Job Title
Senior Investigative Officer
Salary
£79,000
Location
Our main operational base is Belfast, with an operational site in London. The role is office based, and staff are split across our London and Belfast offices; therefore, regular travel will be required. Home working may be considered on some occasions subject to operational requirements and in line with the Commission’s approach on hybrid working and with the agreement of your line manager.
Working Pattern
Full time, part time and flexible working. The role will include occasional out-of-core-hours working, and requirement to travel to various locations for work purposes.
Contract Type
This role is offered on a permanent contract. Secondment arrangements from other organisations will also be considered, including employer pension contributions.
Security Level
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for DV clearance, if not already cleared.
Closing Date
31st January 2025, 5pm
Interview Date
To be confirmed
The Role
We are recruiting Senior Investigative Officers to be part of the newly established Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR).
The end-to-end journey of an investigation is all about the people who will eventually benefit from information recovery.
At every stage requesting individuals or families must be able to understand what is happening and what progress is being made. You and your team will work with the Case Support Team to ensure the Commission accepts cases it can investigate and that expectations are managed appropriately, and subsequently to ensure that requesting individuals and families are updated on progress. Your team will also present evidence to the Findings and Reports Unit so that determinations can be made for reports produced on the authority of the Chief Commissioner.
A key difference to the Commission’s approach is that a request must be made before the Commission can carry out its investigations. These requests can include specific questions that the requesting individual or family wish to see addressed during the investigative work. We will seek answers to requesting individual’s questions by examining all existing material, including that which might not have been disclosed or made public during any previous fact-finding.
You will be the senior officer in charge of the investigations (of the three types set out above) assigned to your team. You will be expected to lead directly on some and will supervise the conduct of others where responsibility is delegated to other investigators in your team. You will be accountable for every facet of the work assigned to your team and will develop investigative strategies appropriate to the requirements of the investigation. You will manage an innovative hybrid staffing model, bringing together experienced police officers, professional investigators and researchers to provide the best outcome for those that make requests of the Commission.
The post sits within the Investigations Directorate in the Commission. Headed by the Commissioner for Investigations, Peter Sheridan, you will form part of the Directorate’s senior management team, reporting to one of the Assistant Commissioners for Investigations. The Directorate will be multi-disciplinary with a mix of backgrounds and skills and the leadership team will be expected to work together to set a new and unique culture reflecting the Commission’s mission and values.
For a full job description please see the additional documents below.
If you are interested please can you send a personal statement: minimum 800 words including your CV to recruitment@icrir.independent-inquiry.uk