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Salary: £29,525 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
The Counter Fraud Investigator is responsible for the day-to-day investigations across the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) Driver/Rider/Vehicle environments.
The successful candidate would ensure delivery of an effective, timely, business and customer focused counter fraud investigations in accordance with plans and corporate objectives. This role has specific responsibility for Safeguarding and Internal Enquires.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Adopting the role of “Lead Investigator” when allocated, with the responsibility of planning, preparing, and managing the investigation to a criminal standard based on evidence.
* Investigating all safeguarding enquires and ADI misconduct cases.
* Investigating Internal fraud and serious misconduct.
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:
* Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
* 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
* 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
* Access to the staff discount portal.
* Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
* Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
* 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
* Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
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About you
1.Full UK driving licence
If you do not already hold the following, you must be willing to work towards once in post:
2. You will hold or be prepared to work towards the Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist/Manager qualification or similar once in post.
Required experience:
To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:
1. Strong organisational skills, with the ability to work on your own, but you are also a team player.
2. You will either have experience of criminal investigations or experience in dealing with complex investigation work, with the ability to extract accurate information from investigating and using your exceptional attention to detail to achieve your objective. The matters you could be handling maybe be very sensitive and difficult topics.
3. You can express yourself effectively and have exceptional written and verbal communication skills. You are resilient and flexible and enjoy working in a demanding role.
4. You would be described as a conscientious and self-motivated individual who takes responsibility and ensures all procedures are followed.
How to Apply
Read the full job description and apply here
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 3rd August 2025
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