Senior Manager, Criminal Enforcement – Investigation and Disruption - £57,028 (National) or £60,778 (London) p.a. + benefits

Job summary

We are currently looking for a Senior Manager, Investigation and Disruption to join our Criminal Enforcement Unit Function within the Safety & Surveillance group.

This is a permanentfull-time opportunity. The role is a home-based role but will require occasional travel to 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU or South Mimms, Hertfordshire. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.

Who are we?

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.

The Criminal Enforcement Unit (CEU) is the dedicated law enforcement function of the MHRA. Its strategic aim is to reduce and eliminate offences involving medicines and medical devices, protecting public health and maintaining confidence in the UK's regulatory framework.

The Unit investigates serious and organised crime linked to the illegal manufacture, importation and supply of medicines and medical devices, using intelligence-led approaches to identify threats and target those who seek to profit from criminality. We work closely with law enforcement, government, regulatory and international partners to protect the public and safeguard the integrity of the UK's medicines and medical devices supply chains.

The Unit comprises a highly skilled multidisciplinary workforce with experience drawn from policing, Regional Organised Crime Units, the National Crime Agency, intelligence, regulatory enforcement and other specialist disciplines. The CEU consists of seven teams, each reporting to a Grade 7 Senior Manager. These teams are aligned to one of two Commands: Intelligence and Innovation, and Investigation and Disruption. Each is led by a Head of Command, who reports directly to the Deputy Director of Criminal Enforcement.

Working in the CEU offers the opportunity to contribute directly to protecting public health, tackling crime, and making a tangible impact on the safety of patients and the wider public.

Job description

What’s the role?

The ‘Senior Manager, Investigation and Disruption’ role is a Grade 7 post working within the Investigation Command. The post holder’s core responsibility is to lead one of the Investigation and Disruption Teams, delivering criminal justice and other PURSUE interventions enabling it to meet its strategic aims. They will ensure that investigative resources are prioritised effectively, develop collaborative approaches to tackling medicines crime, and provide the insight, governance and organisational capability required to support intelligence and operational led enforcement activity.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the CEU’s investigations and disruption capability, directing complex, intelligence-led activity and multi-agency operations to deliver successful prosecutions and reduce serious criminal threats.
• Build and strengthen professional capability, leading people, resources and continuous improvement while ensuring the highest standards of investigative practice, governance and compliance.
• Provide strategic leadership and influence, developing strong partnerships across government, policing, the CPS and international law enforcement to strengthen the MHRA’s criminal enforcement response.

Who are we looking for?

Our successful candidate will:

• Have recent management experience within an investigative law enforcement environment, with a strong understanding of complex criminal investigations and enforcement.
• Demonstrate recent experience in leading multidisciplinary teams and build effective partnerships across law enforcement, regulatory and multi-agency environments.
• Have a proven track recordof leading serious and organised crime investigations and delivering impactful criminal justice, disruption and threat-reduction interventions.
• Use performance frameworks, management information and key performance indicators to drive operational effectiveness, continuous improvement and organisational performance.

Person specification

Method of assessment: A=Application, I=Interview

Behaviour Criteria:

• Working Together (I)
• Changing and Improving (I)
• Managing a Quality Service (I)

Experience Criteria:

• Leading a multidisciplinary team activity within a serious and complex crime operational environment (A, I).
• Developing and maintaining effective partnerships with a range of internal and external stakeholders (A, I).
• Delivering organisational improvement, innovation or change initiatives that have improved effectiveness or efficiency (A, I).

Technical Criteria:

• Current PIP2 (Manager) accreditation, or equivalent recognised investigative management qualification (A, I).
• Significant recent experience of leading teams responsible for the investigation and disruption of serious and complex crime, including the strategic management of complex criminal investigations and prosecutions (A, I).

If you would like to find out more about this fantastic opportunity, please read our Job Description and Person Specification!

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Benefits

Alongside your salary of £57,028, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency contributes £16,521 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Annual Leave: 25 days annual leave on entry, rising by one day for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days and pro-rata for part-time staff. PLUS 8 bank holidays
• Privilege Leave: 1 day
• Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff
• Occupational Sick Pay (OSP): One month full pay/one month half pay on entry, rising by one month for each completed year of service to a maximum of five months full pay/five months half pay
• Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allowing staff to be mobile across the Civil Service
• Civil Service Pension Scheme. Please see the link for further information http://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/ For enquiries relating to the Civil Service Pension Schemes please contact MyCSP's Pension Service Centre directly on [phone removed]
• Flexible working to ensure staff maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Interest free season ticket loan or bike loan
• Employee Assistance Services and access to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund
• Eligibility to join