NWROCU Business Support Officer

This secondment opportunity is open to applicants currently employed by the following Police Forces • Merseyside, GMP, Cumbria, Lancashire, North Wales, or Cheshire Police only. The North West Regional Organised Crime Unit is a collaborative multi agency covert response to tackle serious and organised crime across the North West Region. Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where your organisational skills can make a real difference? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and highly organised Business Support Officer to join the NWROCU Business Support Team. In this varied and rewarding role, you will provide essential business, financial and administrative support that enables specialist officers and staff to tackle serious and organised crime across the North West. Your contribution will be central to the smooth running of the Business Support Unit, supporting key business functions and helping to ensure our operational teams can focus on protecting communities from harm. The NWROCU leads the policing response across the region posed by serious and organised crime in Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and North Wales.  The NWROCU provides the vital link from national capabilities and expertise to local policing and knowledge, enabling the North West region to deliver the Government’s serious and organised Crime strategy and to protect communities from harm. The post is subject to an initial secondment of two years reviewable based on continuous funding and performance. Further developments in NWROCU’s capabilities are anticipated in the future. Applications received for Operational roles that require mandatory Officer Safety/First Aid training must hold valid in date training or able to undertake upon application. The Grade of this role has been determined using the Merseyside HAY procedure and has been afforded a Merseyside Grade C. This equates to a salary range of £27,204 - £29,8 59. Successful applicants from other Regional Forces will be paid a salary within this pay range.  These are full time roles working ‘flexitime’ however, applicants must be aware that there is a requirement for the post holders to be flexible in relation to working hours. Full details of the role requirements are provided in the JDQ. Successful applicants working within NWROCU will be subject to NCA Clearence, MV (Management Vetting) and SC (Security Clearance) prior to taking up post.   In cases where the commute to work is in excess of applicant’s current commute the excess travel will be paid. NWROCU is committed to ensuring that we have a work force that represents the communities we serve, and we are keen to attract applications from underrepresented groups. Further information, advice and guidance regarding the posts can be obtained from Joanne Simms (Business Support Supervisor) Joanne.Simms@nwrocu.police.uk / 0151 777 7688 – interested parties are encouraged to make contact to learn more about the role.   All applications must be supported by the Home Force support, the level of support required must comply with local Force policy e.g. whether support required at ACC level and HR Support. Before starting an application, applicants must download the NWROCU secondment support form, ensure it is completed in full and then upload to your application.   **Applications from GMP will be considered on a case-by-case basis Applicants will be prompted and applications will not proceed until this has been completed. Click HERE [https://apigw.merseyside.police.uk/orc/getfile/orcjdq/NWROCU_Recruitment_Brochure_2026.pdf]for Recruitment Brochure Click HERE [https://apigw.merseyside.police.uk/orc/getfile/orcjdq/NWROCU_Secondment_Support_Formv4.pdf]for Manager/Force Support Form Click HERE [https://apigw.merseyside.police.uk/orc/getfile/orcjdq/NWROCU_Business_Support_Officer_JDQ_2026.pdf]for Job Description Click HERE  [https://apigw.merseyside.police.uk/orc/getfile/orcjdq/NWROCU_Level1_Recruitment_Framework.pdf]for Recruitment and Selection Framework Level 1