Fraud and Cyber Prevent, Protect, Prepare Advisor-South WestRegional Organised Crime Unit; SWROCU

Fraud and Cyber Prevent, Protect, Prepare Advisor-South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU)

Role type Police Staff

Permanent

Contract type Full Time

Department SW ROCU

Location Almondsbury - SW ROCU Northern Hub, within the vicinity of junction 16 of M5 - BS34 6PY

Grade/scale SC 6

Please note, if this is a paid role and the role is part time then the salary quoted will be pro rata based on the hours worked per annum.

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18/08/2026, 09:00

Full Time

Permanent

SWROCU Northern Hub, Bristol, near BS34 6PY

Please note that the location of the role will have an impact on the terms and conditions. If you have any concerns about your ability to regularly travel to this location using your own transport, then please speak to the hiring manager beforesubmittingan application.

If you are applying from one of the Regional Forcesyou will be seconded to SWROCU in line with the Joint Services Agreement and will remain on your home force terms and conditions and graded pay scale for the role. This recruitment platform is hosted by Avon and Somerset Constabulary.

Role Description

The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit are recruiting aFraud and Cyber Prevent Protect Prepare Advisor, to reduce the overall impact fromfraud and cybercrime in the Southwest Region through raising awareness, information sharing and promoting preventative measures that allow individuals and businesses to protect themselves.

In this role you will be able to have a positive impact on thefuture prospectsof those people who are at risk of criminalitythrough fraud and cybercrime. You will educate, inform, and inspire people at all levels working as part of a UK-wide team to help make the UK the safest place to live and do business. You will alsoidentifyand divert people away fromfraud andcyber dependant crime.

SWROCU is a collaboration of police officers and police staff fromthefive

South Westregional forces.

We’repart of a national network of nine ROCUs covering England and Wales.

We have more than 20 capabilities thatstaff and officersworkinto Pursue offenders, Protect and Prepare individuals and organisations, and Prevent people from engaging in serious and organised crime.

Our capabilities are here to advise, toassist, or to fully adopt investigations.

Wework with local forces and national partners to target and disrupt criminals posing the greatest risk of Serious and Organised Criminality (SOC). This includes offenders involved in cyber threats, economic crime, drug conspiracies, modern slavery and human trafficking, and child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Police staff in one of our five regional forces can find out more about the work of this team and read first‑hand accounts of people working at SWROCU at

We’relooking for committed people with the right skillset – or ambition to develop that skillset – to join us.

What we can offer you–

• Flexible working– withmanyof our roles wecanbe flexibleregardingworking hours.
• Continuous professional development– we encourage and support career growth, giving you the opportunity of a flourishing career.
• Well‑being support– we have many support mechanisms in place toassistin improving your personal health and wellbeing.

Skills,experience and qualifications required

• The post holder must be computer literate andpossessstrong interpersonal skills. They will have experience of conveying technical matters to anon technicalaudience and have proven ability to work under pressure and prioritise their workload. A knowledge of the threats posed by fraud andcyber crimeis also essential.
• Previous experience of working in a fraud and cyber security environment or the holding of a relevant qualification would be advantageous. Experience of working in partnership with private industry and of media engagement and message delivery are also desirable.
• The post holder should ideally hold a full current driving licence or be able to travel around the region using suitable transport.

Recruitment and Selection

• The closing date for receipt of applications is:
  Tuesday 18th August, 0900am
• Shortlisting will take place weekcommencing:
  
  Tuesday 18th August
• Interviews will be held weekcommencing:
  Monday 31st August or Monday 7th September

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