National Crime Agency (NCA)
International Tactical Adviser Manager
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Birmingham, Bridgend, Bristol, Exeter, Felixstowe, Folkestone, Gartcosh, Gillingham (Kent), Leicester, Liverpool, London, Normanton, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Slough, St Neots, Stevenage, Thirsk, Warrington, Winchester
Job Summary
The Secondee role is available within the International Directorate and will be within the Joint International Crime Centre (JICC).
The Joint International Crime Centre (JICC) was launched in April 2023 and was created in order to coordinate and support the response of UK policing and law enforcement to tackle international crime. The JICC comprises officers and staff from across UK policing and the NCA, offering a multi-agency approach to meeting the increasing international demands of territorial policing. The JICC provides a whole-system approach to tackling international crime harnessing UK and international expertise and providing access to specialist capabilities both within the NCA and partner organisations including HMRC, ACRO, the CPS and partners across UK law enforcement and criminal justice. The JICC is jointly overseen by the NCA Director General and Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council.
Job Description
As a Manager within the Police & Partner Engagement Unit (PPEU) the post holder will:
- Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary team for the triage, acquisition and exploitation of tactical and strategic intelligence relating to international criminality affecting the UK.
- Provide operational direction, specialist advice and authoritative guidance to UK law enforcement partners regarding international capabilities, ensuring that PPEU support is delivered professionally, proportionately and in line with national priorities and legislative requirements.
- Contribute to and oversee the strategic direction of PPEU activity, ensuring that national and local strategies, policies, legislative frameworks and operational priorities are effectively embedded, promoted and consistently applied across UK policing, government departments and wider law enforcement partners.
- Accountable for operational service delivery, performance management and the effective deployment of resources across the team to ensure best value and alignment NCA International Directorate strategic objectives.
- Assure the development and delivery of high-quality products ensuring that they meet required standards and inform national and local decision making. You will provide governance and oversight to ensure activities are conducted thoroughly, ethically and expeditiously, in full compliance with the Agency’s policy framework and relevant legislation.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with policing and wider law enforcement partners, government bodies and NCA counterparts, representing the JICC, the International Directorate and the NCA at senior level forums to influence system wide capability development and operational coordination.
- Ensure the delivery of expert direction on police to police and judicial cooperation, support investigative and intelligence teams, and contribute to system capability uplift by leading or facilitating training and continuous professional development activities.
- The role may involve participation in on-call rotas and periodic domestic or international travel to support operational activity, partner engagement or the maintenance of professional competency.
- Responsible for developing staff, promoting and maintaining professional standards, overseeing conduct and welfare, and ensuring all activity upholds the NCA’s values and its mission to lead the UK’s fight to cut serious and organised crime.
Person Specification
Drafting/report writing and presentation skills
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- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare high-quality written material
- Interpersonal skills
- Working collaboratively with key stakeholders to foster positive relationships, build trust and manage conflicts
- Risk management skills
- Experience of responding to emerging threats, risks and issues in accordance within set deadlines
- Analytical / data manipulation/ interpretation skills
- Ability to gather, interpret and evaluate information in order to assist decision making
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to identify issues, analyse the causes, generate the solutions and implement action plans.
- Leadership and management skills
- Experience of managing a team including personnel management.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Good understanding of relevant International legislation, policies and processes.
- Experience of identifying, managing and mitigating risk.
- Proven experience of leading the delivery of operational business objectives with an understanding of Law Enforcement partnerships
Terms and Conditions
If applying on Secondment and you are the equivalent grade you will remain on your current salary for the duration of your Secondment. Current terms and conditions will remain. If applying on promotion, conditions will reflect the promoted salary within the candidate's home force.
Whatever your role, we take your career and development seriously, and want to enable you to build a really successful career with the Agency.
Learning And Development
- Access to a range of learning and development activities, and opportunities to support career progression.
- Paid time off to facilitate continuous professional development, and access to Civil Service Learning up to 5 days per year.
Well-being And Inclusion
- Occupational sick pay and access to occupational health services.
- A network of qualified Mental Health First Aiders and Workplace Support Officers, who can provide advice, signposting and support to all our officers.
- On site facilities including fitness centres and canteens (where available).
- Access to a variety of active staff network groups.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection Process Details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills.
How We Will Assess You
Your application will be assessed against the following:
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Technical - this will be assessed by 250 word examples on:
- Good understanding of relevant International legislation, policies and processes.
- Experience of identifying, managing and mitigating risk.
- Proven experience of leading the delivery of operational business objectives with an understanding of Law Enforcement partnerships
A panel will assess how well your application demonstrates the requirements outlined above.
Longlist
In the event of a high number of applications, we may operate a longlist. Applicants will need to meet the minimum pass mark for the lead criteria.
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Candidates who do not meet the minimum pass mark for the lead criteria will not progress to having their other criteria assessed. Applications must meet the minimum criteria to be progressed to the assessment stage.
You will receive an acknowledgement once your application is submitted.
We aim to have sift completed and scores released within 10 working days of the closing date of the advert. For high volume campaigns this timeframe may be extended.
Scores will be provided but further feedback will not be available at this stage.
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Assessment 1
The format of this assessment will be Interview which will be tested on the criteria listed in the Success Profiles at Assessment section.
Success Profiles at Assessment
Behaviours
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
Technical
- Good understanding of relevant International legislation, policies and processes.
- Experience of identifying, managing and mitigating risk.
- Proven experience of leading the delivery of operational business objectives with an understanding of Law Enforcement partnerships
Assessment Outcome
Outcomes will be communicated via the NCA recruitment portal.
If successful but no role is immediately available, you may be placed on a reserve list for 12 months.
Reserve lists can be used to fill similar role types across the Agency where the assessment criteria is considered a match by the recruitment team and the business area.
Role
In the event of a tie at the assessment stage, available roles will be offered in merit order using the following order:
- Lead criteria (behaviours/technical/experience)
- If still tied, desirable criteria will be assessed (if advertised)
- If still tied, application sift scores will be used
Feedback is provided only to those who attend an assessment.
You will be subject to vetting and pre-employment checks before appointment.
Once the vacancy closes, the advert will no longer be accessible. Please save a copy for your records.
We encourage all candidates to visit the NCA Careers Page for more information.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo an enhanced (or equivalent) criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. See our vetting charter.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Medical
Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.
Nationality Requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were
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