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Force
South Wales Police
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Role Type
Police Staff
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Business Area
K Crime & Criminal Justice
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Department
Covert Operations Management Unit
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Location
Bridgend
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Grade
SO12
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Salary
£37,020.00 - £42,612.00
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Part/Full Time
Full Time
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Hours per Week
37
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Type of Contract
Permanent
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Level of Welsh language ability required?
2
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Shortlisting Date
20 July 2026
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Interview Date
3 August 2026
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Closing Date
06/07/2026, 15:00
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Job Advert Description
Technical Officer
We are looking for someone to join us as a Technical Officer within South Wales Police. Could you be who we are looking for?
About the team/Department you will be joining:
South Wales Police’s Organised Crime Unit targets Serious / Organised Crime across the force area. The successful applicant will form part of a skilled team who work flexible hours to deliver technical capabilities.
About the role and your key responsibilities:
We are looking for a technically minded, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual who already has a good technical grounding to become part of this specialist team to undertake sensitive and covert deployments utilising a range of authorised technical equipment in support of serious and organised crime investigations in South Wales.
The role will include undertaking research and development into specialist technical hardware and software solutions with a view to delivering new technologies through to deployment. You will be expected to keep up to date with technological advances and identify technical opportunities to assist in intelligence and evidence gathering.
You will develop, monitor and implement systems and procedures and the nature of this work is such that applicants must be able to demonstrate an extremely flexible approach to their work, work long hours at short notice and work in a time critical environment. There is an expectation that the role holder, once suitably trained, will be part of an on-call 24/7 rota currently one week in every three weeks, to support force priorities.
What skills and experience do we need you to bring to the role:
To be considered for this position you need to be able to answer yes to the following questions:
- Do you have a GCSE, HND, HNC or equivalent qualification in a technical discipline and/or substantial experience in an audio/visual or telecommunications role?
Do you have a current working knowledge or experience of IT principles and working with IT based systems?
- Do you have knowledge and expertise of common operating systems and applications?
- Do you have knowledge of electrical and electronic principles?
- Have you the ability to carry a considerable amount of heavy equipment over considerable distances?
Do you have an aptitude to develop new and diverse technical skills and abilities?
If you have answered yes to these questions, then this role could be for you.
The successful Candidate must be willing to undergo vetting to MV/SC Vetting.
Please note, if you are an internal candidate and subject to an ongoing PSD investigation, your appointment or placement in the role may be delayed pending an outcome. Whether the role is held open will be considered on a case-by-case basis
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates are currently underrepresented within the Force, we would particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse candidates.
To support the ambition of a diverse workforce, South Wales Place is able to offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). The GIS is available for people living with a disability or identify as ethnically diverse.
If you are an applicant who is living with a disability or from an ethnically diverse background (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) and would like to be considered under the GIS, you must meet the essential minimum criteria for the role as outlined in the advert and role profile. You should take time to evidence that you meet each of the essential criteria in your application form and/or personal statement and CV.
The successful candidate will have significant development opportunities through an extensive learning and development program inclusive of both internal, and external courses through the College of Policing and other external specialist course providers.
If you would like any more information about the role, please contact Detective Inspector Dave Mannell 07500760822 or Adam Paul on 07746137743.
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