NWROCU SOC CC Sergeant in London

The North West Regional Organised Crime Unit is a collaborative multi-agency covert response to tackle serious and organised crime across the North West Region. The role of the SOC coordinators is to act as regional ambassadors for Clear Hold and Build (CHB) and provide advice to forces and their LROs on how to use the framework. The SOC CC will support forces in the region to ensure they have the foundation blocks in place to operationalise CHB successfully.

CHB provides a framework to enable forces and partners to:

• Identify the highest harm areas
• Clear - ruthlessly pursue OCG members through intensive enforcement activity
• Hold - immediately address the “vacuum” this leaves as part of the Hold phase, by preventing other OCGs from taking over the location including by offering support services and safeguarding referrals
• Build - strengthen communities’ resilience and resistance to criminality in a way that prevents SOC/crime from reoccurring

SOC CCs support delivery of effective and sustainable 4P response to forces, partnerships and communities through:

• Providing support and guidance to forces to develop coordinated 4P plans and responses that drive operational activity
• Work with partners to maximise opportunities to access funding streams and to identify and mitigate the SOC threats within communities.
• Provide advice and guidance to LROs and encourage effective collaboration to tackle the threat and reduce demand.
• Understand national, regional and local priorities for tackling SOC and delivering safer streets.

SOC CCs undertake the role of Regional SCPO coordinators and provide advice and guidance in relation to the management and administration of SCPOs. The NWROCU leads the policing response across the region posed by serious and organised crime in Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and North Wales. The NWROCU provides the vital link from national capabilities and expertise to local policing and knowledge, enabling the North West region to deliver the Government’s serious and organised Crime strategy and to protect communities from harm.

The post is subject to an initial secondment of two years reviewable based on continuous funding and performance. Further developments in NWROCU’s capabilities are anticipated in the future. Applications received for Operational roles that require mandatory Officer Safety/First Aid training must hold valid in date training or be able to undertake upon application. Full details of the role requirements are provided in the JDQ. Successful applicants working within NWROCU will be subject to MV (Management Vetting) and SC (Security Clearance) prior to taking up post. In cases where the commute to work is in excess of applicant’s current commute the excess travel will be paid.

NWROCU is committed to ensuring that we have a workforce that represents the communities we serve, and we are keen to attract applications from underrepresented groups. Further information, advice and guidance regarding the posts can be obtained from DI Andy Priest or DCI Paul McVeigh. Interested parties are encouraged to make contact to learn more about the role. Applications from GMP will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis.