Evidence Officer

FHQ
Ebury Bridge
A004
Full Time
Permanent
£21,808.98
£3,033.56
15%
N/A

An Evidence Officer is required for a Permanent Contract role paying £21,808.98 plus 15% Shift Allowance per annum, plus £2,700.10 London Allowance per annum with British Transport Police (BTP) based in Ebury Bridge, London. 

BTP is the national police Force for the rail network throughout Great Britain, including London Underground, across which we ensure the safety and security of nearly 3 billion passenger journeys and over 100 million tons of freight every year. The world in which we work is fast-paced, operationally and commercially demanding, and constantly changing. As Evidence Officer with BTP you will download and collect CCTV from railway and third party premises in line with force priorities to support investigations. The role is critical in providing primary CCTV evidence to investigators, contributing to the timely investigation of crime in line with BTP policing plans.

 

As Evidence Officer you will be required to:

  • Download primary evidential CCTV both remotely and externally using proprietary and bespoke systems and software, and ensure best evidence is captured
  • Liaise with Train Operating Companies and third party premises. Coordinate the prioritization and collection of CCTV footage ensuring efficient use of time
  • Upload footage to BTP’s Digital Evidence Management System as master evidence or produce as physical media as required.
  • Make decisions around the prioritisation of tasks including downloading of CCTV based on retention periods
  • Make fast time decisions on what footage should be downloaded to support live incidents/investigations

 

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description.

 

The successful Evidence Officer will be required to evidence the following:

  • Five GCSEs or equivalent experience
  • Relevant work experience in an office environment using IT equipment and working with a variety of digital file formats
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Problem solving technical issues related to this discipline
  • Knowledge of digital media formats and codecs
  • Experience of handling multiple pieces of information as part of a process
  • Experience of prioritising workloads

 

If you are interested in applying to this Evidence Officer role then please do not delay as interviews will be held as soon as appropriate candidates are highlighted. In return for your experience, we can offer you:

  • Salary £21,808.98 plus 15% Shift Allowance per annum plus £2,700.10 London Allowance per annum
  • 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Pension scheme
  • Other benefits include a bespoke BTP rewards platform and various salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle-to-work and season ticket loan as well as many high street and online retail discounts

 

 

BTP has undertaken a review of Police Staff pensions and as a result of this the Police Staff pension will be changing. The current police staff pension is a Defined Benefit scheme which is administered by the Railways Pension scheme. The new pension scheme which is launching is a Defined Contribution scheme which is administered by Royal London. The new pension scheme is awaiting formal approval and an introductory date is not finalised. The earliest this will be is July 2022. If you have any queries, please contact the recruitment team – recruitmentteam@btp.police.uk

 

 

We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. In order to apply, you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the previous 3 Years. You will be asked these and other questions to determine your eligibility to work for British Transport Police when you start your application and you must answer honestly.

 

 

Candidates internal to BTP must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance and that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date. A minimum indicator of 3 / developing or Indicator 5 / no rating must have been achieved on the last reporting year PDR.

 

Internal candidates must have completed their probation for their current substantive posting. Internal candidates can only apply in tenure if Head of Department approval is emailed to the Recruitment.team@btp.police.uk prior to the vacancy closing. If this authorisation is not provided prior to the vacancy closing the candidate will fail the eligibility check.

This opportunity is closed to applications.