Data Acquisition & Management Office (DAMO) Manager
Job summary
National Data Exploitation Capability (NDEC) is a multidisciplinary department, consisting of data engineers and scientists, as well as Intelligence officers, analysts, data professionals and a significant business support function.
The teams which form NDEC include the Data Acquisition & Management Office (DAMO), the Systems Management Desk (SMD), Biometrics and Data Lab.
The mission of DAMO is to provide access to more, better quality data in a stable, well managed environment. This requires the navigation of acquisition, governance and review policies.
Tasks include negotiating the acquisition of bulk data sets, receiving data in preparation for exploitation and ensuring that our data holdings are governed securely in line with policy and data governance legislation.
Job description
As a DAMO Manager you will be an active member of a small team that identifies, acquires and manages datasets for the NCA by developing acquisition proposals, evaluating datasets to understand their usefulness, and managing relationships with data owners.
A technical background is not necessary to excel in DAMO. Our roles suit anyone willing to learn, help colleagues and who will assist in the development of policies and processes in a technologically-evolving environment.
Our team is proud of our spectrum of skills and experience, from within and outside of Law Enforcement. From Intelligence to Business Support, whatever our background, we share an enjoyment of building effective relationships, being innovative towards problem solving and working autonomously and collaboratively as required by our tasks.
DAMO tasks vary considerably, with a mixture of delivery at pace and longer-term projects, many of which support high-profile activities undertaken by the Agency.
Duties and Responsibilities
Team Management/Performance - Lead and have ultimate accountability for the Acquisition/Data Lifecycle/Business Assurance Teams. Manage/supervise staff and the wider business and support them to receive appropriate training and achieve their career development objectives. Oversee and review team activities and act as the primary point of escalation to Senior Leadership if decision-making is required. Set, monitor and track team performance, reporting against progress objectives and business milestones, feeding these into the Leadership and other mechanisms for monthly reporting.
Project Management - Manage large scale complex data acquisition, assurance and lifecycle projects that derive from NCA operational priorities and delivery against the NCA strategy and tilt. Experience in managing internal and external stakeholders is vital, including the operational strands; threat leadership and the enabling functions. Experience in project methodologies is vital.
Manage the governance of NCA-acquired and collected data - Manage the use of data within a regulated environment, specifically the use of data collected under the Crime and Courts Act, Police And Criminal Evidence Act and Investigatory Powers Act, with a focus on bulk personal data, communications data and seized media. Oversee the drafting of Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), Records of Processing Activity Forms (ROPAs), Bulk Personal Data Assessments (BPDs) and Feasibility Assessment. Work collaboratively with wider data management teams, and draft Data Sharing Agreements (DSAs) or Information Sharing Agreements (ISAs) with data owners and data controllers.
Stakeholder Management - Take responsibility for leading engagement with a multi-skilled workforce of operational users, technical specialists, and contracted staff. Understand key customer data requirements and prioritise and manage efforts to fulfil them.
Data Management - Oversee the management and maintenance of data policies and procedures, ensuring they are reviewed and updated regularly and implemented across the department and our customers.
Data Source Assessment - Manage the evolving assessment of data to determine the ongoing usefulness of a data set, liaising with operational stakeholders and technical teams for any additional scope, technical analysis, or use cases to support the assessment.
Person specification
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Data and Risk Management - Proven ability to identify and manage data prioritisation and risk against agency demands, taking accountability for any decision made.
Legislation and Data in Law Enforcement - Comprehensive understanding of information management legislation relating to data in law enforcement.
Leadership - Experience on leading and managing a multisciplinary team.
Relationship Management - Experience of stakeholder relationship management and prioritising high volumes of tasks and balancing finite resources.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £55,575, National Crime Agency contributes £16,100 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.New entrants to the NCA receive 26 days annual leave, rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service, plus 8 bank holidays.
If qualifying criteria is met new joiners from UK Police Forces or the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) will have service with those employers taken into account for continuous service purposes for annual leave entitlement only, this will be up to a maximum of 31 days leave (including 1 privilege day).
Other benefits include:
- Flexible working, including flexi-time, compressed hours and job sharing (in line with business requirements)
- Family friendly policies, notably above the statutory minimum
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Interest free loans and advances, including season tickets, childcare and rental deposits
- Housing schemes - Key Worker status
- Discounts and Savings with a wide variety of services including Cycle to Work, Smart Tech schemes, dental insurance, gym discounts and savings on everyday spending, available through the Reward Gateway , Edenred and Blue Light Card schemes.
- Staff support groups/networks
- Sports and social activities, including membership to the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)
Further information is available on the NCA Website.
Things you need to know
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.How we will assess you
Your application will be assessed against the following:Experience - This will be assessed:Experience Criteria - will be assessed by 500 word examples on:- Proven ability to identify and manage data prioritisation and risks against agency demands, taking accountability for any decisions made
- Comprehensive understanding of information management legislation relation to law enforcement
- Experience of stakeholder relationship management and prioritising high volumes of tasks and balancing finite resources
Longlist
In the event of a high number of applications, we may operate a longlist. Applicants will need to meet the minimum pass mark for the lead criteria.
- Proven ability to identify and manage data prioritisation and risks against agency demands, taking accountability for any decisions made .
Candidates who do not meet the minimum pass mark for the lead criteria will not progress to having their other criteria assessed. Applications must meet the minimum criteria to be progressed to the assessment stage.
You will receive an acknowledgement once your application is submitted.
We aim to have sift completed and scores released within 10 working days of the closing date of the advert. For high volume campaigns this timeframe may be extended.
Scores will be provided but further feedback will not be available at this stage.
For guidance on the application process, visit:NCA Applying and Onboarding
Assessment 1
The format of this assessment will be Interview which will be tested on the criteria listed in the Success Profiles at Assessment section.
Success Profiles at Assessment
Behaviours- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Proven ability to identify and manage data prioritisation and risks against agency demands, taking accountability for any decisions made
- Comprehensive understanding of information management legislation relation to law enforcement
- Experience of stakeholder relationship management and prioritising high volumes of tasks and balancing finite resources
If successful but no role is immediately available, you may be placed on a reserve list for 12 months.
Reserve lists can be used to fill similar role types across the Agency where the assessment criteria is considered a match by the recruitment team and the business area.
In the event of a tie at the assessment stage, available roles will be offered in merit order using the following order:
- Lead criteria (behaviours/technical/experience)
- If still tied, desirable criteria will be assessed (if advertised)
- If still tied, application sift scores will be used
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).Apply and further information
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Job contact :
- Name : The Recruitment Team
- Email : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk
Further information
If you believe your application has not been treated fairly, email: Central.Recruitment@nca.gov.uk (quoting the vacancy reference).If unresolved, you may escalate your complaint to the Civil Service Commission.
Salary range
- £55,975 per year