Investigative Support Officer, it starts with you!

• Based at Piki Ki Te Ao, Otahuhu, Auckland – Must reside in Tamaki Makaurau or be willing to relocate to Tamaki Makaurau
• Band B (Salary Range $46,031 to $61,495)
• Fixed term contract until 17th of January 2023
• Police Employee
• JR 2133321
• Nationally Advertised Vacancy

About the role

The National Retail Investigation Support Unit is a new incentive from New Zealand Police working in close partnership with key retail sector representatives like Retail New Zealand and Auror New Zealand.

The purpose of this unit is:

• To provide resources and guidance to prevent retail crime, to retail shop owners
• To investigate and collate retail crime offending in New Zealand, holding retail crime offenders to account

This is a national policing unit which will cover retail crime offending from all over New Zealand. It will identify retail crime offenders and intervene, with the major goal of the unit being a reduction in retail crime.

Great opportunity to be part of a small highly driven team focusing on intervening with New Zealand’s top retail crime offenders. You will investigate, gather evidence, and collate multiple retail crime files, to enable the apprehension of the suspect.

Key Accountabilities:

• Outstanding customer service skills and the ability to work hard in a team environment
• Prioritise workflow and manage time effectively to complete multiple files and meet deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Professionalism - Taking pride in representing Police and making a difference in the communities we serve.
• Supportive of one another - Supporting our colleagues across every function and level of Police.

What you’ll bring

Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe. Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police. Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

Additional Information:

• New Zealand or Australian citizenship, or a Permanent New Zealand Resident
• Successful applicant must reside in Tamaki Makaurau or be willing to relocate to Tamaki Makaurau
• Previous policing investigative knowledge is advantageous but not essential
• A sound knowledge of computer applications, in particular NIA, Microsoft Office, and Outlook suites

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address.

This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.

We will ask you questions based on “How we will deliver Our Business – Core Competencies” and the appropriate role level, i.e. Individual Contributor. For more information on Our Core Competencies, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/core-competencies-how-we-will-deliver-our-business.pdf

These questions will be unique and specific to the role, focusing on the aspects the hiring manager believes are most important for that position at the time. For more information on Our Values, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/nzp-our-values.pdf

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:

https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/02-2022/iso_pd.pdf

About us

Our mission is to prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing. Our vision is to be the safest country. Our purpose is to ensure everybody can be safe and feel safe.

Working Flexibly

Your wellbeing inside and outside of work is important to us. We’re open to discussing flexible working options that work for both you and the business.

For more information on the above, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers

How to apply

Please note: Applications submitted directly through the Government Jobs Website are no longer considered. Please visit our Police Careers page: https://career10.successfactors.com/career?company=nzpolice to apply for this position.

If this position sounds like you, click apply now. You will be required to submit an application form and a CV. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken. We will require evidence of your vaccination status, or your medical exemption, as part of the application process in line with Police’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy.

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Thuvaraga.Thiribuvananathan@police.govt.nz

Applications Closes at 5pm, Friday 18th of February 2022.