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Senior NECC Officer

National Crime Agency -
Birmingham

Job details

Part-time | Full-time | Fixed term contract
£4,218 - £45,326 a year

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Annual leave
Company pension
Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

Report writing
Landscape maintenance
Analysis skills
Presentation skills
AI
Leadership
Communication skills
Negotiation

Full job description

Apply before

15/06/2026, 12:00

Reference number

785

Salary

£45,326

London weighting allowance (Per Annum)

£4,218

Role grade

Contract type

Permanent, Fixed Term Appointment, Loan, Secondment

Length of employment

24 months

Please note that the Length of Employment does not include those hired on Permanent contracts.

Command

National Economic Crime Centre (NECC)

Business Area

Capabilities, Fraud, Illicit Finance Threat Team, Operational Response, Coordination and Allocation (ORCA), Public Private Partnership Team

Type of role

Administration / Corporate Support, Analytical, Intelligence, Investigation, Operational Research, Policing, Policy, Strategy

Working pattern

Full time, Part time, Flexible Working, Job share

Number of roles available

Senior NECC Officer

Location(s)

Birmingham, Bristol, London, Warrington

About the Role

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.

Information about the Business Area

This campaign is searching for candidates to fill roles in multiple business areas within the NECC Command.

Role Summary

The National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) is hosted by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and has a multi-agency structure, staffed by a mixture of NCA officers and secondees partners, including the private sector. We are a diverse, dynamic centre with a strong focus on developing and upskilling our officers.

From targeting corrupt elites to tackling fraud, our work is high profile and focused on protecting the most vulnerable. Economic Crime affects more UK citizens that any other criminal threat. It undermines the integrity of the UK economy, our global reputation, security, and prosperity of countries around the world. As a global financial centre, our openness to trade and investment, and ease of doing business are vital for the UK's prosperity. However, our financial systems and strong economy continue to be exploited by those seeking to generate, move and invest in criminal money, from street cash to the highest levels of bribery and corruption.

The roles available are exciting opportunities for motivated, hardworking and self-starting leaders to join one of our thriving and diverse teams. We are looking for someone who can build strong working relationships across different departments, teams and an ability to adapt and prioritise in a fast moving environment.

Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success. We welcome applications from all people and backgrounds with the experience/skills needed to perform our roles. We look forward to receiving your application.

Role Description

As a Senior Officer within the NECC, you will part of a dynamic response to economic crime protecting the public and communities we serve. The roles available are exciting opportunities for motivated, hardworking and self-starting individuals to join one of our thriving and diverse teams. We are looking for someone who can build strong working relationships across different departments, teams and an ability to adapt and prioritise in a fast-moving environment.

We have opportunities available in:

Illicit Finance Threat Team - Aims to be the cross-system hub for overseeing, directing and supporting the UK’s response to money laundering, bribery and corruption. The team is made up of the following areas: Threat Desks, Research & Insights, Asset Tracing and Planning, Performance & Governance.

Public Private Partnership Team - An established partnership between UK law enforcement, government and private sector, using NCA capabilities to innovate in sharing intelligence and data. Working collaboratively as part of a multi-agency, multi-functional team enabling both strategic and tactical information exchange, and supporting the NECC as a world leading cross operational response to economic crime

NECC Operational Response and Co-ordination Allocation (ORCA) Team - The operational coordination arm of the NECC, leading the UK law enforcement response to economic threats. Lead national projects and intensifications, driving the whole system PURSUE response to fraud and illicit finance, aligned to NCA Threat Lead priorities. Leverage capabilities and capacity across the system to ensure high priority opportunities to reduce harm and protect the public are maximised, through exceptional working relationships with key policing and operational partners across the economic crime system. Manage the NECC referrals process, placing economic crime cases with the appropriate agencies and coordinating a whole system / multi-agency approach.

Fraud Threat Lead team - are at the heart of driving forward the UK Fraud Strategy to block fraud, pursue fraudsters and empower people to reduce the scale and harm of fraud.
Providing subject matter expertise on the fraud threat and response, using the strategic intelligence picture; an understanding of the political situation; and information relating to on-going 4P work. To influence operational priorities and drive a more effective response in the UK and overseas.

The Strategy Team - Anticipates and responds to shifts in the economic crime landscape, shaping strategies, influencing policy and legislation, and securing partner collaboration.

Potential roles that may be available in the future within UK Financial Intelligence Unit (UKFIU)

UKFIU Operations teams focus primarily on the casework associated with receiving, analysing and disseminating SARs to support the development of intelligence for Law Enforcement Agencies and provide asset recovery opportunities both in the UK and Internationally. The teams triage incoming requests for a defence under Proceeds of Crimes Act (POCA) or Terrorist Act (TACT), process requests to and from overseas FIUs, conduct risk assessments, engage with reporters and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs), and conduct analysis and intelligence gathering for onward referral across the SOC System.

