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Document Examiner

Job details
Posting date: 05 January 2026
Salary: £30,485 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 18 January 2026
Location: Swansea
Company: Government Recruitment Service
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 435984/1

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Summary

Can you manage sensitive information with discretion and professionalism?

Do you have strong analytical and decision-making skills?

Have you got excellent communication and stakeholder management skills?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

By joining our team, you will become part of the wider Operational Delivery Profession (ODP). This is the largest and most diverse professional community across the Civil Service as it applies to all public facing roles, or roles that are primarily aligned to supporting the work of those with public facing roles. It’s an exciting and fulfilling profession to work in, critical to the delivery of UK public services.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

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Support the business in achieving its fraud error objective, providing evidence about suspicious or questionable documents using a variety of scientific processes and methods. Gather intelligence on travel and identity document fraud and provide specialist advice and forgery detection training to stakeholders.

To be successful in this role you will need to;

1. Analyse documents and prepare intelligence packages in line with legal frameworks.

2. Build and maintain strong networks to share knowledge and raise awareness of document fraud through collaboration.

3. Mentor and support colleagues to aid their professional development.

4. Use technical expertise to assess and verify documents.

5. Detect and escalate document fraud trends to leadership and operations.

6. Responding to enquiries from external stakeholders and maintaining Agency records.

7. Provide expert testimony in legal proceedings.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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