Crime Operations Officer Permanent / Loan or Secondment Opportunity - Food Standards Agency - London

We are looking for an individual to join our team that is responsible for proactively identifying food crime and developing comprehensive intelligence and investigative packages in order to facilitate operational activity within the Crime Operation function of our National Food Crime Unit (NFCU). The unit is designed to help protect consumers by preventing, detecting and disrupting serious criminal dishonesty wherever it occurs within the food supply chain.

It’s a high profile area and a key priority for the Food Standards Agency. The NFCU provides leadership in relation to food crime throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland and works closely with the emerging Food Standards Scotland capability.

You’ll be involved in the collection, development and assessment of diverse intelligence and information, participate in operational food crime prevention activity, supporting police forces and other agencies in on-going food crime investigations and also work with local authorities and other government departments.

Take a look at the attached job description to see the full range of duties and responsibilities that you’ll be getting involved in.

What are the Benefits?, include a generous holiday entitlement, an attractive pension scheme, flexi-time and flexible working.

Interested? then follow the link to apply. The selection process will consist of a competency based interview and a presentation. I and a presentation f you are not familiar with a competency based assessment, then please have a look at the attached Civil Service Guidance for applicants using the STAR approach. We’ll need you to be or be prepared to commit to obtaining security clearance to SC level too.

Please note that we offer the minimum of the salary scale unless there is an exceptional circumstance.

Please also note depending on the number of applications received sift May initially be held on the lead competency of Making Effective Decisions rather than a full sift.

We are an equal opportunities employer and operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for people with disabilities who meet the minimum published criteria.

This post is permanent, but we are also willing to offer on a loan or secondment basis. Please be aware that the FSA works on a posting basis in order to deploy talent and maximise business delivery. Successful applicants may therefore be transferred to other postings at the same grade to the one originally applied for.

The Cabinet Office’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/news/recruitment-principles/

lf your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact the recruiting department in the first instance https://static.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csjobs.html

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission. http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk

Please note that CV’s are not accepted. Please also note that we are not seeking the help of recruitment agencies to fill this post so please refrain from contacting us regarding the role.

Competencies
You will be asked to supply evidence of meeting these competencies when you apply.

• Seeing the big picture
  


• Changing and improving
  


• Making effective decisions
  


• Collaborating and partnering
  


• Leading and communicating
  


• Delivering at pace
  

Civil Service Competency Framework

Benefits
Pensions Civil Service pension schemes may be available for successful candidates.