This is an exciting opportunity to join a new POCA team within SE ROCU’s Proactive Economic Crime Capability, created with new Home Office funding to tackle Fraud, Money Laundering and Illicit Finance.

As the Senior Financial Investigator (supervisor), you will help set up the team, establish processes, relationships and team standards, managing a number of Financial Investigators, who will utilise Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) Civil Recovery in Summary Proceedings (CRiSP) powers to target Serious and Organised Crime.

Investigations will include Cash Detentions, Account Freezing Orders and Listed Asset Seizures, and will be both stand-alone, as well as in support of other teams within SE ROCU. You will take a proactive approach to identify criminal assets, and work closely with other Proactive Economic Crime teams to identify and develop POCA disruption opportunities.

The team will provide Financial Investigation support to the newly created Proactive Economic Crime Team (PECT).

You will have responsibility for the team’s performance, including meeting KPI’s so you should be result focused.

The role holder will be involved in setting up the team so must be self-reliant and highly motivated, as well as able to create a strong team work ethic. With the ability to set up legally compliant processes and working practices.

The team is likely to be spread geographically and with some agile working, so the role holder will need to possess excellent team building skills and supervisory skills.

You will also be responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders, so communication and partnership building skills are key.

You should be able to demonstrate high levels of understanding of Financial Investigation, and POCA tactical options/powers.

It is anticipated that the management of SE ROCU’s Ports Cash Team will come under this position in the near future. This small team of financial investigators supports partners at the Borders by adopting CRiSP investigations of POCA seizures at the ports. As such, the role holder will on occasion need to travel to Ports in the South East Region to support operations and meet with stakeholders.

Unless already accredited as a Financial Investigator, the post holder will be required to complete the relevant entrant’s exam and training, and thereafter complete all CPD to attain full accreditation with the NCA Proceeds of Crime Centre (PoCC).

Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate will require a full UK driving licence. 

Security is of paramount importance to us due to the nature of the role. You need to be a British National and resided in the UK for the past five years for Security Clearance (SC).  You will be required to successfully pass and maintain the relevant security clearance in order to perform the role.

You can find more information about security vetting here.

How to Apply

To apply, click on the “Apply” button below and submit your application before the closing date of Tuesday 13th June 2023 at 23:55hrs.

At SEROCU we are committed to reflecting the communities we serve.  We encourage applications from our under represented communities including all ethnic or religious backgrounds, LGBTQ+, women and those with disabilities.

Our people say that benefits include a good work/life balance, a supportive and welcoming place to work and excellent terms including a generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact RecruitmentSE@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting the Job Reference number 20406.

IMPORTANT: If you are already a Thames Valley Police (TVP) member of staff, shift allowance, on-call or other job related allowances from the previous role will not be protected unless they are attached to the new role.

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