Future opportunities may arise within the following UKFIU teams:

International

Defence Against Money Laundering (DAML)

SARs Enquiry & Action Team (SEA)

Terrorist Finance Team (TFT)

Combatting Kleptocracy Cell Team (CKC)

**Please note** Candidates who submit an application will receive a link to a timed online test. This test will be used as the initial longlisting criterion, with scores recorded under Experience Criteria 1. If a candidate does not pass the test, the rest of their application will not be assessed. The test link will be sent to the email address registered on your account. Please note that candidates are permitted to complete the test only once; any duplicate attempts will not be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties & Responsibilities

Overview

Threat Desks (Illicit Finance and Fraud)

Working within dedicated Threat Desks focused on deploying subject matter expertise to a range of 4P projects and public and private sector partnerships. This includes coordinating the UK response in priority areas such as fraud, money laundering, bribery and corruption, asset denial, state linked illicit finance; crypto-assets and tech enablers, international projects & tactical partnerships.

Research and insights (Illicit Finance)

Using NCA and partner operational insight and data, producing reporting and recommendations on key illicit finance trends, building strong networks across academia and the private sector.

Asset Tracing (Illicit Finance)

Develop expertise in the identification and tracing of assets, and the use of asset tracing tooling to support asset denial/recovery initiatives and projects, and build asset tracing packages for dissemination to investigative teams across the agency and wider system.

Stakeholder management

Developing and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors both domestically and internationally. Lead on high level senior engagements and developing relationships, both internally and externally, to deliver the NECC priorities.

Knowledge & capacity building (Illicit Finance)

Developing a network of specialist expert witnesses and asset tracers, using this expertise to develop capability & capacity.

Report writing and briefings

Delivering written and verbal outputs including strategic intelligence products, alerts to the financial industry, and management and partner briefings ensuring a consistent and professional narrative across all such outputs.

Performance reporting

Performance reporting and analysis against key economic crime threats and enablers as well as supervising the development, collation and co-ordination of management information.

Intensification exercises (NECC Operational Response & Co-ordination Allocation Team)

Run regular intensification exercises to deliver a better response against the threat priorities.

Monitor and assess

Monitor and assess NECC performance and Management Information and how these measure effectiveness of the NECC. Utilise data in a variety of formats to support briefings provided to Senior Leadership Team.

Section 7 Referrals (PPP/JMLIT)

Identifying new opportunities for Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce (JMLIT) intervention. Coordinating, developing and authorising case referrals under Section 7 Crime and Courts Act 2013 from JMLIT partners and maintaining and updating accurate case work records.

JMLIT single point of contact (PPP/JMLIT)

Act as Single Point of Contact (SPoC) for groups within the JMLIT+ model, ensuring both the Public Private Partnership (PPP) team and NECC Threat Leads are briefed on progress and opportunities for collaboration across JMLIT+ groups and with internal and external partners.

Developing strategies (NECC Strategy)

You will develop strategies to enable the NECC to meet its priorities and record our progress against them.

Manage and Coach Officers

Empower, enable and manage the team to make ethical and inclusive decisions based on a diverse range of evidence and perspectives. Line management responsibilities of NECC Officers; supervising and supporting them in the completion of their responsibilities across the team which ensuring that they are continuously developing in their role.

Stakeholder management

Work with government departments, statutory bodies, private organisations, academia and industry (as appropriate) and attend working groups, government committees / meetings (as required).

Work within Cross Agency function

Maintain relationships to collect information on the NECC operational portfolio and response to critical incidents, in order to effectively brief NCA Seniors and cross government stakeholders up to ministerial level, if required

Line management

Supervising and supporting officers in the completion of responsibilities and ensuring continual development in their role.

Performance Management

Manage issues relating to the performance and conduct of officers in line with NCA values/policy.

Delivering written and verbal outputs

Includes strategic intelligence products, alerts to the financial industry, and management and partner briefings ensuring a consistent and professional narrative across all such outputs. Collate information from a range of sources in to clear written and verbal communication for a wide range of audiences including senior leaders, partners and the public.

Information Management

Ensure the quality, secure handling and dissemination of data/information, in line with NCA policy.

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Description

Communication skills

Excellent communicator who can communicate with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm with colleagues, partners and stakeholders to drive positive outcomes. Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex issues in emerging way that are easy to understand.

Leadership

Undertake a full range of leadership responsibilities including demonstrating proactive leadership.

