Counter Fraud Investigator

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 327234**Salary**:

- £28,119**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DVSA - Enforcement**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 3Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Chelmsford, Derby, Eastwood (Essex), Grantham, Hastings, Hayes, Mitcham, NottinghamAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Do you have experience dealing with criminal investigations?
- Have you got excellent organisational skills?
- Are you someone who is happy to communicate at all levels?**If so, we would like to hear from you**

**Job description**:
The Counter Fraud Investigator is responsible for the day-to-day investigations across the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) Driver/Rider/Vehicle environments.

The role holder is responsible for providing a rigor by which matters of impropriety in the areas identified above can be managed and actioned as required by the Investigation Manager, Senior Investigation Manager, and the Head of Counter-Fraud.

**Responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:

- Adopt the role of “Lead Investigator” when allocated, with the responsibility of planning, preparing, and managing the investigation to a criminal standard based on evidence.
- Conduct investigations in line with current best practices, Police & Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) RIPA, Criminal Procedure & Investigations Act (CPIA), Data Protection Act (DPA), & Freedom of Information (FOI) and Scottish equivalents.
- All Investigations to be conducted to the criminal standard.
- Prepare full reports and papers for prosecution cases and / or Public Enquires to critical deadlines.
- Investigate all allocated reports of suspected illegal driving instruction and malpractice against the agency.
- Ensure investigations are conducted in a manner which is only evidence based.
- Investigate all allocated reports of suspected theory and/or practical driving tests (including impersonations and technology assisted cheating at tests) and malpractice against the agency.
- Investigate all allocated reports of suspected internal fraud and malpractice against the agency.
- Conduct and assist with multi-agency investigations alongside other enforcement agencies.

**Additional information**

This role requires frequent travel and overnight stays across the rest of the UK and therefore you will be required to hold a full valid UK driving licence.

You will hold or be prepared to work towards the Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist/Manager qualification or similar.

Please note there are a total of three positions available. Two of which are based in London, the third will be based in Derby, Chelmsford, Grantham or Nottingham. Your presence at this location will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. We operate a hybrid working model with the expectation that you will spend a minimum 60% on a DVSA site or on official business giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work.

**Person specification**:
To thrive in this role, you will have strong organisational skills, with the ability to work on your own, but you are also a team player.

You will have experience of criminal investigations and have the ability to extract accurate information from investigating and using your exceptional attention to detail to achieve your objective. The matters you could be handling maybe be very sensitive and difficult topics.

You can express yourself effectively and have exceptional written and verbal communication skills. You are resilient and flexible and enjoy working in a demanding role.

You would be described as a conscientious and self-motivated individual who takes responsibility and ensures all procedures are followed.
- Please take note that DVSA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship._

**About Us**

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.

We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.

We’re working hard to:

- make roads safer
- improve services for our customers
- make road transport greener and healthier
- harness the potential of technology and data
- grow and level up the economy

We’re committed to giving all our colleagues purpose, professionalism and pride in what we do. We work in supportive, diverse and inclusive teams where everyone is valued. You can grow, develop and progress, and make a real difference to society.

**To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work **visit our Careers website**.**

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