Quality Technical Officer - Multimedia Unit (Forensic)

Are you ready to use your skills to make a difference?!

Digital Forensic Services are vital to helping our officers to combat crime, protect the vulnerable, enable safer communities, and make a difference that really matters. Thames Valley Police is making a multi-year investment in our Forensic Investigation Unit and is transforming our wide array of forensic disciplines and in particular digital forensics, to create a forward looking, accredited service which delivers proportionate timely services that support effective crime investigation for TVP and other external organisations.

As part of this transformation, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Digital Portfolio of Forensic Investigation Unit (FIU) as a Quality Technical Officer for the Forensic Audio Visual Unit and Forensic Multimedia Unit.

This role will support both units in their day to day delivery of Quality Standards / accreditation activities (ISO 17025) and technical training, to support the delivery of accredited services to the Force and Criminal Justice System. The role combines the skills of a Forensic Audio Visual practitioner with the requirement of supporting accreditation.

The successful candidate will have:

Demonstrable experience and knowledge of the Forensic Audio Visual / Multimedia technical activities with the expectation that competence will be gained to effectively carry out the role.
Previous experience of working within an ISO accredited environment, for example ISO17025, ISO17020.
Proven experience in the preparation and delivery of training.
Competent in the use of a range of IT (Information Technology) systems, with extensive experience of using MS Office applications (Word/Excel/ Power point). Ability to learn further applications and pieces of software when required.
Proven ability to work effectively alone and as part of a team.
Ability to provide effective customer service and communicate at all levels with internal and external partners.
Experience of carrying out or being actively involved in internal and external audits.
Good standard of secondary education including English, Science and Maths to GCSE level (Grades A-C/4-9) or equivalent. Excellent verbal and written English and good numeracy skills.
Must have capability to travel to different locations across the force and occasionally outside the force area. For this reason, a full UK driving licence is considered essential.

As part of the Thames Valley Police family you will enjoy a fantastic range of benefits including 24 days annual leave per annum, pro-rata for part time (plus Bank Holidays), flexible working conditions, a wide range of lifestyle discounts, career development opportunities and have the option to join a local government pension scheme. To view a full list of our benefits, please click the below link.

To apply for this post please attach a cover letter of no more than one page and a CV of no more than 2 pages. NOTE: CV’s will not be accepted without a cover letter or if the CV is more than 2 pages long.

If you have any queries please contact the Recruitment Team at RecruitmentPoliceStaff@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting reference 22042. We will endeavour to respond to your query as quickly as possible.

The closing date for enquiries and receipt of completed applications is Sunday 5th January 2025.

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