At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to combat Organised Immigration Crime and manage complex investigations.
- Company: Join a dynamic team within the Civil Service focused on law enforcement.
- Benefits: Generous salary with a 31% allowance, Civil Service pension, and career development.
- Other info: Fast-paced environment with opportunities for personal growth and impactful work.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in tackling serious crime while collaborating with key law enforcement partners.
- Qualifications: Must be PIP2 qualified or equivalent with experience in leading investigations.
The predicted salary is between 14632 - 14632 £ per year.
The successful candidate will lead and manage the Criminal and Financial Investigation team based in Glasgow, driving efforts to combat Organised Immigration Crime. The team’s primary focus is tackling all aspects of Organised Immigration Crime, working to identify, disrupt, and dismantle criminal networks involved in the exploitation of immigration routes and vulnerabilities.
The successful candidate will also work closely with a wide range of strategic law enforcement partners located within the Scottish Crime Campus at Gartcosh. This includes building strong operational relationships, sharing intelligence, and contributing to joint investigations with agencies such as Police Scotland, the National Crime Agency, and HMRC. By operating within this collaborative environment, the candidate will play a key role in enhancing collective capability to combat serious and organised immigration crime across Scotland and the wider UK.
Key responsibilities
- Set the direction and allocate resource in line with organisation priorities through a robust performance framework while being flexible and working under pressure to tight timescales.
- Be responsible for the accountability of performance and output of CFI Glasgow and provide timely and accurate advice to senior officers on performance.
- Develop and enhance investigative capability in CFI Glasgow in line with new Immigration legislation.
- Assess the needs of the business, internal and external stakeholders, and set appropriate strategic direction and priorities.
- Enhance and develop productive working relationships with key external stakeholders, horizon scan for upcoming operational/policy/legal changes that need to be clearly communicated to stakeholders.
- Be a highly visible and experienced manager, capable of leading a dynamic workforce in a fast paced and challenging environment.
- Provide supportive and engaging line management to staff with clear, inspiring leadership to the team.
- Be a confident self-starter capable of working with a minimum of supervision and able to manage the expectations of multiple stakeholders communicating objectives and plans.
- Manage resources and use analytical skills to make informed decisions.
- Possess knowledge of law enforcement, criminal investigation and the Scottish criminal justice system.
- Have experience of leading and managing teams.
- Exhibit excellent written and oral communication skills as well as strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to positively influence stakeholders at senior and junior levels.
- Demonstrate a high level of personal organisation and the ability to effectively delegate tasks and prioritise own and others’ activities.
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
