Assurance Officer - Sensitive Intelligence Unit (SIU) - Fixed Term Contract until February 2028 (SEROCU)

Thames Valley Police; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Thames Valley Police is seeking a proactive SIU Assurance Officer to join the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) on a fixed term contract until February 2028. You will help ensure statutory, accreditation and compliance obligations regarding sensitive intelligence and secret material are met, working with national partners.

As part of the SIU, you will lead assurance and audit activity, develop governance frameworks, coordinate inspections, and produce compliance reports.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a secure environment handling confidential or sensitive intelligence.
• Experience of compliance, assurance, governance or audit processes.
• Excellent organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and decision-making abilities.
• The confidence to challenge, influence and engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong IT skills and the ability to work with complex data sets.
• A full UK driving licence and the ability to travel across the South East region.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support compliance, assurance and audit activity across the Sensitive Intelligence Unit.
• Develop, implement and review systems, processes and governance frameworks that support national accreditation standards.
• Coordinate and facilitate inspections and accreditation processes with the National Crime Agency and the Sensitive Intelligence Network.
• Identify opportunities for improvement, implementing best practice and driving continuous development within the unit.
• Produce compliance reports, conduct audits and provide assurance to key stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs).
• Deliver briefings and provide specialist advice to personnel across the South East region.
• Support training compliance and professional development requirements for SIU staff.
• Maintain critical records and registers that underpin operational compliance.

Skills

Compliance

Governance

Audit

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Job description

Assurance Officer - Sensitive Intelligence Unit (SIU) - Fixed Term Contract until February 2028 (SEROCU)

Department Sensitive Intelligence Unit

Location Reading

Rank/Grade TVP Broad Band 3H

Part/Full Time Full Time - All roles are available for flexible working including job sharing and part-time unless there are legitimate operational / business reasons why this cannot be accommodated

Are you passionate about compliance, governance andmaintainingthe highest professional standards? Do you thrive in environments where accuracy, integrity and attention to detail are critical?

We areseekinga proactive and highly organisedSensitive Intelligence Unit (SIU) Assurance Officerto join theSouth EastRegional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU) on afixed term contract until February 2028.

In this unique and rewarding role, you will play a vital part in ensuring the SIU meets its statutory, accreditation and compliance obligations in the management of sensitive intelligence and secret material. Working alongside the SIU Detective Inspector and national partners, you will helpmaintainthe professional standards and accreditation that enable law enforcement agencies across theSouth Eastto tackle serious and organised crime effectively.

As the SIU Assurance Officer, you will:

• Lead and support compliance,assuranceand audit activity across the Sensitive Intelligence Unit.
• Develop,implementand review systems, processes and governance frameworks that support national accreditation standards.
• Coordinate andfacilitateinspections and accreditation processes with the National Crime Agency and the Sensitive Intelligence Network.
• Identifyopportunities for improvement, implementing best practice and driving continuous development within the unit.
• Produce compliance reports, conductauditsand provide assurance to key stakeholders.
• Develop andmaintainStandard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs).
• Deliver briefings andprovidespecialist advice to personnel across theSouth Eastregion.
• Support training compliance and professional development requirements for SIU staff.
• Maintain critical records and registers that underpin operational compliance.

We'relooking for someone who can bring:

• Experience working within a secure environment handling confidential or sensitive intelligence.
• Experience of compliance, assurance,governanceor audit processes.
• Excellent organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and decision-making abilities.
• The confidence to challenge, influence and engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong IT skills and the ability to work with complex data sets.
• A full UK driving licence and the ability to travel across theSouth Eastregion.

You will be asked todemonstrateflexibilityregardingworking hours in line with operational demand and occasionally this may require working away from home. For thisreasona fullUK Driving Licence is essential to the role.

Whilst we would consider hybrid working for this role, it is essential that the successful candidate is able to commit to a minimum of three days per week in the office.

The leadership withinCTPSE and SEROCUareactively committed to embedding and sustaining an inclusive culture that recognises and champions the diversity of ourpeople, andpromotesequityand equality so that everyone can succeed at work.The region is delivering this commitment through along termstrategy that takes a holistic and intersectional approach to wellbeing & inclusion. Our strategy is underpinned by the five strategicobjectives;

Inclusive Culture – We will create, embed, and continually develop an inclusive culture for our people.

Engaged & Involved – We will ensure our people are engaged, involved, and listened to.

Wellbeing – We will prioritise the wellbeing of our people.

Representation – We will attract, recruit,retainand develop a diverse workforce.

Inclusive by Design – We will ensure that inclusion is a core principle of our policies, products, and decisions.

We welcome applications from those interested in part time and flexible working, and encourage applications from ourunder representedcommunities.

Our people say that benefits includea good work/life balance, a supportive and welcoming place to work and excellent terms including a generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact [e-mail] quoting the Job Reference number15266.If you have applied for this role in the last six months, we respectfully ask that you do not reapply at this current time.

IMPORTANT:If you are already a Thames ValleyPolice (TVP) member of staff and you have been in your post for less than twelve months, your application must be supported by your line manager.We will require written confirmation from your line manager in order toproceed.

Shift allowance, on-call or otherjob relatedallowances fromyourpreviousrole will not be protected unless they are attached to the new role.

Sunday 27 September 2026at23:55hrs