Chief Immigration Officer- Financial Investigation Unit
| Posting date: | 12 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,300 to £44,191 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National pay locations: Cardiff, Manchester (£37,300-£39,911) London pay location: London (£41,300-£44,191) Plus allowance of approx. up to 32.5% dependant on location, which equates to an additional £12,122 - £13,249 pa based on salary minimum. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 June 2025 |
| Location: | London |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 409982/2 |
Summary
Our Criminal and Financial Investigation (CFI) teams are committed to disrupting and dismantling the organised crime groups facilitating immigration abuse; utilising its financial investigations capability to remove the proceeds of crime and strip criminals of their assets.
Within Home Office Immigration Enforcement, Criminal and Financial Investigation (CFI) has a financial investigation (FI) structure in place to disrupt organised criminal networks, through the conduct of money laundering investigations, civil recovery - including cash, listed assets and account freezing orders, confiscation and the restraint of criminal assets. FI work collaboratively with and support other law enforcement agencies in tackling organised crime.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidates to develop and embed a range of people and engagement skills within a high performing team, delivering what is required to continue to make the team a great place to work and to support colleagues and Senior Managers to deliver. Working in CFI is challenging and fast paced, requiring sound decision making in demanding and often time-sensitive situations and environments and can require working to tight deadlines dictated by the court and the Crown Prosecution Service.
Stakeholders with whom we work include CFI criminal investigation team colleagues, CFI senior leadership team, other Financial Investigation hubs and CFCLT (Cash Forfeiture and Condemnation Legal Team). External law enforcement partners include Police, Border Force, NCA and HMRC, Crown Prosecution Service, Civil Recovery Unit, Financial Investigation Working Groups (regional and national) and other government departments.
Key Responsibilities
- Line management of financial investigation staff, performance management, monitoring and management of annualised hours contracts, prompt and thorough management of team investigations ensuring appropriate allocation of work according to strategic priorities and adoption criteria.
- Ensuring FI activity adds value to criminal investigations, in particular by means of Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) interventions. Providing evidence to support money laundering charges. Advising and supporting crime managers to ensure the effective deployment of FI resources.
- Maintaining a personal caseload including restraint and confiscation and part 5 civil recovery investigations whilst also tutoring new FI staff through their own FI pathway. Ensure own and financial investigators designated POCA accreditations remain current.
- Supporting the regional HM Inspector (HMI) in the leadership and management of financial investigators, ensuring financial investigations are carried out efficiently and lawfully. Ensuring compliance with POCA, PACE, CPIA and Home Office policy, procedures, and professional standards.
- Ensuring compliance with accurate record keeping and MI data reporting. Quantifying performance and supplying narrative to support performance returns to HMI and Senior Managers.
- Giving evidence during hearings (all CFI staff are required to disclose any adverse judicial decisions or internal disciplinary matters under CPIA. Applicants need to bear this in mind when considering their eligibility for this post).
PLEASE NOTE: The current London building location for this role is Lower Thames Street.
Working Pattern
Due to the business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full-time basis.
Training
You will receive full training and support to do the job. Training takes place initially in the classroom and then continues on the job with a mentor who supports you until you are fully confident in the role. Even then you are never alone; you work as part of a team where there is always someone around for advice and support. Further information on what the training involves can be found on our website.
Travel
Financial Investigators operate nationally, hence there will be an occasional requirement to deploy at short notice, which may involve overnight stays away from home. In addition, training courses may be anywhere in the UK and residential.
PLEASE NOTE: Chief Immigration Officers are first and foremost operational and arrest-trained officers who cover operations nationally. Officers undertake health assessments every 3 years and are required to maintain their Public and Personal Safety Training Level 3 certification annually so please consider the potentially physical nature of the role before applying. This is a mobile grade and as such liable to be deployed to critical incidents and other operational duties which may often be outside of their normal business area and role, and often at short notice.
The post requires a commitment to working flexibly including participation in a national on call roster.
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