L4 Apprentice Counter Fraud Investigator

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

- 382864

**Salary**:

- £29,525
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- DVSA - Enforcement

**Type of role**:

- Analytical
Intelligence
Investigation

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 2

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Location
- Birmingham

About the job

**Job summary**:
A rewarding job where you earn while you learn

Have you got excellent organisational skills?

Are you someone who is happy to communicate at all levels?

Do you have knowledge of how an investigation is conducted?

This role combines learning and practical on the job training. At the end of it all, you'll have a Counter Fraud Investigator Apprenticeship qualification. You’ll be fully supported to meet the learning requirements of the qualification.

The apprenticeship will be delivered by Intelligencia Training

More detail can be viewed here Counter fraud investigator / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

Make no mistake, it’ll be hard work. You’ll need to be highly motivated, but we’ll help you balance your work and studies, better still, you will enjoy a host of great benefits.

This is a great opportunity to join DVSA’s Enforcement Directorate where you will learn new skills and gain a qualification. If this sounds like you then please apply

We can’t wait 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.

You will ensure delivery of an effective, timely, business and customer focused counter fraud investigations in accordance with plans and corporate objectives. This role has specific responsibility for Safeguarding and Internal Enquires.

You will ensure delivery of an effective, timely, business and customer focused counter fraud investigations in accordance with plans and corporate objectives. The role has specific responsibility for counter fraud (reactive), bribery and corruption investigations.

The role holder is responsible for providing a rigour 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.
- Planning and executing surveillance on target nominals, including dealing with Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) issues.
- Appear in court when necessary as an expert witness.
- Carry out roadside checks on UK and foreign vehicles at fixed enforcement sites, other roadside locations, coach parks, motorway service areas, or as part of a Police mobile patrol.
- Investigate all allocated reports of suspected internal fraud and malpractice against the agency.

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

You will either have experience of criminal investigations or experience in dealing with complex investigation work, with 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.

**Eligibility**

To be eligible for this apprenticeship, you must:

- Be aged 18 years or over.
- Have the right work in the UK.
- Not be in full-time education.
- Not be in receipt of funding for other learning programmes at the point of enrolment for this apprenticeship.
- Hold or be prepared to work towards L2 (GCSE or equivalent) Maths and English.
- Have valid and eligible residency status and be resident in the UK for 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship. Full eligibility details can be found here at Annex A. If you are not sure if you meet the residency requirements then please contact us before applying.

This is a development role so to be eligible to apply, the training and development you receive during this apprenticeship must provide you with significant new skills and learning. This is an essential requirement for apprenticeship funding and means you must not already be over-qualified or over-experienced in this type of work.

**Additional Information**

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