Operations Manager

Operations Manager

Guernsey are seeking 2 Operations Managers to join them on a permanent basis in Guernsey paying up to £93,562 with a £5000 relocation package and initial rent allowance.

• Lead and manage investigators within the asset recovery team. Working with the Law Officers of the Crown, ensure the full range of investigatory and legal tools and remedies, pursuant to the Forfeiture of Assets in Civil Proceedings (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2023 are considered and deployed at the earliest opportunity to aid timely outcomes in conviction and non-conviction based asset recovery cases, and maximise the impact of financial restitution.
• Provide advice and assistance to law enforcement colleagues in relation to the freezing, seizure and forfeiture of instrumentalities of crime and in selected cases assume responsibility for asset recovery actions in respect of volume crime operations.
• Ensure focused investigation strategies are in place, regularly reviewing progress against plans in concert with investigators, in-house lawyers and Law Officers of the Crown to ensure appropriate and timely civil actions are pursued
• Ensure compliance with investigatory procedures and policies. Identify and promulgate good practice to enhance the delivery outcomes in a timely fashion.
• Implement and manage appropriate quality control functions in conjunction with legal advisers and ensure materials provided in preparation for applications made before the Court are of a consistently high standard, and any application are made in a timely manner. Ensure relevant issues are brought to the attention and consideration of the Deputy Director – Head of Operations, Asset Recovery in a timely manner.
• Build and enhance collaborative working with other stakeholders domestically and internationally to improve investigative opportunities and outcomes, including the application of legislative and regulatory sanctions at relevant proceedings.
• To maintain an effective enforcement gateway for Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) requests and execute such requests in a timely fashion and in consultation with the Law Officers Chambers.