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Job description

The post holder will report to the Grade 7, Financial Investigation & Business Support Branch, Environmental Crime Unit, and will be responsible for the daily management of financial investigations within the Branch. The role of this team involves conducting confiscation and money laundering investigations, and cash seizure/forfeiture investigations in support of Operations Branch and other units throughout the department who investigate incidents of environmental crime in order to bring offenders before the courts when criminal offences have been committed. The post holder will manage a team of four Financial Investigators and, in addition to day to day management of this team, will also be responsible for the conduct of more complex financial investigations.

Responsibilities

• Formulation of and contribution to strategies, policies and procedures for the Financial Investigation Team, Environmental Crime Unit;
• Preparing Machinery of Government responses as well as information requests received by the Environmental Crime Unit;
• A full list of Responsibilities is available to view on pages 7, 8 of the Candidate Information Booklet.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Hold and maintain a financial investigator accreditation by the National Crime Agency and hold Part 4 or Part 2 & Part 8 Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) powers...
• ...This includes accredited candidates who have been granted voluntary suspension by the NCA within the past 12 months.
• At least four years’ experience of carrying out and managing financial investigations.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of effective leadership, setting strategic direction and managing resources to successfully deliver business objectives in a complex and changing environment.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of building constructive, positive and collaborative partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders, including senior management, to effectively deliver significant organisational objectives.
• Have a full valid driving licence which permits the licence holder to drive in Northern Ireland and/or have access to a form of transport that allows the officer to fulfil their duties in full.
• Applications will also be considered from applicants with relevant formal qualifications considered by the selection panel to be of an equivalent or higher standard to those stated.

Further Information

Location: Environmental Crime Unit in Lisburn. NICS Application form only, Vacancy closing date Friday the 20th of March at 12 noon. Applications from protestants , young people (people under the age of 35), people with a disability and people from minority ethnic communities are particularly welcomed for this post.

Application Information

Visit the recruitment service website www.nicsrecruitment.org.uk (Please quote reference number: IRC324281)