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Civilian Investigator x 2 - Major Crime Unit (MCU)

Posting date:	20 September 2024
Salary:	£16.46 per hour
Additional salary information:	per hour PAYE
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	19 October 2024
Location:	Sleaford
Company:	Triumph Consultants Ltd
Job type:	Temporary
Job reference:	Lincolnshire BL TCL 364079 B

Summary

What's involved with this role:

Temporary Civilian Investigator x 2 - Major Crime Unit (MCU)

Job Ref: Lincolnshire BL TCL 364079 B

Pay Rate: £16.46 per hour PAYE

Hours per week: 37 Monday – Sunday 8am to 10pm as part of a shift pattern, including evenings and weekend working

Role Length: This opening assignment is for 12 months

City: Lincolnshire

Office based

Candidates must be able to work weekends and evenings.

NB: Police Vacancy - only for candidates with a minimum of 5 years continuous UK address history. Please note that this vacancy is subject to a strict security vetting procedure.

The purpose of the role is to undertake the investigation of major crime that fall under the MCU remit, involving interview of suspects, and gathering of evidence from victims and witnesses, digital media, and other sources.

Key Responsibilities:

Respond effectively to all reports of major crime, including coronial investigations and support to other departments such as PVP, CID and Local Policing in accordance with the MCU Terms of Reference, Force policy, and NPCC and College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice.
Develop and record proportionate investigation plans and strategies. To prioritise lines of enquiry, maximising the gathering of material by securing and preserving evidence under minimum supervision. To conduct or co-ordinate all aspects of the investigation process, ensuring the highest quality of service to all stakeholders.
Interview victims of crime and other witnesses, ensuring compliance with the Victims Charter, identifying when victims are significant or vulnerable and taking relevant measures.
Effectively apply investigation procedures to ensure timely response to and conclusion of all enquiries.
Gather, develop and use intelligence effectively utilising force IT systems to enhance investigations and inform other departments/line management of identified risks and safeguarding concerns.
Prepare case files within the designated timescales ensuring legislative compliance in line with the CPIA, disclosure rules and the Manual of Guidance for presentation to the Magistrates and Crown Courts.
Attend court and give evidence in relation to those aspects of any investigation which are within the post holders personal knowledge, or in which the post holder has had any involvement during the investigative process.
Represent the organisation by attending multi-agency meetings / case-conferences, or other such meetings as required or deemed appropriate by line management understand and apply relevant risk assessment processes to support the determination of response and effective resource prioritisation.
Respond positively to operational requirements in relation to all aspects of MCU, and as required and directed by MCU Managers.
Cultivate and maintain good relations between internal departments, external stakeholders, and the community.



Qualifications:

PIP1 qualification.



Skills & Experience:

Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
Successfully trained in Video Witness Interviewing.
Demonstrate experience of conducting major crime investigations.
Previous experience of gathering information and / or data from third parties (e.g. researching, interviewing techniques).
Previous experience of problem solving and decision making with an ability to critically analyse material.
Previous experience of working in a customer focused environment.
Previous experience of working with confidential/sensitive material.
Demonstrates lateral vision and a logical process for solving problems.
Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).



Must have the capability to travel within Lincolnshire or wider on occasion to undertake assignments; due to this requirement and the potential unsocial hours a full UK driving licence is required.

Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.


To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would ask that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, not as a PDF.

If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.

Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.



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Job Ref: Lincolnshire BL TCL 364079 B


Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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