NWROCU DI UCOL

Detective Inspector – Covert Operations Manager
Regional Undercover Unit – Undercover Online Team
North West Regional Organised Crime Unit

This secondment opportunity is open to substantive Inspectors 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.

As Detective Inspector
- Covert Operations Manager, you will shape undercover online policing across the North West, protecting communities through innovative tactics, exceptional leadership, and the highest standards of integrity. This is a unique opportunity to influence regional and national undercover online policing while leading highly skilled officers in some of the most challenging investigations, with a key focus on CSAE and protecting the most vulnerable in our communities.

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. The post holder must be PIP 2 Investigative Manager/Supervisor accredited. A8 Covert Operations Manager accreditation desirable.

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.

Full details of the role requirements are provided in the JDQ.

Successful applicants working within NWROCU will be subject to 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 Donna Houlton-Pinder on  or via donna.hou – 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.

Applicants will be prompted and applications will not proceed until this has been completed.

* GMP will consider applications on a case by case basis.