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Investigator

Employer
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
Location
Birmingham, Cardiff, Canary Wharf
Salary
£30,032 (plus £4,438 London Weighting Allowance, if applicable
Closing date
27 Jan 2021

Job Details

As an Investigator, you will be responsible for conducting allocated investigations or be part of the team supporting investigations as directed.

You can expect to work in a progressive and dynamic organisation with declared and strong core values. The work will be fulfilling and will offer considerable opportunities for personal growth, challenge and satisfaction.

Job description

• Conduct investigations in accordance with agreed guidelines, including obtaining witness statements, interviewing witnesses and suspects, preparing casework and making recommendations for criminal and disciplinary action.
• Visit incident scenes and assist in supervising scene management ensuring that all necessary action is taken to preserve and recover evidence.
• Liaise with complainants and bereaved families to provide briefings on progress of investigations
• Attend post-mortems and brief pathologist as required
• Write investigation reports upon completion of investigation for submission to the assigned Regional Director for approval
• Prepare papers for submission to the Crown Prosecution Service and to Regional Director
• Liaise with other agencies and personnel as required.
• Take part in court, misconduct and associated proceedings where necessary
• Contribute to the provision of a 24 hour on call facility
• Be prepared and able to work unsocial and extended hours, including working away from home and overnight stays when required
• Any other relevant duties appropriate to the grade as may be required including the participation in the interchange of duties within the Directorate

Responsibilities

The essential requirements are:

• Good general education or demonstrated through structured workplace development.
• Proven experience of conducting investigations in the public or private sectors, including recent experience of:
• Carrying out investigative interviews
• Evidence gathering, analysis and presentation
• Contributing to planning and scoping investigations
• Experience of making appropriate decisions based on analysis of existing and emerging information
• Engaging effectively with people or groups from different backgrounds, adapting communication style as appropriate
• Proven experience of working effectively in a team environment.
• Evidence of effective oral and written communication skills, including writing investigation reports
• Full driving licence valid for driving in the UK

Desirable:

• PiP2 qualification or equivalent investigative experience
• For Cardiff only - Advanced level 3 in Welsh (written and oral) is desirable for this role


Cardiff roles / Welsh language skills

Please note that early next week we will be advertising in Welsh for a separate Investigator role in Cardiff, for which Welsh language skills are essential, rather than desirable. If you would like to apply for that role but also be considered for this one (for which Welsh language skills are desirable):

• please apply for the other role in Welsh
• when you have submitted that application, please email us at campaigns@policeconduct.gov.uk to confirm your interest in this second role. You will then be considered for both, without you having to submit two applications.

Benefits

• 27.5 days paid annual leave (increasing with service to 32.5 days)
• Options to carry over, buy or sell annual leave
• Civil Service pension
• Employee assistance programme
• Access to Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC) membership
• Staff networks focussed on each of the protected characteristics – run for staff, by staff
• Flexible working options

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. As part of the application process you will be asked to complete 4 sift stage questions around Behaviours, Experience and IOPC Values.

The Behaviours being assessed are:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

For candidates who reach the interview stage, we will provide further details of what will be assessed.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Company

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) oversees the police complaints system in England and Wales. We investigate the most serious matters, including deaths following police contact, and set the standards by which the police should handle complaints. We use learning from our work to influence changes in policing.

We are independent, and make our decisions entirely independently of the police and government.

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