Job Title: Payback Unit Supervisor
Salary: The starting salary is £51,395, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.
The salary is broken down as £45,986 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £54,863. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009, a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000 and additional market related allowance of £2,400 per annum.
Location: Croydon, Hammersmith, Islington, Wandsworth
This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly established Economic Crime Payback Units.
The Payback Units embed Economic Crime staff within BCUs to enhance the use of POCA through cash seizures, asset freezing and confiscation. Their work plays a vital role in disrupting criminality, preventing further harm and generating revenue to support frontline policing through the BCU Incentivisation Scheme.
As a Police Staff Supervisor of a Payback Unit, you will lead a team of accredited Financial Investigators with responsibility for assessing all referrals into the Payback Units and supervising subsequent POCA investigations from inception through to conclusion.
In addition to your supervisory responsibilities, you will maintain your Confiscator accreditation by progressing your own investigative workload (anticipated split approximately 20% own workload / 80% supervision)
This is an operational role requiring a high level of expertise, decision-making, and leadership in a fast-paced investigative environment
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of accredited Financial Investigators
- Supervise confiscation and civil recovery investigations in accordance with POCA.
- Assess and manage risk across all Payback referrals, identifying viable investigative opportunities.
- Allocate investigations, ensuring regular structured supervision and review
- Develop effective asset recovery strategies to maximise disruption and performance.
- Manage team workloads, ensuring statutory and court deadlines are met, while progressing or closing cases appropriately.
- Maintain personal POCC accreditations (FIO/FI/Confiscation/CRISP)
- Progress your own POCA investigations, preparing relevant orders, statements and court documentation.
- Conduct and Supervise confiscation and restraint investigations, including preparation of S16 and S41 statements.
- Present evidence and make applications in Magistrates’ and Crown Courts
- Act as a POCA Tutor and support staff learning, accreditation and CPD
- Ensure compliance with legislation, policy, and recognised best practice.
- Provide expert advice to BCU operational teams on asset recovery matters.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with CPS, HMRC, NCA, and wider partner agencies, and work collaboratively with other Payback Supervisors to ensure consistent performance across all Payback Units
- Promote staff wellbeing and foster a supportive, inclusive working environment
- Monitor and ensure timely completion of Professional Development Portfolios (PDPs)
- Review requests for Market Related Payment for eligible staff ensuring criteria are met.
- Act as Point of Contact for issues relating to non-compliance with the Joint Asset Recovery Database (JARD)
Vetting
This post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e) level before taking up the post.
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV and an online application form.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 19th June 2026.
Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager.
Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview.
