Supervisor Forensic Services at NZ Police, Auckland

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change.

Supervisor Forensic Services – Counties Manukau

• Based at Papakura Police Station
• Band I
• Office of Constable/Police Employee
• Permanent/Full Time
• Nationally Advertised Vacancy
• JR 5256317

Mō te tūnga | About the role

You will be working with high performing staff from across the Counties Manukau District and will be responsible for looking after our people and ensuring that they are safe and enabled. As a Supervisor of Forensic Services, you will be coordinating and managing the staffing and resources required for day-to-day crime scene examinations across Counties Manukau district.

You will be building and maintaining working relationships with internal and external work groups and agencies. You and your team will be striving for excellent service delivery and continuous improvement while working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead and manage a team to deliver on Our Business.
• Mentor and train staff in crime scene examination.
• Plan, co-ordinate and deploy resources to demand.
• Engage with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Experience in crime scene examination covering a wide variety of offences.
• Knowledge of and experience in exhibit handling, packaging, and processing. 
• Familiar with Fingerprint / Scene of Crime Office laboratory procedures and crime scene safety.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring

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 seeking talented and motivated applicants that can demonstrate the ability to manage a high performing team and ensure scene examinations contribute to prevention and resolution of a wide variety of offences. 

Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements

• Current CPK at the rank of the vacancy you are applying for:
• For both Constabulary & Police Employees: 
  • Agree to enrol in a leadership programme at the advertised level, at a future date or
  • Have qualified under CEP or a previous Career Progression Framework at the level you are applying for.

• The successful applicant must be either: qualified as a Forensic Photographer according to the Photography Career Structure, Schedule 11 in the Constabulary Employees Collective Employment Agreement;

• Or qualified within the Crime Scene Examiners' Career Structure as a Scene of Crime Officer (SOCO) 2; or be actively undertaking the Crime Scene Examiners' study programme to complete the Diploma of Police Crime Scene Examination; or have an equivalent relevant forensic qualification (as determined by National Forensic Services).

• The successful applicant must have a minimum of 5 years Police Forensic Photography experience; or a minimum of 5 years experience of Crime Scene Examination as a Scene of Crime Officer, including serious crime scene examination.

This role is set at Team Leader/Manager level, this means your key purpose is “to lead the activities for Our Business and enable people to deliver them.”

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:

https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/05-2025/supervisor_forensic_services.pdf

Mo tātou | About us

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:

Applicant Information Pack (External)

Tono ināianei | Apply now

If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing  and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.  

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers 

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.  

Utu ā-tau | Salary 

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $102,808 and $108,894 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.  

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process. 

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on 16 May 2025. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact sally.french@police.govt.nz