L3/HEO Trainee Investigators - Insolvent Investigation South
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 28 Ebrill 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £33,500 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £33,500 (National) £36,500 (London) Please note that negotiations for the Insolvency Service 2024 Pay Award are still ongoing. We will update this information in future adverts once the pay award is finalised. |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 26 Mai 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Ipswich |
| Cwmni: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 399314/2 |
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Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives. We have 7 employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include LGBT+, FACES, Break the Stigma, Disability & Health, Part Time Workers, Women’s and Carers.
We offer full-time, part-time time, job share and flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, though our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities.
The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career.
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated person to join our Insolvent Investigation team in the South as a trainee Level 3/HEO investigator to be based in either Croydon, Ipswich or Stratford (East London).
In Insolvent Investigation South, we carry out civil investigations into the conduct of directors of companies in voluntary & compulsory liquidation or administration, or dissolved companies, to establish whether disqualification proceedings are in the public interest.
In appropriate cases, we:
Prepare expedited minutes, draft affirmations/affidavits or reports for director disqualification proceedings.
Act as deponent, representing the Secretary of State at trial in consultation with Legal Services Directorate, solicitor agents and counsel.
Publicise outcomes by issuing press releases, giving interviews and other media related work.
Seek Compensation Orders against directors.
We refer possible criminal offences to the Insolvency Service’s Criminal Investigation Teams or the appropriate prosecuting authority, providing witness statements and appearing as witnesses in criminal proceedings.
Our work also includes engagement with insolvency practitioners and other stakeholder groups through outreach activity as well as contributing to Insolvency Service policy.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate for an investigator role can expect to be involved in a range of the following:
- Communicating effectively with a wide range of stakeholders; including accountants, directors & creditors, to establish key information
- Using a range of intelligence tools to locate & contact directors
- Conducting probing interviews with directors, who may not wish to engage, challenging assertions where necessary, and obtaining written statements
- Analysing, interpreting and reviewing a range of information, including accounting records, bank statements and tax documents to draw conclusions
- Dealing with conflict and defusing difficult situations
- Identifying potential misconduct or criminal offences
- Making timely, clear, reasoned and robust recommendations to managers both in person and in writing either to conclude a case, continue an investigation or refer for civil or criminal proceedings
- Drafting reports and affidavits setting out evidence of suspected wrongdoing, preparing court bundles for issue and use at hearings, attending and contributing to conferences with Solicitors and Barristers
- Preparing applications to court, and associated papers for hearings
- Attending court when required, in a supporting role and/or to act as a witness in both civil and criminal proceedings if required
- Maintain accurate and timely records via a case management system
- Keeping up to date with changes in legislation and internal processes and procedures in a rapidly changing environment
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