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Location

Inverness, Highland | United Kingdom

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Job description

Salary - £35,867 - £41,013
Location - Inverness
Hours - 37 hours per week
Closing Date -19th March 2024 at Midnight
Reference - 2024-8315
Employment Type - Permanent

Overview
Do you have experience in counter fraud or criminal investigations? Are you looking for an interesting and challenging role where you can work proactively and collaboratively and further develop your team working skills? If so, our Fraud Investigation Officer role could be a great fit for you. This role offers an exciting opportunity to join Social Security Scotland’s Inverness-based Counter Fraud team, where you will contribute to the team’s evolution and influence the design of its counter fraud service.

Everyone in Scotland should have the support they need to live their life and we believe they should be able to get it when and where they need it. That's why Social Security Scotland is built around the people of Scotland. However, as fraud and customer error is a known risk in the benefits being devolved, as an agency we are planning our response.

While our strategy is to design out opportunities for fraud and error through preventative measures, there remains the possibility that fraud will occur. To respond to this, Social Security Scotland's counter fraud service detects and investigates fraud, taking enforcement action where appropriate.

The role offers the opportunity to contribute to the safeguarding of vital resources for the people of Scotland who need them, by forming part of an expert team gathering and assessing intelligence to support formal investigative action. It also allows the exciting opportunity to engage closely with project management staff, helping to influence the design of the service, testing processes and systems to shape our evolution as we move through implementation.

As the successful candidate you will demonstrate flexibility, be comfortable in a changing environment, and enjoy working collaboratively to identify opportunities for improvements, exploring new ideas and solutions.

Main Duties
You will undertake investigations into allegations of fraud which are compliant with legal and policy requirements, to include:

• Investigation planning to identify relevant enquiries and gather appropriate evidence
• Interviewing witnesses and conducting formal recorded interviews of suspects
• Undertaking risk assessments, administering documentation and carrying out activities in support of directed surveillance
• Close working with other government departments and Police Scotland as appropriate
• Preparing adjudication reports and case summaries
• Writing crime reports for submission to the Crown Office Procurator Fiscal Service, collating production packs and disclosure schedules etc.
• Providing evidence as a witness in prosecution case proceedings and supporting Appeals Officer as appropriate, where a Tribunal hearing is requested in relation to a fraud determination

Additionally, while the Counter Fraud Service transitions to the fully functioning model, investigators will be required to adopt a flexible approach, undertaking additional activities such as risk assessment of referrals, informal intervention interviews etc. as and when required.

Further Information
Social Security Scotland are a Disability Confident Employer. We will consider and implement any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process and during the course of your employment, should you be successful in securing a post. If you feel you may require assistance with any part of our recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected].

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Salary

£35.87k - £41.01k per annum