Head of Civil Asset Recovery
| Posting date: | 02 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £57,367 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £57,367 to £63,319 (National) £59,463 to £66,290 (London) Candidates are advised to address any questions on rates of pay prior to applying for the post |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 March 2026 |
| Location: | Birmingham |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 449120/1 |
Summary
Investigation and Enforcement Services (IES) directorate aims to deliver and promote a range of investigation and enforcement activities, both civil and criminal in nature, to support fair and open markets. We do this by effectively enforcing the statutory company and insolvency regimes, maintaining public confidence in those regimes, and reducing the harm caused to victims of fraudulent activity and to the business community.
The Proceeds of Crime team sits within IES. Its plays a critical role in enforcing financial justice by pursuing confiscation investigations, recovering illicit assets, and employing account / crypto freezing orders, all under the framework of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) and its subsequent additions.
With the expansion of the Proceeds of Crime Team, The Insolvency Service is recruiting for a Head of Civil Asset Recovery. This new leadership role will focus on developing and managing civil recovery capabilities, including the use of Account Freezing and Crypto Freezing Powers to target recoverable property held in corporate, personal, and digital accounts.
The successful candidate will also lead a Defence Against Money Laundering (DAML) workstream, ensuring robust processes for identifying and recovering assets linked to financial crime. You will work alongside the Head of Asset Recovery for Confiscation and Restraint, fostering collaborative leadership and mutual support to deliver a high-quality, independent asset recovery service across both criminal and civil proceedings.
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 9 active employee network groups available to join or become an ally.
We offer full-time, part-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.
The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career!
The postholder will lead and develop units specialising in civil asset recovery, with a particular focus on utilising Account Freezing and Crypto Freezing Powers to target and recover assets from corporate, personal and digital accounts. They will oversee the DAML unit, driving best practices in anti-money laundering and asset recovery, and collaborate closely with the Head of Asset Recovery for Confiscation and Restraint to deliver a comprehensive, high-quality asset recovery service across both criminal and civil proceedings.
Responsibilities
You will be required to:
- lead on supporting vacancy holders, advising them through the recruitment process
- collaborate with colleagues to support the people agenda including diversity and inclusion initiatives and engagement
- be responsible for assurance of monthly people data
- lead and develop the agency’s expanded Asset Recovery Teams, with a particular emphasis on Civil Recovery under Summary Proceedings, aligning to our Enforcement Strategy
- utilise Account Freezing and Crypto Freezing Powers to recover assets from a range of sources, including digital currencies
- lead the DAML unit, driving innovation and best practice in anti-money laundering and asset recovery
- work in close partnership with the Head of Asset Recovery for Confiscation and Restraint, fostering a culture of collaborative leadership and shared expertise
- oversee the management of Accredited Financial Investigators, providing both restraint and confiscation services to Criminal Investigation Teams, and civil recovery services to the wider agency
- lead and support colleagues with technical, operational, and strategic advice on asset recovery using the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and associated legislation
- line-manage deputies who each lead an asset recovery unit
- collaborate closely with IES colleagues in Criminal Investigation and Intelligence and other agency colleagues to contribute to the strategic direction of the agency
Please note: This post is available on a part‑time basis, with a minimum requirement of 30 hours per week.
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