Department: Crime Services
Location: Churchill Way, Sheffield
Salary: £27,690 - £31,434
Hours: 37hrs
Contract Type: Permanent (various role available)
Role Purpose:
The Digital Media Investigator will support investigations that require specialist digital skills by attending crime scenes, developing, and delivering against digital forensic strategies and by providing evidence and intelligence to officers and staff from the retrieval of digital devices. Provide advice and guidance to officers and staff concerning digital devices.
The DMI will promote the use of Digital Media as a vital source of intelligence and evidence and ensure best practice by conducting investigations in line with current legislation and policy.
Key Responsibilities:
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Develop and maintain a good understanding of digital opportunities for investigations, for example, CCTV, ANPR, Comms Data, Telematics, internet, networks, RF, WIFI, computers, telephones, storage devices, and ’internet of things.’
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Advise Senior Investigating Officers on the most effective techniques to harness digital evidence and intelligence.
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Develop digital forensic strategies to support investigations into serious crime in conjunction with DFU, SPOC.
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Support all levels of investigation to maximise digital opportunities and provide tactical advice to investigators. Assist officers and staff to interpret the data extracted.
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Assist officers in the execution of search warrants and provide specialist advice and guidance on the correct methods of seizing and removing digital devices and other internet enabled equipment. Triage digital devices at scenes.
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Downloading of suspects and victim devices, providing evidential/intelligence package.
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Review and grade indecent images of children.
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Conduct open-source research at the appropriate level, ensuring evidential and intelligence product integrity.
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Analyse a wide range of data and prepare expert reports to present the data in an admissible format, suitable for review by the investigation team.
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Submit case files and present evidence in Court in a clear and comprehensible manner.
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Proactively identify opportunities available through existing and emerging technologies. Develop processes to ensure they become mainstream investigative techniques, supporting South Yorkshire Police to meet its strategic objectives.
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Keep up to date with legislation, policy, and procedure, and liaise with colleagues in other Law Enforcement Agencies in order to share and learn from best practice. Ensure effective knowledge sharing across the department and with the district DMAs to aid continuous improvement.
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Promote the use of Digital Media as a significant source of intelligence and investigation, ensuring that operational officers and staff understand and are aware of the benefits, by:
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Utilising the intranet to share news, updates, and practical guidance.
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Supporting Crime Training to deliver DMI training.
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Delivering bespoke presentations, briefings and training as required.
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Manage and coordinate new and existing digital forensic methods that are subsequently brought under the accreditation of the digital forensic umbrella.
Skills and experience:
For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position, please refer to the attached role profile.
Benefits:
We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:
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Generous annual leave allowance
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Flexible and hybrid working
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Generous ‘family’ leave
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Voluntary CPD Events for all staff to allow continuous development.
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Mentoring & Coaching Scheme
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Access to a range of occupational health facilities
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Generous pension scheme
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Employee assistance service (accessible 24/7)
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Additional benefits for Westfield Health members
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Cycle to work scheme
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Sports and Social Club
Eligibility:
Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.
Appearance & Standards:
SYP is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff, and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process.
South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values:
Please find attached information sheet on South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values. The force has a particular focus on three areas, Fairness, Integrity and Trust. Under each of these three headings there are key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to.
Smarter ways of Working:
South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives, whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables SYP to provide an outstanding service to the community.
There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed, Field and Hybrid.
This role has been evaluated as a Hybrid role.
Fixed: This is a traditional arrangement, applicable when the work is mostly required to be undertaken at a fixed single place of work (on police premises) for most of the time. The work can only or is more effectively delivered from a police premises or other agreed organisational/partner premises.
Field: This applies to roles that do have a base, however, due to the nature of their duties is required to travel to other locations. Due to the nature of these roles, they cannot accommodate flexible working from home on a permanent basis.
Hybrid: Applicable when the work can be undertaken at any location, whether that be a SYP building or from home.
Closing Date:
Friday 25 August 2023 at 23:55
Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Talent Acquisition Manager and the Line Manager for the role.
Contact point for applicants:
For further information about the role, please contact DI Mike Shaw on 713880/0114 2921723. Please do not contact this number for an application form.
Diversity & Inclusion:
Expressions of interest are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates.
It’s really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome expressions of interest from these valuable underrepresented groups.
If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on positiveaction@southyorks.pnn.police.uk
In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours.
Note to candidates:
Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage, the relevant internal or external pre-employment checks are required. These include vetting clearance or review, prior to being appointed to the new role and start date being agreed.