Apply before
13/07/2026, 23:55
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Reference number
1041
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London weighting allowance (Per Annum)
£4218
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South East weighting allowance (Per Annum)
£3375
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SPOT Rate 1
£49,392
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SPOT Rate 2
£53,493
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Role grade
G4
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Contract type
Permanent
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Command
National Economic Crime Centre (NECC)
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Business Area
Proceeds of Crime Centre
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Type of role
Education and Training, Investigation, Operational Delivery, Quality
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Working pattern
Full time, Part time, Flexible Working, Job share
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Number of roles available
1
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Proceeds of Crime Centre (PoCC) Regulator
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Location(s)
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Belfast, Birmingham, Bridgend, Bristol, Exeter, Gartcosh, Gillingham, London, Normanton (Calder), Nottingham, Slough, Solent, Stevenage, Warrington
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About the Role
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Information about the Command
Economic crime affects more UK citizens, more often, than any other criminal threat to our national security. It undermines the integrity of the UK economy, our global reputation as a global financial centre. Finances are integral to trade and investment, and the ease of doing business is vital for our prosperity. However, our open financial systems and strong economy continue to be exploited by those seeking to generate, move and invest criminal money, from street cash up to the proceeds of the highest levels of bribery and corruption. The National Economic Crime Command consists of three cross-functions that operate independently from one another: the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC), the United Kingdom Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU) and the Proceeds of Crime Centre (PoCC).
The NECC brings together law enforcement agencies, government departments, regulatory bodies and the private sector, with a shared objective of driving down economic crime in the UK. From targeting corrupt elites to tackling fraud, our work is high profile and focused on the highest harms to protect the most vulnerable.
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Information about the Business Area
The Proceeds of Crime Centre discharges the statutory responsibility of Director General NCA (Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (PoCA), P1 section 3) to provide for the training, accreditation and monitoring of Financial Investigators.
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Role Summary
You must be an experienced Financial Investigator (up to and including Confiscator).
The Proceeds of Crime Centre (PoCC) discharges the statutory responsibility of Director General NCA (Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (PoCA), P1 section 3) to provide training, accreditation and monitoring of Financial Investigators.
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Role Description
As a PoCC regulator you will be involved in the design, development and delivery of Proceeds of Crime training courses as well as the accreditation and monitoring of financial investigators. No two days will be the same, you could find yourself delivering training one day and visiting a stakeholder the next. You may also be asked to attend regional or national level meetings to represent the views of the PoCC. Although a training or teaching qualification and/or an assessment qualification are desirable, this is not an essential criteria. Successful candidates who do not have this background will be put through the relevant training
The joy of the role is that there is no ‘typical day’, you could find yourself delivering training to a group of financial investigators from across law enforcement, or you could be setting or checking and advising on Action Plans, Personal Development Plans and Continuous Professional Development. Equally you could find yourself spending a day with a team of FIs, discussing best practice, issues that they are seeing locally, and advising them of any changes to policy or case law.
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Duties and Responsibilities
Duties & Responsibilities Overview
Training and Delivery Delivering PoCC’s statutory functions of training, accreditation and monitoring to over 3000 law enforcement officers from over 200 organisations across England, Wales and Northern Ireland including, but not limited to, Police Forces, Local Authorities, Trading Standards, HMRC, DWP and other agencies.
Deliver Presentations Attend regional and national conferences and deliver updates on the PoCC and wider legislative changes, upskilling and responding to questions that may be asked.
Monitor Monitoring Financial Investigators from across law enforcement, including preparing individual responses, action plans and when an issue is identified, agreeing the most appropriate course of action.
Work with Stakeholders Work with learners from UK Law Enforcement and all Proceeds of Crime Act (PoCA) enabled organisations who require PoCC training and accreditation.
Develop and Implement Processes Develop, maintain and update training material as necessary.
Provide Support Provide learners and trainees with advice, guidance and support as and when needed. On-site visits, online meetings as a hybrid approach will be required.
Manage Data Governance Supervise the quality and submission of evidence to determine suitability for the award of PoCA powers, including the subsequent ongoing and necessary monitoring.
Legislation Review legislation, stated cases and court decisions and design and develop upskilling articles for distribution to Financial Investigators.
Conduct Workplace Assessments
Travel to meet individuals and their supervisors and/or managers to discuss work and conduct workplace assessments. Travel to meet FI teams, answer queries and deliver upskilling events. Review and assess evidence submitted during training, review Continued Professional Development evidence submitted and ensure compliance with the legislative obligations.
Design Training Modules The design, development and delivery of training plans and training material based around Proceeds of Crime Act (PoCA) 2002.
Audit Compliance Liaise with Financial Investigation Support System (FISS) team to ensure learners maintain accreditation, complete activities as published and contribute to the standardisation processes of work booklets.
