Border Force

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

- 342331**Salary**:

- £28,000 - £29,400- AHW of up to 50.23% is applicable on this role (see further information for more details).**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HO - Border Force**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Full-time, Shift working**Number of jobs available**:

- 9Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Manston-RamsgateAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Border Force is a Law Enforcement arm of the Home Office. We are responsible for handling the UK border control by implementing immigration and customs regulations and working with the wider Home Office on counter terrorism, organised crime, modern slavery and trafficking. Learn more on the Border Force careers page.

Preventing small boat crossings of the Channel remains a top priority for the Home Office. All levers and capabilities across HMG are being drawn upon to reduce the number of people successfully crossing from France and to manage humanely and efficiently those that are intercepted and brought to the UK.

A key part of the department’s response is driven by the Small Boats Operational Command (SBOC), an operational directorate within Border Force. SBOC delivers this through implementing world-leading surveillance technology on air, land and sea, developing operational initiatives with France and other near-neighbour partners, and by providing capabilities and resources to support the interception and initial processing of people arriving by small boat in the UK.

**Job description**:
The role consists of close working with other areas of the Home Office, and external contractors in tackling the small boat crossings, playing a crucial part in the Saving of Lives at Sea (SOLAS) operation.
You will play a key role, including vital information collection and sharing, which will have a marked impact on the wider Home Office response.

The role will be based in Kent working predominantly in Manston (Ramsgate).

Your primary role will be part of the Small Boats Operational Command (SBOC) operations room responsible for monitoring data sets, live sit-reps, and communications between operational sites, including communicating with home office contractors and other government departments.

Assisting with the coordination of business-as-usual operations and common situational awareness across the SBOC command.

Providing an increased multi agency collaboration and information sharing, increased accuracy of reporting and better-informed decision making.

Providing assistance with coordinating a Home Office response to incidents.

Due to the nature of the role, this post is only available as full time.

**Person specification**:
As a valued member of the Small Boats Operational Command (SBOC) operations room you will be:

- Liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
- Assisting with the coordination of incoming resources and shortfalls.
- Aligning with Border Force Higher Officers on reporting and support other admin functions as needed.
- Attending regular daily calls and provide briefing tools.
- Understanding and ensure familiarity with all Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Attending meetings and supporting the wider operational response to incidents within the command.
- Providing comprehensive handover to incoming staff.
- Continuously update and maintain the Situational Reports.
- Monitoring all communication channels via radio and other methods across operational sites.
- Ensuring the operations room is set-up correctly and all tech is functional, including all data displays

This list is not exhaustive list and reasonable direction for other tasks may be given.

**Essential Criteria**

You are expected to Demonstrate and /or Experience of;
- High quality written and verbal communication skills.
- Can demonstrate sound interpersonal, communication and relationship building skills and thrive working as part of a team.
- Be flexible, adaptable, and creative in solving problems and dealing with change.
- Have a strong sense of integrity and ethics.

**Desirable Criteria**
- Previous experience of working in an operational/law enforcement capacity.
- Language skills - It would be useful to have any language skills but not essential.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions

**Benefits**:

- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.This gives us the best possible chance of finding the r