Counter Terrorism Unit - Technical Surveillance Officer
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Role Responsibilities:
- Work out of force area as required that may involve overnight accommodation regionally and Nationally
- Participate in technological development of Operations Room management tools
- Provide specialist advice to investigating and surveillance 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 at court
- Provide comprehensive risk assessments for operations
- Operate an effective system to record the progress of work and equipment deployed
- Prepare periodic data on work undertaken
- For the benefit of the individual and organisation, ensure constant appraisal of working methods to ensure best value and importantly keep abreast of the constant development of technology
- Provide out of hours response to new operations or to facilitate completion of work undertaken
- Train others in the use of technical equipment as required
- Attend courses as required to fulfil the above
- Maintain equipment as necessary
Essential Skills and Competencies:
- Previous experience of working in a technical support unit
- Ability to work unsupervised and use own initiative
- Experience of evidence gathering and disclosure
- In depth knowledge of current legislation regarding covert surveillance and techniques
- Experience of working with sensitive information and maintaining discretion and confidentiality
- Effective communication skills to be comfortable communicating with a wide range of people
- To be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- IT literacy
Desirable Skills and Competencies:
- Qualified risk assessor
