Forensic Support Officer

The CoLP Fingerprint Bureau delivers an excellent, efficient service in all aspects of friction ridge detail work. They conduct analysis, comparison, evaluation and verification of finger, palm and plantar prints in connection with all levels of crime. Their work includes both proof of contact and proof of identity, bringing offenders to justice by supporting the wider judicial and coronial systems., You will assist technical and quality staff in their daily duties, providing a vital support function to all aspects of the business. Acting as the single point of contact between officers and Forensic Services, you will oversee the submission of evidence to external service providers. You will deal with procurement and attend regular finance meeting to monitor our budgets and ensure timely payments to all our providers. Working within an accredited environment, you will learn many processes that support our operational teams, with exposure to the Fingerprint, Lab and CSI disciplines, that may assist in progression to a technical area of your choice in the future., In this role, you will:

• Provide professional, efficient and effective fingerprint examination provision to the City of London Police and external agencies.
• Provide administrative support to practitioners within Forensic Services as and when required.

• Manage the process of external Forensic case submissions (incl Digital Forensics) to accredited external Forensic Providers.
• Administer financial spreadsheets relating to budgetary activities undertaken by Forensic services or for which they are responsible. To include raising Purchase Orders where necessary and to liaise with Finance teams regarding the payment of invoices.
• Comply with internal processes and procedures relating to ISO standards and the Forensic Science Regulator's Code of Practice.

Your application will be scored against the criteria listed below for shortlisting. Please ensure that you reference your ability, knowledge and experience against these points in your application.

• Excellent planning and organisational skills, with an eye for detail as you will generally be required to manage your own workload whilst maintaining the high technical standards required by the department.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in order to generate reports, communicate via email and verbally liaise with officers up to a senior level.
• Excellent IT skills (word processing, spreadsheets, E-mail, databases). The post holder will be required to generate documents and reports in WORD format, maintain various spreadsheets in EXCEL format and maintain information on various databases including PNC, Ident1, NICHE, Case Management Systems and Home Office registers.

A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. This is why it's vitally important that we recruit people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds with an understanding of cultural issues and a wide range of skills. We therefore particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us.

The way we work is changing. With a few exceptions most roles will be able to accommodate part time, job share and flexible working patterns. We can also offer hybrid working patterns of home and office based shift patterns. Feel free to speak to us about any flexible working requirements., https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/police-forces/city-of-london-police/areas/city-of-london/about-us/about-us/equality-and-diversity2/equality-and-diversity-support-networks/

• LGPS Pension Scheme - Local Government Pension Scheme explained - Which?
• Access to Blue Light Card scheme - Welcome to Blue Light Card
• Discounts within the Square Mile specifically for City of London Police employees
• Free access to our Force Gym, Personal Training Instructors with a range of specialisms, and a large variety of fitness and wellbeing programmes
• 25 days' annual leave + bank holidays, increasing up to 34 days with continuous service
• Season Ticket Loans

As City of London Police (CoLP), we protect the people, businesses and infrastructure of the City of London, one of the most important and dynamic environments in the UK and globally. London City is the smallest borough in London, so does that make our job any less challenging? Absolutely not - because there's so much going on.