Job Description

Job Details
Job Title: NaVCIS Investigations Manager
Salary Range: 40,893 - 43,920 (Scale PO1)
Work Location: NaVCIS; College of Policing, Ryton on Dunsmore, near Coventry
Hours per week: 37 hrs per week; Monday - Friday.
Contact Type: Permanent
Closing date: 28 September 2025; 23:59 hrs
We are looking for an individual to join us as an Investigations Manager, within a national policing unit working to ensure safer communities in the UK and around the world.
More about the role
You will bring your experience from a proven investigations background providing leadership and strategies for fraud/theft investigations across the unit. You will have a pivotal role in identifying and addressing organised vehicle crime as part of a multi-agency approach across force/regional & national boundaries.
This is an opportunity to manage a team with the successful candidate having a pivotal role in helping to ensure the delivery of our services continue to be effective and efficient.
More details about the role can be
More about NaVCIS
The National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) is a national police unit, hosted by Hampshire Constabulary but based near Coventry. We work closely with partner agencies across law enforcement and the private sector in order to better understand and mitigate the threats posed by vehicle theft.
Motor finance fraud and associated offences impacts upon victims and communities, the national economy and demands placed upon law enforcement agencies. Through effective partnership working NaVCIS seeks to prevent offences of motor finance fraud by our subject matter experts investigating, developing and sharing specialist intelligence to support law enforcement investigations to prevent crime and disrupt organised criminality.
The successful applicant will support the senior leadership team in protecting the UK from vehicle finance fraud, providing assistance to colleagues in the NaVCIS Investigation Team.
The role of Investigations Manager will entail prioritising and allocating work to a team, building relationships with the private sector and other law-enforcement agencies both within the UK and overseas, preparing and leading operations, contributing to the NaVCIS tasking and co-ordination process, undertaking presentations and the management of performance data.
The role holder may be required to visit various locations either within the UK or overseas. This may involve staying away from home. The role holder must be able to meet travel requirements so therefore possess a valid passport for travel outside of the UK and have a current full driving licence.
The post holder may need to work occasional unsocial hours to respond to operational demands.
More information about NaVCIS can be found
What's on offer?
As NaVCIS is hosted by ACRO/Hampshire Constabulary you will have access to a wide benefits package, including but not limited to:

• A working environment with flexible working hours.
• Family friendly policies supporting those with caring responsibilities
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 24 days (pro-rata for part-time workers) in addition to public holidays, rising to 29 after five years' service.
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Retail, holiday and leisure discounts through Hampshire Police Leisure and Sports Club or Blue Light Card
• Employee wellbeing support and access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff representation groups and inclusion network

Application and Interview
If you've never completed a competency-based application or interview before, make sure you read each competency or value in detail, research the STAR (situation, task, action, result) format and use it when giving evidence. Please note you do not need to add a CV or covering letter, and these documents will not be reviewed when considering your application.
Essential Qualifications
Essential: 3, OR work experience deemed to have brought the role holder to a comparable level.
Desirable: Supervisory/Management Qualification or equivalent experience.
Experience and Skills
Essential: Experience of working in an investigative environment.
Evidence of either managing a small team or prioritising and allocating work, mentoring or coaching others.
An understanding of the National Intelligence Model (NIM)
Desirable: Experience of presenting at meetings/conferences and communicating with external stakeholders.
Knowledge of the police organisation and structure.
Competencies and Personal Qualities
Level 2
Contact details for an informal discussion
The ACRO People Services Team can be contacted by email at or by phone on 02380 451651
The line manager Tom Chisholm can be contacted via email:
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.
The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting:
The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.

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