Data Insight Analyst – Tackling Organised Exploitation (TOEX) - South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU)

The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SW ROCU) is looking for Data Insight Analysts keen to progress their careers as part of the Tackling Organised Exploitation Programme.

You will support the development of data–led products and techniques, automated where possible, within Tackling Organised Exploitation Programme (TOEX), working with Intelligence Analysts to build enriched intelligence products to support operational decision making.

The Tackling Organised Exploitation Programme (TOEX) has been commissioned to contribute to a whole systems approach to improve the response to the ‘exploitation of the vulnerable’ within the current National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime, developing a model that supports an enhanced intelligence picture to inform activity; operational tasking and coordination; and capability development.

To find out more please visit:

TOEX Website

TOEX Linked In

TOEX Twitter 

(Main) Responsibilities

SW ROCU is part of the national ROCU network who work hand in hand with local forces and national partners to target and disrupt criminals posing the greatest risk of Serious and Organised Criminality (SOC). This includes offenders involved in cyber threats, economic crime, drug conspiracies, modern slavery and human trafficking and child sexual abuse and exploitation. SW ROCU seeks to lead and support the region working with the forces and national leads to promote consistency and use of best practice and technology. 

SW ROCU is a great place to work in a job like no other, working alongside other specialist capabilities at a regional, national and international level.  You will be at the forefront of the fight against serious and organised crime, which is one of the greatest threats facing the UK today.

It’s an exciting time to join us. We’re strengthening our officer numbers and we continually invest in both our people and new technology, so that as serious and organised crime evolves, so too do our skills and capabilities. In order to achieve this we need the best people who are keen to develop their careers, unleash their full potential and are up for the challenge of working on complex investigations.

In this role your Main Responsibilities will be:-

• Apply the TOEX operating model to undertake data acquisition, collation and conflation activities in order to deliver the required insight and analytics tools to the Intelligence Analyst.
•  Identify and develop access to new sources of information to support intelligence analysis products.
• Undertake development work assigned by the Intelligence Development Manager in order to ensure that TOEX systems keep up technological pace with advances in criminality.
• Liaison with other internal and external colleagues to progress/resolve technical solutions/issues and reduce the burden of manual systems.
• Prepare statements of evidence for court and attend court as a witness to assist in the criminal justice process.
• Maintain awareness of both national and regional priorities around organised exploitation.
• Support the performance of across the both the regional national TOEX teams by harnessing and promoting the best use of data, data insight tools and emerging data technologies that will enhance the business.

Skills, experience and qualification required

Essential:

• Experience with the discipline of Data Analysis.
• Experience of using of relevant technical platforms (e.g. Sequel/SQL, O365 in particular Visual Basic, Power BI, and MS Azure) to drive effectiveness and efficiency in service delivery.
• Experience in preparing, developing and delivering intelligence research from a wide variety of sources, to inform analytical products.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a sensitive environment, dealing with both sensitive and personal data

Recruitment and Selection

• Recruitment webinar : Friday 19th August, 1200hrs
  Please contact swrocurecruitment@avonandsomerset.pnn.police.uk, whereby invites will be sent accordingly. Please note that webinars will not be recorded.
• The closing date for receipt of applications is: Sunday 4th September 2022
• Shortlisting will take place week commencing: TBC
• Assessments/Interviews will be held week commencing: TBC

How to Apply

All applications are processed through the Avon & Somerset Constabulary online Oleeo portal.

Please click on the following link to access the application process or contact SWROCURecruitment@avonandsomerset.police.uk for further information.

Applicants will remain on their home force terms & conditions and move onto the relevant pay scale for the advertised position:-

Salary:

• A&S – SO2
• D&C – Grade 3
• Dorset – Grade D
• Gloucestershire – Scale 5
• Wiltshire – W8

If you reach the assessment/ interview stage of a process and become a reserve applicant, we would like to retain your application. This will be pending further vacancies arising for the same role in a 12 month period. By giving your consent this does not prevent you from applying for any other opportunities.

Additional Information

Vetting and safeguarding

This post is a subject to a higher security clearance at MV and SC – Management Vetting and Security Clearance Level.

To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 5 year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.

In accordance with the National Vetting Policy, the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit are committed to safeguarding and operate safer recruitment processes, to ensure a police service that employees are proud to work for because they feel safe, valued and part of a happy and supportive work environment. All employees and volunteers therefore will be subject to background checks including vetting and references.

Police Barred and Advisory lists

Individuals placed on the Police Barred and Advisory lists will not be considered for employment by the police for a minimum of 5 years from the date of listing in the case of gross misconduct, or 3 years from the date of listing in the case of poor performance.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit is working hard to increase diversity and inclusion within the ROCU, where communities are currently under-represented including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, people of all ages, abilities, faiths, religions, gender, LGBT communities and those from other disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds who share our values and wish to make a difference to the communities we serve. All applications will be treated on merit, based on the evidence provided in your application and suitability for the role you have applied for.

Flexible working

All requests for flexible working patterns will be considered and will be dependent on the role.

If you are interested to find our more information about this post, please email us at: SWROCURecruitment@avonandsomerset.police.uk