eDiscovery Forensic Manager

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MO4 Forensic Services
Lambeth
Band M
Full Time
36 hours per week
Permanent

Job Title: eDiscovery Forensic Manager

Salary: £48,462 to £53,079 plus a Location Allowance of £2,148. You will receive £48,462 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £53,079 will be via incremental progression.

Location: Lambeth

The Metropolitan Police Service’s digital forensic department, Digital, Cyber and Communications (DCC) are recruiting an eDiscovery Forensic Manager.

The successful candidate will advise digital forensic specialists and senior investigating officers around suitable forensic strategies (from collection/imaging and ingestion through to processing, review, disclosure and reporting) for cases which require the use of an eDiscovery suite (currently NUIX). Other responsibilities include but are not limited to;

  • Liaise with the DCC Technology Lead to ensure the suitable hardware is in place for processing and reviewing cases
  • Dealing with the tool vendor to manage our support with them and handle any issues/renewals/uplift/updates
  • Managing multiple cases and ensuring timeframes are met
  • Managing and delivering on customers’ expectations in line with the agreed strategy
  • Completing casework in the event of operational demand
  • Reporting to the Digital Devices Senior Manager to manage resources and caseloads that are being dealt with using eDiscovery

 

All technical posts within DCC are signed up to being ‘on call’. We provide a 24/7 out of hours service to support urgent operational policing requests. Team members aren’t required to be on call more frequently than 1 week in every 8. This post will not be part of the standard on call rota however the successful candidate will need to sign up to on call working should operational requirements dictate it is necessary.

To apply for this post a CV and personal statement will be required. Please ensure your personal statement is no longer than one A4 page in Arial size 10 and covers the following points;

  • A brief explanation for your reasons for applying for the role
  • Your level or knowledge/experience of dealing with eDiscovery suites
  • An example of when you have had to manage multiple cases and how deadlines were met
  • Your knowledge/experience using digital forensic tools
  • Confirmation you will sign up to the on call requirements
  • Confirmation that you will provide a DNA elimination sample for the Forensic Services’ embargo database

Please click on the below link to view an online candidate information pack that will you give you an insight into the Met, the competency framework we use which shapes our daily work behaviours, the application process and a host of other information, that will help inform and support your application:

https://sscl-innovation.com/MPScandidatepack/

Please visit our website to apply and download a role-specific information pack. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement and online application form.  Your personal statement should include the above mentioned points. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).

Completed applications must be submitted by 10th July 2020.

We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of London’s communities. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer the Met have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

www.metpolicecareers.co.uk

 

Key Skills & Experience Required

  • Over 3 years’ experience of eDisclosure/eDiscovery to at least project management level is essential
  • Experience of working within Law Enforcement, a law firm, or an eDisclosure/eDiscovery vendor
  • An understanding of the legal framework of eDisclosure/eDiscovery, existing rules, protocols, practices, and relevant legal and industry standards
  • Excellent knowledge and experience of the NUIX product suite and the EDRM methodology
  • Knowledge and experience of other digital forensic tools such as X-Ways, Axiom, EnCase and FTK
  • Strong teamwork and leadership skills
  • Able to work under own initiative when required
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to dealing with multiple projects to strict deadlines
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure
  • Excellent time management skills; the successful candidate must be able to demonstrate ability to manage multiple, simultaneous tasks successfully
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, proven ability to clearly and confidently communicate technical concepts to non-technical colleagues
  • Resilient with the ability to handle setbacks and pressure in order to overcome challenges

 

Desirable

  • Ability to automate aspects of the NUIX workflow
  • Experience writing scripts to interact with the NUIX API
  • Driving licence
Senior Lead – Digital Devices

Disability Confident Statement 

The Met is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups and females.

As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. If you consider yourself to have access, workplace or reasonable adjustment requirements that need to be accommodated, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence and will not affect any recruitment decisions.

Read our full disability confidence statement.

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