Job Description

Details

Reference number

326671

Salary

\xc2\xa342,618 - \xc2\xa345,831

Plus Flexibility Payment

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

HMRC - CCG - Fraud Investigation Service - CODE: Covert Operations, Digital Exploitation

Type of role

Digital

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed Hours, Part Year

Number of jobs available

1


Contents

• Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

Nottingham Regional Centre, 1 Unity Square, Nottingham, NG2 1AW
About the job

Job summary

HMRC is the UK\xe2\x80\x99s tax, payments and customs authority and we have a vital purpose: we collect the money that pays for the UK\xe2\x80\x99s public services and help families and individuals with targeted financial support. Covert Operations, Digital Exploitation (CODE) sits within HMRC\xe2\x80\x99s wider Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) responsible for the department\xe2\x80\x99s civil and criminal investigation work. FIS ensures that HMRC has an effective approach to taking on the most serious tax evasion and fraud. Working across Law Enforcement and government, CODE provides investigative tools and covert techniques to front-line investigations and works with key partners to develop and provide access to new technology and systems to enable investigators to respond to serious and complex tax evasion and crime. Cybercrime & Forensic Services (C&FS) provides critical support to FIS investigations nationally through the provision of important forensic services. From supporting warrant executions to the preservation and analysis of digital evidence. See what it\xe2\x80\x99s like to work at HMRC: find out more about us or ask our colleagues a question. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.

Job description

This is a unique opportunity to be responsible for critical elements of our Audio-Visual Forensic Service provided to HMRC\xe2\x80\x99s investigation teams. You will ensure that all aspects of Audio-Visual Forensic work are carried out to a high standard, adhering to solid forensic strategy and meeting all requirements of the Forensic Science Regulator. This will involve leading and developing junior colleagues who will benefit from your expertise and experience during lab-base acquisition work, forensic analysis and presentation of evidence. As an effective communicator you will collaborate closely with Senior Investigation Officers (SIOs) running operations and their senior management structures. Providing consultant level services on Forensic Strategy and technical problem solving. On-site operations, such as search warrants, are an important part in HMRC\xe2\x80\x99s enforcement work, here the investigation teams will benefit from your experience dealing with frontline challenges and assisting with the forensic aspects of fast-paced operational work. The responsibilities of this role will include:

• Ability to work effectively as a team leader demonstrating excellent leadership skills and support the team\xe2\x80\x99s goals above individual goals
• Overseeing the processing of analogue and digital devices pertaining to audio, video & photographic media including acquisition, editing and production of audio, video and photographic material for presentation to the Criminal Justice system
• Troubleshooting technical problems under pressure and providing technical advice to officers in support of forensic submissions
• Manage forensic exhibits to ensure continuity, confidentiality and security is maintained at all times
• Understand, follow and actively promote Digital Forensic good practice methodologies (ISO17025:2017 standard and FSR Codes of Practice) to examine Audio-Visual devices & data
• Provide fact and procedural-based evidence at Court as and when required
• Good communicator who can perform in a client/customer facing role
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple tasks through to completion
• Be at the forefront of technical developments within Audio-Visual Forensics
• To carry out any duties commensurate with the purpose of the post that may from time to time be determined
• Mentor laboratory Audio-Visual Forensic Practitioners, Higher Audio-Visual Forensic Practitioners and educate senior investigation colleagues about the field of Audio-Visual forensics.
• Attending court as a professional/expert witness

Training Depending on existing experience, you will be expected to undertake Audio-Visual Forensics training, ranging from in-house training to external courses. Additional Information This role requires security clearance to SC. Any job offer is conditional to the attainment of the security clearance to SC and thus, the security clearance is mandatory. Please be aware that those who do not attain one will not be allowed to carry on in this particular post. If you do not attain your security clearance subsequent to appointment, we will look to redeploy you to another role within HMRC. This role requires a certain degree of fitness and applicants will be required to be cleared by an Occupational Health assessment to be able to attend an Operational Safety Training (OST) course. Successful completion of the OST is required to undertake duties away from the office. Failure to pass and maintain the OST certificate may affect receipt of the Flexibility Payment. Applicants who wish to work alternative working patterns are welcome to apply. The preferred working pattern may or may not be available, agreement will be subject to business need, and any request to work an alternative working pattern should be made prior to your acceptance of the provisional offer. Appointment will be conditional upon satisfactory conduct and discipline checks and security vetting. Candidates must live within reasonable daily travel of Nottingham Regional Centre.