Analytical skills

Sound analytical skills, and the ability to effectively interpret and use data, evidence and research to support decision making, incite policy change or change processes. Ability to communicate outputs clearly.

Stakeholder management

Ability to influence and negotiate effectively with stakeholders at all levels. Building internal and external partner networks, collaboratively working to deliver shared goals, across the threat landscape.

Drafting and developing reports

Develop policy, reports, and processes whilst managing data and systems across business areas.

Changing and improving

An ability to work effectively in a high profile rapidly changing environment, demonstrating flexibility, enabling you and your team to overcome challenges and the ability to balance competing demands.

Knowledge of the Economic Crime Landscape

Experience in a Law Enforcement, financial crime or comparable setting and ability to build expertise in economic crime.

Information Management

A good understanding of information management and the handling of sensitive/confidential data.

Collaborative working

Experience of working collaboratively with Law Enforcement, HMG and/or private sector partners to build consensus and respond to identified threats.

Analytical skills

Experience of working with intelligence, evidence or sensitive data to develop solutions and communicate them clearly.

Desirable Criteria

Desirable criteria are only used for assessment in the event of a tie break.

A good understanding of relevant legislation (UK and International) affecting NECC activity, such as the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and the Criminal Finances Act 2017

Salary

Allowances are reviewed annually and may be increased, decreased or removed.

All salary offers will be made in line with Remuneration Policy.

Roles based in London will receive an additional London Weighting (Per Annum) of £4,218

Benefits

All NCA employees are members of the UK Civil Service and eligible for the Civil Service pension scheme, alongside your salary the NCA contributes £13,130. 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.

Selection Process Details

This vacancy is using the Success Profiles framework and will assess using the following criteria: Behaviours, Experience, Strengths, Technical Skills

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.

How we will assess you

Your application will be assessed against the following:

Experience - This will be assessed:

Experience Criteria - will be assessed by 250 word examples on:

Online test - Candidates who submit an application will receive a link to a timed online test after the advert closes. This test will be used as the initial longlisting criterion, with scores recorded under Experience Criteria 1

Experience of developing and maintaining stakeholder relationships to achieve a joint goal.

A panel will assess how well your application demonstrates the requirements outlined above.

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.

- Online test - Candidates who submit an application will receive a link to a timed online test after the advert closes. This test will be used as the initial longlisting criterion, with scores recorded under Experience Criteria 1 .

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.

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.

For guidance on the application process, visit:
NCA Applying and Onboarding

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.

Success Profiles at Assessment

Behaviours

Working Together

Changing and Improving

Technical

A good understanding of how to handle sensitive data and intelligence, including relevant data protection considerations.

Experience

Experience of prioritising and managing competing demands in a fast-paced environment with responsibility for team outcomes

Strengths

Strengths are tested at interview stage - the strengths tested are not shared before the interview.

Assessment Outcome

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.

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

Feedback is provided only to those who attend an assessment.

You will be subject to vetting and pre-employment checks before appointment.

Once the vacancy closes, the advert will no longer be accessible. Please save a copy for your records.

We encourage all candidates to visit the NCA Careers Page for more information.

Eligibility, Pre-Employment Check and Vetting

Please see the NCA T&Cs and Privacy Policy (pdf) for details on how your data is handled.

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.

Nationality Requirements

This role is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals or dual nationals, where one component is British

• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland

• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK

• 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)

• 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)

• Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020

• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

You will be required to participate in digital right to work and address checks as part of the recruitment process.

Security and Vetting

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

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.

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.

Vetting requirements - SC Enhanced

Prior to commencing the role, you will need to successfully complete SC Enhanced clearance.

The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years.

Failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected.

For further information on National Security Vetting checks please visit the following page Demystifying Vetting

Individuals will be required to undertake and pass a substance misuse test as part of pre-employment checks.

Occupational Health

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.

Things you need to know

Multi Location

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.

Near Miss

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.

Hybrid Working

The NCA supports hybrid working. The extent of remote working will depend on the role and can be discussed at the offer stage.

Reasonable Adjustments

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.

Inclusion

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.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

Working for the Civil Service

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.

Working for the NCA

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.

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.

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]

Senior NECC Officer

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About the Role

Desirable Criteria

Salary

Benefits

Selection Process Details

How we will assess you

Assessment 1

Success Profiles at Assessment

Eligibility, Pre-Employment Check and Vetting

Nationality Requirements

Security and Vetting

Vetting requirements - SC Enhanced

Occupational Health

Things you need to know

Multi Location

Near Miss

Hybrid Working

Reasonable Adjustments

Inclusion

Working for the Civil Service

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