emails regarding this vacancy are actioned please ensure that the title of the email contains the following information listed above –Grade & Role Title followed by the Vacancy Reference Number (shown on the front of these pages).

• SOCA does not accept CV’s, only fully completed SOCA application forms will be progressed. Application forms that are not signed or complete will not be progressed. Candidates should take care to ensure all aspects are completed

• Should an application arrive after the stated deadline it will not be included in the recruitment process, regardless of the reason.

• Should you be successful at short listing but can not attend on the date/time allocated to yourself for a interview date The Recruitment Team can not guarantee a alternate date, regardless of the reason.

• Please note: Due to the volume of applications we receive, it is SOCA’s policy not to give feedback to external candidates on applications.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

To be considered, you will need to successfully complete Security clearance (SC) before commencing the role.

You will also be required to undertake a mandatory pre-employment substance misuse test and achieve a satisfactory result.

You should be aware that some roles within SOCA/NCA do require Developed Vetting Security clearance but this is not required for entry.

DRIVING DIVERSITY FORWARD

SOCA/NCA treats everyone with respect and dignity, provides a positive environment in which everyone feels valued, where individual differences in age, disability, gender, gender identity, marital/parental status, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation and work style are fully utilised to best meet organisational needs.

We therefore welcome all applications, but particularly welcome applications from females and ethnic minorities.

SOCA is a “Two Ticks” employer and is committed to inviting people who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria at the shortlist stage to interview / Assessment Centre.

If you require any adjustments to be made to the selection process, please let our Recruitment Team know and they will make the appropriate arrangements.