IP Crime and Infringement Coordinator - Northern Ireland (Plus reserves)

The role is a remote role, but applicants must be based within Northern Ireland. They will be attached to PSNI office in Belfast subject to vetting and will need to attend the PSNI office when there is a business need.

Candidates will be attached to the Newport office but only required to attend the Newport office quarterly., This is an exciting role, which will join our existing team of four coordinators covering all other UK nations. The role will bring together expertise from all players in the local IP enforcement landscape and will be integral in tackling IP crime and infringement in the UK.

As such, we are looking for a positive individual with a can-do attitude, who can work flexibly and show a commitment to making an impact. The successful candidate will need to be flexible and have the ability to work effectively and build relationships with a range of stakeholders.

The duties of the role include, but are not limited to:

Acting as IPO’s lead technical representative in the region, supporting Trading Standards Officers and police with IP cases.

Raising awareness of IP crime and infringement by partnering with local authorities to provide training and boost IP enforcement efforts in Northern Ireland.

Championing the importance of IP enforcement and the impact of IP infringement within the local landscape.

Building and maintaining strong relationships with local law enforcement, authorities, and IP rights holders to facilitate intelligence gathering for investigations.

Serving as the regional point of contact for IP rights holders, fostering partnership between them and investigators.

Collaborating with other IPO Crime and Infringement coordinators to portion best practices and create a strong regional network.

Acting as a conduit between IPO and local enforcement agencies to boost investigations, strengthen partnerships, and deliver positive outcomes.

Coordinating enforcement activities with IPO s law enforcement and intelligence teams, ensuring alignment with national tasking processes like Organised Crime Group Mapping.

Attending tasking and coordination meetings to share intelligence, provide updates, and report on investigation outcomes.

Communicating new initiatives, campaigns, and investigations to Trading Standards and enforcement agencies, acting as a liaison between them and IPO.

Identifying and shaping interventions based on the 4P framework (Prevent, Protect, Prepare, Pursue) to address IP crime at the local level., We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing

• Working Together

• Seeing the Big Picture

• Making Effective Decisions, The below behaviours will be assessed at interview

Communicating and Influencing

• Communicate in a straightforward, honest, and engaging manner, choosing appropriate styles to maximise understanding and impact.

• Ensure that important messages are communicated with colleagues and stakeholders respectfully, taking into consideration the diversity of interests.

Working Together

• Establish professional relationships with a range of stakeholders. Collaborate with these to share information, resources, and support.

• Actively seek and consider input of people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

Seeing the Bigger Picture

• Understand the strategic drivers for your area of work.

• Align activities to contribute to wider organisational priorities.

Making Effective Decisions

• Analyse and use a range of relevant, credible information from internal and external sources to support decisions.

• Display confidence when making difficult decisions, even if they prove to be unpopular.

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check and if successful you must also hold, or be willing to obtain, a higher Security Clearance.

For meaningful checks to be carried out individuals will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, depending on the level of clearance, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. For this role the successful individual will need to have consistently lived in the UK for a minimum 5 years in order to meet the relevant security clearance., When completing your 750 word Personal Statement, please ensure that you cover the following essential criteria:

• Experience of establishing and maintaining professional relationships with a wide range of stakeholders within and outside your organisation and working with them to achieve a desired outcome.

Experience of gathering and analysing evidence to inform your judgement and decision making.

Successful candidates will have the ability to adapt quickly and proactively to a fast-changing environment.

Experience of being a self-starter with the drive and commitment to make a positive impact.

Experience of conducting or supporting investigations and knowledge of Scottish law and legal systems including those relating to gathering evidence.

A working knowledge of IP and a law enforcement or regulatory background.

Alongside your salary of £44,482, Intellectual Property Office contributes £12,886 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Belfast BT12 4GL, Newport NP10 8QQ, Further information on the vetting process can be found at United Kingdom Security Vetting – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you have questions regarding this or are unsure if you meet the eligibility criteria, please contact Recruitment@ipo.gov.uk, If you require job-specific information, please contact:

Name: Helen Barnham

E-mail: helen.barnham@ipo.gov.uk

Telephone: 01633 81 4721

For further information around the Civil Service recruitment process, please visit our civil service careers page – IPO Recruitment Support , Civil Service Careers (civil-service-careers.gov.uk)

Applicants to note:

This post is being advertised to Internal, across Government and external candidates at the same time.

Incomplete and/or late submissions will not be accepted or considered.

Should you have any queries or require any assistance in please contact the IPO Recruitment team at Recruitment@ipo.gov.uk prior to the closing of the post.

In line with Government guidance, successfully appointed candidates will need to provide documents for our Right to Work checks. Information on this will be sent within the invite to interview text.

If you require an adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, then please let the recruitment team know via ; recruitment@ipo.gov.uk

For more information on the IPO s terms and conditions, please review the attached IPO Modernised Terms and Conditions document attached at the bottom of this advert.

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