What's involved with this role: Temporary Business Assurance Officer Job Ref: Thames Valley BL TCL 364166 Pay Rate: £17.53 per hour PAYE Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, 8am to 4pm Role Length: This opening assignment is for 7-8 months City: Newbury Office based NB: Police Vacancy - only for candidates with a minimum of 5 years continuous UK address history. Please note that this vacancy is subject to a strict security vetting procedure. We can only accept applicants for this post who currently have or have recently had DV clearance. We are unable to accept applicants with vetting lower than DV. The purpose of the role is to ensure the recording of intelligence and evidence is managed to a high standard and meets the National Standards of Intelligence Management (NSIM). Ensuring that information is being assessed consistently and within prescribed time limits. Carrying out accurate audits in line with the CTP network standards. Relevant peer reviews, capturing and communicating best practice across CTPSE and the CTP network. Where required, be responsible for user and system administration of secure intelligence systems providing thorough technical and user knowledge and support to users of secure intelligence systems. Key Responsibilities: Provide assurance on behalf of the CT Head, that Policies and procedures are consistently applied (National Standards for Intelligence Management (NSIM), Intelligence Handling Mode (IHM), access and visibility, Review, Retain, Delete (RRD) etc.), and local mechanisms are in place to continually monitor compliance by conducting monthly peer reviews of decision making and associated rationales ensuring that the correct outcome is determined and recorded. Provide advice and guidance on the use of Intelligence systems to peers, including the communicating of upgrades and enhancements to users in a timely manner. Where required, create, maintain and update Groups, User Management and Operations on Intelligence Systems to ensure creation and security compliance. Conduct peer reviews of decision-making and associated rationale to ensure that outcomes are appropriate and recorded with sufficient detail by the users. Ensure relevancy and accuracy of data on the Intelligence System and ensure user details correct, overseeing the administration of systems access including assisting the administrator and users with technical enquiries. Where required, provide cover for the administrator. Perform de- duplication process in order to resolve Intelligence Systems entities and intelligence identified as duplicates and ensure Intelligence Systems data is current. Liaising with Regional Practitioner Group (RPG)/National Practitioner Group (NPG) (CTPHQ), use your knowledge and experience to identify non-hardware, process faults and errors within the intelligence system. Act as the liaison point with users where they establish issues with the intelligence system, particularly following upgrades. Work with all key stakeholders to find a resolution. Undertake audits of secure intelligence systems via the audit log to ensure the compliant and correct use of the system. This includes working with National Audit Team (CTPHQ) to develop audit requirements and assisting in the delivery of reviews. Maintain knowledge and understanding of the secure intelligence systems by attending seminars and user group meetings and passing on relevant information to users to ensure that there is continued professional development within the region. Qualifications: A Level or equivalent from a technology discipline. Skills & Experience: Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation. Able to assimilate information quickly and formulate solutions, making concise and accurate recommendations based on assessments. Ability to produce work to a high standard and communicate findings succinctly in suitable written formats or verbally.. Recent experience of carrying out duties that involve dealing with various levels of collation, recording, analysis and disseminating of information. Recent significant experience of assessing information and assuring compliance with set standards, with excellent attention to detail. Proven interpersonal skills and the ability to promote professional working relationships with personnel at all levels of the organisation. Ability to operate in a demanding environment demonstrating discretion, tact, diplomacy and flexibility. Able to work effectively within a team, with the ability to plan and organise workload to meet tight deadlines using own initiative. IT literate with experience in MS Applications (Proficient use of Excel & Outlook); proven ability to manipulate data from a variety of sources and databases and willing and able to learn new technology, databases and systems. Current understanding or willingness to learn, understand and apply Data Protection principles, Management of Police Information (MOPI), Freedom of Information legislation, NSIM (National Standards of Intelligence Management), IHM (The Intelligence Handling Model) and Computer Misuse Act. Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite). Full UK driving licence is required for this role and access to their own car. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would ask that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, not as a PDF. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles. S Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please