About the job

Job summary

Extradition is the formal procedure for requesting the surrender of a person from one country to another for the purpose of prosecution, to be sentenced for an offence for which the person has already been convicted or to carry out a sentence which has already been imposed.

The National Extradition Unit comprises a team of officers with operational responsibility for the coordination and management of extradition related cases.

The unit:

• Provides 24/7 tactical advice & support in all reactive extradition related encounters; 
• Receives, triages and risk assesses all incoming requests from overseas territories where the requested person is believed to have a footprint in the UK;
• Undertakes enquiries to locate and arrest fugitives sought for extradition utilising all available tactical methods where requests are graded as medium risk, high risk or complex that are believed to be within E&W (low risk enquiries are tasked to local police forces);
• Monitors the outcomes of court hearings, manages bail compliance and coordinates enforcement activity in relation to breaches;
• Processes & coordinates all removals from E&W where a surrender has been ordered. 
• Provides guidance and tactical advice to law enforcement on searching for fugitives overseas.
• Undertakes all collections where arrests of fugitives wanted by E&W are located abroad.
• Participates in cross agency working groups & write national policy & guidance.

The unit has two hubs in London and Warrington.

**To be considered, you will need to successfully complete SC Enhanced clearance before commencing the role.**

Job description

Responsibilities

You will lead the Warrington based operational team made up of officers from North West forces who are responsible for locating and arresting subjects wanted by foreign jurisdictions for extradition.

You will be responsible for the management of your team workload and ensuring the utilisation of all available tactics to locate and arrest subjects in a timely and effective manner.

It is expected you will bring excellent working knowledge and experience of fugitive enquiries to the role and be a confident supervisor able to drive and motivate a team.
The unit also has responsibility for the collection of subjects from abroad wanted in the UK who have had their extradition ordered, this is done on behalf of all police forces across England and Wales.

As a supervisor it is expected you will lead on the facilitation of these collections.  This includes liaising with both national and international partners, the completion of relevant paperwork including detailed risk assessments and the direct supervision of a team of officers travelling to the relevant jurisdiction to return the subject to the UK.

This role will involve shift work and unsociable hours at short notice including an on-call rota; therefore a high degree of flexibility is required.  There is a frequent requirement to travel both nationally and internationally, often at short notice.

The work of the unit can be high profile and crime types are extremely varied.

Work Involves:

• Managing a team of officers each with a caseload of subjects wanted for extradition and ensuring the progression of appropriate and timely enquiries to locate and arrest them.
• Supervising operational deployments across England and Wales ensuring the appropriate authorities and risk assessments are in place.
• Quality assuring case papers to ensure they are completed to a high standard.
• Providing advice and guidance to officers and staff nationally in relation to extradition.
• Conducting out of hours on-call duties as a 24/7 contact point for extradition matters nationally.
• Supervising and leading on the collection of subjects from abroad wanted in the UK.
• Liaising extensively with both internal and external partners, including internationally, as appropriate.

Person specification

Positions available & Eligibility:

Based in Warrington. This role is a closed competition and to apply you need to be a serving police officer at the rank of Sergeant on a lateral basis.

Any applications from candidates not meeting this eligibility criteria will not progress.

We are not accepting applications from Civil Servants.

Candidates must live within reasonable (under 60 minutes) travelling distance of the NCA site in Warrington and be willing to travel frequently both nationally and internationally. 

Essential Criteria:

• Must be a serving police officer in a Home Office force.
• Must be a response level police driver and in date with all refresher training.
• Experience in locating offenders and fugitives from an operational practitioner and supervisory perspective.
• Practical knowledge and experience of RIPA and IPA and their direct application to fugitive enquiries.
• Experience of managing a broad range of covert tactics.
• Experience in supervision of the handling and utilising of sensitive intelligence.
• Good knowledge of communications data and its analysis in relation to fugitive enquiries.
• Extensive experience in making informed risk assessments based on sound rationale.
• Response trained police driver.
• Up to date with all mandatory force training including officer safety and emergency life support.

