Vetting Officer

About the Role

The Civil Nuclear Constabulary is seeking a highly skilled Vetting Officer to join our team. As a Vetting Officer, you will be responsible for conducting thorough background checks on individuals applying for national security vetting clearance.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed research on various sources of information, including PNC, PND, Police intelligence systems, credit reference systems, electoral rolls, and social media platforms.
• Identify potential security risks and refer cases to the Aftercare Supervisor where appropriate.
• Carry out face-to-face and telephone interviews with vetting applicants to establish key information that will provide evidence to support or deny clearance.
• Use all of the above information to record a rationale in line with the National Decision-Making Model (NDM) and provide an initial recommendation on clearance.
• Process all NSV and Police security reviews utilising the relevant documentation, guidelines, legislation, and timelines.
• Prioritise own workload in line with the regulatory timelines for vetting and the needs of the Constabulary.
• Handle a wide range of sensitive and confidential information, including personal data, ensuring the security and integrity of all data is maintained at all times and is managed and stored in a manner appropriate to its content in line with the relevant legislation and guidance.
• Provide a point of contact for all vetting enquiries from both internal and external customers and provide appropriate advice.

Requirements

• A good standard of education.
• Experience of complex decision making, with a sound understanding of the legislative, organisational, or personal impact of decisions.
• The post holder should have an ability to analyse and scrutinise evidence from a number of different sources.
• Experience of preparing detailed, accurate and concise written reports, summarising, and presenting data in a clear format.
• Proven experience of a high level of IT skills including Word and Excel.
• Ability to use own initiative and experience and to manage a large caseload of a complex nature whilst maintaining high levels of attention to detail.
• Experience of problem solving, and a proven ability to work to agreed time scales in a pressurised, customer focused environment.
• Good communication skills across all mediums including an ability to elicit information whilst remaining professional with a level of empathy and understanding.
• Experience of carrying out a role that demands a high degree of honesty and integrity due to the nature of the sensitive information that the Vetting department handles.

Benefits

• 27.5 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Additional 30 minutes time worked during the week to accrue additional leave, which can be used for period between Christmas and New Year.
• Generous pension scheme (20.7% employer contribution, 8.2% employee).
• Flexi-time working scheme.
• Bonus scheme – dependent on organisational performance, up to a maximum of 7% of salary.
• Officers and staff also have the opportunity to join the national Blue Light Card scheme which offers discounts on a variety of products and services to those working in the emergency services, NHS and Armed Forces.
• Free parking on-site.
• Free gym on-site.
• Enhanced family friendly and wellbeing policies.
• Cycle to Work scheme.

About the Civil Nuclear Constabulary

The Civil Nuclear Constabulary is an armed police service that's dedicated to the nuclear industry. Our vision is to be recognised as a provider of a world-class service for the protection of nuclear material and facilities. Given the critical nature of our work, the honesty and integrity of our people is essential – it's important that all of our new recruits are thoroughly vetted before they join our team.