We are recruiting Information Recovery Team Supervisors to be part of the
newly established Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information
Recovery (ICRIR).
The end-to-end journey of an investigation is all about the people who will
eventually benefit from information recovery.
At every stage requesting individuals or families must be able to understand
what is happening and what progress is being made. You and your team will
work with the Case Support Team to ensure the Commission accepts cases it
can investigate and that expectations are managed appropriately, and
subsequently to ensure that requesting individuals and families are updated on
progress.
Your team will also present evidence to the Findings and Reports Unit so that
determinations can be made for reports produced on the authority of the Chief
Commissioner.
A key difference to the Commission’s approach is that a request must be
made before the Commission can carry out its investigations. These requests
can include specific questions that the requesting individual or family wish to
see addressed during the investigative work. We will seek answers to
requesting individual’s questions by examining all existing material, including
that which might not have been disclosed or made public during any previous
fact-finding.
You will supervise the Commission’s investigations that are at the heart of its
information recovery work and essential for its promotion of reconciliation.
With experience of professional or police investigations, you will bring your
established investigation skills to produce robust, victim-centred investigation
outcomes into Troubles/Conflict related deaths and other harmful conduct.
The post sits within the Investigations Directorate in the Commission. Headed
by the Commissioner for Investigations,
Peter Sheridan, you will form part of the Directorate’s senior management
team, reporting to one of the Assistant Commissioners for Investigations. The
Directorate will be multi-disciplinary with a mix of backgrounds and skills and
the leadership team will be expected to work together to set a new and unique
culture reflecting the Commission’s mission and values.
Key responsibilities
• Inspire, coach, lead and line manage a hybrid team of professional and police
investigators to deliver robust, auditable investigations into Troubles/Conflict
related deaths and other harmful conduct.
• Assess priorities, allocate resources and coordinate and control the
investigative responses of the investigation team to achieve investigation
objectives, and providing specialist support to help investigators identify and
plan relevant investigations, appropriately managing risks and monitoring
progress.
• Supervise and where necessary conduct interviews with witnesses, victims
and persons of interest and gather all required evidence and information to
meet the specific needs of each investigation.
• Provide appropriate supervision of gathering the evidence, ensuring that
processes are in place for the recording and retention of material in a format
that is appropriate to support the investigative process.
• Coordinate and work across investigation teams to establish and use
appropriate methods for gathering material to satisfy the requirements of each
investigation.
• Support and supervise the analysis and assessment of material recovered
and ensure all material generated by an investigation is examined in
accordance with any applicable legislation and policy.
• Respond to safeguarding concerns and manage risk in investigations.
• Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee the preparation of reports on the outcome of investigations for use by
the Findings Unit and the building and management of case files, including
managing disclosure in criminal investigations where required.
• Contribute to the development of staff, creating an inclusive environment
which values diversity, encourages learning and development and identifying
and acting where capabilities need to be improved.
• Contribute to the Commission’s work on reconciliation.
We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not
discriminate based on culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex,
gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation,
educational or social background or any other factor.
Candidates should note the following:
1. You may be required to become a “Designated Officer” which
would confer upon you the powers and privileges of a constable
whilst engaged on Commission business.
2. There may be rare occasions when you are required to work
mandatory overtime.
3. You may occasionally be required to participate in an on-call rota.