Job Description

The North West Regional Organised Crime Unit is a collaborative multi agency covert response to tackle serious and organised crime across the North West Region.

The NWROCU leads the policing response into serious and organised crime throughout the region. This includes Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and North Wales. The NWROCU provides the vital link from national capabilities and expertise to local policing and knowledge, enabling the delivery of the Government’s Serious and Organised Crime strategy, to protect our communities from those who cause the most harm.

The role of the Development Officer is to work as part of a team to develop the understanding of the threat of serious and organised crime across the North-West, to act as a liaison with our partner forces and to assist in aligning the covert resources of the NWROCU to the most serious organised crime threats within the region.

Applications are welcome from all constables, including those who are ICIDP (PIP1 / PIP2 investigators) or willing to undertake the ROCU PIP pathway, including constables who are trained and experienced in major/serious organised crime.

The NWROCU leads the policing response across the region posed by serious and organised crime in Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and North Wales. The NWROCU provides the vital link from national capabilities and expertise to local policing and knowledge, enabling the North West region to deliver the Government’s serious and organised Crime strategy and to protect communities from harm.

The post is subject to an initial secondment of two years reviewable based on continuous funding and performance.

Further developments in NWROCU’s capabilities are anticipated in the future. Applications received for Operational roles that require mandatory Officer Safety/First Aid training must hold valid in date training or able to undertake upon application.

Full details of the role requirements are provided in the JDQ.

Successful applicants working within NWROCU will be subject to MV (Management Vetting) and SC (Security Clearance) prior to taking up post.

NWROCU is committed to ensuring that we have a work force that represents the communities we serve, and we are keen to attract applications from underrepresented groups.

Further information, advice and guidance regarding the posts can be obtained from DI Tim Farley – Timothy.Farley@nwrocu.police.uk – 01517775821. interested parties are encouraged to make contact to learn more about the role

All applications must be supported by the Home Force support, the level of support required must comply with local Force policy e.g. whether support required at ACC level and HR Support. Before starting an application, applicants must download the NWROCU secondment support form, ensure it is completed in full and then upload to your application.

Applicants will be prompted, and applications will not proceed until this has been completed.

**Applications from GMP will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

All applications must be supported by the Home Force support, the level of support required must comply with local Force policy e.g. whether support required at ACC level and HR Support. Before starting an application, applicants must download the NWROCU secondment support form, ensure it is completed in full and then upload to your application. 

Applicants will be prompted and applications will not proceed until this has been completed.

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