Senior Officer, Police & Partner Engagement Unit (PPEU) - JICC Secondee

October 27, 2025

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London*, Warrington <ul><li>For roles based in London, your contractual place of work will be Stratford. While the Stratford site is expected to become operational from November 2025 – March 2026, you will be required to carry out your contractual duties from Vauxhall or another reasonable location on a temporary basis during the interim period. </li></ul>Please note that, as Stratford will be your contractual place of work, any subsequent move from a temporary location will not entitle you to payments for travel time or costs under the Relocation and Excess Travel Policy. Job Summary To apply you must be a current serving police officer or police staff equivalent. This role is a closed competition and is only available to existing police staff who must work for a Police Force in England & Wales. We are not accepting applications from Civil Servants. Applications made that do not meet this criteria will not be considered for this role. Candidates must complete 'Yes' or 'No' criteria before beginning application. Home Office Police Forces Only Please note - Consultation will take place with successful candidates within this campaign and will be posted based on merit order, skill set and location. The Joint International Crime Centre (JICC) was launched in April 2023 and was created in order to coordinate and support the response of UK policing and law enforcement to tackle international crime. The JICC comprises officers and staff from across UK policing and the NCA, offering a multi-agency approach to meeting the increasing international demands of territorial policing. The JICC provides a whole-system approach to tackling international crime harnessing UK and international expertise and providing access to specialist capabilities both within the NCA and partner organisations including HMRC, ACRO, the CPS and partners across UK law enforcement and criminal justice. The JICC is jointly overseen by the NCA Director General and Chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC). Roles are primarily based in London or Warrington – other locations may be considered – please ensure you provide your location preferences on your application Virtual Open Evening Event To find out more about the role and the application process we will be holding two virtual opening evenings via MS Teams on the following dates. To register, please click on the following link of choice. You will be asked to provide your name and email address. Wednesday 22nd October 2025 at 11.00hrs https://forms.office.com/e/2Ca7Ceub1N Registration for the 22/10/2025 will close on Monday 20th October at 23.55hrs. Tuesday 4th November 2025 at 18.00hrs https://forms.office.com/e/hq5VWHngLw Registration for the 04/11/2025 will close on Sunday 2nd November at 23.55hrs. Please note - this event is by invitation only. Your invitation shall be sent to you after the registration closing date specified. You will not be able to register after this date and time. Job Description As a Senior Officer in the JICC, you will manage/supervise a team responsible for the acquisition and development of tactical and strategic intelligence and/or prevention initiatives focused on international crime affecting the UK. You will provide operational support, advice and guidance to UK law enforcement throughout the UK in any matters involving international criminality. You will ensure national/local strategy, policy, legislative frameworks and operational priorities are developed and promoted amongst NPCC, Law Enforcement partners and government departments. Managing a team of officers, you will act as a Lead Officer or Intelligence Supervisor, ensuring investigations, prevention and analytical initiatives are carried out thoroughly, professionally and expeditiously in accordance with National Crime Agency policy and legislative requirements. You will supervise the development and delivery of strategic / tactical intelligence and analytical products to support operations /investigations including strategic assessments and profiling to inform local/national operational priorities, government strategy and internal policy. You may be required to participate in on-call responsibilities and travel within or outside the UK – such travel may include attendance at conferences or seminars for the purpose of updating and maintaining your own professional skills. As a Senior Officer within the JICC one of your roles may be as a International Tactical Advisor (ITA) where you will be the first point of contact for UK Law Enforcement for enquiries, advice and guidance relating to International Capabilities. This will include giving advice on police to police and judicial cooperation, working with investigation teams and intelligence cells to provide expert advice on international capabilities, and providing training and Continuous Professional Development (CPD). You will be offered a role within the PPEU Central Desks or ITA team. The successful candidate will remain on their current salary and terms and conditions for the duration of the Secondment. This role is open to existing police officers and police staff. Please note - Consultation will take place with successful candidates within this campaign and will be posted based on merit order, skill set and location. Duties & Responsibilities Plan and prepare for intelligence led law enforcement investigations - Provide supervision of JICC personnel providing support to law enforcement with international capabilities. Supervising/ Undertaking Intelligence Gathering - Supervision or undertaking of intelligence work in the area of international capabilities to support law enforcement criminal investigations. Supervising/Creating Intelligence Products to support decision making - Ensuring that all intelligence products created within the team meet the required intelligence standards. Supervising/Creating and delivery of a prepared briefing document - Supervision or undertaking of the creation of intelligence led documents. Supervising/Preparing and delivering an intelligence led briefing and debriefing - Supervising or preparing the delivery of intelligence briefings, adhering to all legal frameworks, key working principles, policies and guidance relevant to role. Provide support to Investigations - Provide international capabilities support as appropriate to partner agency criminal investigations. Provide specialist advice and guidance - Provide specialist advice and guidance to decision makers to aid in the achievement of operational outcomes. Collaboration with partner agencies - Build strong working relationships with partner agencies to ensure effective use of international cooperation to support criminal investigations. Maintain own CPD in International capabilities - Ensure own knowledge of international capabilities is kept up to date. Provide leadership for your team As a Senior Officer in the JICC, you will manage/supervise a team responsible for the acquisition and development of tactical and strategic intelligence and/or prevention initiatives focused on international crime affecting the UK. You will provide operational support, advice and guidance to UK law enforcement throughout the UK in any matters involving international criminality. You will ensure national/local strategy, policy, legislative frameworks and operational priorities are developed and promoted amongst NPCC, Law Enforcement partners and government departments. Managing a team of officers, you will act as a Lead Officer or Intelligence Supervisor, ensuring investigations, prevention and analytical initiatives are carried out thoroughly, professionally and expeditiously in accordance with National Crime Agency policy and legislative requirements. You will supervise the development and delivery of strategic / tactical intelligence and analytical products to support operations /investigations including strategic assessments and profiling to inform local/national operational priorities, government strategy and internal policy. You may be required to participate in on-call