About the job

Job summary

As a member of the Fraud Defence team, you will support the wider counter fraud and corruption work at MOD, including supporting projects and programme of work designed to continuously improve MOD’s counter fraud and corruption maturity.
The role involves managing our relationships with a range of partners, which includes Ministry of Defence Police, Service Police, Contractors and Senior Civil Servants across the spread of MOD.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

We are looking for an experienced fraud practitioner with recent experience in undertaking and leading serious and complex investigations.

A permanent position has arisen within the MOD Fraud Defence Team, based in London but operating across the UK to deliver thorough and comprehensive investigations into allegations of criminality, misconduct, or unethical behaviour by MOD employees, service personnel or contractors.

The successful candidate will report to the Grade 7 Head of Investigations, Fraud Defence.

The successful candidate will:

• Plan, and deliver an allocated caseload of investigations into concerns raised via the MOD’s Confidential Hotline, including allegations of fraud, corruption and unethical behaviour;
• Conduct investigations expeditiously, using a variety of investigation techniques, in accordance with legislation and codes of practice, and any appropriate MOD Policy, Rules and Guidance;
• Identify and pursue all relevant lines of enquiry including compilation of relevant evidence and witness statements;
• Engage with MOD managers and military officers to provide updates on investigations;
• Collaborate closely with whistle-blowers and identify key witnesses, subjects and partners, as appropriate;
• Interview and record evidence from suspects in compliance with PACE and Departmental policy;
• Identify, secure and preserve evidence in physical, electronic, and documentary format to prove or disprove the allegations;
• Produce, and review, investigation reports and evidential material, to appropriate quality standards for use in the criminal justice system or internal disciplinary procedures;
• Maintain databases and investigation material in accordance with the appropriate standards;
• Identify lessons learned arising from investigations and share good practice;

Person specification

Candidates will be a qualified investigator (eg. PIP2, CIPFA, ACFS) or be able to demonstrate significant relevant experience of working in an investigative environment.

It is highly desirable therefore that you are:

• Experienced in conducting fraud, corruption or ethics investigations, and preparing evidence to the appropriate standards;
• Understand general organisational finance, procurement and commercial controls and processes;
• Understand legislation and codes of practice that are applicable to fraud, corruption and ethics investigations;
• Able to demonstrate flexibility by working independently and as part of a team;
• Able to communicate well, both orally and in written form, to influence partners;
• Strong drafting ability to produce reports ;
• Able to handle time and resources effectively to meet objectives;
• Experience of leading investigations and managing their successful delivery through others, including third-parties;

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £11,631 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 and Experience.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Applications will be assessed for interview by submission of a CV (to include: job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience) and a personal statement of no more than 750 words.  Please provide experience relevant to the role.  Information on skills and experience will be used to sift for both interview and final selection.

Four behaviours will be assessed at interview:

1. Leadership
2. Making Effective Decisions
3. Communicating and Influencing
4. Delivering at Pace

Candidates invited to interview will be required to undertake a short written assessment which they will then need to present to the selection panel.  This will assess the following:

• Leadership, management and delivery of a serious or complex Fraud Investigation. 

Tentative schedule:

Sift would be arranged in the first week of September 2024

Interview would be arranged by the end of September 2024

Location of Interview: In person interview at Main Building Whitehall, London.  Details would be sent with invitation to Interview.

Those candidates who pass the board but are not offered a post will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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.