Regional Organised Crime Threat Assessment (ROCTA) Manager - South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU)

The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) is looking for a Regional Organised Crime Threat Assessment Manager keen to progress their careers as part of our Regional Intelligence Unit.

The ROCTA Manager is responsible for the Management of the SW Regional Organised Crime Threat Assessment Team (ROCTA). This involves management of Researchers, Analysts and SOC Assessors who collectively identify, manage and assess Serious and organised Crime Threats and mapped entities including Organised Crime Groups, Priority Individuals, Vulnerabilities, and Urban Street Gangs.

Main Responsibilities:

To lead a specialist team of Intelligence Analysts, Researchers and SOC Assessors who provide quality assurance against national standards in SOC (Serious and Organised Crime) Management and the assessment of SOC Threats. Manage the day-to-day operation of the team.
Management and co-ordination of SOC System tasking processes including identification, assessment and management of SOC Threats. Identify and understand threat, harm and risk from SOC Threats across the SW Region.
Regional owner of Agency and Partner Management Information System (APMIS) and the daily business associated with the system, feeding into SOC System Tasking, forces, disruptions and performance framework. Manage the administration of APMIS.
Provide a consultancy service on the delivery of national guidelines including Policy & Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to both region and forces, moderating and reviewing records for Data quality.
Lead, direct and continuously improve scanning to identify SOC issues to inform and drive tactical and strategic tasking, ensuring serious criminality and vulnerability threats/risks are mitigated.
Be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality intelligence and analytical products that meet national standards and inform decision making at all levels of the organisation; responsible for the quality of detailed analysis and recommendations that drive business across a range of tasking and partnership meetings.
To negotiate and influence key stakeholders (including Chief Officer Group, Senior Investigating Officers and Force Leads) to clarify, scope and deliver requirements. Build effective relationships, actively engage and influence internal and external stakeholders; developing excellent partnership relations. Act as Single Point of contact for FTT, NOC and NPCC.
Maintain current knowledge of Local, Regional and National threat picture; relevant legislation, force and national policies and intelligence techniques, tactics, best practice and information relevant to the role and ensuring compliance.
Provide resilience to the wider SW ROCU R&A leadership team by providing tactical, strategic or operational analytical support if required.
Actively promote the benefits of Intelligence Led policing and the Intelligence Professionalisation Programme overseeing and embedding a positive culture of Intelligence Analysis

SWROCU is a collaboration of police officers and police staff from the five South West regional forces. We’re part of a national network of nine ROCUs covering England and Wales.

We have more than 20 capabilities that staff and officers work in to Pursue offenders, Protect and Prepare individuals and organisations, and Prevent people from engaging in serious and organised crime.

Our capabilities are here to advise, to assist, or to fully adopt investigations.

We work with local forces and national partners to target and disrupt criminals posing the greatest risk of Serious and Organised Criminality (SOC). This includes offenders involved in cyber threats, economic crime, drug conspiracies, modern slavery and human trafficking, and child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Police Staff in one of our five regional forces can find out more about SWROCU, read case studies and learn more about our capabilities on our dedicated microsite: https://www.southwestrocu.police.uk/

We’re looking for committed people with the right skillset – or ambition to develop that skillset – to join us.

You don’t need years of experience to join us; we’ll invest in you.

What we can offer you –

Flexible working – with many of our roles we can be flexible regarding working hours and your primary location.
Continuous professional development – we encourage and support career growth, giving you the opportunity of a flourishing career.
Well-being support – we have many support mechanisms in place to assist in improving your personal health and wellbeing.
Other perks include discounts and savings for you and your family on retail, dining out, holidays and theme parks to name just a few.
Flexible local government pension scheme.

Skills, experience and qualifications required

Essential:

Ability to engage with and influence at all levels
Excellent interpersonal and communications skills
Have good written and verbal skills and comfortable speaking with senior leaders
Proven experience of developing strong positive relationships and achieving results with partners outside their own organisation
Demonstrate the ability to work with limited supervision as part of small team, being able to prioritise workloads

Desirable

Has a good understanding of the SOC strategy and the ROCU and forces approach to managing SOC Threat

Part-time hours will be considered however, the successful candidate must work more than 29.6 hours per week.

Recruitment and Selection

Recruitment webinar: Wednesday 23rd April, 10:30am
Hosted by the capability lead or a member of their team, this is an opportunity to find out more about the role, the team you would be part of, and ask any questions.
Please contact swrocurecruitment@avonandsomerset.police.uk, whereby invites will be sent accordingly. Please note that webinars will not be recorded
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - we would like to make you aware that this webinar will be a group video call which may show your personal details, such as your name and email address, to other attendees on the call. Attendees also need to be mindful of the misuse of personal data and information displayed in the webinar.

The closing date for receipt of applications is: Monday 5th May 2025, 0900am.

Shortlisting will take place week commencing: TBC
Interviews will be held week commencing: TBC

How to Apply

All applications are processed through the Avon and Somerset Constabulary online Oleeo portal.

Contact SWROCURecruitment@avonandsomerset.police.uk for further information.

If you reach the assessment/ interview stage of a process and become a reserve applicant, we would like to retain your application. This will be pending further vacancies arising for the same role in a 12-month period. By giving your consent this does not prevent you from applying for any other opportunities.

Additional Information

Vetting and safeguarding

This post is subject to a higher security clearance at MV and SC – Management Vetting and Security Clearance Level.

To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a five-year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last five years.

In accordance with the National Vetting Policy, SWROCU are committed to safeguarding and operate safer recruitment processes, to ensure a police service that employees are proud to work for because they feel safe, valued and part of a happy and supportive work environment. All employees and volunteers therefore will be subject to background checks including vetting and references.

Police Barred and Advisory lists

Individuals placed on the Police Barred and Advisory lists will not be considered for employment by the police for a minimum of five years from the date of listing in the case of gross misconduct, or three years from the date of listing in the case of poor performance.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

SWROCU is working hard to increase diversity and inclusion where communities are currently under-represented including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, people of all ages, abilities, faiths, religions, gender, LGBTQ+ communities and those from disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds who share our values and wish to make a difference to the communities we serve. All applications will be treated on merit, based on the evidence provided in your application and suitability for the role you have applied for.

Flexible and Part Time Working

All requests for flexible working patterns and part-time working will be considered and be dependent on the role, this includes job shares and part-time hours.

Travel to Work Protocol

This is an incentive whereby staff working for SWROCU may be able to claim compensation for travelling to work if they meet a set criteria.

For more information, please refer to a copy of the protocol attached. Should you have any questions please make contact with SWROCUBusinessTeam@avonandsomerset.police.uk

If you are interested to find our more information about this post, please email us at: SWROCURecruitment@avonandsomerset.police.uk