[Hiring] OIC Development Specialist @Spinwell Global

Role Description

The principal responsibility of the OIC Development Specialist is delivering priorities set by the NPCC and the Home Office for the benefit of front-line policing. The areas of development have been identified as:

• Safeguarding
• Policy
• Operational Activity
• Ports and Borders
• Training

Working closely with both statutory agencies and NGOs, you will identify and support improvements in the way in which police forces across England & Wales work in partnership to tackle Organised Immigration Crime (OIC). This role is part of a team that will exist until March 2027 to build knowledge and improve the quality and consistency of the UK’s policing response. Extensive travel across the UK is required.

In particular, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and supporting operational activity across the UK to meet the nature of the current threat
• Working with both statutory agencies and NGOs to improve our intelligence picture and disrupt Organised Crime Groups across the UK
• Collaborating with the Home Office, Border Security Command, and NCA to improve policing’s response to OIC, prosecutions, and PND in relation to OIC
• Developing workshops and briefings across the UK for front-line officers and senior leaders
• Ensuring effective safeguards to prevent victims from being criminalised
• Working with Regional Coordinators to strengthen approaches and share good practices across all UK Police Forces
• Collaborating with other parts of the unit to strengthen our understanding of the scale and nature of OIC and what works best in preventing it

This list of duties is not restrictive or exhaustive, and the post-holder may be required to carry out duties from time to time that are either commensurate with or lower than the grade of the post. In some posts, this might include the ad-hoc provision of guidance and informal training of new colleagues.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in public sector safeguarding or the investigation of crime (through police or partner agencies)
• The ability to engage and work effectively with a range of partners in the public service, private industry, and academia to facilitate collaborative working and deliver preventative and problem-solving activity
• Ability to chair meetings, manage and participate in meetings and T&F groups
• Understanding of the wider law enforcement approach to OIC and how policing can engage with and support partner agencies including Border Force and IE
• Experience in identifying, developing, and promoting good practice
• Excellent communication skills, including a proven ability to produce clear and concise reports and briefings
• A demonstrable ability to mentor and support others to improve
• Ability to work effectively and flexibly within a regional/national context

Requirements

• Remote work with required travel as needed
• Contract length until 31/03/27
• IR35: Inside
• Pay rate to intermediary: £26.02 per hour

Benefits

• Opportunity to work within the public sector
• Engagement with statutory agencies and NGOs
• Contribution to the improvement of policing response to OIC

Company Description

Spinwell is recruiting for an OIC Development Specialist for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.