L3/heo Trainee Examiner Official Receive

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

- 389388

**Salary**:

- £31,620
- National: £31,620 - £34,399
Please note that negotiations for the Insolvency Service 2023 and 2024 Pay Awards are still ongoing. We will update this information in future adverts once the pay awards are finalised.
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer
- L3

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- Insolvency - Official Receiver Services

**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 3

Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- Exeter

About the job

**Job summary**:
Are you a naturally inquisitive person? Do you like to ask questions and get to the details? Are you eager to learn new things?

The Insolvency Service is a leading Government agency which plays a crucial role in providing essential services to the public and to business. The work we do is important to the proper functioning of markets, the economy in general and support for thousands of people each year who are in financial difficulty.

We offer full-time, part-time, job share and flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, though our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities.

The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career.

**Job description**:
The Examiner role is key to driving forward our business. You will identify, protect and realise assets to enable returns to creditors. You will ensure that those who are responsible for financial wrongdoing are identified, and appropriate enforcement action is taken. You will help those who need it.

**Responsibilities**:
Key duties will include:

- Investigating and interrogating a wide range of tools and resources to locate bankrupts, company directors and assets
- Visiting trading premises of sole traders, and limited companies to conduct physical inspection and in some cases close the businesses down
- Conducting probing interviews with bankrupts, company directors and appropriate third parties, obtaining written statements

**Person specification**:

- Have an inquisitive mind and be able to constructively challenge at all levels to achieve the right results.
- Have a keen eye for details and a tenacious approach to your work.
- Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Have the ability to establish good stakeholder relationships with a range of people.
- Communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
- Be highly motivated, with an ability to work independently as appropriate and forward a case load.

**Essential criteria**

Grade C/4 or above O Level/GCSE in English & Mathematics.

Please note, if you are successful, you will be required to provide proof of holding the stipulated qualifications by producing certificates before onboarding can complete.

You will be committed to completing the Insolvency Service Investigator Programme within 2 years. This could require regular travel and overnight stays to attend training events.

**Qualifications**:

- O Level/GCSE English and Maths at grade C/4 or above.

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

- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £31,620, Insolvency Service contributes £9,160 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

We want you to have a good work-life balance and want to support you in all that you do, so we offer a great benefits package including:

- flexible working arrangements and flexi-time
- full time new entrants to the Civil Service and those Civil Servants on modernised terms and conditions will be entitled to 25 days leave increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days after 5 years’ service
- in addition to this you are entitled to 8 public/bank holidays plus an additional day of privilege leave
- competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave
- 5 days paid leave for learning and development
- 5 days paid for volunteering
- a Cycle to work scheme
- staff have access to an employee assistance programme, Workplace Wellness, for confidential, independent support and advice during difficult times in either their professional or personal life

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Your personal statement should be no more than 500