More about the role
The role will provide an excellent opportunity to gain experience working with law enforcement agencies and private sector stakeholders. The successful applicant will provide advice and support to the criminal investigations of the NaVCIS Vehicle Fraud and Theft Unit, NAVCIS Intelligence, NAVCIS Ports Officers and law enforcement throughout the UK.
If you would like to find out more information about the role, please see the Role Profile here.
The National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) is a national police unit, hosted by Hampshire Constabulary but based near Coventry. We work closely with partner agencies across law enforcement and the private sector in order to better understand and mitigate the threats posed by vehicle theft.
Motor finance fraud and associated offences impacts upon victims and communities, the national economy and demands placed upon law enforcement agencies. Through effective partnership working NaVCIS seeks to prevent offences of motor finance fraud by our subject matter experts investigating, developing and sharing specialist intelligence to support law enforcement investigations to prevent crime and disrupt organised criminality.
The successful applicant will support the senior leadership team in protecting the UK from vehicle finance fraud, providing assistance to colleagues in the NaVCIS Investigation Team.
The role holder may be required to visit various locations throughout the UK, this may also require overnight stays and therefore needs to have the ability to travel as necessary.
There may be a requirement to work unsocial hours occasionally to respond to operational demands for which the appropriate recompense will be paid.
More information about NaVCIS can be viewed here
You will have access to a wide benefits package as a member of Hampshire Constabulary police staff, including generous holiday allowances (24 days + bank holidays upon appointment with an increase after 5 years’ service), flexible working opportunities, family friendly policies, pension scheme (Local Government Pensions Scheme) and employee wellbeing/support.
If you’ve never completed a competency-based application or interview before, make sure you read each competency or value in detail, research the STAR (situation, task, action, result) format and use it when giving evidence.
The recruitment competencies identified on the role profile can be used interchangeably throughout the selection process. It is recommended you make a note of them when starting your application.
Please note you do not need to add a CV or covering letter, and these documents will not be reviewed when considering your application.
Essential: Educated to level 2 5 passes to include English language and Maths OR work experience deemed to have brought the role holder to a comparable level.
Essential: At least 1 years’ experience working in a busy office environment.
Proven IT skills, using Windows-based packages, in particular Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and advanced Excel skills.
Experience in handling quantitative and qualitative data.
The proven ability to combine information from multiple sources / systems, maintain databases or similar systems and summarise information.
Desirable: Experience of working in a research role within an intelligence environment.
When applying, you will have the opportunity to talk to us about your background and experience, especially when providing evidence against our competency and values framework (CVF).
The CVF provides clear expectations for everyone working in policing. It describes the behaviours required by you as a member of police staff to be effective in your role.
Please ensure you view the role profile to see which ones are relevant to the role, so you have a deeper understanding of the requirements for each CVF.
The ACRO People Services Team can be contacted by email at acropeopleservices@hampshire.police.uk or by phone on 02380 451651
To discuss the role in confidence, or for guidance on the recruitment process please contact Sukhjit Sidhu on: sukhjit.sidhu@navcis.police.uk
*note some benefits are subject to a minimum service requirement.
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.
The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting: positive.action@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.