National Missing Persons Adviser (Crime) - Investigations Directorate

Job summary

The NCA’s Major Crime Investigative Support (MCIS) function provides strategic and tactical support to front line policing and law enforcement throughout the UK and British Overseas Territories engaged in major crime, missing person and major incident investigations. Part of the Operations team within MCIS, Specialist National Advisers represent areas of law enforcement where in-depth advice or insight is most frequently requested.

The National Missing Person Adviser (Crime) acts as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) within law enforcement in relation to Missing Person investigations with a potential link to crime and unidentified human remains. To lead the work of providing specialist missing person (crime) advice to UK Law Enforcement within the Operations Team of Specialist National Advisers

Please note this is a home-based/remote working role and it does not have a specific location. The role will require flexibility with travel to deploy nationally and internationally in support of the Major Crime investigators.

Job description

This role is both strategic and tactical whereby providing governance and leadership advice to Senior Investigating Officers (SIO’s) investigating missing person enquiries and advising on tactical issues relating to wider missing person related issues. You will be part of a team, providing advice and support to the most complex missing person enquiries and investigations. Additionally, providing national over-sight of missing persons policy and procedure.

Duties & Responsibilities

Critical part of the Operations Team within the Specialist National Advisers.

Liaising with law enforcement, both nationally and internationally on missing person and unidentified remains cases. Providing support and guidance around these cases ensuring that best practice is followed.

Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) within law enforcement in relation to Missing Person investigations with a potential link to crime and unidentified human remains.

To support the development of national guidance and best practice for Law Enforcement (LE), by working closely with National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) leads for associated portfolios and the College of Policing.

To provide investigative support in relation to suspicious missing person and unidentified human remains investigations to other law enforcement agencies and associated government bodies and departments. Providing observations and recommendations, both dynamically, verbally and through the production of written reports, with due regard to timeliness and the potential impact of the advice.

Identification and dissemination of good practice nationally and internationally.

Leadership and management of the Centralized Analytical Team Collating Homicide Expertise Management (CATCHEM) Database.

Liaising with the NPCC Lead for missing, building and maintaining effective external partnerships, collaborating with other NCA units, wider UK law enforcement, international counterparts and government departments as well as civil society organisations.

Continual development of the Specialist National Advisers, ensuring the team remains at the forefront of missing person research, developing the officers’ skill sets and capabilities and finding new ways in which the team can provide enhanced services to policing.

Person specification

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Experience of working in complex major crime investigations

Experience of multi-agency partnership working within the law enforcement community

Demonstrate excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills, both written and verbally

Demonstrate the ability to present information clearly and brief at all levels

Good practical knowledge of the function and role of intelligence within policing investigations, including services provided by other agencies

Extensive experience in investigating missing person and unidentified human remains

Extensive experience in policing investigations

Experience and practical knowledge of missing person investigations and a detailed knowledge of current legislation, police and procedures of major crime investigation

Evidence appropriate interaction at all levels within the Police Service and other Law Enforcement agencies

Experience of analysis and problem-solving within investigative setting

Experience of multi-agency partnership working within the law enforcement community

Desirable Criteria

Desirable criteria are only used for assessment in the event of a tie break.

- Good understanding of the use of biometric data.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Seeing the Big Picture

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Experience of investigative techniques and legislation with a focus on missing person investigations. (lead technical)
• Experience of managing and developing a team with commitment to the improvement of culture within a team.
• Experience of working in partnership with law enforcement and multi-agency partners.
• Evidence of analytical capability and attention to detail.

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 Technical skills.

How we will assess you

Your application will be assessed against the following:

Technical - this will be assessed by 500 word examples on:

• Experience of investigative techniques and legislation with a focus on missing person investigations. (lead technical).

• Experience of working in partnership with law enforcement and multi-agency partners.

• Evidence of analytical capability and attention to detail.

A panel will assess how well your application demonstrates the requirements outlined above.

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

Technical

• Experience of investigative techniques and legislation with a focus on missing person investigations. (lead technical).

• Experience of managing and developing a team with commitment to the improvement of culture within a team.

• Experience of working in partnership with law enforcement and multi-agency partners.

• Evidence of analytical capability and attention to detail.

Assessment Outcome

Outcomes will be communicated via the NCA recruitment portal.
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:

1. Lead criteria (behaviours/technical/experience)
2. If still tied, desirable criteria will be assessed (if advertised)
3. If still tied, application sift scores will be used

Feedback is provided only to those who attend an assessment.

You will be subject to vetting and pre-employment checks before appointment.

Once the vacancy closes, the advert will no longer be accessible. Please save a copy for your records.

We encourage all candidates to visit the NCA Careers Page for more information.

Full advert details for this vacancy can found on the advert on the NCA Recruitment Portal. Please follow the link to apply at advertisers' site.

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : The Recruitment Team
• Email : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk

Further information

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit on merit through fair and open competition, in line with the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.

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.

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.