MODERN SLAVERY NATIONAL POLICE
TRANSFORMATION PROJECT
Job Title:
Job Type
National Policing Insight Researcher, Modern Slavery Transformation Programme
Fixed Term
Duration:
Up to 2 years
Number of
Positions:
1
Number of
Hours:
37 We welcome applications from individuals wishing to work on a part-time
basis and are willing to consider any proposed flexible working patterns subject to
business need.
Post Number:
VAC-1613
Based at:
Exmouth
Host Force:
This role will be hosted by Devon & Cornwall Police working within the Modern
Slavery National Police Transformation Project.
Applications are invited for the post of National Insight Researcher working for the
Modern Slavery Transformation Programme.
The Modern Slavery National Police Transformation Project is an ambitious task
that will unite a large number of public sector and private partners, generating the
specialist knowledge and expertise needed to support investigations and make the
UK a more hostile place for those involved in Modern Slavery crimes to operate. A
strong team behind the scenes is needed to make this happen.
The role holder will work as part of a national team delivering the UKs first
analytical strategy in response to the Modern Slavery Threat, enabling the Police
Service to deliver an agreed evidence base (combining performance, academic
and intelligence information) for scrutiny at a national ministerial level.
Principal
Responsibility: In particular to:
 Identify, prepare and review qualitative and quantitative information sources,
preparing briefings, research packages, literature reviews, and summaries to
support national strategic and performance analysis.
 Manage the processes linked to the flow of data returns into and out of the
police service, providing a national overview across England & Wales.
Amalgamate, review, quality assure, code and enter data into a range of
systems.
 Facilitate the movement of information about risky places, people and types of
offending between ROCUs, and provide a central data matching process which
will provide intelligence leads back to Forces.
 Support the identification of intervention points in systems of modern slavery
offending, enhancing the impact of operational activity.
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Support the publication of information to key stakeholders, and dissemination
of intelligence and performance products. Keep the published output of the
team up to date via Polka, Europol Knowledge Hub, and other shared
information platforms.
Assist in the coordination and facilitation of operational debriefing activity
across Police Forces in England and Wales.
The role is part of a team that will exist for up to 2 years (until April 2019) in order
to build knowledge and to improve the quality and consistency of the UKs policing
response.
The role is likely to involve frequent travel throughout the UK to support colleagues
in other policing areas and to debrief investigations.
The post is subject to SC vetting clearance.
For further information please see the full role profile.
Grade / Salary:
The commencing salary will be within Grade 4 starting at £19,521 rising by yearly
increments to a maximum of £21,618
Allowances:
This role attracts no additional allowances beyond Force Policy.
Closing date:
Noon Tuesday 21 February 2017
Interview/
assessment
date:
It is anticipated that interviews will be held on Thursday 02 March 2017 and
structured using the behaviours listed on the role profile.
Additional
information
Under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 this post is politically
restricted. A politically restricted post prevents an individual from having any
active political role either in or outside the workplace and will automatically be
disqualified from standing for or holding elected office. They are also restricted
from canvassing on behalf of a political party or a person who is or seeks to be a
candidate, and speaking to the public at large or publishing any written or artistic
work that could give the impression that they are advocating support for a political
party. For more information, please visit our website.
Job Contact
Details:
For further details or an informal discussion please contact Clare Gollop,
Transformation Programme Manager,
[email protected] or A/Supt Jez Capey,
Transformation Manager, [email protected]
Applications will be by way of a police staff application form. CVs will not be
accepted.
How to apply:
Please ensure that your application provides evidence of all the essential
experience and specialist skills and knowledge as outlined in the role profile, as the
short listing process will be assessed against these criteria.
Completed applications, along with an attendance criteria* form should be
submitted as detailed within the application form.
*Please note, serving Agency Workers, Specials, Police Volunteers and external
applicants must submit an external attendance criteria form with their application.