As an Enforcement Delivery Investigation Specialist, you will be responsible for leading the investigation and management of the High Risk and Complex Cases (HRCC) to target the serious/serially non-compliant within the remit of DVSA enforcement activity.
The role holder will act as the Senior Investigating officer (SIO) working with area Vehicle and Traffic Examiners to collect and evaluate evidence. This post is also responsible for the presentation of evidence at Public Inquiry (PI) or relevant Court on behalf of DVSA. They may also be required to attend informal hearings as part of the MOT scheme appeal process.
The successful candidate will be the National Portfolio lead (subject matter expert) having responsibility for raising the standards of investigation and quality of casework for prosecution and regulatory action across enforcement delivery.
Where wider issues are identified, the post holder may need to liaise with Policy to resolve, or to arrange for communications to be issued within Enforcement. They will actively engage with staff networks to promote best practice.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Acting as the Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) for all serious/serially non-compliance cases acting as a focal point for the collection and evaluation of evidence.
Lead the planning, preparing, and managing of serious/serially non-compliant investigations to ensure all reasonable lines of enquiry are followed.
Ensuring full compliance with all relevant legislations, during initial activity and throughout the case management (for example, road traffic legislation, data protection regulations, investigation regulations etc).
Being responsible for identifying and applying different approaches and methodologies to support the investigations.
Providing regular updates of progress to Enforcement Delivery for the most serious cases.
Preparing serious/serially non-compliant cases for presentation, evaluating and analysing a large amount of evidence and writing the final report.
Acting as a witness to present evidence at Public Inquiry (PI) or any relevant Court acting on behalf of DVSA.
Interviewing relevant internal and external people, collecting evidence, and appearing in court as a witness – in line with the relevant legal or MOT procedures.
Encouraging and supporting a focus on Continued Professional Development (CPD) within Enforcement Delivery providing support and guidance.
Providing advice and guidance across the wider team, as required, in the course of carrying out case work. This will involve ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation, professional practices, internal quality procedures and Internal Auditing Standards.
Ensuring a continuous improvement philosophy through learning from what is delivered across the team – and experimenting with new ways of delivering work.
Developing new ways of working to deal with newly identified issues and other nefarious activities as prioritised by the Intelligence team – working with others to create and document approaches.
Using your expert knowledge, conduct reviews of activities undertaken by the team, to understand how they can be improved.
Embedding a culture of continuous professional development to ensure that staff have the right knowledge, skills and behaviours and that processes and procedure are regularly reviewed.
Developing the delivery of casework to ensure our staff have a high standard of ability to develop methodologies, investigate to a high standard and write reports that can ensure appropriate outcomes.
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the Candidate Pack attached to the advert.
Person specification
We are looking for someone with a general understanding of DVSA’s enforcement work and using Electronic Casework Management Systems.
In addition, to be successful in role you will need:
A strong eye for detail and be forensic in your approach to identifying relevant information.
You must have or be willing to work towards gaining experience of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (CPIA) / the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA). Training for this can be provided.
The ability to deal with conflict.
Experience in planning, dealing with and managing investigations.
Knowledge and experience of conducting interviews under the appropriate process.
To be excellent communicator and can present information in a professional manner to a varied audience, which could include giving evidence in court or interviewing individuals to obtain evidence.
Additional Information.
There will also be a requirement to travel within the UK and overnight stays will be required.
This role can be based in any UK DVSA office location, subject to capacity at that location. Your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. This role is suitable for hybrid working, and therefore a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements. Hybrid working is a non-contractual arrangement where employees have the flexibility to work remotely combined with a minimum of 60% of their working time a month at either their principal workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, to carry out separate duties at alternative working locations or DVSA sites. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.
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