Detective Inspector – Regional Force Cyber Crime Manager and Coordinator (SEROCU)

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Detective Inspector to lead and coordinate the South East Regional Force Cyber Crime Units (FCCU) in SEROCU. This role involves overseeing the Hampshire & Isle of Wight, Surrey & Sussex, and Thames Valley Police FCCUs together with the South East Cyber Protect Network, aiming to ensure effective collaboration and coordination in tackling cybercrime.

We welcome applications from substantive Detective Inspectors, as well as those who have successfully passed a force promotion board and are awaiting positing as a Detective Inspector.

The successful candidate will work closely with the regional Cyber Crime Detective Inspector to ensure a cohesive response in the South East. They will provide a pivotal link to our forces to ensure they have an effective response to this growing threat.

The successful candidate will need to have excellent communications and leadership qualities to manage teams based in different force areas. They will need to have the ability to bring teams and people together, working to a shared vision that enables them to operate as one team.

Building of the successes of the current post holder the successful candidate will need to drive forward improvements achieved over the last 12 months when the South East have been piloting a model that brings regional leadership of the cyber investigative response in forces.

As an experienced investigator that will lead the most serious incidents across their command through given policy direction to investigations.

This advert is for a role that is expected to commence in January 2026. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the South East Cyber on-call rota as part of their role.

Please note that this role is part of a national, regional and local network and as a result you may be required to travel for business purposes mainly across the south east region and occasionally throughout the UK. Therefore, the successful candidate will require a full UK driving licence.

Due to the nature of our work, security is of paramount importance to us and therefore it will be necessary for the successful candidate to obtain and maintain vetting level SC together with a number of enhanced security checks. In order to achieve this, you must have resided in the UK for the past five years. Exemptions may apply for overseas or other diplomatic service (with HM Government), and studying abroad.  

You can find more information about security vetting here.

How to Apply

To apply, click on the “Apply” button below and submit your application before the closing date of Sunday 17 August 2025 at 23:55hrs. Interviews will take place by 5th September 2025

If you wish to apply you need to have support from your Head of Command / Department.

Hampshire officers need to complete an AD277b alongside their application. This form is not available on the force’s standard forms library. It can be found on the HR Portal. Please contact WFPlanning@hampshire.police.uk if you have any queries relating to this.

Kent Officers will need to inform Kent HR Resource Planning at the earliest opportunity of intention to apply.   Every Officer application form must be signed by the Chief Supt or police staff equivalent and sent to Kent HR Resource Planning no later than 5 working days prior to closing date unless exceptional circumstances apply. This is required so that Chief Officer approval can be obtained for the application to progress, which will be managed by Kent HR Resource Planning.  These steps must be completed prior to submission application.  If your application for an opportunity is not approved prior to submission to the recruiting organisation you may not be supported for release to the role, should you be successful.

Officers from other forces are welcome to apply. You may wish to consult with your HR team regarding completion of additional forms.

Please upload your latest PDR (or if no PDR, a recent copy of your CPD record/Focus Feedback meeting) and a copy of your Training Record. Please also upload the Recommendation for Appointment Form (enclosed with the Job Advert) in the ‘Line Managers Approval Form’.

The leadership within CTPSE and SEROCU are actively committed to embedding and sustaining an inclusive culture that recognises and champions the diversity of our people, and promotes equity and equality so that everyone can succeed at work. The region is delivering this commitment through a long term strategy that takes a holistic and intersectional approach to wellbeing & inclusion. Our strategy is underpinned by the five strategic objectives;

Inclusive Culture – We will create, embed, and continually develop an inclusive culture for our people.

Engaged & Involved – We will ensure our people are engaged, involved, and listened to.

Wellbeing – We will prioritise the wellbeing of our people.

Representation – We will attract, recruit, retain and develop a diverse workforce.

Inclusive by Design – We will ensure that inclusion is a core principle of our policies, products, and decisions.

Our people say that benefits include a good work/life balance, a supportive and welcoming place to work and great opportunities to further develop your own capabilities.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact RecruitmentSE@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting the Job Reference number TBC. If you have applied for this role in the last six months, we respectfully ask that you do not reapply at this current time.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if we receive a high volume of applications. Should you wish to apply for this post, we advise you to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

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