War Crimes Researcher

2 weeks ago


Liverpool, United Kingdom Home Office Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 342787**Salary**:

- £34,350 - £41,035- National: £34,350 min, £36,755 max, London: £38,350 min, £41,035 max**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HO - Homeland Security**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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- Croydon - Apollo House, Liverpool - The CapitalAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Homeland Security Group (HSG) unites capabilities and expertise to deliver better outcomes from the UK’s response to the most serious domestic threats - Terrorism, Cyber, State Threats and Economic Crime.

The group will strengthen coordination and collective focus across a range of growing and overlapping threats, whilst remaining consistent with existing strategies. Working with partners, HSG will foster more transparent and sustainable collaboration between national security, law enforcement and other relevant communities to enhance capabilities and leverage our response to threats.

As a part of the Home Office, the role of the Homeland Security Group is to:

- Support the Home Secretary to develop and implement strategies to keep our people and interests safe and secure.
- Build HMG capabilities to reduce national security risk.
- Reduce volume of, and harm from, economic crime, particularly for the most vulnerable.
- Work in partnership with public and private sectors in the UK and overseas to deliver better outcomes.
- Ensure legitimate economic growth and prosperity.

**Job description**:
The Special Cases Unit (SCU) is the immigration arm of HSG. It manages some of the most significant and high harm immigration, asylum and citizenship cases, including suspected terrorists, extremists, war criminals and individuals involved in organised crime.

In support of these functions, SCU works with security agencies, the Police, UK Visas & Immigration, Border Force, Immigration Enforcement, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the National Crime Agency, as well as the Home Secretary and Ministerial offices. SCU is a fast-paced environment in which to work, where you will contribute to public safety, control of immigration and the national security of the UK.

On the War Crimes Team, we primarily handle Article 1F Refugee Convention exclusion cases and war crimes related immigration queries however, the scope and remit of the team has developed recently, and we are seeking a HEO War Crimes Researcher to join our growing team.

Special Cases Unit have sites Croydon, London, and Liverpool. This post will be based in Liverpool or Croydon.

**Person specification**:
As a HEO War Crimes Researcher, you would be responsible for:

- Analysing and investigating developments in the field of core international crimes by monitoring a range of reputable sources covering the human rights situation in relevant countries and geographical areas.
- Producing bespoke country specific products with a focus on war crimes and crimes against humanity that will be used to assist in the identification of individuals and groups of interest, for preparation and completion of war crimes interviews and as a guiding tool for Article 1F decision making.
- Delivering presentations on complex research topics to a range of audiences, including 1F caseworkers and wider stakeholders to ensure individuals suspected of core international crimes are correctly identified and Article 1F exclusion can be pursed where applicable.
- Making effective sift decisions on a cohort of complex case referrals received from across the Home Office and wider government including the Security Services, National Crime Agency, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and UK police forces primarily of individuals suspected of involvement in War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity.
- Working closely with the SEO Research and Referrals Lead to develop and maintain working relationships with key national and international partners including academics, NGOs, and International Tribunals to drive the team’s understanding of core international crimes.
- Attending and seeking out opportunities and events on contemporary issues in International Humanitarian Law to enable the team to stay up to date with the most recent research and evidence in the field.

**Essential Criteria**

You’ll have a demonstrable passion for delivery with the following skills or strong experience in:

- Experience of working in an open-source research-based role.
- Strong communication and analytical skills with experience of effectively communicating key information verbally, in writing or through data visuals.
- Excellent written skills, including evidence of high-level drafting and quality assurance.
- An ability to build professional relationships and work collaboratively across organisational boundaries, actively encourag



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