About the job

Job summary

The Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) is a fast paced operational delivery unit and is responsible for working with departments and arms-length bodies to better understand and reduce the impact of fraud against the public sector. Working in the PSFA is an opportunity to make a difference to the taxpayer by improving how the public sector deals with fraud. This can reduce the cost of public services and drive fairness in society. Working in the PSFA offers access to a wide range of stakeholders across government and the opportunity to work with various sectors in a high profile policy area with high media, parliamentary and ministerial interest. 

As well as being part of the PSFA, a new authority established in 2022, you will also be part of the Government Counter Fraud Function (GCFF), which has members in all departments, at all levels, in all sectors. 

The PSFA is outcome and performance driven, offers a depth and breadth of expertise and works jointly with HM Treasury to tackle fraud in the public sector. 

The PSFA, whilst sitting within the Cabinet Office, reports jointly to the Cabinet Office and Treasury Ministers. Maintaining close working relationships with HMT colleagues is key to ensure the PSFA can deliver its mandate effectively.  The PSFA will continue to grow during 2023-24 with locations across the country – including York, Glasgow, Newcastle and London. As a result, hybrid working is fully embraced and teams are encouraged to collaborate in the various Cabinet Office Hubs around the country. 

PSFA works collaboratively with fraud experts across the disciplines needed to effectively find and fight fraud, including fraud risk assessment, measurement, prevention, intelligence and investigation and building public sector capability in these via the Government Counter Fraud Profession (GCFP).

Job description

This post will sit within the Risk, Threat and Prevention team, supporting ministerial departments and public bodies in understanding the risks and threats they face, and mitigating these risks through controls, prevention and deterrence activity. 

This role will support the Heads of Service to deliver counter fraud expert support services to ministerial departments, public bodies or specific schemes, including:

• Conducting initial fraud impact assessments and fraud risk assessments and fraud measurement exercises.
• Developing and implementing preventative and detective fraud controls.
• Coordinating ‘tiger teams’ of fraud experts to analyse a particular fraud problems and support the resolution of that problem.
• Building and maintaining products that identify trends across HMG's fraud problems and corresponding mitigation.

Responsibilities

Successful candidates will:

• Use their expertise to inform and support service users to design schemes for the public which are less vulnerable to fraud risk or error.
• Support the Risk, Threat and Prevention team with the design and implementation of new processes.
• Collate and report management information reports.
• Analyse and report on survey data from service users.
• Manage and continue to develop the team’s workflow systems in response to user needs.
• Work at pace to identify fraud risks and work with experts from across government, the private sector and international partners. 
• Work across PSFA with other business areas, using RTP’s collective insight and expertise to refresh products and guidance and create new ones.

Person specification

The successful candidates will have (essential criteria):

• Proven experience of working in a counter fraud, economic crime or anti-corruption role;
• Experience of managing stakeholders from across a sector, or a variety of sectors and working collaboratively with them;
• Excellent organisational and planning skills;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Experience of providing expert advice to senior leaders through presentations and written briefings
• Proven experience of the management and development of work management and/or Customer Relationship Management systems (ideally Salesforce)

 Candidates may have (desirable criteria):

• Experience of conducting fraud risk assessments, fraud measurement exercises or designing preventative controls.
• Experience of process mapping and developing technical guidance.
• A counter fraud-related professional qualification.

• Additional information:

  A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £40,850, Cabinet Office contributes £11,029 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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, Experience and Technical skills.

Application process
Candidates will be assesses against a CV and personal statement of no more than 750 words, please refer to the person specification.

Selection process

Behaviours - assessed at interview

• Changing & Improving 
• Communicating & Influencing 
• Working Together 
• Delivering at Pace

You will also be required to deliver a presentation at the interview.

Technical - presentation at interview

• Counter fraud advice: Candidates will be asked to design and deliver a 10-minute presentation on fraud and corruption prevention (precise topic/question will be provided later)

Yo will also be assessed on strength based questions. 

Expected timeline (subject to change)
Expected sift date – TBD
Expected interview date/s – TBD
Interview location - TBD

A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.

Any move to Cabinet Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Reasonable adjustments
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

Contact Government Recruitment Service via cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. 

Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section in the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading. 

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. 

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Further information

You will be required to travel to our other office locations on occasion. 

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'contact point for applicants' section.

Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.