Team Manager - Criminal Investigations Team
Information Commissioner's Office
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 6th October 2024
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Investigations Manager (Team Manager – Criminal Investigations Team)
Full time / Part time
Salary: Salary: £40,565 - £45,948 pa with potential for further progressions to £51,730 with our pay progression scheme.
Location: Hybrid
Contracted to our Wilmslow office, however, we offer flexible home and office-based working opportunities. There will be times when you will be expected to attend the office to collaborate with colleagues or travel due to business need.
Why work for the ICO?
- Pay progression scheme.
- Hybrid and flexible working options.
- 25 days paid holiday per year, plus privilege and public holidays.
- Flexi leave (up to 26 additional days leave per year).
- Pension (employer contribution around 28.9%).
- Online discount scheme to save money at major supermarkets, retailers, gyms, restaurants, insurance providers and many more.
- Health Cash Plan.
- Fantastic development opportunities to learn and progress.
Further details can be found on the benefits section of our website .
Job summary
We are recruiting for an Investigations Manager to help lead our criminal and civil investigations.
You will be responsible for leading teams of investigators progressing, often high profile, criminal and civil investigations and identifying and taking forward prosecutions and regulatory action.
You will make sure our multi-disciplinary teams of investigators are managed and developed effectively and in accordance with criminal procedures and civil administrative law.
You will support the Head of Investigations in the objective of delivering on the Information Commissioner’s strategic and regulatory priorities. To that end you will be responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of agreed investigative strategies, including operational responsibility for high profile or sensitive investigations. You will make sure all proposed actions are proportionate and in accordance with the Information Commissioner’s strategic approach as set out in our ICO25 plan.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the independent regulator of information rights. In a data-driven world, we provide advice, guidance, and support to organisations enabling compliance with their obligations, as well as protecting individuals and their personal data.
As an employer, we are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives and careers of our people, and we empower you to be curious, impactful, collaborative and respectful.
Job description
Job description
As part of the Directorate management team, you will help deliver our Better Regulatory Interventions programme and assist in the identification of areas for improvements in quality and service including the capture and implementation of lessons learnt from our investigations and making recommendations for operational and policy handling.
You will proactively build opportunities for multi-agency and partnership working and liaise with external bodies and keep them informed of ICO investigations, where appropriate and necessary. You will ensure our legal services are involved at an early stage in investigations, where appropriate.
You will be expected to have or acquire a thorough working knowledge of relevant legislation and statutory and other guidance.
Key Responsibilities:
- To ensure that our multi-disciplinary teams are managed and developed effectively and in accordance with criminal law and procedures, and civil administrative law, as appropriate.
- To be responsible for ensuring the programme of work is fully aligned with the ICO’s Better Regulatory Interventions and the regulatory priorities and strategic causes under ICO25.
- To initiate and direct investigative actions including interviews, taking of statements, preparation of case files and making or reviewing recommendations for regulatory action.
- To manage the progress of regulatory interventions and investigations ensuring that all proposed actions are proportionate, reasonable and in accordance with ICO25, Better Regulatory Interventions, and other applicable Codes and legislation.
- Supervise the submission of statutory Notices, search warrants and telecommunications and directed surveillance applications (as required).
- To monitor team performance to ensure it is of a consistently high standard, in accordance with established policies and procedures, and conducted in a timely manner implementing remedial action where necessary.
- To ensure relevant colleagues are involved at an early stage in our regulatory interventions and investigations, as well as working with or leading other ICO colleagues in multi-disciplinary teams.
- To acquire and maintain a thorough working knowledge of relevant legislation and statutory and other guidance.
- Represent the ICO as witness in legal proceedings.
- Comply ICO Policies and Procedures
Person specification
Person specification
Essential criteria assessed at application stage:
- Substantial experience relevant to the role requirements, as described in the role responsibilities and person specification, and accumulated through any combination of academic or vocational qualifications or experience
- Substantial relevant experience of conducting / managing civil or criminal investigations or proceedings or significant investigations of a highly complex nature.
- Ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams or matrix management experience.
Essential criteria assessed during interview:
- Ability to translate strategic and regulatory priorities into clear outcome-focused objectives.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate with conviction and clarity in the face of tough negotiations or challenges.
- Ability to display passion and enthusiasm for the work, helping to inspire colleagues and stakeholders to fully engage with the aims and long term vision.
- Ability to embed a culture of inclusion and equal opportunity for all, where the diversity of individuals’ backgrounds and experiences are valued and respected
- Ability to make effective decisions based on sound judgement, evidence, experience and knowledge ensuring that relevant risks are identified and managed appropriately.
- Ability to seek out, manage and influence opportunities for continuous improvement and change.
- Ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams or matrix management experience.
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Equality, diversity, and inclusion
The ICO is committed to promoting and enhancing equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are focused on developing a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and together we are building an inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference. We are championing this through our Equality Diversity and Inclusion Board together with a number of staff networks. Read more about our commitment on our website.
Candidates with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for this vacancy will be invited to interview as part of the ICO’s commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme.
If you have a disability or impairment and require an alternative application method, please email the HR team at recruitment@ico.org.uk .
Closing Date
Please submit your CV by 23:59, 06 October 2024
We reserve the right to close this vacancy before this date should we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
Please note that post holders for this role will be required to receive security clearance to, at least, SC level and possibly DV. This requires the disclosure of spent and unspent convictions. Although convictions will be taken into account, any such information will not necessarily prevent you from obtaining a security clearance.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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