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Person Specification
Skills, Knowledge & Experience Description
Coaches and Mentors Others Listens to and questions others effectively, to help them visualise and consider how they can best achieve their objectives. Acts as a role model - encouraging growth in others by sharing knowledge and experience.
Drafting, Report Writing and Presentation Skills Able to communicate concisely, accurately and clearly
Personal and Professional Development Ensure regular development discussions happen within the PoCC, empowering everyone to own their personal development plan and access formal and informal learning opportunities to maximise individual effectiveness.
Purposeful Think and work strategically and systematically, leading and supporting as required, respecting the drivers of culture and team values.
Legislation A strong understanding of the illicit finance landscape and the relevant legislation (UK and International) affecting law enforcement activity and proceeds of crime work.
Information Management Understands data classification and importance of protect personal and confidential information. Knows protection laws and regulation compliance and how to minimise risks of data breaches or unauthorised access. Knows how to conduct regular security audits and respond promptly to data breaches.
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Essential Criteria
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You must meet the essential criteria and evidence this within your application to be considered for the role.
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Qualifications, Membership and Licences
Accredited Financial Investigator up to and including Confiscator level Regulators must be able to deliver the full suite of PoCC training and need to have been in the role of practitioner to fully deliver a sound understanding of the practical application of legislation.
Following the sift selection stage, candidates' accreditation will be verified through the Financial Investigation Support System (FISS). Candidates who are not recorded as Accredited Financial Investigators up to and including Confiscator level, will not progress to the next stage of the recruitment process.
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Any applications from candidates not meeting this eligibility criteria will not progress.
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Desirable Criteria
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Desirable criteria are only used for assessment in the event of a tie break.
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- Advanced assessing qualification
- Experience of liaising with external stakeholders, groups and partnership working
- QCF (formerly NVQ level 3) in learning and development or equivalent or a willingness to work towards the qualification
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Salary
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Allowances are reviewed annually and may be increased, decreased or removed.
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All salary offers will be made in line with Remuneration Policy.
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Roles based in London will receive an additional London Weighting (Per Annum) of £4218
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Roles based in the South-East will receive an additional South-East Allowance (Per Annum) of £3375
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Operational Role Salary Information
This role attracts a Spot Rate salary. Spot Rate offers a progressive increase in pay to reflect the skills and experience of the officer.
Successful applicants will start at Spot Rate 1 and will have the opportunity to move to Spot Rate 2 whilst in post
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Benefits
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All NCA employees are members of the UK Civil Service and eligible for the Civil Service pension scheme, alongside your salary the NCA contributes £14308.86. Further information on the benefits of the scheme is available on the Civil Service Pension Website.
New entrants to the NCA receive 26 days annual leave, rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service, plus 8 bank holidays.
If qualifying criteria is met new joiners from UK Police Forces or the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) will have service with those employers taken into account for continuous service purposes for annual leave entitlement only, this will be up to a maximum of 31 days leave (including 1 privilege day).
Other benefits include:
Flexible working, including flexi-time, compressed hours and job sharing (in line with business requirements)
Family friendly policies, notably above the statutory minimum
Learning and Development opportunities
Interest free loans and advances, including season tickets, childcare and rental deposits
Housing schemes - Key Worker status
Discounts and Savings with a wide variety of services including Cycle to Work, Smart Tech schemes, dental insurance, gym discounts and savings on everyday spending, available through the Reward Gateway | Edenred and Blue Light Card schemes.
Staff support groups/networks
Sports and social activities, including membership to the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)
Further information is available on the NCA Website.
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Selection Process Details
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This vacancy is using the Success Profiles framework and will assess using the following criteria: Behaviours, Technical Skills
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Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
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How we will assess you
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Your application will be assessed against the following:
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Technical - this will be assessed by 250 word examples on:
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Experience of stakeholder management, including developing and maintaining beneficial relationships.
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Detailed understanding of criminal law and UK legislation affecting PoCC activity.
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Experience of planning and providing training materials and delivering prepared lesson plans in a training environment.
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A panel will assess how well your application demonstrates the requirements outlined above.
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Longlist
In the event of a high number of applications, we may operate a longlist. Applicants will need to meet the minimum pass mark for the lead criteria.
- Experience of stakeholder management, including developing and maintaining beneficial relationships. .
Candidates who do not meet the minimum pass mark for the lead criteria will not progress to having their other criteria assessed. Applications must meet the minimum criteria to be progressed to the assessment stage.
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You will receive an acknowledgement once your application is submitted.
We aim to have sift completed and scores released within 10 working days of the closing date of the advert. For high volume campaigns this timeframe may be extended.
Scores will be provided but further feedback will not be available at this stage.
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For guidance on the application process, visit:
NCA Applying and Onboarding
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Assessment 1
The format of this assessment will be Interview which will be tested on the criteria listed in the Success Profiles at Assessment section.
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Success Profiles at Assessment
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Behaviours
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Communicating and Influencing
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Changing and Improving
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Technical
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Experience of stakeholder management, including developing and maintaining beneficial relationships.
