Digital Criminal Investigation Officer

This contract with our central government client is for a Digital Criminal Investigation Officer for 12 months in Manchester or Belfast (role is on site fully). The pay rate to candidate is £294.37 umb, £219.10 PAYE.  

As a Criminal Investigator your main responsibilities would be:  

• Assisting with ongoing investigations.  

• Preparation of court cases & packs.  

• Accessing, interpreting, and using communications data.  

• Digital media download processes and interpretation of resultant data.  

• Use of analytical software, particularly ‘CHORUS’ to drive investigations.  

• Training and mentoring of new recruits, specifically in the Policing Education Qualification Framework (PEQF).

You’ll have relevant experience in:  

• Building evidential cases from complex and diverse data, following relevant lines of enquiry, liaising with intelligence officers and analysts.  

• Take a raw product and develop into investigative lines of enquiry.  

• Using digital forensic technology to examine and analyse mobile devices.  

• Using Chorus (or similar) Analytical Software to simplify and enhance the integrity of data.  

• Mentoring new recruits.  

You’ll have the following Qualifications/ Skills:  

• Professionalising Investigation Programme Accreditation PIP 1 (or achieved via grandfather rights) or appropriate equivalent professional accreditation (essential ).  

• Analytical software (Chorus desirable).