DNA Advisor
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Reference number
463714
Salary
£36,057
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28\.97%
GBP
Job grade
Executive Officer
NCA Grade 5/Police Constable### Contract type
Permanent### Business area
NCA \- Investigations \- Multi\-Threat \& Borders \& Forensics### Type of role
Investigation
Science### Working pattern
Full\-time### Number of jobs available
1
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- Location
- About the job
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TamworthAbout the job
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Job summary
Forensic Services provides a range of capabilities to support the NCA's fight against Serious and Organised crime. At the heart of everything we do is the Forensic Science Regulator's Codes of Practice (FSR CoP\&C) and compliance to international accreditation standards ISO 17025/17020\.
The Identification Bureau is a specialist team of Fingerprint and DNA subject matter experts who provide a range of services to deliver robust evidence and intelligence to support the identification of subjects.
The DNA Advisor will support provision of the National Crime Agencys DNA services in accordance with relevant legislation, forensic regulation and NCA policy and procedures. They will provide support to maximise the value of DNA evidence relevant to NCA investigations and to ensure that Agency work meets time and quality objectives.
Job description
DNA Advisor duties are varied. They play a key role in quality assuring the NCA DNA forensic submissions and provide advice on specialist DNA techniques to ensure best evidence. Management of team mailbox and first line response to DNA enquiries. Provision of customer support to operational forensic practitioners and NCA Investigation teams. Maintaining and updating records, ensuring data integrity and compliance with quality standards and legal requirements such as Protection of Freedoms Act (PoFA). Interpretation of DNA reports and provision of reports to Streamline Forensic Reporting (SFR) level. A range of related business support activities involving the collation of information and data from a variety of sources in order to produce management and performance information.
Duties and Responsibilities
Records Management \- Create accurate and up to date records to aid investigations for prosecution purposes compliant with Criminal Procedure Investigations Act (CPIA) and Protection of Freedoms Act. Input, maintain, monitor and troubleshoot Forensic Service Department systems ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data being relied upon. Assist the development of DNA datasets.
Quality Assurance \- Quality assure DNA submissions and Forensic Service Provider (FSP) outputs to ensure optimum evidence is achieved with best value for money. Support audit and assessment activity.
Contamination Review \- Carry out effective DNA contamination reviews of case material to establish implications for potential evidence and learning opportunities.
DNA Match Reporting \- Process DNA matches from the UK National DNA Database and Prum DNA exchange system.
Process Development \- Engage with and support implementation of departmental procedures in line with forensic regulation and accreditation standards.
Business Support \- Administer the provision of DNA Staff Elimination Database. Input data from DNA examinations to support the subsequent analysis to improve performance and value for money.
Provision of Management Information \- Extract, collate, analyse, present data from multiple sources/ data systems for management
Customer Service \- Monitor email / telephone queries received, and respond appropriately providing advice and escalate if required. Support the forensic services department in ensuring all DNA work is carried out in compliance with documented standard operating procedures and is completed in a timely manner to meet customer agreed service levels.
Business change \- Support the set up and administration of systems / case management. Contribute to the development of tactical and operational biometric intelligence products.
Building working relationships \- Liaise with Crime Scene Teams, Forensic Service Providers and Police forces to resolve queries, provide advice to effectively deliver robust forensic outcomes and maximise forensic DNA opportunities for the agency. Establishing and maintaining positive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
Person specification
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Quality Assurance
Experience of review, assurance, audit activity. Participation in internal audit programme, external UKAS assessment or of being an auditor/assessor in accredited environment
Data Analysis \& Interpretation
Ability to extract, interpret and present forensic data/information for dissemination (DNA Forensic Outcomes)
Knowledge of relevant governance and legislation
Familiarity with Protection of Freedoms Act (PoFA), Accreditation of Forensic Services Providers Regulations (AFSPR), Criminal Procedure Investigations Act (CPIA) and related oversight bodies e.g Forensic Information Database Service (FINDS), Office of Biometric and Surveillance Camera Commissioner (OBSCC), United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)
Current knowledge \& experience of working with DNA database systems
End User knowledge and experience of NDNAD system
Communication
Conveys information clearly and effectively through written and verbal communication.
Customer Service
Understands who the customer is, what they want and need and effectively delivers against those requirements. Skills to develop and maintain positive relationships with internal and/or external stakeholders.
IT Skills
Ability to confidently work with Microsoft Office (primarily excel) as well as learn other forensic applications and programmes as required.
Time Management
Effectively manages time and workload ensuring tasks are completed to agreed standards and timelines.
Research and data interpretation skills
Prove effectiveness of DNA collected by agency and to inform decisions
Qualifications
Biological science degree or biometric training provided by a forensic service provider, police or other law enforcement agency
OR
Equivalent experience in the field of forensic biology### Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Knowledge \& experience of working with DNA database systems and understanding of related information management and data integrity issues.
- Understanding of DNA standards, forensic regulation FSR CoP\&C / ISO 17020, 17025:2017, and relevant legal powers/procedures/acts.
- Research and data interpretation skills.
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Alongside your salary of £36,057, National Crime Agency contributes £10,445 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
New entrants to the NCA receive 26 days annual leave, rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service, plus 8 bank holidays.
If qualifying criteria is met new joiners from UK Police Forces or the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) will have service with those employers taken into account for continuous service purposes for annual leave entitlement only, this will be up to a maximum of 31 days leave (including 1 privilege day).
Other benefits include:
- Flexible working, including flexi\-time, compressed hours and job sharing (in line with business requirements)
- Family friendly policies, notably above the statutory minimum
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Interest free loans and advances, including season tickets, childcare and rental deposits
- Housing schemes \- Key Worker status
- Discounts and Savings with a wide variety of services including Cycle to Work, Smart Tech schemes, dental insurance, gym discounts and savings on everyday spending, available through the Reward Gateway , Edenred and Blue Light Card schemes.
- Staff support groups/networks
- Sports and social activities, including membership to the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)
Things you need to know
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Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.### Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.### How we will assess you
Your application will be assessed against the following:Technical \- this will be assessed by 250 word examples on:* Knowledge \& experience of working with DNA database systems and understanding of related information management and data integrity issues.
- Understanding of DNA standards, forensic regulation FSR CoP\&C / ISO 17020, 17025:2017, and relevant legal powers/procedures/acts.
- Research and data interpretation skills.
In the event of a high number of applications, we may
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