Senior Criminal Enforcement Officer

We are currently looking for 2 Senior Criminal Enforcement Officers to join our Investigation and Disruption Function within the Safety & Surveillance group.

Full time, permanent, home based (occasionally travel to Canary Wharf London or South Mimms, Hertfordshire). The role can only be worked in the UK.

Senior Criminal Enforcement Officers work in the Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). They investigate serious and complex crime related to the illegal supply of medicines and medical devices, support prosecutions, and deliver strategic, operational and non criminal justice interventions under the 4P strategic response framework.

• Delivering and influencing strategic and tactical criminal threat reduction interventions.
• Leading complex investigations, intelligence operations, initiatives or projects according to MHRA policy, legislation and good practice.
• Providing capabilities to the highest professional standards and modeling civil service values.
• Managing multidisciplinary teams to develop and deliver the Unit's threat reduction outcomes.
• Preparing case files, evidence and supporting documentation to reduce or disrupt identified threats.
• Coordinating non criminal justice interventions under PREVENT and PROTECT strands.
• Ensuring integrity and confidentiality of intelligence, evidence and information.
• Leading projects or portfolios to improve CEU effectiveness.

• Significant experience in investigating serious and complex crime.
• Experience preparing case files and prosecuting offenders.
• Advice on legislation and technical options to disrupt criminality.
• Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce criminal threats.
• Contribution to the 4P strategic response framework.

1. Method of assessment: Application (A), Interview (I)
2. Behaviour criteria (A, I): Working Together; Changing and Improving; Managing a Quality Service.
3. Experience criteria (A, I):
   1. Conducting complex criminal investigations
   2. Conducting all source intelligence assessment, including structured analytical techniques.
   3. Collecting and developing all source intelligence on strategic and tactical threats, including human intelligence.
   4. Delivering internet intelligence, investigation and OSINT collection capabilities.
   5. Supervising and quality assuring delivery of multiple operational and business support capabilities.
   6. Applying the 4P strategic response framework to deliver innovative non criminal justice interventions.
4. Technical criteria (A, I):
   1. Formal accreditation under PIP 2 (investigator) or equivalent experience at practitioner level against GCFP standards.
   2. Recent formal training in intelligence assessment and analysis (GIAT or equivalent) or high proficiency against PHIA framework.
   3. Formal training as a CHIS controller or competence for statutory duties under The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
5. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to produce well focused, independent reports.