Job description
The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) is an independent organisation established to provide information on Troubles-related deaths and serious injuries to families, victims, and survivors while promoting reconciliation.
From becoming operational on 1 May 2024, the Commission’s caseload continues to move at pace. This is an exciting opportunity to join an inclusive, innovative team where you will work with competing deadlines and emotionally challenging content, while delivering for the public good through this historic work.
Our values—integrity, impartiality, openness, accountability, and respect—guide our work and recruitment processes. We invite applications from people across all backgrounds to help deliver this important mission.
About the role
We are recruiting Senior Investigative Officers to be part of the newly established Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR).
The end-to-end journey of an investigation is all about the people who will eventually benefit from information recovery. At every stage requesting individuals or families must be able to understand what is happening and what progress is being made. You and your team will work with the Case Support Team to ensure the Commission accepts cases it can investigate and that expectations are managed appropriately, and subsequently to ensure that requesting individuals and families are updated on progress. Your team will also present evidence to the Findings and Reports Unit so that determinations can be made for reports produced on the authority of the Chief Commissioner.
A key difference to the Commission’s approach is that a request must be made before the Commission can carry out its investigations. These requests can include specific questions that the requesting individual or family wish to see addressed during the investigative work. We will seek answers to requesting individual’s questions by examining all existing material, including that which might not have been disclosed or made public during any previous fact-finding.
You will be the senior officer in charge of the investigations (of the three types set out above) assigned to your team. You will be expected to lead directly on some and will supervise the conduct of others where responsibility is delegated to other investigators in your team. You will be accountable for every facet of the work assigned to your team and will develop investigative strategies appropriate to the requirements of the investigation. You will manage an innovative hybrid staffing model, bringing together experienced police officers, professional investigators and researchers to provide the best outcome for those that make requests of the Commission.
The post sits within the Investigations Directorate in the Commission. Headed by the Commissioner for Investigations, Peter Sheridan, you will form part of the Directorate’s senior management team, reporting to one of the Assistant Commissioners for Investigations. The Directorate will be multi-disciplinary with a mix of backgrounds and skills and the leadership team will be expected to work together to set a new and unique culture reflecting the Commission’s mission and values.
Key responsibilities/Critera
* Lead and supervise investigations for the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery. These will include investigators and experts from both professional and policing backgrounds to give a wide range of skillsets necessary for such an investigation.
* Support the Assistant Commissioner for Investigations to lead, motivate and engage the organisational culture and promoting values, ethics, and high standards of professional conduct to enable an effective and professional service which is trauma-informed.
* Ensure proper governance, quality and ethical standards are met during the course of investigations and, where necessary, into a prosecution process.
* Develop and implement effective processes with law enforcement bodies and departments to achieve effective access to information necessary for investigations.
* Manage resource plans across your portfolio in line with the wider budget framework to maximise the efficient use of public spending.
* Effectively manage and encourage development, change and innovation, ensuring enhanced productivity, value for money and continuous improvement in problem solving and evidence-based investigations.
* Developing and implementing investigative strategies based on the unique circumstances of each case.
* Manage strategic relationships, both within and external to the Commission, in particular negotiating and influencing others to achieve desired outcomes.
* Make effective, confident and timely decisions, consulting others where needed, articulating options and making recommendations for preferred courses of action.
* Champion the development of staff, creating an inclusive environment which values diversity, encourages learning and development and identifying and acting where capabilities need to be improved.
We are happy to discuss the role and answer any questions you may have. Please feel free to contact us for an informal conversation about the role and our organisation.
We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate based on culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.
Our offices are in Belfast and London, with travel and hybrid working arrangements available.
To find detailed job descriptions please go here: https://icrir.independent-inquiry.uk/about-us/career-opportunities-at-icrir/
To APPLY
If you are interested please can you send a personal statement: minimum 800 words including your CV to recruitment@icrir.independent-inquiry.uk
Please also indicate your preference of location – Belfast or London.