Desirable Criteria:

• Surveillance awareness.
• Working knowledge of the extradition act and associated guidance.

Benefits

The successful candidate will remain on their current salary and terms and conditions for the duration of the Secondment.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

If you wish to apply for this vacancy, you must submit your application by 23:55 on 24th December 2023.

You will be asked to complete a CV as part of the application process,  Please see the candidate information pack for more information.

Please note depending on the volume of applications a Longlist at sift may be conducted on following criteria:

• Experience in locating offenders and fugitives from an operational practitioner and supervisory perspective. 

Candidates must pass this criteria for their application to be progressed.

A panel will then assess your application to select those demonstrating the best fit for the role by considering the evidence you have provided against the criteria set out in the Entry Criteria section.

Failure to address any or all of these may affect your application.

Sift results are expected to be released w/c 15th January 2024.

Interviews will take place throughout January and February 2024 - locations to be confirmed. Please be advised that the type of interview (eg. virtual/face-to-face) may be subject to change and successful candidates will be notified of this prior to attending. However the interview is conducted, the interview criteria will remain as shown on page 20 of the candidate information pack.

The above sift and interview dates are an indicative timeline.

Should you be successful at sift but cannot attend on the interview date(s) listed the recruitment team cannot guarantee an alternative date. Please contact the recruitment team.

You will then be asked to attend an interview in order to have a more in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence. 

Full details of the assessment process will be made available to shortlisted candidates.

Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. Any instances of plagiarism including copying of examples/answers from internet sources will result in a withdrawal of your application. Further action, including disciplinary action, may be considered in such cases involving internal candidates. Providing false or misleading information would be contrary to the core values of honesty and integrity expected of all Civil Servants.

Multi-Location

Where more than one location is advertised, candidates will be appointed in merit order for each location. You will be asked to state your location preference on your application.

Please be aware that you can be posted to any location that you put in your preferences. If you would only like to be posted to one location, please confirm one location only. If you are posted to a location that you have requested and you do not accept that location, you may not be offered another role.

Please note, only advertised location can be offered. Notes populated in a free text box will not be taken into consideration.

Near Miss

Candidates who are judged to be a near miss at interview may be considered for other positions in the NCA which may be at a lower grade, but have a potential skills match.

Hybrid Working

Here at the NCA we have a hybrid working arrangement in place enabling officers to work a proportion of their role remotely. Eligibility and the degree of home working will vary depending on the requirements of the role. Further details can be discussed at offer stage.

Reasonable Adjustment

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. As part of our application process you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process that you may need. If you have a disability or long-term condition (a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long term effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities protected under the Equality Act 2010) and need us to make any adjustments or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing ncarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Please contact us by emailing ncarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk or calling 0117 372 0000 as soon as possible before the closing date if you wish to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying.

 

Inclusion and Accessibility

The NCA embraces and values diversity in all forms. Being truly reflective of the communities we serve and building a culture where everyone can perform at their best is critical to leading the UK’s fight against serious and organised crime – something which affects us all. We want to recruit and retain the very best and broadest diversity of officers so the NCA welcomes applications from individuals from all backgrounds.

We are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer. As a Disability Confident Leader we are committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact ncarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

VETTING REQUIREMENTS SC

All security clearances require you to provide evidence of your UK footprint where you have been physically present in the UK.

The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years.

Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected.

If you require SC clearance you will need to provide evidence of the below requirements.

Checks will be made against:

•   Departmental or company records (personnel files, staff reports, sick leave reports and security records)
•   UK criminal records covering both spent and unspent criminal records.
•  Your credit and financial history with a credit reference agency
•  Security Services records

We encourage all candidates to thoroughly review the candidate pack which explains the role further before submitting an application.

If you have any specific queries about the role that are not covered by the candidate pack, please contact:

ncarecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

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.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• 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)
• 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)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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.