Sergeant - Gateway (SEROCU)

Thames Valley Police; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Thames Valley Police is seeking a Sergeant to join the Gateway team at SEROCU. The successful candidate will actively support forces in tackling serious organized crime by leveraging expertise in covert tactics and fostering relationships with key partners across the region. This role involves significant communication and strategic planning to optimize crime response and resource allocation.

Benefits

Good work/life balance

Supportive work environment

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Knowledge of SEROCU capabilities and covert tactics.
• Ability to work closely with other forces.
• Experience in criminal investigation is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to support South East forces.
• Plan and chair SEROCU capabilities meetings to disrupt OCGs.
• Ensure compliance with the National Intelligence Model (NIM).

Skills

Strategic Planning

Relationship Management

Communication

Education

British National

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced individual to join the Gateway team at the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU). The Gateway team serves as the single point of entry for forces and partner agencies requesting access to capability support and transfers of risk.

We welcome applications from substantive Police and Detective Sergeants, as well as those who have successfully passed a force promotion board and are awaiting positing as a Sergeant.

The successful candidate will proactively identify opportunities to support South East forces, the ROCU network, and partner agencies across the SOC system in tackling serious organised crime. The role will involve working closely with ROCTA to understand regional risk distribution and identify investigations where SEROCU should either adopt the risk or provide specialist capability support.

The successful candidate will leverage their knowledge and understanding of SEROCU capabilities and covert tactics to offer tactical advice to forces and partners, aiding them in the development of SOC investigations. Additionally, they will assist in the planning, preparation, and delivery of SEROCU Tasking Meetings, ensuring compliance with the National Intelligence Model (NIM) and the application of ‘advise, assist and adopt’ principles.

Maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders is crucial, as they will ensure clear and concise communication of outcomes and updates. Regular attendance at Force TTCG will be required to present a regional picture of the threat, harm, risk, and opportunities within each force geography.

The role will also involve facilitating deconfliction between the ROCU network and the NCA by ensuring effective communication and coordination, preventing operational overlap, and optimising resource allocation. The successful candidate will plan and chair SEROCU capabilities meetings with representatives from South East forces and SEROCU Team Leaders, aiming to maximise opportunities for the disruption and dismantlement of Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) operating within and across the South East.

Finally, they will collate and coordinate SEROCU resources to respond to immediate tasking decisions or time-critical requests from South East forces and partner agencies, supporting identified priorities within the SEROCU control strategy.

Please note that this role is part of a national, regional and local network and as a result you may be required to travel for business purposes mainly across the south east region and occasionally throughout the UK. Therefore, the successful candidate will require a full UK driving licence.

Due to the nature of our work, security is of paramount importance to us and therefore it will be necessary for the successful candidate to obtain and maintain vetting level SC together with a number of enhanced security checks. In order to achieve this, you must be a British National and have resided in the UK for the past five years. Exemptions may apply for overseas or other diplomatic service (with HM Government), and studying abroad.

For any further information regarding this advert, please contact [e-mail].

How To Apply

To apply, click on the “Apply” button below and submit your application before the closing date of Sunday 22nd June 2025 at 23:55hrs. Interviews will take place on the 2nd – 4th July 2025.

If you wish to apply you need to have support from your Head of Command / Department.

• Hampshire officers need to complete an AD277b alongside their application. This form is not available on the force’s standard forms library. It can be found on the HR Portal. Please contact [e-mail] if you have any queries relating to this.
• Kent Officers will need to inform Kent HR Resource Planning at the earliest opportunity of intention to apply. Every Officer application form must be signed by the Chief Supt or police staff equivalent and sent to Kent HR Resource Planning no later than 5 working days prior to closing date unless exceptional circumstances apply. This is required so that Chief Officer approval can be obtained for the application to progress, which will be managed by Kent HR Resource Planning. These steps must be completed prior to submission application. If your application for an opportunity is not approved prior to submission to the recruiting organisation you may not be supported for release to the role, should you be successful.
• Officers from other forces are welcome to apply. You may wish to consult with your HR team regarding completion of additional forms.
  
  

Please upload your latest PDR (or if no PDR, a recent copy of your CPD record/Focus Feedback meeting) and a copy of your Training Record. Please also upload the Recommendation for Appointment Form (enclosed with the Job Advert) in the ‘Line Managers Approval Form’.

The leadership within CTPSE and SEROCU are actively committed to embedding and sustaining an inclusive culture that recognises and champions the diversity of our people, and promotes equity and equality so that everyone can succeed at work. The region is delivering this commitment through a long term strategy that takes a holistic and intersectional approach to wellbeing & inclusion. Our strategy is underpinned by the five strategic objectives;

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, retain and develop a diverse workforce.

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

Our people say that benefits include a good work/life balance, a supportive and welcoming place to work and great opportunities to further develop your own capabilities.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact [e-mail] quoting the Job Reference number 22535. If you have applied for this role in the last six months, we respectfully ask that you do not reapply at this current time.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if we receive a high volume of applications. Should you wish to apply for this post, we advise you to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

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