Digital Forensics Apprentice

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South Wales Police brings together thousands of people with the same aim – to keep South Wales safe.

We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community’s needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to become part of our policing family.

We are looking for someone to #JoinUs as a Digital Forensics Apprentice in our Digital Forensics Unit (DFU). Could you be who we are looking for?

About the team/Department you will be joining:

We are a team based in the Digital Forensics Unit who oversee the processing of digital devices seized as part of criminal investigations.
We work 8-4 Monday-Friday though do sometimes support the occasional event outside these hours.
The role requires attendance at the office due to the need to access specialist equipment.

About the role and your key responsibilities:

This role will support the Digital Forensics Team in providing support across the force by overseeing digital forensic examinations.
This role will provide undefined to the Digital Forensics team through effective organisation and management of property and equipment.
This role will be responsible for overseeing effective and timely responses to enquiries relating to forensic submissions.

What skills and experience do we need you to bring to the role:

We are looking for someone who has previous experience or a keen interest in Digital Forensic investigations.
We are keen to hear from you if you are highly competent with Microsoft systems and have previous administrative experience.

Qualification Criteria

You must have a good standard of education to at least GCSE A-C Level, including Maths and English, or be able to demonstrate equivalent skills and abilities.

You must be eligible to register for a Level 3 apprenticeship in a relevant subject.

A relevant subject may include:

Business and Administration

Digital Forensics Apprenticeship

There are numerous benefits to working for South Wales Police, from learning and development opportunities to schemes which aim to improve your lifestyle and wellbeing, as well as generous Local Government Pension Scheme / Police Pension Schemes, paid annual leave, flexible working and family friendly policies and many more, click here for more information.

If you would like any more information about the role, please contact DFU Supervisor DS Andrew Price – andrew.price@south-wales.police.uk

Shortlisting for this vacancy will take place on week commencing 31st March.

Interviews for this vacancy will take place on either week commencing 28th April or week commencing 5th May.

We anticipate a large volume of applications for this internship as such we reserve the right to close the vacancy when a sufficient number of applications are received.

The role is due to close on 28th February 2025 - apply today and join Team SWP!

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