OFFICIAL Director National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) & Director Strategy National Crime Agency NCA Grade Director (SCS PB2) Reference: 126813 Closing date: 23:55 on Wednesday 7th July 2021 Candidate Information Pack 1 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL “We are leading by example; passionate about Inclusion.” The Person Salary & The Role Department Specification Benefits Marie Powers, Head of HR Policy & Reward, National Crime Agency Application Campaign FAQs Contact Us Process Timeline 2 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL “Thank you for your interest in this role in the National Crime Agency” I am seeking determined and proactive individuals to join the National Crime Agency and help fight the most serious and organised crime threats to the UK. NCA officers work at the forefront of law enforcement. Building the best possible Biography intelligence picture of all serious and organised crime threats, relentlessly pursuing the Lynne took up the post of Director General of most serious and dangerous offenders, and developing and delivering specialist the National Crime Agency in January 2016. capabilities on behalf of law enforcement and other partners. An experienced police officer, Lynne joined the Metropolitan Police in 1989 where she There is no such thing as a 'typical' NCA officer. The breadth of our capabilities means that rose to the rank of Detective Chief Inspector and Senior Investigating Officer within the we recruit people from virtually every walk of life - from police to project management, Force’s Major Crime Department. intelligence analysis to the financial sector. Our diversity is one of our greatest strengths. Lynne transferred to Surrey Police in 2002 where she served as a Divisional We equip our officers with the right skills, workplaces and technology to lead the UK's Commander, and subsequently Assistant Chief Constable responsible for Territorial response to serious and organised crime, and operate with the trust and confidence of the Operations. public. Awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in 2008, Lynne moved back to the MPS in 2009 and If you have the skills and experience I am looking for, I would welcome your application to was promoted to Assistant Commissioner the following year, serving as head of Central join the organisation. Operations and Specialist Crime Directorates. Lynne was appointed Chief Constable for Surrey Police in 2012. In the 2015 Birthday Honours, Lynne was awarded the CBE for Dame Lynne Owens services to policing and criminal justice and in the 2021 New Year Honours, she was Director General awarded the DCB for services to law enforcement. 3 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Why join the NCA? “We are leading by example; “Would you like the passionate about Inclusion.” opportunity to contribute to the fight Marie Powers, Head of HR Policy & Reward, National Crime Agency against serious and organised crime?” There's no such thing as a typical NCA Serious and organised crime is one of the NCA officers work at the forefront of law officer. We come from different gravest threats to the UK's national enforcement. Building the best possible backgrounds and cultures, speak many security. The National Crime Agency sits at intelligence picture of all serious and languages, and have diverse skills and the heart of the law enforcement response, organised crime threats, relentlessly experiences. What we have in common is protecting the public by disrupting and pursuing the most serious and dangerous dedication and a commitment to protecting bringing to justice those serious and offenders, and developing and delivering the public from serious and organised organised criminals who pose the highest specialist capabilities on behalf of law crime. risk to the UK. enforcement and other partners. Are you ready to join the team? Leading the UK's fight to cut serious and organised crime 4 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL “We are passionate about Inclusion.” Bev Pickeringshaw, Deputy Director Human Resources, National Crime Agency Our diversity is one of our greatest strengths. We want to recruit and We expect everyone at the NCA to be treated with retain the very best and broadest respect and dignity. We all have a role to play in We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. diversity in our officers. We work in creating a positive and inclusive environment where We offer a guaranteed interview scheme and are everyone feels valued and can contribute. We want all partnership with our outstanding happy to discuss reasonable adjustments as part of of our officers to feel like they belong and can play your application so that you can perform at your full diversity champions and network their part in our mission to protect the public from potential - both through the selection process and then groups to understand the experience of serious and organised crime. in post if you are successful. our officers and embed their priorities We are proud of our staff-led Diversity Groups who in our approach to inclusion. Whatever We are committed to ensuring our workplaces play an important role in supporting officers across all remain LGBT+ inclusive, and that our LGBT+ your background or identity, if you backgrounds and experience, and help the employees feel safe, respected and accepted. have the skills we're looking for there organisation to develop and embed our approach to could be a place for you to make a real inclusion, making sure that we set ourselves up for If you want to join our mission, and be part of an success. difference in the National Crime organisation committed to fairness, can meet our high expectations of integrity and demonstrate inclusive Agency. In addition to our Diversity Groups, we have a network behaviours, then we encourage you to apply for one of of over 60 qualified Mental Health First Aiders, and an our roles. additional network of Workplace Support Officers, who can provide advice, signposting and support to all our https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who- officers. we-are/inclusion-diversity-and-equality 5 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL “We are leading by example; passionate about Inclusion.” Marie Powers, Head of HR Policy & Reward, National Crime Agency 6 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL About the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) Its 4 key priorities are to: Better understand the threat from economic crime Plan an effective response across all 4Ps(Prepare, Prevent, Pursue, Protect), in particular on fraud and money laundering Act as the collective voice into HMG on the operational community’s requirements for economic crime Bring the full force and capabilities of our partners to secure, coordinated criminal, civil and regulatory action. The NECC is a truly collaborative, multi-agency centre that has been established to deliver a step change in the response to tackling economic crime. The NECC sets threat priorities which informs operational coordination between partners and facilitates the exchange of data and intelligence between the public and private sectors. For the first time, the NECC brings together law enforcement agencies, government departments, regulatory bodies and the private sector with a shared objective of driving down Serious Organised Economic Crime (SOEC) in the UK. Based in the National Crime Agency, it includes secondees from policing, the Serious Fraud Office, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Financial Conduct Authority, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the Home Office, the financial sector and a number of other bodies. 7 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Director NECC Job Description “We are leading by example; The Director NECC reports directly to the Director General NECC, You will have two Deputy Directors – one responsible for the NECC Graeme Biggar. Centre, the other for UKFIU and the Proceeds of Crime Centre. You passionate about Inclusion.” Serious and organised economic crime is complex and evolving and will also work closely with the NCA SARs programme director (G1), has a major impact on the public, business and the UK economy. directing the SARs programme which they lead day to day. The core team is around 300 people. The role is much broader than The Director of the NECC is a key leadership roleMarie, and Powers is a member, Head of of HR Policy & Reward, National Crime Agency the NCA’s Command Team. You will be responsible for leading: that, with virtual leadership of the economic crime community across the country. 1. The multi-agency NECC to deliver a step change in the response to economic crime. Location: London or Birmingham. Part of the UKFIU is based in Birmingham, and that team is growing. The majority of the Command and the partners we need to work with are in London, and 2. The UK Financial Intelligence Unit, responsible for receiving so an individual based in Birmingham would need to be able to spend and acting on suspicious activity reports filed by the money part of their time in London. laundering regulated sector – approximately 750k this year. As well as leading this unit, you will be responsible for implementing an ambitious programme of change under the SARs reform programme, acting as the Business Change Director for the NCA SARs programme which will introduce a new IT system and increase the size (and operating model) of the UKFIU. 3. The Proceeds of Crime Centre who provide national accreditation for financial investigators in the UK. You will be responsible for leading a programme of reform to increase capability and change training delivery with a move to increasing digital training. 8 OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Director Strategy Job Description This is a major role for building our partnerships across other government departments, operational agencies, and the National Police Chiefs’ Council. The role holder will be required to leverage the Agency so we are in the best position to work with other organisations to deliver our mission and protect the public. Responsibilities Leading a team of 114 people and responsible for a budget of £1.3m excluding staff costs, this role has three dimensions: a) corporate leadership, b) strategy design & delivery and c) communications & public accountability.