Confidential Case Officer - South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU)

Avon and Somerset Police

36d • Onsite

About The Position

The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) is seeking a Confidential Case Officer to join their sensitive intelligence collection team, based in London and attached to the National Crime Agency. This role is within a department with a unique function in policing, providing intelligence support to operations across forces, ROCUs, and partner agencies. You will be involved in challenging investigations targeting high-harm areas such as murder, kidnap, organised immigration crime, drug importation and supply, and the use and supply of illegal firearms. The position involves monitoring, assessing, and disseminating intelligence from sensitive tactics, directly impacting policing operations by preventing threats to life, safeguarding vulnerable people, and identifying enforcement opportunities against criminals causing significant harm. This is a varied and fulfilling career in a demanding environment where no two days are the same. Your work will be crucial in achieving significant results and disrupting organised crime in the South West. You will have the opportunity to work with advanced technology, tactics, and teams to combat complex and sophisticated modern organised crime. This role is best suited for individuals experienced in intelligence who can adapt to a demanding role, including early and late shifts, and accommodate overtime and shift changes as circumstances require. Training and mentoring will be provided, but candidates must be motivated, professional, and excellent communicators, comfortable with giving and receiving direction. Experience with computer systems, data, intelligence, and covert policing would be highly beneficial. The ability to work effectively both individually and as part of a team is essential. SWROCU is a collaboration of police officers and staff from five South West regional forces, part of a national network of nine ROCUs. They focus on pursuing offenders, protecting and preparing individuals and organisations, and preventing serious and organised crime through various capabilities. They work with local forces and national partners to disrupt criminals involved in cyber threats, economic crime, drug conspiracies, modern slavery, human trafficking, and child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Requirements

• Computer literate.
• Experience of collecting, assessing and developing strategic and tactical intelligence.
• Experience of working in a confidential environment.
• A working knowledge of the Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) and Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) is essential.
• Experience of risk assessing dynamic situations.
• Experience of reviewing sensitive information to make recommendations for suitable intervention opportunities.
• Experience of developing working relationships with different organisations/departments.
• Must have attended and passed the TCD Foundation Course and have successfully completed the mentoring period or when appointed, attend and pass this course along with successfully completing a set mentoring period to continue employment.
• Must have a five-year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last five years.
• Ability to adapt to a demanding role, including working early and late shifts – accommodating overtime and shift-changes where circumstances dictate.
• Motivated, professional and an excellent communicator – comfortable both giving and receiving direction.
• Excellent at working in a team but able to work individually.

Nice To Haves

• Experience of working with computer systems, data, intelligence, and covert policing would be invaluable.
• Experience of working within a confidential environment within a law enforcement background.
• A working knowledge of covert law enforcement techniques would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring, assessing, and disseminating intelligence from sensitive tactics.
• Providing intelligence support to operations in Force, ROCUs, and across partners.
• Involved in challenging investigations including tackling murder, kidnap, organised immigration crime, drug importation and supply and the use and supply of illegal firearms.
• Directly impacting policing operations – preventing threats to life, safeguarding vulnerable people, and highlighting opportunities for enforcement action against the criminals causing the most harm in our communities.
• Working with the most advanced technology, tactics and teams that enable law enforcement to tackle the ever-more complex and sophisticated nature of modern organised crime.
• Collecting, assessing and developing strategic and tactical intelligence.
• Working in a confidential environment.
• Risk assessing dynamic situations.
• Reviewing sensitive information to make recommendations for suitable intervention opportunities.
• Developing working relationships with different organisations/departments.

Benefits

• Flexible working – with many of our roles we can be flexible regarding working hours.
• Continuous professional development – we encourage and support career growth, giving you the opportunity of a flourishing career.
• Well-being support – we have many support mechanisms in place to assist in improving your personal health and wellbeing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed