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We are currently creating a pipeline for Investigation Officer roles that we will be recruiting for across several Government Organisations and Contracting Authorities in the coming weeks / months.

Imagine having a talent that could benefit someone you’ve never met and solve problems you didn’t even know existed. Well, you do, and you can. And we’re here to help you do just that. At PSR we are the go-to place for talented contractors and temps for a rich variety of civil service roles.

As Investigation Officer, you will: 

• Review material held on computers of companies suspected of involvement in a large scale conspiracy to defraud
• Understand the case background, evidential points to prove and areas to be pursued, including identifying new lines of enquiry where appropriate
• Work closely with experienced case officers to search, identify and review material using Word searches and against agreed parameters to identify evidence against suspects
• Be expected to produce evidence and work with the case management team to build a case file for the Crown Prosecution Service detailing all relevant evidence
• Be expected to understand Disclosure obligations and identify any material that undermines the case or may assist the defence
• Understand your responsibility to approach the review of material fairly and act to bring material to the attention of a Disclosure Officer where necessary

You’ll have:

• Experience of investigating or leading criminal investigations in the criminal, civil, regulatory or food environments including the identification and production of exhibits, evidence and drafting of witness statements
• Experience and knowledge of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and The Fraud Act 2006
• Experience and knowledge of Disclosure obligations under The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996
• Computer literacy with experience of using of Word Office suite applications
• Ability to work to deadlines, prioritise workloads and make reasoned and justifiable decisions.
• Requirement to work closely within a team with minimal supervision

It would be great to also have:

• A knowledge of the NUIX platform and CLUE Case Handling System

If this sounds like you and you would be interested in being added to our pipeline, please click the link to apply and speak to one of our PSR team now.

"In applying for this role you acknowledge the following; this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment, and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different."