Person specification

Essential Criteria A Degree in a relevant technical discipline and/or significant relevant experience, and:

• Detailed knowledge of fundamental technical engineering behind digital audio & video recording and reproduction
• Demonstrate detailed knowledge of forensic audio, video & photographic techniques and their application including methods of optimised acquisition/recovery, conversion, production, image quality assessment and modification
• The ability to undertake a technical analysis of audio & video recordings submitted in evidence and report on findings
• Ability to communicate technical concepts and findings to a non-technical audience.
• Knowledge of and interest in emerging technologies, trends and how they impact forensic audio, video & photographic considerations
• Understanding of evidence handling, forensic quality standards and the presentation of evidence at court
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation and its operation (including RIPA, Data Protection Act (DPA), Human Rights Act (HRA), disclosure procedures and CPIA
• Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Sound judgment and decision making
• Be knowledgeable of the ISO 17025:2017 standard and Forensic Science Regulators Codes of Practice
• To be willing to undertake the building of a portfolio of evidence to become a full member of ICDIP
• National Security Vetting Clearance at Security Check (SC) or the ability to achieve SC clearance

Hold a full UK Driving Licence & be willing to drive on official business. Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge and understanding of criminal justice procedures including the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (IPA) and the Police Act 1997
• Previous experience working in a Law Enforcement environment / legal environment.
• Experience of giving evidence in court

Behaviours

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

• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

We\'ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Audio-Visual Forensics

Benefits

Alongside your salary of \xc2\xa342,618, HM Revenue and Customs contributes \xc2\xa311,507 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• Flexibility Payment - This post attracts a Level 2 Flexibility Payment (FP) that is paid monthly with salary. This FP allows HMRC flexibility to change your work pattern, at short notice, to meet business needs. You will be expected to undertake periods of On Call. You will also be expected to work additional hours, at weekends and outside your normal working hours/days (including bank holidays).
• In applying for a position and accepting the FP you agree that you can and will meet those attendance requirements.
• FP levels are reviewed annually \xe2\x80\x93 on a business need and personal basis \xe2\x80\x93 and may be subject to change.
• If you currently receive the Flexibility Payment, which may include Transition Protection and/or a Maintained Pension Value, moving to a new role may affect your payments.
• Details of the Flexibility Payment can be found in the attached document.

Find more about HMRC benefits in \'Your little extras and big benefits handbook\' for further information or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service.
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.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV and Personal Statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. The CV consists of 3 sections: Qualifications, Career History and Skills and experience - maximum 500 words per section. Please describe your technical experience within the skills and experience sections. The Personal Statement should explain in no more than 1000 words how you meet the requirements in the person specification and should include an example of where you have demonstrated the behaviours \xe2\x80\x98Leadership\xe2\x80\x99, \xe2\x80\x99Delivering at Pace\xe2\x80\x99 and \xe2\x80\x98Managing a Quality Service\xe2\x80\x99. The CV and Personal Statement will be assessed at sift. If you progress to interview, you will be further assessed on technical knowledge, behaviours and strengths. Your technical knowledge will be assessed by way of questions during the interview followed by a written assessment of your technical knowledge. Desirable criteria will only be used in the event of a tie break between candidate scores. Sift and Interview will take place within 5 weeks of advert closing date. Interviews will be held face to face. Details will be confirmed in the interview invite. We reserve the right to raise the score required at any stage of the process in order to manage numbers. Eligibility To check that you are eligible to apply, review this eligibility information Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers Please note that this role is unsuitable for contractual homeworkers due to the nature and/or requirements of the role. Reasonable Adjustments We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process because of a disability, condition, or impairment. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate. If you need a reasonable adjustment or a change to be made so that you can make your application, review this information on reasonable adjustments, and contact hmrcrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible. Diversity and Inclusion At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues and creating an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve. 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. We\xe2\x80\x99re committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues here at HMRC. We want everyone to feel valued and supported to achieve their potential at HMRC. For more information on how we make this happen, review this information on our culture and values Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible after considering operational and customer service needs. We can\xe2\x80\x99t guarantee that we can meet all requests to work flexibly, as agreement will be subject to business ability to accommodate, and any request to work a more flexible arrangement should be made prior to your acceptance of the provisional offer. Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process. The Civil Service runs 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. Locations HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations. Security Update For more information on the level of security checks we will carry out, review this information on security checks Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Security Check (SC) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for SC is 5 years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post. Further Information The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences. Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application/s will be withdrawn from the process. Duplicate applications for the same vacancy will also be withdrawn. Transferring into HMRC from Civil Service If you are currently working for an \xe2\x80\x98Other Government Department\xe2\x80\x99 (OGD) and would like to consider the impact on your pay when joining HMRC, please see the attached document "Combined T&C and OGD Pay English\xe2\x80\x9d, found at the bottom of this advert. Further information on staff transfers can be found on gov.uk Problems during the application process If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the \'Contact point for applicants\' section. If you think you\xe2\x80\x99ve made a mistake on a short application form (e.g. you\xe2\x80\x99ve ticked the incorrect eligibility box), please contact hmrcrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk at least two working days before the vacancy closes. After this, we won\xe2\x80\x99t be able to reopen your application. Please use the subject line to insert appropriate wording e.g. Please re-open my application - 326671 & vacancy closing date 11/12/2023. Please note that we cannot amend or re-open your application if you have submitted your full application in the interests of fair and open recruitment. For reasonable adjustments queries or requests, please see details within reasonable adjustments section above.
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

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 (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.
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

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  Name :
  Ian Spencer
  Email :
  ian.spencer@hmrc.gov.uk
  Telephone :
  03000563239

Recruitment team

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  Email :
  hmrcrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission\xe2\x80\x99s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel a department has breached the Recruitment Principles. In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly with the department concerned via complaints.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: Click here

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