Immigration Enforcement

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

- 308977**Salary**:

- £28,000 - £29,400- AHW up to 25% is applicable on this role (see Further Information, below, for more details).- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HO - Immigration Enforcement**Type of role**:

- Digital
- Investigation
- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Full-time, Part-time, Shift Working**Number of jobs available**:

- 4Contents

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Location
- General Buildings - Cardiff; Vulcan House - SheffieldAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Immigration Enforcement is responsible for enforcing the government’s immigration laws, tackling illegal migration, removing foreign national offenders and immigration offenders from the UK. It also aims to disrupt the organised criminal groups that exploit the vulnerable for their personal gain. Learn more on the Immigration Enforcement careers page.**Job description**:
Our Criminal and Financial Investigation (CFI) team is committed to disrupting and dismantling the organised crime groups facilitating immigration abuse, utilising its financial investigations capability to remove the proceeds of crime and strip criminals of their assets.

The teams are comprised of specially trained Immigration Officers supported by a small number of Police Officers who work with corporate partners including National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), National Crime Agency (NCA) and others, in pursuit of shared objectives.

The profile of criminality is changing rapidly with an ever-increasing reliance on digital technology. As part of our investigation capability, CFI have trained Digital Forensics (DF) staff to support investigations from a digital and data perspective.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our CFI team as a Digital Forensic specialist and help to develop our understanding of immigration crime.

You will work closely with partners such as Border Force, NCA, Police and other government departments.

The role will be working in one of two Digital Forensic Labs with responsibility for analysing data from digital devices using “off the shelf” tools and reporting software, enhancing photographic/video and audio media files using bespoke software and providing professional products to case teams to assist in complex investigations.

All Criminal & Financial Investigation staff are required to disclose any adverse judicial decisions or internal disciplinary matters under CPIA.

Applicants need to bear this in mind when considering their eligibility for this post.

**Person specification**:
**Responsibilities**:

- Analysing and reporting data from mobile devices and peripheral items such as pen drives, memory cards and Satnav's, in accordance with national guidelines, utilising proprietary and bespoke software.
- Analysing data from laptop/computers using proprietary and bespoke triage software.
- Processing the recovered data into a form suitable for investigations to examine for evidential content.
- Examining the processed data in accordance with best practice and produce resulting information in a form that can be readily understood and evaluated.
- Sharing knowledge of different technology and data types and keep all key stakeholders up to date with new and emerging digital data exploitation opportunities.
- Providing technical support for Officers attending the unit to view data extracted from digital devices.
- Producing clear, concise reports relating to information recovered from digital devices, providing specialist interpretation.
- Assisting officers as appropriate 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.
- Bringing any inefficient processes to the attention of the Digital Forensic Unit Manager and assist with the development of any solutions.
- Using the Digital Forensics case management system to record processes, contact with officers and examinations conducted.
- Working closely with the other departments to ensure effective knowledge sharing across CFI, and assist Digital Media Investigators in the creation of Digital Media Investigation strategies.
- Conducting other associated tasks that are considered appropriate given the rapid changes in technology and the amendment of practices to take these into account.

**Essential criteria**
- Strong verbal and written communication skills. Particularly the ability to produce written work to a high standard
- Competent in using IT (particularly MS Excel and Word), including creating and being able to understand spreadsheets.
- Ability to adapt to frequently changing priorities within a fast-paced environment.
- Remain focused on tasks.
- Experience in analysing data from laptops/ computers/mobile devices.
- Ability to produce clear,