HO POCA Regulator and Trainer – Economic Crime Operations

☞ HM Revenue and Customs

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Birmingham West Midlands

Category: Legal / Contracts Part-time

Industry: Government Public Administration

Job type: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £33,080 - £40,911 a year

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Reference number

171969

Salary

£33,080 - £40,911
National: £33,080 - £35,977 & London: £37,606- £40,911

Grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

HMRC - CCG - Fraud Investigation Service - Economic Crime Operations

Type of role

Education and Training

Working pattern

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

Number of posts

2

Location

Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, Dover, Gartcosh, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Stratford

About the job

Summary

At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues; an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve.

We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us and we offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career at HMRC accessible to you.

Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.

It’s a very exciting time to join HMRC!

HMRC is the UK’s tax, payments and customs authority, we have a vital purpose, and we collect the money that pays for public services and help families and individuals with targeted financial support.

HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) is responsible for the department’s civil and criminal investigations. FIS ensures that HMRC has an effective approach to tackling the most serious tax evasion and fraud. FIS is home to a wide range of people with a variety of skills and professional backgrounds –including accountants, cybercrime specialists, criminal justice professionals, tax professionals and operational delivery support teams. We use a range of powers and approaches to protect funding for UK public services, investigating the most harmful tax cheats and ensuring nobody is beyond our reach.

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, using specialist expertise and modern technology we put illicit finance at the centre of operations. Our teams tackle the financial aspects of cases that will ultimately deter, disrupt and remove assets from tax fraudsters.

Job description

This post is for two Associate Proceeds of Crime regulators who will also support the Counter Fraud Academy (CFA) Economic Crime portfolio holder with the ongoing development and delivery of financial investigation training.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties for the regulator role will include;

  • Registration, Monitoring and Training of HMRC financial investigators across the UK.

  • Monitoring includes preparing individual responses, action plans and formal suspension rationale, as well as traveling to meet individuals and their supervisors/managers and conducting work place assessments.

  • Reviewing evidence submitted during training and assessing the evidence, continual reviewing of CPD evidence submitted ensuring individuals’ compliance with the legislative obligations.

  • Designing, developing and delivering training events, in partnership with HMRC Counter Fraud Academy and Proceeds of Crime Centre (POCC), across a range of training products to ensure the highest possible standards in financial investigation and asset recovery with the ability to lead and respond to legislative and scenario-based enquiries and discussions, and assess competence. Training to be delivered in either a face to face or digital classroom environment.

  • 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.

  • Successful candidates will be expected to complete the HMRC Training for Learning Professionals (TLP) course for the delivery of training in a face to face or digital classroom environment.

  • The role will involve occasional travel and overnight stays to deliver training.


Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will have:

  • High levels of interpersonal skills, demonstrating the ability to explain issues in a concise and straightforward way to a wide range of audiences.

  • Planning and organisational skills.

  • Strong decision-making ability and the application of effective problem solving.

  • Highly motivated and able to work with the minimum of supervision.

  • Experience in presentation skills..

  • Effective report writing skills.

  • The ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders, and other Law Enforcement Agencies with the skills to build positive working relationships and establish strong networks.

Essential Criteria:

The successful candidate must have the following:

1. 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.

2. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (as amended) and associated legislation.

3. Candidates must already have or be willing to obtain SC Clearance

Behaviours

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

  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Developing Self and Others

Benefits

  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A working environment which encourages inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension, you’ll join a scheme as soon as you start
  • Generous annual leave, on top of bank holiday leave and you’ll also enjoy an extra day off to mark the Queen’s birthday
  • You’ll benefit from generous paid maternity and adoption leave

Team members that are moving offices as a result of the Locations Programme will be entitled to a Moves Adjustment Payment for three years where they incur additional costs. This is calculated based on the difference between the costs of travelling to and from the new and old office, over a weekly period. You will get more detail on this as part of targeted locations move communications.

Find more about HMRC benefits in ’Your little extras booklet’ for further information or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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