IP Crime and Infringement Coordinator - Northern Ireland (Plus reserves) - Belfast BT12 4GL

IP Crime and Infringement Coordinator - Northern Ireland (Plus reserves) - Belfast BT12 4GL

About the job

Job summary

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The UK is recognised as having one of the best intellectual property (IP) enforcement regimes in the world to tackle IP crime and infringement.

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has a five-year IP Infringement Strategy which aims to ensure the UK remains at the forefront of tackling IP crime and infringement at home and abroad.

Law enforcement partners, such as Trading Standards and police are and will continue to be a key player in tackling IP crime and infringement and we would like proactive and enthusiastic person to play a part in this.

The successful candidate will be embedded within the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and Trading Standards Northern Ireland to ensure the region has access to the intelligence, data and resources required to tackle IP crime and infringement cases efficiently, as well as dedicated person to support each organisation.

Working location

The role is a remote role, but applicants must be based within Northern Ireland. They will be attached to PSNI office in Belfast subject to vetting and will need to attend the PSNI office when there is a business need.

Candidates will be attached to the Newport office but only required to attend the Newport office quarterly.

Job description

This is an exciting role, which will join our existing team of four coordinators covering all other UK nations. The role will bring together expertise from all players in the local IP enforcement landscape and will be integral in tackling IP crime and infringement in the UK.

As such, we are looking for a positive individual with a can-do attitude, who can work flexibly and show a commitment to making an impact. The successful candidate will need to be flexible and have the ability to work effectively and build relationships with a range of stakeholders.

The duties of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Acting as IPO's lead technical representative in the region, supporting Trading Standards Officers and police with IP cases.
• Raising awareness of IP crime and infringement by partnering with local authorities to provide training and boost IP enforcement efforts in Northern Ireland.
• Championing the importance of IP enforcement and the impact of IP infringement within the local landscape.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with local law enforcement, authorities, and IP rights holders to facilitate intelligence gathering for investigations.
• Serving as the regional point of contact for IP rights holders, fostering partnership between them and investigators.
• Collaborating with other IPO Crime and Infringement coordinators to portion best practices and create a strong regional network.
• Acting as a conduit between IPO and local enforcement agencies to boost investigations, strengthen partnerships, and deliver positive outcomes.
• Coordinating enforcement activities with IPO's law enforcement and intelligence teams, ensuring alignment with national tasking processes like Organised Crime Group Mapping.
• Attending tasking and coordination meetings to share intelligence, provide updates, and report on investigation outcomes.
• Communicating new initiatives, campaigns, and investigations to Trading Standards and enforcement agencies, acting as a liaison between them and IPO.
• Identifying and shaping interventions based on the 4P framework (Prevent, Protect, Prepare, Pursue) to address IP crime at the local level.

Person specification

Please refer to job description

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,482, Intellectual Property Office contributes £12,886 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

When working at the IPO you can also expect:

• A flexible working scheme with excellent development opportunities
• 25 days annual leave moving to 30 days in annual increments (1 day per year) over 5 years of reckonable service. You will also get 8 days public leave and 1 day privilege leave
• Family friendly policies that support modern working families and individuals with caring responsibilities
• A variety of support functions; Staff Counselling Service, Peer to Peer Support Group
• Eligibility for special and office-wide bonus payments
• The opportunity to form part of our many inclusive network groups, find out more by looking at Intellectual Property Office (IPO) (diversityjobsgroup.com)
• A range of wellbeing initiatives; Onsite Gym (Newport office), Eye Care Scheme, Volunteering Programme, Cycling facilities
• Free car parking is available on site at our Newport office
• On-site shop, restaurant and coffee shop at our Newport office

For more information about what's on offer at the Intellectual Property Office please review our IPO benefit pack attached to the bottom of this advert.

Please note that benefits may be subject to change.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Additional details on security and vetting

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check and if successful you must also hold, or be willing to obtain, a higher Security Clearance .

For meaningful checks to be carried out individuals will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, depending on the level of clearance, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. For this role the successful individual will need to have consistently lived in the UK for a minimum 5 years in order to meet the relevant security clearance.

Further information on the vetting process can be found at United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you have questions regarding this or are unsure if you meet the eligibility criteria, please contact Recruitment@ipo.gov.uk

How to apply

Candidates to note:

• In order to capture your employment history please complete the employment history box under the 'Your CV' section of the online application form.
• All communications will be electronic therefore it is vitally important that you check your Civil Service Jobs account regularly, as well as your spam/junk email folder

Sift
An initial sift of applications will be carried out to create a shortlist.

This will be based on the evidence provided for the following Success Profile elements:

Experience
When completing your 750 word Personal Statement, please ensure that you cover the following essential criteria:

• Experience of establishing and maintaining professional relationships with a wide range of stakeholders within and outside your organisation and working with them to achieve a desired outcome.
• Experience of gathering and analysing evidence to inform your judgement and decision making.
• Successful candidates will have the ability to adapt quickly and proactively to a fast-changing environment.
• Experience of being a self-starter with the drive and commitment to make a positive impact.
• Experience of conducting or supporting investigations and knowledge of legal systems including those relating to gathering evidence.
• A working knowledge of IP and a law enforcement or regulatory background.

Interviews
If invited to interview Behaviour, Experience and Strengthsbased questioning will be used.

Behaviours
The below behaviours will be assessed at interview

Communicating and Influencing

• Communicate in a straightforward, honest, and engaging manner, choosing appropriate styles to maximise understanding and impact.
• Ensure that important messages are communicated with colleagues and stakeholders respectfully, taking into consideration the diversity of interests.

Working Together

• Establish professional relationships with a range of stakeholders. Collaborate with these to share information, resources, and support.
• Actively seek and consider input of people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

Seeing the Bigger Picture

• Understand the strategic drivers for your area of work.
• Align activities to contribute to wider organisational priorities.

Making Effective Decisions

• Analyse and use a range of relevant, credible information from internal and external sources to support decisions.
• Display confidence when making difficult decisions, even if they prove to be unpopular.

Experience
The above experience will be assessed at interview

Strengths
Strengths are the things that we do regularly, do well and that motivate us. We have selected the Strengths that are relevant for this role from the Civil Service Strengths Dictionary. You will be assessed against these during your interview using strength-based interview questions.

Please note: Specific information regarding the Success Profile elements that will be assessed at interview will be contained within the interview invitation

Interviews for this role will be carried out virtually via Microsoft Teams (video).

IMPORTANT: CVs sent direct to the IPO will not be accepted.

The successful candidate would be expected to remain in the role for a minimum of 12 months before applying for another role.

If you require job-specific information, please contact:

Name: Helen Barnham
E-mail: helen.barnham@ipo.gov.uk
Telephone : 01633 81 4721

For further information around the Civil Service recruitment process, please visit our civil service careers page - IPO - Recruitment Support , Civil Service Careers (civil-service-careers.gov.uk)

Applicants to note:This post is being advertised to Internal, across Government and external candidates at the same time.
Incomplete and/or late submissions will not be accepted or considered.

Should you have any queries or require any assistance in please contact the IPO Recruitment team at Recruitment@ipo.gov.uk prior to the closing of the post.

In line with Government guidance, successfully appointed candidates will need to provide documents for our Right to Work checks. Information on this will be sent within the invite to interview text.

If you require an adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, then please let the recruitment team know via ; recruitment@ipo.gov.uk

For more information on the IPO's terms and conditions, please review the attached IPO Modernised Terms and Conditions document attached at the bottom of this advert.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window) .

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .

Location: UK, GB

Posted Date: 10/29/2024