Generous annual leave provision of 25 days which increases to 30 days after five years’ service plus an additional day in recognition of the King’s Birthday and the option to buy or sell up to five days’ leave per year. Different terms may apply if you are already a Civil Servant.

Discretionary performance-related bonus scheme.

Interest-free season travel ticket, bicycle loan and cycle to work scheme.

Access to the Rental Deposit Salary Advance Scheme which assists employees in meeting the costs of deposits for privately rented homes.

Opportunities for learning and development.

Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies.

Voucher for eye care and discounted spectacles.

Access to a range of discounts through membership of the Civil Service Sports and Social Club, CSSC Sports and Leisure. http://www.cssc.co.uk/

Maternity and paternity leave provision over and above the statutory entitlements.

Access to My CPS Rewards Gateway. My CPS Rewards offers staff a range of rewards and savings including:

• Discounts with high street retailers
• Savings on grocery shopping at a range of supermarkets
• Special salary sacrifice and recognition schemes
• Reloadable gift cards and e-cards
• Instant vouchers

Any move to the Serious Fraud 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/

Application Process

We are currently recruiting for 2 positions: Principal Investigative Lawyer and Principal Investigative Lawyer (POCIA). You only need to complete this application form, and where asked, specify you wish to be considered for one or both roles.

Please Complete The Online Application Process Via The Link On This Advert. As Part Of The Application Process, You Will Be Required To Provide:

• A CV (2 pages maximum) setting out your career history, covering any relevant qualifications you hold to demonstrate the essential technical requirement. This is the LEAD criteria for the role and only candidates who meet this will have the remainder of their application considered
• For both roles a personal statement of up to 500 words that explains how your skills and experience meet essential and desirable criteria listed below. Desirable criteria will only be taken into account where it is necessary to further shortlist for interview

Essential Experience Criteria

• Delivering successful case outcomes and demonstrating leadership in a complex, multi-strand legal or investigative environment
• Ability to assess significant amounts of complex information, distil it down to the key points and communicate clearly in writing and orally
• Effective decision making and influencing stakeholders and staff in complex, fast-moving environments

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of managing large quantities of data using software tools and review databases
• Written and/or oral advocacy in courts and/or tribunals
• Advising on and/or delivering disclosure under the Criminal Procedures and Investigations Act 1996

If you would like to apply for the POCIA role or both roles we require a further 250 words that explain how your skills and experience meet the essential criteria as below

Essential Experience Criteria

• Practical experience of legal remedies and tools pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and the Criminal Finance Act 2017
• Significant experience of at least two of the following; restraint proceedings; confiscation investigations and proceedings of complex orders (confiscation or civil recovery); civil recovery and/or civil recovery investigations; request from overseas jurisdictions for asset recovery assistance
• Excellent drafting and communication skills

The candidates shortlisted for the next stage of the selection process will be those who have clearly demonstrated that they meet the essential experience and technical criteria for the role.

Please note that it will not be possible to provide feedback to applicants who are unsuccessful at the application stage.

We may include a telephone screen as part of any POCIA applications.

Selection Process Details

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

Interview

If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to an interview which will include an exercise to test your legal knowledge and skills. This will be followed by interview questions to explore the behaviours and experience criteria in more depth.

Full details of the interview process will be made available to shortlisted candidates

Sift to take place from 02 November

In person interviews are expected to take place from 16 November

All dates are indicative and subject to change.

Successful Candidates Must Meet The Security Requirements Before They Can Be Appointed. To Be Eligible You Must Meet The Following Residency Requirements Dependent Of The Level Of Security Vetting Required:

• SC: 5 years residency in the United Kingdom preceding this application.

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

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

Security

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

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

The Civil Service Code 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.

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