Police Staff Investigator - Prevention Services - Attachment

Contract type: Attachment – until 5th July 2027 – Maternity Cover. (Note: As this role is an attachment, you are required to gain permission from your management chain before you apply. Failure to provide proof of permission may result in your application being unsuccessful.)

Rank/grade: E

Salary: Starting Salary £43,700 + £7,160 London Weighting

Directorate/department: National Lead Force (NLF) / Report Fraud Prevention Services

Location: Guildhall Yard East

Vetting level required: MV/SC

The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.

The City of London Police is committed to equality of opportunities and continuously strive for inclusivity within our Force. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly from those who are disabled, have long-term health conditions, and/or are neurodivergent, those with Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic backgrounds, female candidates, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.

About the team:

Prevention Services sits within National Lead Force (NLF) as part of the Report Fraud reporting service. Report Fraud is primarily responsible for analysing and disseminating victim reports of Fraud and Cybercrime to the relevant police force for investigation, with the aim of determining the most appropriate 4P response (Pursue, Protect, Prevent and Prepare).

About the role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual with a keen interest in intelligence development and Fraud/Cyber investigation, to join the Reactive Disruptions Team. The team consists of a Detective Sergeant and both police officers and police staff investigators. The team work from referrals, Report Fraud complaints and the proactive identification of enablers with the aim of disrupting websites, email addresses, social media accounts and telephone numbers being used by offenders to facilitate fraud and cybercrime.

Responsibilities:

• Disrupt fraud and cyber offenders who utilise technological enablers to carry out their offending, by gathering evidence to support requests to service providers and to justify the use of relevant legislation.
• Use a variety of sources of information to proactively conduct open-source investigations into technological enablers used in fraud and cybercrime.
• Work with Social Media companies and other online service providers to develop effective methods to achieve victim account services repatriation and develop other innovative ways of providing a preventative or protective service to victims of fraud and cybercrime.
• Maintain personal responsibility for gathering, recording, storing, accessing and sharing of information in compliance with information security policy, procedures and codes of practice and legislation.

Essential Requirements:

Your application will be scored against the criteria listed below for shortlisting. Please give examples and evidence your ability, knowledge and experience against the points below in your application:

• A proven investigative background and a good knowledge of investigation practices, processes and techniques.
• Experience of utilising a variety of open-source investigation techniques.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels with both internal and external partners and stakeholders and to build relationships.
• Must be self-motivated and enthusiastic with the ability to undertake a range of enquiries and to self-generate their own proactive work.
• The ability to plan, prioritise and organize your own workload and develop new practices and ways of working.

This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK. Also, due to this role requiring MV/SC level vetting, you need to have continuously resided in the UK for the last 5 years. This residency needs to be in the immediate 5 years prior to this application. If you do not meet this requirement, you are not eligible to apply for the role, due to nature of the vetting checks needed.

If you would like to discuss the role please contact: DS Heather Farrell, heather.farrell@cityoflondon.police.uk.

Selection Process:

As part of the initial application process, you will be asked to evidence how your experience, skills, and knowledge align with the points listed above in the ‘Requirements Section.’ The application and interview will be tested under Level 2 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework. Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job description will not be considered. The closing date for applications is 30th September 2026 at 3pm. Following shortlisting, successful candidates will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, to be held week commencing 12th October 2026.

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