responsibilities and travel within or outside the UK – such travel may include attendance at conferences or seminars for the purpose of updating and maintaining your own professional skills. As a Senior Officer within the JICC one of your roles may be as a International Tactical Advisor (ITA) where you will be the first point of contact for UK Law Enforcement for enquiries, advice and guidance relating to International Capabilities. This will include giving advice on police to police and judicial cooperation, working with investigation teams and intelligence cells to provide expert advice on international capabilities, and providing training and Continuous Professional Development (CPD). You will be offered a role within the PPEU Central Desks or ITA team. The successful candidate will remain on their current salary and terms and conditions for the duration of the Secondment. This role is open to existing police officers and police staff. Please note - Consultation will take place with successful candidates within this campaign and will be posted based on merit order, skill set and location. Duties & Responsibilities Plan and prepare for intelligence led law enforcement investigations - Provide supervision of JICC personnel providing support to law enforcement with international capabilities. Supervising/ Undertaking Intelligence Gathering - Supervision or undertaking of intelligence work in the area of international capabilities to support law enforcement criminal investigations. Supervising/Creating Intelligence Products to support decision making - Ensuring that all intelligence products created within the team meet the required intelligence standards. Supervising/Creating and delivery of a prepared briefing document - Supervision or undertaking of the creation of intelligence led documents. Supervising/Preparing and delivering an intelligence led briefing and debriefing - Supervising or preparing the delivery of intelligence briefings, adhering to all legal frameworks, key working principles, policies and guidance relevant to role. Provide support to Investigations - Provide international capabilities support as appropriate to partner agency criminal investigations. Provide specialist advice and guidance - Provide specialist advice and guidance to decision makers to aid in the achievement of operational outcomes. Collaboration with partner agencies - Build strong working relationships with partner agencies to ensure effective use of international cooperation to support criminal investigations. Maintain own CPD in International capabilities - Ensure own knowledge of international capabilities is kept up to date. Provide leadership for your team Person specification Drafting/report writing and presentation skills - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare high quality written material. Interpersonal skills - Working collaboratively with key stakeholders to foster positive relationships, build trust and manage conflicts. Analytical / data manipulation/ interpretation skills - Ability to gather, interpret and evaluate information in order to assist decision making. Problem solving skills - Ability to identify issues, analyse the causes, generate the solutions and implement action plans. Leadership and management skills - Experience of managing a team including personnel management. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: <ul><li>Leadership</li><li>Communicating and Influencing </li></ul>Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: <ul><li>Ability to assess information quickly and lead response, utilising appropriate resources as required.</li><li>Awareness of risk and how to mitigate within a policing context</li><li>Ability to identify issues, analyse the causes, generate the solutions and implement action plans. </li></ul>If applying on Secondment and you are the equivalent grade you will remain on your current salary for the duration of your Secondment. Current terms and conditions will remain. If applying on promotion, conditions will reflect the promoted salary within the candidates home force. Whatever your role, we take your career and development seriously, and want to enable you to build a really successful career with the Agency. Learning And Development: Access to a range of learning and development activities, and opportunities to support career progression. Paid time off to facilitate continuous professional development, and access to Civil Service Learning up to 5 days per year. Well-being And Inclusion: Occupational sick pay and access to occupational health services. A network of qualified Mental Health First Aiders and Workplace Support Officers, who can provide advice, signposting and support to all our officers. On site facilities including fitness centres and canteens (where available). Access to a variety of active staff network groups. Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills. To apply you must be a current serving police officer or police staff equivalent. This role is a closed competition and is only available to existing police officers or police staff who must work for a Police Force in England & Wales. We are not accepting applications from Civil Servants. Applications made that do not meet this criteria will not be considered for this role. Candidates must complete 'Yes' or 'No' criteria before beginning application. Home Office Police Forces Only Please note - Consultation will take place with successful candidates within this campaign and will be posted based on merit order, skill set and location. How We Will Assess You Your application will be assessed against the following: Technical - this will be assessed by 250 word examples on: <ul><li>Ability to assess information quickly and lead response, utilising appropriate resources as required.</li><li>Awareness of risk and how to mitigate within a policing context</li><li>Ability to identify issues, analyse the causes, generate the solutions and implement action plans. </li></ul>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 <ul><li>Leadership</li><li>Communicating and Influencing </li></ul>Technical <ul><li>Ability to assess information quickly and lead response, utilising appropriate resources as required.</li><li>Awareness of risk and how to mitigate within a policing context</li><li>Ability to identify issues, analyse the causes, generate the solutions and implement action plans. </li></ul>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. In The Event Of a Tie At The Assessment Stage, Available Roles Will Be Offered In Merit Order Using The Following Order: <ul><li>Lead criteria (behaviours/technical/experience)</li><li>If still tied, desirable criteria will be assessed (if advertised) </li><li>If still tied, application sift scores will be used </li></ul>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. 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. This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills. 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. 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: <ul><li>UK nationals</li><li>nationals of the Republic of Ireland</li><li>nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK</li><li>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)</li><li>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)</li><li>individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020</li><li>Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service </li></ul>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. 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 the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job Contact : <ul><li>Name : Central Recruitment Team</li><li>Email : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk </li></ul>Recruitment team <ul><li>Email : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk </li></ul>Further information If you believe your application has not been treated fairly, email: Central.Recruitment@nca.gov.uk (quoting the vacancy reference 431828). If unresolved, you may escalate your complaint to the Civil Service Commission.

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