EAST MIDLANDS SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT
Surveillance Manager
Based near to M1, Junc 27,
37 Hours per week
£27,244 - £29,014
The East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) provides support in the fight against serious and organised crime to the five Forces in the East Midlands region (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire).
We currently have a vacancy for a Surveillance Manager which although will be predominately based at our northern Hub in Nottinghamshire will cover hubs in Leicestershireand Lincolnshire
The role manages control rooms and covert monitoring posts on a day to day basis in support of EMSOU operational staff deployed on covert operations. In addition the successful candidate will manage the communications systems and manage and carry out basic maintenance of technical surveillance aids and observations equipment.
It is essential that applicants meet the all the criteria within the person specification for the role including:-
Must be educated to A Level Standard in English or demonstrate equivalent work experience
Currently or previously trained to level 1 Surveillance standard
Demonstrate experience of working within covert surveillance, including knowledge of surveillance tactics.
Demonstrate experience of training staff to use communications equipment and software applications
Prepared to undergo SC/MV vetting checks
Prepared to undergo random drug and alcohol testing
Have a full drive licence (Reasonable adjustments considered under Equality Act 2010)
Owing to the exigencies of the service, requests may be made for overtime working and compensation will be by way of time off or overtime payment, according to circumstances. Whilst every effort is made to adhere to rostered duties, rest days and public/bank holidays, these may be changed on occasion at short notice. A degree of flexibility in working hours must therefore be acceptable to you
Closing date for applications is 12 Midday 9th October 2015.
Applications must be submitted on the joint HRSC application form, specifying that you are applying for Leicestershire Police. If you have problems downloading an application please speak to Gillian Barnes 01623 608034 or
EMSOU is committed to the principles of Equality, Fairness and Diversity, and we welcome applications from all sections of the region in our efforts to recruit a diverse and flexible workforce that reflects the region we serve.
Please be advised that there a number of individuals within the organisation who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy and therefore the redeployment process will apply and take priority.
The force is currently implementing the Hay Group Job Evaluation scheme and therefore the advertised grade may be subject to change. This is likely to be completed by April 2017 and if there are any changes to the grade they will take effect from this date.