Rocu Intelligence Officer - Disclosure

Role:ROCU Intelligence Officer (Disclosure)
Type: Police Officer - Constable
Closing date: Wednesday 10th April 2024
MANAGEMENT VETTING / SECURITY CLEARANCE DESIGNATED POST
This opportunity is only open to serving officers from Staffordshire, Warwickshire and West Mercia Police Forces, as well as to existing ROCU officers from West Midlands Police. Please make sure you gain SLT approval before applying for ROCU vacancies.
The Regional Intelligence Unit has a dedicated Disclosure Team that have full oversight of all disclosure requests submitted where covert assets have been utilised in an investigation either within a regional force or internally within the ROCU.
Officers within the disclosure team are responsible for managing and triaging all such disclosure requests ensuring covert departmental leads are informed of the requirements, acting as a conduit between covert departments and the OIC.
This role within the ROCU is a chance to experience working in the collaborative working environment between Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia, and West Midlands Police in order to reduce the impact and increase the disruption of serious and organised crime within the region and beyond.
We work in partnership alongside other UK law enforcement agencies and many other partners from both private and public sectors to target those areas of criminality that pose the greatest regional and national threats.
Based in central Birmingham, officers applying will be eligible for the public transport concession giving free travel to and from work on West Midlands Trains, and Cross Country Rail as well as numerous bus services. This post is Monday to Friday, flexible working requests will be considered as well as the possibility of working remotely for a proportion of the working week. Full training will be given and as such previous experience is not essential.
Key Responsibilities:

• Examining and registering disclosure requests on a database
• Identify relevant Court dates by liaising with OIC and Crown Prosecution Service to establish time parameters
• Review the associated case paperwork to understand the case to identify material originating from covert capabilities.
• Notify other parties of their requirements to support the disclosure process, acting as a conduit between the covert departmental leads within ROCU and the OIC.
• Examine intelligence related material and prepare disclosure schedules where necessary.
• Complete enquiries into material gathered to establish the originator of the intelligence to establish how this can be revealed to the Crown Prosecution Service.
• Consult with the Crown Prosecution Service if material is to be revealed in order for CPS to assess its relevance.
• Liaise with OIC's and SIO's throughout investigations to ensure documents are up to date at all times and the disclosure test continues to be met.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience of ability to research and analyse information.
• Be able to provide concise and accurate written reports, present data and form conclusions based on the information found.
• Demonstrate highly effective interpersonal communication skills: including verbal and written skills. The post holder will be articulate, methodical, conscientious and concise.
• Work effectively with minimum supervision whilst remaining team focused. Ability to work under pressure, prioritise workloads and produce accurate work within tight deadlines.
• Ability to operate with the highest standards of integrity, discretion, confidentiality and aptitude to manage highly sensitive information within the Government Security Classification (GSC) and Security Policy Framework (SPF).
• Knowledge of the National Intelligence Model (NIM) and NPCC Guidance on the Management of Police Information (MOPI).
• Knowledge of police systems and policing; current legislation, policies and procedures (e.g. GDPR, Human Rights Act).

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Experience of working in an intelligence/information field.
• Experience of working with sensitive products and knowledge of sensitive and highly sensitive material, CPIA 1996.

Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Management Vetting and Security Clearance scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process.
Hours: This role is Monday to Friday, working within core hours.
Location: Central Birmingham, with some possibility of agile working.
Contact: For further information about this role please contact; DI Craig Bourne - craig.bourne@westmidlands.police.uk
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