The role holder will be an inspirational and supportive leader with significant experience of delivering digital, data and technology capabilities at an enterprise level.
Part One
Criteria
In your application you will need to demonstrate evidence against the below criteria:
We ask that you write a statement of suitability of no more than 1250 words, using examples to explain how your skills and experience meet the essential criteria:
- Proven knowledge and experience in leading to successful investigations and operations against priority threats from arrange of serious and complex crime investigations. This should include evidence of practice as an investigator in Illicit Finance, Borders, Serious and Organised Crime or Counter Terrorism. If drawing on a policing background you will have operated at least at the Assistant Chief Constable rank or equivalent.
- Inclusive leadership skills –Proven track record of operating in a large and complex operational environment, with a demonstrable commitment to lead, develop and nurture a highly performing, diverse and talented workforce. You will create a culture that motivates staff, promotes diversity and innovation, and delivers results.
- Proven track record of articulating a strategic forward vision for a large, complex organisation or system, ensuring that a wide range of internal and external stakeholders were engaged and supported.
- Proven ability to lead and deliver change, with a track record of delivering substantial improvements to increase operational effectiveness and value for money, including through running programmes and setting up new capabilities.
- Experience of successfully translating strategy into operational delivery, and of doing so not just in your own organisation, but also with and through partner organisations.
- Experience of successfully building effective partnerships across either government, the UK public or private sectors and with international partners at a senior strategic level. You will be able to manage strategic and operational risks.
- Exceptional communication, negotiating and influencing skills. You will be able to commission effective communication campaigns and feel comfortable communicating complex issues to a wide audience, including ministers and the media.
Part Two
At interview, we will explore your technical experience in more depth, and alignment to the behaviours of:
- Leadership
- Culture/EDI (Leadership)
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
Please Note
The NCA is a 24/7 organisation, and working patterns must support business requirements. You may be expected to participate in an on-call rota (approx. 2 – 3 weeks per year).
On-call runs 1800-0800 Mon-Fri and 24/7 weekends and bank holidays and training will be given prior to joining the rota.
This is a corporate requirement, and no additional remuneration is paid.
Examples for on-call include staffing incidents; building issues (flooding etc); operational incidents; cross-government liaison.
You will be required to be in the office at least 60% of the time in line with CS policy, but this cannot be guaranteed and will change from week-to-week based on business needs and security constraints.
This role will require frequent attendance at our London office so you will need to be prepared to spend time there, if not based there.
Individuals will be required to undertake and pass a substance misuse test as part of pre-employment checks.
If successful, the offer made will be conditional on you being able to obtain and retain security clearance Enhanced Developed Vetting (DV) prior to commencing in the role.
You must be able to obtain STRAP once in post.
More information about the NCA vetting process can be found here: NCA Enhanced Vetting explained.
We want to recruit and retain the very best and broadest diversity of officers, so the NCA welcomes applications from individuals from all minority backgrounds and protected characteristics.
Please be aware that you can be posted to any location that you put in your preferences. If you would only like to be posted to one location, please confirm one location only.
If you are posted to a location that you have requested and you do not accept that location, you may not be offered another role.
