Supervisor - Virtual Asset Team

**Supervisor - Virtual Assets Team, it starts with you**
- **Based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington**:

- **Band I**:

- **Office of Constable / Police Employee**:

- **Permanent, full time**:

- **Nationally Advertised Vacancy**:

- **JR 4547040**

**About the role**

The Financial Crime Group (FCG) is made up of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), Asset Recovery Units (ARU) and Money Laundering Teams (MLT) with a presence across all Police Districts. The purpose of the FCG is to investigate and deny criminals the opportunity to benefit from their offending or the ability to re-invest in criminal activity and, this newly created Supervisor - Virtual Assets Team will complement these existing teams. The VAT will provide a dedicated internal FCG resource to grow FCG’s capacity and capability to identify and investigate the growing presence of virtual assets, including cryptocurrencies and Non-Fungible Tokens, within FCG investigations.

Increasing the FCGs capability to take appropriate action where virtual assets are suspected or identified in investigations, ensures NZ Police is a step ahead of organised crime and can deliver maximum impact to the criminal environment. NZ Police must work with industry and partner agencies both nationally and internationally to prevent criminals using new technologies to move the proceeds of crime to other jurisdictions.

This position presents an ideal opportunity for someone wishing to develop their skills, knowledge, and experience to set and enable a team to manage complex asset recovery investigations involving Organized Crime Groups and individuals involved in money laundering and serious criminal offending.

The Supervisor - VAT will be responsible for setting up the initial structure, processes, policy, partnerships, and training of the VAT. The role will include reviewing and assessing a variety of alleged criminal offending, conducting investigations to identify ownership and/or beneficial ownership of assets, determine and quantify legitimate and illegitimate income on an evidenced basis to advance successful court proceedings to restrain and forfeit assets derived from crime. The VAT will conduct investigations and assist with expertise to identify, trace, seize and restrain virtual assets that have been used to facilitate or are the proceeds of crime. This will ensure nationwide capability within FCG, process consistency, and good practice.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Establish the Virtual Assets Team and FCG processes and policy
- Supervise and manage complex investigations
- Support and develop Our People
- Deploy expertise in identifying, tracing, and seizing virtual assets
- Connect with workgroups within the FCG, NZ Police other key partners
- Display behaviours consistent with our core values and contribution towards the strategic goals of the FCG and NZ Police

**What you’ll bring**

Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe. Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police. Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

We are looking for an experienced supervisor with broad investigative knowledge who can manage a team involved in reactive and proactive investigations. Experience in ensuring accurate and detailed financial investigations can be evidenced, together with management of organisational risk, are principal features of the role. The applicant will also be able to critically analyse financial and blockchain data to isolate and extract relevant information and present their findings with confidence in written documentation, as well as in a court environment.

Additionally, you will have experience in:

- Proven leadership skills in bringing teams together and developing individual capabilities across the group.
- Leading and managing serious, complex, and sensitive investigations.
- Planning, coordinating, and deploying resources to meet demand with strong time management.
- Critical decision making and the ability to recognise and manage risk while working in a dynamic environment.
- An understanding, and ability to drive the development of expertise in identifying, tracing, and seizing virtual assets, and developing related policy and procedure.
- Monitoring international trends and emerging threats to ensure an evidentially sound and appropriate investigative response can be delivered.
- Communicating and collaborating with a wide variety of internal and external partners.

**Essential requirements**:

- The successful applicant must reside in the Wellington region or be willing to relocate.
- Transfer costs are available.