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Detailed understanding of criminal law and UK legislation affecting PoCC activity.
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Experience of planning and providing training materials and delivering prepared lesson plans in a training environment.
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Assessment Outcome
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Outcomes will be communicated via the NCA recruitment portal.
If successful but no role is immediately available, you may be placed on a reserve list for 12 months.
Reserve lists can be used to fill similar role types across the Agency where the assessment criteria is considered a match by the recruitment team and the business area.
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In the event of a tie at the assessment stage, available roles will be offered in merit order using the following order:
Lead criteria (behaviours/technical/experience)
If still tied, desirable criteria will be assessed (if advertised)
If still tied, application sift scores will be used
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Feedback is provided only to those who attend an assessment.
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You will be subject to vetting and pre-employment checks before appointment.
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Once the vacancy closes, the advert will no longer be accessible. Please save a copy for your records.
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We encourage all candidates to visit the NCA Careers Page for more information.
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Eligibility, Pre-Employment Check and Vetting
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Please see the NCA T&Cs and Privacy Policy (pdf) for details on how your data is handled.
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If you are an internal candidate who has passed interview but is undergoing an internal investigation or have a written warning in place preventing a post move you may not be able to be posted until this investigation is concluded or restriction lifted.
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Nationality Requirements
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This role is broadly open to the following groups:
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- UK nationals or dual nationals, where one component is British
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- Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
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- Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
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- Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
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- Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre- settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
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- Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
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- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Further information on nationality requirements
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You will be required to participate in digital right to work and address checks as part of the recruitment process.
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Security and Vetting
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People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.
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Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is SC Enhanced. All security clearances will be managed by the NCA.
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For more information on security vetting please visit: UK Security Vetting guidance for applicants and Demystifying Vetting and see our vetting charter at: The Vetting Charter.
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Vetting requirements - SC Enhanced
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Prior to commencing the role, you will need to successfully complete SC Enhanced clearance.
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The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years.
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Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected.
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For further information on National Security Vetting checks please visit the following page Demystifying Vetting
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Individuals will be required to undertake and pass a substance misuse test as part of pre-employment checks.
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Occupational Health
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Successful candidates will be expected to undertake an occupational health assessment. Depending on the role an in-person medical may be required in either London or Warrington. Unfortunately, travel costs will not be reimbursed.
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Things you need to know
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Multi Location
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Where multiple locations are advertised, appointments will be made in merit order for each location.
Please indicate up to three location preferences clearly. Only your first three preferences will be considered. You may be allocated to any of the locations you select. If you decline an offer for a location you have selected as a preference, a further offer may not be made.
If you choose to reject an offer and no alternative preferred location can be offered, you will not be able to return to the process or be placed on a reserve list.
Only the advertised locations are available; any additional notes added to the application will not be taken into account.
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Near Miss
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If you meet the criteria for a lower grade, you may be offered that role if not appointable at the advertised grade.
Conversely, if found appointable at a higher grade but no posts are available, you may be offered a lower-grade role.
All offers are made based on merit.
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Hybrid Working
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The NCA supports hybrid working. The extent of remote working will depend on the role and can be discussed at the offer stage.
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Reasonable Adjustments
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We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and an inclusive, equal opportunities employer.
We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone can be their authentic self. If you’re neurodiverse, have a disability, or live with a long-term health condition, we encourage you to let us know about any reasonable adjustments you may need during the recruitment process.
If you experience accessibility issues with the advert or require reasonable adjustments, please contact our Recruitment Team at
[email protected] before the advert closing date.
Please ensure you complete the ‘Equal opportunities’ and 'Reasonable Adjustments' sections in the application form to inform us on what support you may need in the recruitment process.
For more on our Disability Confident commitment, visit Disability Confident Scheme | Civil Service Careers.
Visit NCA Benefits and Support for more details.
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Inclusion
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The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
In order to monitor the effectiveness of the National Crime Agency's Diversity & Inclusion strategy, we require certain personal details about you on submission of your application for statistical and monitoring purposes only. Please note that this will be treated in confidence and will not impact your application.
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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
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Working for the Civil Service
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The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit on merit through fair and open competition, in line with the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
If you believe your application has not been treated fairly, email:
[email protected] (quoting the vacancy reference).
If unresolved, you may escalate your complaint to the Civil Service Commission.
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Working for the NCA
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The National Crime Agency is a 24/7 organisation, and working patterns must support business requirements. Some roles may require you to respond at short notice or outside of core hours.
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If preferable, alternative contract types may be available. Please review the green bar of this advert to view all available contract types for this role. Where Loan or Secondment options are available, these would be for existing Civil Servants (Loan) and applicants from accredited Non-Departmental Public Bodies (NDPBs) or any other employer (Secondment). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.
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If you have any specific queries about the role that are not covered by the advert, please contact:
Name : Central Recruitment Team
Email : [email protected]
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