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Stanley, Falkland Islands. (On-Site)
Contract, Full time
No DBS check required
Starting salary from £28,482 up to £35,172 per annum depending on qualifications and experience with an additional 10% Flexible Duty Allowance, Flights, 25% Gratuity and Relocation Grant
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) are looking to appoint a Detective Constable to join its existing team at the Royal Falkland Islands Police.
Set in the South Atlantic Ocean, the Falkland Islands benefits from unique wildlife, low crime rates, free health care, excellent school provision, and the close proximity of South America as a holiday destination.
THE ROLE
An exciting opportunity has arisen with the Royal Falkland Islands Police (RFIP) for a positive and dynamic Detective Constable, with recent UK, Commonwealth, or Overseas Territories CID policing experience, to join the team. This is a fixed contract for up to four years and RFIP would be keen to appoint as soon as possible.
With the great community spirit on the island you are guaranteed a warm welcome; an ideal experience for individuals as well as families, presenting a great opportunity to police in one of the world’s most beautiful and safe places.
The RFIP has a long and proud history of serving the Falkland Islands Community having received an excellent independent inspection report in 2019 and welcomes you to be part of this dynamic, dedicated, and developing policing team.
With a significant military presence on the island, you will also benefit from a close working relationship with the Joint Services Police Support Unit (JSPSU).
RFIP’s aim to ensure the highest professional standards of policing are in place, and to ensure that we serve and protect our community to the best of our ability.
As Detective Constable you can be part of, a dedicated team, providing a CID Investigative 24/7 emergency service to the Falkland Islands community. Your duties will be many and varied with a range of interesting challenges. Being a small team you may, on occasions, be required to parade in police uniform.
Prevention lies at the heart of all we do and you will be called on to deal with incidents and crimes of all types both on land and sea. Regular contact with the community and other agencies play a big part in helping maintain our enviable low crime rates. You can contribute to that too, through the thorough investigation and detection of crime.
Public protection is another cornerstone of how we police. By keeping the peace, working with others and supporting and reassuring victims, you can change people’s lives for the better.
THE PERSON
The successful candidate will:
The Package
Falkland Islands Government (FIG)
The Falkland Islands is a British Overseas Territory, with full internal self-government.
As the largest employer in the Falkland Islands, we offer many unique and fulfilling job opportunities, across the full spectrum of public services. Our responsibilities include those typically managed by central government – taxation, legislation and policy, as well as those usually managed on a local level such as town planning, health and social services, and education. FIG also provides services specific to the needs of the Falkland Islands, such as fisheries research, power generation and the Government Air Service, FIGAS.
For more information about working for Falkland Islands Government, take a look at our recruitment microsite: www.jobs.gov.fk
The Falkland Islands
Set in the South Atlantic Ocean, around 400 miles east of South America and 8,000 miles south-west of the UK, the Falkland Islands are a small, thriving community with a British way of life, benefiting from good local services, a varied social calendar and an absence of traffic jams!
The Falkland Islands’ stunning natural environment provides an unspoiled landscape and amazing wildlife to observe and explore, including penguins, whales and dolphins, all seen from the shore.
For those with a sense of adventure, it provides opportunities which are hard to match anywhere else in the world.
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