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Special Investigations Officer
Job Ref: Lewisham OR19007
Pay Rate: £26.94 per hour
Hours per week: 28 hours per week
Role Length: This opening assignment is for 6-7 months
London SE6 4RU
On site once a fortnight

ESSENTIAL: Previous experience with Special Investigations


What's involved with this role:

To manage a varied caseload of complex investigations referred to the Anti Fraud and Corruption Team and ensure that cases are investigated to a high professional standard and in accordance to statutory requirements.


Key Responsibilities:

• To produce comprehensive, high level written reports from investigations that include both conclusions and recommendations for the Director of the relevant directorate.
• To ensure that fraud & corruption is prevented, detected and investigated.
• To ensure that appropriate recommendations, sanctions prosecutions were applicable are applied effectively.
• Represent the client as a witness for disciplinary hearings, professional body conduct hearings and attend Court as a witness when summoned.
• Determine strategies to enable the implementation, organising and carrying out of special projects such as the NFI or Fraud Awareness Training, or any other proactive Anti Fraud campaigns. Liaise with other sections within the AFACT and external partners to raise the profile of the team and promote corporate anti fraud strategies.
• Design, create, prepare and deliver specialist fraud awareness training to educate members, managers and staff in empowering them in implementing the clients objectives towards fraud .
• Attend and represent A-FACT, as requested by the A-FACT Manager, at any partnership working with government agencies, local authorities, the Met Police, and other bodies involved in the prevention, detection and investigation of fraud and corruption.
• Undertake covert directed surveillance (foot, mobile and static) on suspects. To be conducted within the parameters of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and the Human Rights Act 1998.
• Participate in the recruitment process of new staff and provide on job training and supervise the work of temporary, agency or apprentices within the special Investigations section

• Essential: previous experience with Special Investigations
• Knowledge of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and the Human Rights Act 1998.
• Be able to undertake visits during normal working hours and out of hours as necessary to achieve the objectives of an investigation.

Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV. We will also add your details to our mail out lists. Please note you may receive details of roles outside of your immediate vicinity, as many candidates are able to relocate temporarily for work. Please disregard any such emails that are not of interest and let us know if you would rather not receive such mailouts and/or if you wish us to delete your details and prefer to apply direct to our advertised roles.

Due to the number of CVs being sent to us unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you do not hear from us within three working days, unfortunately your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in working with us.