Apply Before: 04/12/2025 , 23.55
Reference number: 272/ 431823
Operational Officer, National Extradition Unit (NEU) – JICC Secondee
Salary: You will remain on your current salary and employer’s terms and conditions.
Role grade: NCA Grade 5 / Police Constable / Executive Officer
Contract type: Secondment – 24 Months, with possibility of extension subject to mutual agreement and CS Commissioner’s approval.
Command: JICC
Business Area: Intelligence
Type of role: Analytical, Intelligence, Investigation, Information Technology, Knowledge and Information Management, Operational Delivery, Operational Research, Policing, Risk Management
Working pattern: Full time, Flexible Working
Number of roles available: 5
Location(s):
London*, Warrington
*For roles based in London, your contractual place of work will be Stratford. While the Stratford site is expected to become operational from November 2025 – March 2026, you will be required to carry out your contractual duties from Vauxhall or another reasonable location on a temporary basis during the interim period.
Please note that, as Stratford will be your contractual place of work, any subsequent move from a temporary location will not entitle you to payments for travel time or costs under the Relocation and Excess Travel Policy.
Note – these roles are available on both our North Team (based in Warrington) and our South Teams (based in London). Therefore candidates must be within a reasonable travel distance of either location and must stipulate which location they are applying for.
Role Description
To apply you must be a current serving police officer or police staff equivalent.
The UK National Extradition Unit respond by triaging and developing leads on extradition requests. High/Medium risk cases in England and Wales are actioned by the JICC, who use all capabilities at their disposal to locate and arrest fugitives. The JICC relentlessly pursue fugitives overseas, including their collection from the jurisdictions where they have been located.
The National Extradition Unit is home to a wealth of experience in specific country knowledge and the processes relating to Extradition both into and out of the UK. The team provide advice and guidance where a subject has fled overseas and in relation to locating foreign subjects in the UK, including the post-arrest procedures for surrendering a subject. The team provide intelligence support by developing subject profiles to assist our in-house operational Extradition Unit and UK law enforcement, to locate and effect the arrest of those wanted by foreign partners. They also work closely with the ILO network regarding UK fugitives wanted overseas, and use the NCA’s niche capabilities in support of international fugitive hunts.
The National Extradition Unit has responsibility for managing all aspects of extradition across England and Wales. The unit is made up of two hubs, one based in London and one in Warrington.
You will form part of one operational teams who are responsible for the locating and arresting of subjects wanted by foreign jurisdictions for extradition.
You will be responsible for the management of your own workload and the use of all available tactics to locate and arrest subjects.
It is expected you will bring good working knowledge and experience of fugitive enquiries to the role and be able to work both independently and as part of a team.
The unit also has responsibility for the collection of subjects from abroad wanted in the UK who have had their extradition ordered, this is done on behalf of all police forces across England and Wales.
This role will involve shift work and unsociable hours at short notice including an on-call rota, therefore a high degree of flexibility is required. There is a frequent requirement to travel both nationally and internationally, often at short notice.
The work of the unit can be high profile and crime types are extremely varied.
Person specification
Experience of fugitive work – Extensive experience of fugitive work.
Working knowledge of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000 and Investigatory Powers Act (IPA) 2016 – A working and practical knowledge of RIPA and IPA and its application in both surveillance and communications data scenarios.
Experience of handling sensitive intelligence – Experience of handling and utilising sensitive intelligence.
Knowledge of communications data in relation to fugitive enquiries – Good knowledge of communications data and its analysis in relation to fugitive enquiries.
Risk assessments – Ability to make informed risk assessments based on sound rationale.
Training – Up to date with all mandatory force training including officer safety and emergency life support.
Due to the nature of the role it is suggested to ensure your passport is valid and up to date.
Desirable Criteria
Desirable criteria are only used for assessment in the event of a tie break.
Virtual Open Evening Events
To find out more about the role and the application process, we will be holding two virtual events. A virtual open evening via MS Teams, by invitation only on the following dates;
Wednesday 22nd October 2025 at 11.00hrs
To register, click here: https://forms.office.com/e/2Ca7Ceub1N
Registration for the 22/10/2025 will close on Monday 20th October at 23.55hrs.
30th September – 6pm-7pm.
Tuesday 4th November 2025 at 18.00hrs
To register, click here: https://forms.office.com/e/hq5VWHngLw
Registration for the 04/11/2025 will close on Sunday 2nd November at 23.55hrs.
You will be asked for your name and email address upon registration.
You will not be able to register after the stated dates and times.
Essential Criteria
To apply you must be a current serving police officer or police staff equivalent.
Entry Requirements
This role is a closed competition and is only available to existing police officers and police staff who must work for a Police Force in England & Wales.
This is a secondment of 24 months with possibility of extension subject to mutual agreement and CS Commissioner’s approval.
We are not accepting applications from Civil Servants.
Applications made that do not meet this criteria will not be considered for this role.
Candidates must complete ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ criteria before beginning application.
Home Office Police Forces Only
Please note – Consultation will take place with successful candidates within this campaign and will be posted based on merit order, skill set and location.
Any applications from candidates not meeting this eligibility criteria will not progress.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
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