SO15 - Op Verbasco - MIR Indexer - Band E

Job Title: SO15 - Op Verbasco - MIR Indexer

Salary: £28,511 to £30,504 plus a Location allowance of £1,721. You will receive £28,511 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £30,504 will be via incremental progression.

Location: West Brompton

Contract: Fixed Term until Jul 2023

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Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) is crucial to our national security and one of its operations — Operation Verbasco — is focused on the poisonings in Salisbury and Amesbury in support of an upcoming public enquiry. The operation’s dedicated Major Incident Room (MIR) is responsible for receiving, reviewing and indexing all material gathered. It’s a borderless team working across CTP from London to Thames Valley, and it’s here that you could get involved in something that’s far from day-to-day policing.

MIRs are involved in counter terrorism major investigations, and with tasking investigators to drive and direct subsequent investigations. As a key part of the team, you’ll maintain the designated indices on CT Holmes. It will see you cross-reference information, raise actions for the investigation teams and identify any opportunity for intelligence development. In addition, while you’ll be based within SO15, you’ll have the chance to work with the wider team as part of the National Counter Terrorism Policing Network.

To join us, you’ll either need to be familiar with CT Holmes or keen to be trained in it. If you’ve worked within a CT MIR before, that would be an advantage. It’s more important, though, that you have the attention to detail needed to deal with large volumes of information across multiple operations, coupled with good IT skills. Beyond this, you should be happy to work long hours at short notice on occasion.

It’s challenging work, but uniquely rewarding. You can also look forward to opportunities for career development plus a wide range of benefits.

Job Summary

SO15 Major Incident Rooms (MIR’s) are teams of staff responsible for receiving, reviewing and indexing all material gathered during counter terrorism major investigations and the subsequent tasking of investigators to drive and direct investigations.  

This role fits within Operation Verbasco which is the national Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) response to the upcoming public inquiry dealing with the poisonings in Salisbury and Amesbury in 2018. This borderless team works across CTP from London and Thames Valley. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team working on something very different than day-to-day policing. We welcome applications for the role of MIR Indexer within the Public Inquiry support team.  You will be located within SO15, but have the opportunity to work within the wider team as part of the National Counter Terrorism Policing network.

Key Tasks

As part of the MIR, you will maintain the designated indices on CT HOLMES, cross referencing information and raising actions for the investigation teams whilst simultaneously identifying intelligence development opportunities.

Training

Candidates that are not currently trained on CT Holmes must be willing to undertake a four-week training course.  Currently courses are held across the United Kingdom and any potential candidate must be willing to complete the course anywhere in the UK where overnight accommodation will be given as required.

Additional Information

If successful at interview applicants who have no prior Holmes experience will then be required to undertake and pass an aptitude test.

Vetting Level

This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post; with a willingness to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) once in post, if required.

Confidentiality Agreement

Applicants should also be aware of the need to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up the post.

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Completed applications must be submitted by 16th September 2022.

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.

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