Holmes Indexer

**HOLMES Indexer**

Although generally referred to as an Indexer, if the scale and nature of the investigation requires it, the Indexer’s tasks can be divided into the three separate roles of Indexer, Action Raiser and Registrar.

**Project Start**: ASAP

**Project Length**: 3-6 Months

**Pay Rate**:£24.00 per hour

**Responsibilities**
- Register all documentation from the Receiver;
a previous action;
- Index the content of the documents following the guide indicated by the Receiver or
Document Reader;
- Maintain designated indexes - Nominal - Location - Vehicle - Telephone - Category
- Sequence of Events - Organisations - Digital communications - Exhibits - only the Exhibit
Officer can create or update records. Indexers, however, can link exhibits to other records,
add documentary associations and raise actions in respect of exhibits. Responsibilities The
Indexer should be able to use HOLMES to:

- Index all documentation indicated by the Receiver or Document Reader, see examples of
manual and graphical mark-up (on a hard copy document this will be underlined text
together with instructions, or highlighted text with instructions if using the graphical markup facility of HOLMES);
Carefully check that all instructions contained within the document have been carried out;
- Endorse documents as indexed, either manually or electronically;
- Forward all indexed documents to the OM for approval;
- Type the result of received actions onto the system (if completed manually), indexing as
instructed by the Receiver, raise any further actions if so instructed and endorse the action
as resulted, unless reallocation is required;
- Forward all resulted actions to the OM for filing;
- Carry out the responsibilities of Action Raiser and Registrar, except where the roles are
being undertaken separately.
- Attend all briefings with the SIO.

**Further Details**:

- Monday to Friday working week. 40 hours per week core hours between 0800-1800 at discretion of line manager. Available for 0800 briefing each Monday.
- Working away from home.
- RSMS will pay for all travel costs.
- Accommodation will be provided.

Recruitment Team