DORSET POLICE



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|Date: |24.05.2017 |

|Job Title: |Financial Investigation Officer |

|Post Number: |TBA |

|Division/Department/Section: |Operational Support/Contact Management/Incident Resolution Team |

|Line Manager: |Detective Sergeant IRT |

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|PURPOSE |

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|To provide an accredited financial investigation function to the Incident Resolution Team. |

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|The post-holder will be a fully accredited financial investigator who will undertake financial based enquiries to support the |

|investigation and resolution of crimes and incidents that require no immediate service and are suitable for investigation by an office |

|based team. |

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|POSITION IN THE ORGANISATION |

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|People who work directly for this post |

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|N/A |

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|MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES |

|What is the post responsible for? |With what results? |

|(INPUT) |(OUTPUT) |

|First point of contact for all financial crime into the force. |Quality of investigation is maintained and decision making is sound, |

|Financial crimes are complex investigations and require specialist |proportionate and victim focussed. |

|advice. | |

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|Required to plan, conduct and manage financial investigations, to | |

|maximise investigative opportunities for officers and detectives. | |

|Provide the ongoing management / investigation of financial |Ensure continued high investigative standards are maintained. |

|investigations by being subject matter experts. | |

|To attend Court to give evidence in relation to financial aspects of|Ensure a thorough investigation is undertaken and all relevant |

|investigations the post holder manages. |evidence is provided to the Court. |

|To undertake enquiries with financial institutions, Land Registry, |To provide officers with information held on the various databases, |

|Experian and other databases. |ensuring compliance with the Data Protection and Human Rights Act. |

|Ensure that all financial crime classifications are in accordance |Crimes are dealt with in a timely and effective manner and all |

|with HOCR, NCRS and Force crime recording standards. |necessary regulations are complied with |

|Provide knowledge to officers on obtaining Production |Assist with the legislative compliance obtaining information and |

|Orders/Warrants under Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and Production |assets. |

|Orders/Warrants under Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. | |

|Attend Court to obtain Production Orders / Warrants under Proceeds |Ensure the investigation of serious arrestable offences and ensure |

|of Crime Act 2002 and Production Orders / Warrants under Police and |the statutory requirements are met and the information obtained is |

|Criminal Evidence Act 1984. |correctly handled. |

| |To determine the benefits and proceeds of criminal conduct and ensure|

| |assets are available for confiscation |

|To evaluate, analyse and disseminate intelligence using the National|To identify financial intelligence in order to secure convictions. |

|Intelligence Model. | |

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|Take statements as required in accordance with legislation and |Accurate statements are available to support the investigation. The |

|procedure. Statement taking may either be face to face or telephone |investigator will then be better placed to identify and investigate |

|based, to illicit all opportunities. |appropriate lines of enquiry. |

|Ensure criminally derived assets are identified for consideration of|Ensure a thorough investigation is undertaken. |

|forfeiture in accordance with legislation and policy | |

|Provide guidance to Crime Management Unit on financial |Ensure the correct investigative leads are identified and progressed.|

|investigations which are transferred to and from Dorset Police | |

|To prepare financial statements for Courts and to provide all |To provide financial analysis of offenders for Courts to assist in |

|necessary information and assistance to the Crown Prosecution |the confiscation of assets and to maximise successful prosecutions. |

|Service and Counsel to provide specialised support for the case | |

|officer. | |

|Be informed on Crime Management quality assurance regime, ensuring |Electronic transfer of police information between departments is |

|that all relevant occurrences, reports and correspondence items are |managed in a timely manner and thus reducing the risk to the force of|

|assessed, investigated or actioned and allocated as appropriate. |missed information. |

|Identify opportunities for confiscation. Liaison with Economic Crime|To maximise the total value confiscated and ensure assets are not |

|Unit. |disposed of via third parties prior to the Confiscation Hearing. |

|Conduct research and keep up-to-date with Case Law. |To influence the decisions made during financial investigations. |

