Benjamin (Ben) OLIVER

• Responsible for the day to day management of the uniform section of the Preston Police Station
• Managed compliance and adherence to legislative and organisational timeframes and periods.
• Quality assurance of outputted work from members ensuring that the quality of work was of an appropriate level;
• Managed the operation responses to reported crimes, disputes and public and stakeholder issues made by operational members and ensured that the actions of members were professional, thorough and detailed and in line with organisational and legislative standards and requirements.
• ensured the response to identified client, community and stakeholder driven activity was both professional and personable and withstood scrutiny.
• Regularly met and engaged with community and government stakeholders to address risks, concerns and trends identified within the Local Governments Area.
• Ensured and collaborative approach to addressing trends and issues from all relevant Stakeholders.
• Worked effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments, adapting to new situations, adapted thought processes to ensure sound decision making.
• Motivated, instructed and supported staff in the the execution and performance of their duties, insuring development of skills and assisting in addressing individual shortfalls and weakness through training and upskilling.
• Confronted and addressed behaviours and actions not in line with Organisation expectations and attending to disciplinary actions where required.
• Developed positive working relationships with staff assisting in developing higher levels of productivity.
• Possess hight levels of communications skills both with internal and external stakeholders and possess the ability to alter communication style and delivery depending on the parties involved.

• Responsible for the supervision, management and operational responses of a high profile, highly scrutinised unit within Victoria Police.
• Managed the functions, resources and operations of the Major Collision Investigation Unit (MCIU) to provide an efficient and effective specialist investigative response.
• Attended and managed complex crime scenes and coordinated the operational response of both police units and resources in addition to the appropriate engagement of external agencies.
• Oversaw and managed high profile investigations and criminal cases ensuring a prompt, professional and thorough investigation in line with Organisational and legislative measures and priorities.
• Established and maintained clear and effective lines of communications between multiple internal units and departments of Victoria Police ensuring clarity of role, timely investigation updates and results.
• Conducted regular meetings and briefings with high ranking Victoria Police members as well as external stakeholder and Government officials.
• Developed and fostered positive relationships with external Stakeholders and agencies creating open information sharing between organisations and agencies whilst ensuring privacy and confidentiality compliance, leading to more thorough and complete investigations.
• Compiled detailed reports outlining case facts and investigative findings for use across various levels of Victoria Police and other external Government and Organisations.
• Oversaw and managed the creation of thorough, exhaustive and professional Briefs of Evidence for use in the prosecution of offenders across the various levels of the Criminal, civil and Coronial court systems
• Monitored and assisted in addressing the mental health of employees in response to attending highly confrontational and personally impacting crime scenes.

• Attended and took control of crimes scenes and assisted in the coordination of police resources.
• provided clear, concise instructions to uniform members when attending crime scenes ensuring the preservation and continuity of evidence
• Undertook various investigations, both complex and routine in nature.
• Developed and utilised an operational understanding of numerous investigative techniques including;
• Call Charge Records and affiliated IT data extraction tools
• Mobile phone location and identification capabilities
• Telephone Intercepts
• Surveillance applications
• Prospective information applications
• Prioritized multiple active cases efficiently by continually reassessing urgency levels based on emerging factors such as public safety concerns or new leads.
• Maintained confidentiality of sensitive information while sharing vital intelligence with appropriate colleagues for effective case resolution.
• Mentored junior detectives to improve their investigative skills, fostering a collaborative team environment.

Further details available upon request

Further details available upon request

Further details available upon request