DS National Domestic Corruption Unit
Post Title: Detective Sergeant, National Domestic Corruption Unit
Type of contract: Secondment until end March 2026, with possibility of extensions on funding renewal.
Rank/Grade: DS
Directorate/Department: National Domestic Corruption Unit, National Lead Force
Statement of expectation for the role:
The successful candidate will hold a key role within the new National Domestic Corruption Unit which is dedicated to preventing, disrupting and investigating UK based bribery and corruption across business and public sectors.
They will have a can-do attitude and be keen to shape national policing capability and build trust and confidence to support economic wellbeing of the UK.
Vetting level required: MV/SC - DV is required once in post
Location: Bishopsgate Police Station – plus national travel and home working
Salary: Police pay scales
Description of Department:
The National Domestic Corruption Unit sits within the National Lead Force Directorate of the City of London Police and will be part of the NPCC Portfolio for Economic Crime. As a National Lead Force unit, the team will contribute to national operational and strategic leadership in the fields of economic crime and will develop working partnerships across policing, law enforcement agencies and wider.
The National Domestic Corruption Unit has been set up to be dynamic and agile to enable it to pivot to respond to present threats, intelligence led opportunities or significant reactive investigations.
‘Corruption’ is a broad term that can encompass a range of offences including bribery, computer misuse, money laundering, misconduct in a public office and others. Cases can be complex and multi-faceted and involve organised crime groups, ambiguous business relationships, whistleblowers or vulnerable and intimidated witnesses.
As such applications are sought from individuals from diverse backgrounds with diverse skillsets and with energetic, creative and can-do attitudes. Experience dealing with bribery and corruption, organised or major crime, financial investigation, proactive investigation or digital, telecoms or crypto investigation would be an advantage.
Flexible working arrangements will be considered.
The application and interview will be tested under Level 2 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.
Required Skills and Experience
- Hold a valid UK driving licence and be capable of driving police vehicles to at least a basic standard.
- Willingness to become DV vetted and be subject to 2 year tenure.
- PIP2 accredited detective.
- Strong CPIA knowledge and experience.
- Strong investigative experience.
- Experience leading investigation teams and managing complex cases.
- Keen, creative, problem solving approach.
- Willingness to work nationally if required.
- Willingness to participating in and pass relevant training courses.
Desired Skills and Experience
This is not an exhaustive list, nor should applicants be put off if they do not meet all points. The aim it to build a multi-skilled team able to pool their knowledge.
- Experience of bribery and corruption or counter corruption investigations.
- Financial investigator/ confiscator.
- Experience of illicit finance investigations eg. Fraud, money laundering.
- Digital/ telecoms/ crypto investigation skills.
- Experience of proactive and covert investigation.
- RIPA applications and experience around operational security.
- Proactive, intel. Led approach to tackling crime.
- Major, serious organised crime or counter corruption investigations.
- Experience using HOLMES.
- Experience drafting warrants, production orders or authorities
The application and interview will be tested under Level 2 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.
Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job description will not be considered.
[INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY]
Please note that only 2 DCs from Specialist Operations and Local Policing directorates will be supported for attachment.
Please note that your application will not be considered without the completed endorsement form. Please ensure you leave enough time for your verifiers and senior leaders to complete the support of your application before the closing date.
Please note Officers who are not within 3 months of completing their tenure period, will not be eligible to apply for internal roles.
*EXTERNAL APPLICANTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE ENDORSEMENT FORM*
If you would like to discuss the post in more detail, please contact Gareth.dothie@cityoflondon.police.uk
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 28th May 2024 @ 11.59pm.
This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.
The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.
The City of London Police is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Benefits:
In return, we will offer a number of benefits including a generous pension scheme, a free Oyster card for London (TFL) travel and subsidised national rail travel, which allows you to travel within a 70 mile radius. For further information please visit:
https://careers.cityoflondon.police.uk/working
The ATOC Rail Travel Concession allows regular serving police officers to travel on National Rail services within a 70 mile radius of London for a small monthly cost. This is a taxable benefit that the City of London Police negotiates and Officers make a contribution to the cost of the scheme.
A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. This is why it’s vitally important that we recruit people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds with an understanding of cultural issues and a wide range of skills. We therefore particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us.
The way we work is changing. With a few exceptions most roles will be able to accommodate part time, job share and flexible working patterns. We can also offer hybrid working patterns of home and office based shift patterns. Feel free to speak to us about any flexible working requirements.
The Force has a number of Staff Support Networks that can offer you support and advice. Applicants are very welcome to contact the networks directly if they need any support or ask any question before they apply. For further information on the networks and their contact details please visit:
The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.
The City of London Police is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.