Nottingham Job Summary Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what it’s really like to work at HMRC. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. HMRC is the UK’s tax, payments and customs authority and we have a vital purpose: we collect the money that pays for the UK’s public services and help families and individuals with targeted financial support. Covert Operations, Digital Exploitation (CODE) sits within HMRC’s wider Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) responsible for the department’s civil and criminal investigation work. FIS ensures that HMRC has an effective approach to taking on the most serious tax evasion and fraud. Working across Law Enforcement and government, CODE provides investigative tools and covert techniques to front-line investigations and works with key partners to develop and provide access to new technology and systems to enable investigators to respond to serious and complex tax evasion and crime. Job Description The post of Crime Scene Investigator within Covert Operations, Digital Exploitation (CODE), part of HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) is an integral role in His Majesty's Government's fight against serious and organised crime, attending crime scenes to recover fingerprints, DNA and other forensic evidence and supporting investigations totalling hundreds of millions of pounds each year. The candidate will assist FIS Investigation Officers by delivering all aspects of forensic support, developing intelligence in the proactive environment, and securing forensic evidence in reactive operational activity. The nature of the role means flexibility is key, with opportunities for frequent travel throughout the UK and overnight stays likely, as part of a pan-UK CSI team. The post of Crime Scene Investigator within Covert Operations, Digital Exploitation (CODE), part of HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) is an integral role in His Majesty's Government's fight against serious and organised crime, attending crime scenes to recover fingerprints, DNA and other forensic evidence and supporting investigations totalling hundreds of millions of pounds each year. The candidate will assist FIS Investigation Officers by delivering all aspects of forensic support, developing intelligence in the proactive environment, and securing forensic evidence in reactive operational activity. The nature of the role means flexibility is key, with opportunities for frequent travel throughout the UK and overnight stays likely, as part of a pan-UK CSI team. Person specification Attend crime scenes to identify, preserve, record, and recover forensic evidence including fingerprints and DNA. Play an active role in HMRC’s journey towards accreditation for Crime Scene Investigation activities. Identify and promote opportunities for forensic intervention within HMRC investigations. Review departmental forensic processes and procedures to identify and implement best practice. Identify and maximise forensic intelligence and evidential opportunities to support HMRC objectives. Participate in the delivery of forensic training to HMRC investigators. Essential Criteria Completion of a recognised, post-academic Crime Scene Investigation training course from the College of Policing, a Law Enforcement Agency or equivalent professional training provider. Considerable experience in the field of crime scene examination and ongoing forensic case management in serious and complex investigations. Experience of dealing with complex crime scenes involving multiple forensic disciplines. Full UK Driving licence including manual transmission. We recognise that some people cannot drive due to a disability or underlying health condition and may not be able to meet this requirement. Where this applies, you can apply but will need to declare that you require a reasonable adjustment at the point you receive a provisional offer. The vacancy holder will then discuss your specific requirements to consider if this can be reasonably accommodated in this role. Please note: There is an expectation that DNA and fingerprints will be held on elimination databases. Desirable Criteria Completion of a recognised, post-academic Crime Scene Management/Crime Scene Coordination Course from the College of Policing, a Law Enforcement Agency or equivalent professional training provider, and experience in that role. Demonstrable experience of working within or towards an ISO 17020 accredited environment. Experience of using forensic techniques and methodologies to support covert activities within law enforcement. Experience of using forensic techniques and methodologies to support fraud investigations. Knowledge and/or experience of criminal justice procedures including CPIA, PACE and RIPA/IPA. Further Information Flexibility Payment This post attracts a Level 2 Flexibility Payment (FP) that is paid monthly with salary. This FP allows HMRC flexibility to change your work pattern, at short notice, to meet business needs. You will be expected to undertake periods of On Call. You will also be expected to work additional hours, at weekends and outside your normal working hours/days (including bank holidays). In applying for a position and accepting the FP you agree that you can and will meet those attendance requirements. FP levels are reviewed annually – on a business need and personal basis – and may be subject to change. If you currently receive the Flexibility Payment, which may include Transition Protection and/or a Maintained Pension Value, moving to a new role may affect your payments. Details of the Flexibility Payment can be found in the attached document. Training As part of ongoing professional development, relevant training will be identified and provided in line with the existing experience of the successful applicant and the business requirements of the job role. Public And Personal Safety Training (PPST) Applicants will be required to be cleared by an occupational health assessment to be able to attend a public and personal safety training (PPST) course. Successful completion of the PPST is required to undertake duties away from the office for this role. Failure to pass and maintain the PPST certificate may affect receipt of the flexibility payment. Integrity Declaration All applicants will be required to declare any past convictions, criminal findings, or police cautions, regardless of whether they are ‘spent’. You must also declare any disciplinary proceedings relating to current and previous employments. The disclosure of this information will not automatically bar you from employment with FIS, but we need to be aware of any event or issue which could impinge on your credibility especially in roles where you may be required to give evidence in court. FIS will conduct background checks and any offer will be withdrawn if you fail to disclose any relevant information that causes conflict with you being able to complete the duties of the role. Internal candidates should also be aware that if they fail to disclose relevant information, they could be subject to disciplinary proceedings under HMRC’s Upholding Our Standards of Conduct policy. Security Clearance This role