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|To produce interview plans for officers around financial aspects of |Ensure a thorough investigation is undertaken. |

|a crime | |

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|Provide investigative / evidential expertise to officers in respect |Ensure continued high investigative opportunities are maintained, not|

|of non-financial crimes / occurrences to ensure that Dorset Police |only with crimes, but all occurrences. |

|maximise specialist financial knowledge. e.g. financial intelligence| |

|opportunities around MISPERS. | |

|Maintain a good working relationship with Action Fraud. |Ensure continued high investigative standards are maintained. |

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|This list of duties is not restrictive or exhaustive and the |Completion of duties to meet the needs of the police service. |

|post-holder may be required to carry out duties from time to time | |

|that are either commensurate with/or lower than the grade of the | |

|post. In some posts this might include the ad-hoc provision of | |

|guidance and informal training of new colleagues. | |

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|4. CONTACTS |

|1. |Police Officers and Police Staff of various ranks |

|2. |Crown Prosecution Service |

|3. |NCA |

|4. |Other law enforcement agencies |

|5. |Financial institutions |

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|SPECIAL CONDITIONS/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |

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|The post holder is required to be an Accredited Financial Investigator (FI). Thereafter it is necessary to maintain a Continuing |

|Professional Development (CPD) portfolio. |

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|The Force Values together with the National Code of Ethics are a set of non-negotiable standards that all Dorset Police staff must abide |

|by. Loyalty to these Values and Ethics are a requirement for membership into Dorset Police. |

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|HEALTH & SAFETY TRAINING |

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|VDU Assessment |

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|Your line manager has the responsibility to refer to the risk assessments appropriate to your role to identify any additional health and |

|safety training required e.g. manual handling training, VDU assessment, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) etc. |

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|7. HEALTH MONITORING |

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|N/A |

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|8. VETTING |

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|Management Vetting |

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|9. TERMS OF APPOINTMENT |

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|The commencing salary will be within Scale F starting at £25,656 rising by yearly increments to a maximum of £30,180 |

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|There is a requirement to maintain a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio for Financial Investigation (FI) accreditation. |

|This post is subject to a higher level of vetting; therefore any offer of appointment will be conditional, subject to receiving |

|appropriate clearance. |

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|Average working hours will be 37 hours per week. Shifts, weekend and Bank Holiday working is required for which appropriate enhanced rates|

|of pay are claimable. |

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|10. PERSON SPECIFICATION |

|Essential Criteria |

|Essential Qualifications/Specific Training/Alternative relevant experience, knowledge, skills which are required for this post. |

|Criteria to be measured |Competencies Required |

|Criteria A |Have significant financial investigation experience and demonstrate sound financial investigation techniques. |

|Criteria B |The post holder will be required to manage financial crime/occurrence investigations and be able to demonstrate |

| |good decision making skills and provide clear investigative guidance to officers and detectives. |

|Criteria C |The post holder will need to manage and investigate complex crimes and will therefore need to hold PIP 2 |

| |accreditation prior to appointment. |

|Criteria D |The post holder will need to be an Accredited Financial Investigator and maintain a Continuing Professional |

| |Development (CPD) portfolio. |

|Criteria E |Sound verbal and written communication skills. This role requires extensive liaison with officers and staff of |

| |varying ranks / grades. |

|Criteria F |The ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision whilst maintaining a high degree of accuracy. The |

| |post holder will manage high volumes of investigations which are held by officers and need to be investigated |

| |expeditiously. |

|Criteria G |Ability to work as a member of a team but be confident, self-reliant and able to work unsupervised |

|Desirable Criteria (if applicable) |

|Desirable Qualifications/Specific Training/Alternative relevant experience, knowledge, skills which are required for this post. |

|Criteria to be measured |Competencies Required |

|Criteria H |Experience of or interest in accountancy and/or book-keeping. |

|Criteria I |Previous experience of working in a Police Force or other Investigative environment. |

|Criteria J |Previous experience of presenting findings or evidence in the form of written reports and verbally for use in |

| |Court |

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