Counter Terrorism Unit - Technical Support Officer

🔍 BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom

📁: Counter Terrorism Unit (WMCTU)

📅   : 180000NL Requisition #

📅   : Nov 01, 2018 Post Date

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Role Responsibilities:

To assist in day to day operations conducted from within the Visual Intelligence Unit.
To participate in technological development of Operations Room management tools.
To provide specialist advice to investigating officers on equipment available to achieve objectives.
Provide practical assistance on how to prepare and maintain technical equipment.
Conduct feasibility studies, plan and deploy technical equipment in covert operations.
Maintain fully auditable systems regarding the deployment of equipment. Deploy equipment in hazardous conditions, whether it is physical or environmental, with the support of firearms officers as required.
When required design and build equipment, adapt equipment to each individual operation, or repair as required.
Give evidence in court.
To provide comprehensive risk assessments for operations.
To operate an effective system to record the progress of work and equipment deployed.
To prepare periodic data on work undertaken.
For the benefit of the individual and organisation, to ensure constant appraisal of working methods to ensure best value and importantly keep abreast of the constant development of technology.
To provide out of hours response to new operations or to facilitate completion of work undertaken.
To train others in the use of technical equipment as required.
To be able to attend courses as required to fulfil the above.
To maintain equipment as necessary.

Essential Skills and Competencies:

Have extensive knowledge of technical support work.
Significant knowledge of covert audio and visual installations.
Evidenced proven ability to work unsupervised and use own initiative.
Experience and knowledge of evidence gathering and disclosure.
In depth knowledge of current legislation regarding covert surveillance.
To be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Work within a small team, and demonstrate the importance of team work.
Able to recognise sensitive information and maintain discretion and confidentiality.
Presentation skills.
Effective communication skills to be comfortable communicating with a wide range of people.
Have a full driving licence.

Desirable Skills and Competencies:

Trained risk assessor.
Have previous experience of working in a technical support unit.
Experience of installing audio and video products.
Have a computer qualification either in the use of computer packages or computer programming, CCNA advantageous.
Have mechanical knowledge.
Good knowledge of current force systems.