POCA Regulator

Salary is £35, % Pension + 2 days homeworking a week + 25 days holiday + Flexitime + Training + More - Please follow link to learn more and apply before 5th Sep :55pm

About the Team

HMRC's Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) tackles the most serious fraud, evasion and organised criminal attacks against the tax system, using a wide range of approaches, skills and capabilities including civil and criminal investigations taking the profit out of tax crime and return monies to the Exchequer, ensuring funding of vital public services.

The Economic Crime (EC) deputy directorate forms an integral part of the HMRC Serious Fraud Strategy. Working closely across the department and the wider Law Enforcement community, we use specialist expertise and modern technology to put illicit finance at the centre of operations.

About the Role

This post is for a Proceeds of Crime Act Regulator & Trainer. POCA Regulators and Trainers oversee the registration, monitoring and training of HMRC financial investigators across the UK.

Working in partnership with the Counter Fraud Academy (CFA) in HMRC s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) and Proceeds of Crime Centre (POCC) at the National Crime Agency (NCA), they ensure that the assessment, monitoring and training of financial investigators within HMRC is in line with agreed national standards for law enforcement agencies.

As a Trainer you will support HMRC s Counter Fraud Academy (CFA) with the ongoing delivery and development of financial investigation training.

Want to learn more about the role? We will be conducting two 1-hour Webinar sessions across two days. These are free to register. Come along and meet the team and learn how to succeed as an Economic Crime Regulator and Trainer.

As we are running this role for four weeks, we will hold these two webinar sessions during the last two weeks in August 2024.

You must register your interest in advance by contacting this email address; (url removed) Registration does not guarantee attendance and invites will be on a first come first served basis.

Please put SESSION 1 REGULATOR in the subject field if you want to attend the first session which will be on Thursday 22nd August 2024 at 11.00am.

Please put SESSION 2 REGULATOR in the subject field if you want to attend the second session which will be on Thursday 29th August 2024 at 2.30pm.

If selected to attend you will receive an email invite to the chosen webinar. For any enquiries related to the webinar please contact (url removed)

Registration for webinar session 1 closes on Wednesday 21st August and for webinar session 2 registration closes on Wednesday 28th August 2024 at 5.00pm.

Responsibilities

• Registration, Monitoring and supporting the Training of HMRC financial investigators across the UK.
• Monitoring includes preparing individual responses, action plans and formal suspension rationale, as well as travelling to meet individuals and their supervisors/managers and conducting workplace assessments.
• Reviewing and assuring evidence submitted during training, with reviewing of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) evidence submitted ensuring individuals compliance with the legislative obligations.
• Support the design, development and delivery of training events, in financial investigation and asset recovery in partnership with HMRC Counter Fraud Academy and Proceeds of Crime Centre (POCC).
• Working in partnership with the Proceeds of Crime Centre (POCC) regulators at the National Crime Agency (NCA) to ensure that assessment and monitoring of financial investigators within HMRC is in line with agreed national standards for law enforcement authorities.
• Maintaining own current competence, knowledge and understanding in financial investigation legislation, case law, training, procedures, guidelines, best practice and criminal typologies; and the appropriate delivery of training products, tutoring, assessing, accreditation and monitoring.
• Complete the HMRC Training for Learning Professionals (TLP) course for the delivery of training in a face to face or digital classroom environment and take part in and complete appropriate assessor training.
• The role will involve occasional travel and overnight stays.
• Support and Co-deliver financial investigator training and other financial related training as the need arises.
• Setting or checking and advising on Action Plans, Personal Development Portfolio (PDP s) and CPD s.
• Liaising and interacting with POCC on behalf of HMRC.
• Disseminating best practice, policy and case law changes advised to HMRC FI s.
• Networking with financial staff/managers located in Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) and Risk and Intelligence Service (RIS).
• Building and maintaining good relationships with key stakeholders: CFA and POCC.

Essential Criteria

The successful candidate must

• Have either currently or previously completed Financial Investigation Restraint & Confiscation (R&C) training and PDP successfully and be accredited/registered with POCA 2002 Part2/4, and 8 powers or have the same powers voluntarily suspended in accordance with NCA POCC policy.

Or

• Have extensive experience in financial investigation and have currently or previously completed Financial Investigation training and PDP successfully and be accredited/registered with POCA 2002 Part 8 powers (or have the same powers voluntarily suspended in accordance with NCA POCC policy)

In addition

• Can demonstrate knowledge of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (as amended) and associated legislation. Already have or be willing to acquire SC Clearance.

Behaviours

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

• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others