Apply before 11:55 pm on Friday 4th July 2025 Location Nottingham Regional Centre - Unity Square Stratford Regional Centre - Westfield Avenue £36,320 - £44,614 National min £36,320 - max £39,234 London min £41,289 - max £44,614 About the job Job summary Do you have an enquiring mind? Can you make and communicate complex decisions? Are you passionate about excellent customer service? If so, our Adjudication Investigator role could be for you. The Adjudicator, Michael McMahon, has independent and personal authority to resolve escalated complaints about HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and also to review Home Office decisions on entitlement to compensation under the Windrush Compensation Scheme (WCS). The Adjudicators Office supports the Adjudicator in making high quality decisions on these challenging, sensitive and often high-profile cases. We have around 55 employees based across our two locations in Nottingham and Stratford (East London), the majority being Adjudication Investigators. The core purpose of the Adjudicator and the Adjudicators Office is to: Resolve cases by providing an accessible and flexible service and make fair, trusted and impartial decisions Support and encourage effective resolution throughout the case handling process whilst being responsive to customer needs Use our expertise and insight from cases to support HMRC, the VOA and the Home Office to learn and improve services to customers The Adjudicator's Office's vision is to: Run an effective customer-focused complaint handling service Make high-quality, fair decisions Provide insight which drives action to improve services for customers Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. For more information, please visit: The Adjudicator's Office. Job description In this role, you will be an investigator delivering high quality, impartial decisions on cases, working closely with the Adjudicator. Youll gain an insight into how two of the largest operational departments at the heart of Government operate and will interact with their customers and users. You will be required to demonstrate and develop core Civil Service capabilities such as the ability to analyse and evaluate information, make effective decisions, work with a variety of stakeholders and communicate clearly. To support your decision-making process, youll need to consider the perspectives of both the customers and the relevant department who are party to your case. You will obtain information from a variety of different sources and build understanding of relevant rules and processes in order to inform your decision. Key Responsibilities Ensure cases are investigated and progressed efficiently and in a customer focussed manner, working within our performance expectations and quality frameworks Collate and analyse evidence and information from customers and the departments to make fair and impartial decisions Identify and share insight and learning from your cases to maximise the value of complaints, driving improvements in customer services and supporting cultural change Communicate with customers and stakeholders, discuss cases and be part of the team taking calls on our external phone service Person specification Ideally, we are looking for someone who understands the importance of values and culture to the delivery of an organisations vision and purpose. You will be a strong communicator, with analytical and decision making skills. Essential Criteria Ability to use judgement, critical thinking and analytical skills to reach evidence based decisions Able to clearly communicate complex issues both verbally and in writing Hold excellent time management skills and the ability to exercise judgement in how you carry out your work, manage your workload to meet deadlines and work collaboratively with colleagues. Desirable Criteria Capability to identify wider themes from the work you do and produce insight in order to provide wider feedback to colleagues and stakeholders Passionate about playing an active part in the wider development of the Adjudicators Office, providing support on office-wide initiatives and projects Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Drafting Skills ADZN1_UKTJ