requires security clearance to SC. Any job offer is conditional to the attainment of the security clearance to SC and thus, the security clearance is mandatory. Please be aware that those who do not attain the required security clearance will not be allowed to carry on in this particular post. Applicants who wish to work alternative working patterns are welcome to apply. The preferred working pattern may or may not be available, agreement will be subject to business need, and any request to work an alternative working pattern should be made prior to your acceptance of the provisional offer. Appointment will be conditional upon satisfactory conduct and discipline checks and security vetting. Candidates must live within reasonable daily travel of Nottingham Regional Centre. Licences A full UK Driving Licence - including manual transmission. Qualifications Completion of a recognised, post-academic Crime Scene Investigation training course from the College of Policing, a Law Enforcement Agency or equivalent professional training provider Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Working Together Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: We will test technical knowledge and skills by way of questions at interview on Operational CSI Procedures. Alongside your salary of £36,320, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £10,521 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs. We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days. Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary. Family friendly policies. Personal support. Coaching and development. To find out more about HMRC benefits and find out what it’s really like to work for HMRC hear from our insiders or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills. How To Apply As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following: A name-blind CV setting out your career history with key responsibilities and achievements, as well as your relevant skills and experience. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any significant gaps in employment history. Your CV will be scored against the experience required outlined in the advert. Qualifications a maximum of 500 words. Career history a maximum of 500 words. A 500-word personal statement, providing examples of how you consider your technical and personal skills, qualities and experience define your suitability for the role; it is crucial your personal statement reflects the essential criteria set out within the job description. Please note that the personal statement is an important part of your application and will be assessed together with your CV. Please include in your personal statement an example of when you have taken the lead on a project or situation within a CSI department. Three 250-word statements in respect of the following Behaviours:- Working Together Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Please complete a separate statement (Max 250 words) for the Desirable Criteria where applicable. This is not essential for the role but may be considered by the vacancy-holder where candidates have the same scores at sift or interview. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. We acknowledge that AI can assist you in your application. Find our guidelines here. Sift In the event of a large number of applications being received, an initial sift may be held on CV and Personal Statement. At full sift all behaviour statements, your CV and your personal statement will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview. We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications. Interview During the panel interview, your Experience, Behaviours, Strengths and a Technical question will be assessed. Behaviours Working Together Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Technical Question We will test technical knowledge and skills by way of questions at interview on Operational CSI Procedures. This Is An Example Of a Strengths-based Question “It is often said that the customer's needs should come first. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?” There is no expectation or requirement for you to prepare for the strengths-based questions in advance of the interview, though you may find it helpful to spend some time reflecting on what you enjoy doing and what you do well. Interviews will take place online. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Eligibility Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. We understand mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days (Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we will not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, please contact us via: unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresultshmrc.gov.uk – Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example – ‘Please re-open my application – [insert vacancy ref] & vacancy closing date [insert date]’. To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application. Reserve List A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles – if this applies to you, we’ll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account. Merit List After interview, a single merit list will be created, and you will only be considered for posts in locations you have expressed a preference for. Appointments will be made in strict merit order in line with the set number of roles in each location. Criminal Record Check Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy. Reasonable Adjustments We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact the UBS Recruitment team via unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresultshmrc.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional. Additional Security Information Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Security Check (SC) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for SC is 5 years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post. Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers Please note that this role is unsuitable for contractual homeworkers due to the nature and/or requirements of the role. Terms and Conditions Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process. HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations. The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences. Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application(s) will be withdrawn from the process. Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert. Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government. New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band. Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract. If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job Contact Name : Richard Martin Email : richard.martin2hmrc.gov.uk Telephone : 03000 571703 07741184460 Recruitment team Email : unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresultshmrc.gov.uk Further information Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of the Recruitment Principles. In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via ubsrecruitmentcomplaintshmrc.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their website.