Principal Investigator

Would you love the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the UK's most high profile fraud and bribery cases, by delivering high quality outcomes?
Are you someone who enjoys collaborating with a variety of people and stakeholders?
If yes, then we want to hear from you!
This is an interesting and engaging role where you will be required to devise and lead an investigation into suspected serious and complex fraud or bribery and corruption effectively. This may include working towards a Deferred Prosecution Agreement.
Working with the Case Controller, you will be responsible for leading a team of investigators to investigate offences from inception to prosecution. The SFO is unique in the way we work within multi-disciplinary teams made up of other investigators, lawyers, accountants, IT experts and Counsel to bring cases to timely and successful conclusions.
You will work to support the Case Controller to deliver a highly effective investigatory function for the business. This is an important role and as an experienced investigator you will take responsibility for ensuring high profile cases are expedited., As a Principal Investigator, you will be involved in:
+ Leading high performing teams and delivering successful outcomes in a complex, multi-strand legal or investigative environment
+ Reporting to a case controller and working closely with investigative lawyer colleagues, planning, reviewing and delivering the investigative strategy for complex investigations, and where appropriate supporting any subsequent prosecutions.
+ Ensuring investigations are kept under constant review and conducted in line with operational standards, monitoring progress and delegated budgets and adapting strategy as necessary and providing regular updates to case controllers and staff.
+ Ensuring appropriate suspect and witness accounts are sought, obtained and strategically used, following relevant lines of inquiry.
+ Producing key financial and investigation witness statements for SFO cases and giving evidence in court when required.
+ Line managing and development of staff including agreeing annual objectives, monitoring, reviewing & recording performance against agreed objectives and addressing performance issues where appropriate.
For more information about the role, please see attached Candidate Pack., We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Leadership
+ Making Effective Decisions
+ Communicating and Influencing, The candidates shortlisted for the next stage of the selection process will be those that have clearly demonstrated that they meet the essential criteria for the role.
Please note it will not be possible to provide feedback to applicants who are unsuccessful at the application stage.
Interview stage
Behaviours, technical and experience criteria as outlined in the candidate pack will be tested at interview.
Full details of the interview process will be made available to shortlisted candidates in the invite to interview.
Sift to take place from 29th January 2025.
Interviews are expected to take place from w/c 10th February 2025
All dates are indicative and subject to change.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
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:
o UK nationals
o nationals of the Republic of Ireland
o nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
o 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)
o 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)
o individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
o Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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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.

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).

Alongside your salary of £58,083, Serious Fraud Office contributes £16,826 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme. For further details, click here http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/pensions
Generous annual leave provision of 25 days which increases to 30 days after five years’ service plus an additional day in recognition of the King’s Birthday and the option to buy or sell up to five days’ leave per year. Different terms may apply if you are already a Civil Servant.
Discretionary performance-related bonus scheme.
Interest-free season travel ticket, bicycle loan and cycle to work scheme.
Access to the Rental Deposit Salary Advance Scheme which assists employees in meeting the costs of deposits for privately rented homes.
Opportunities for learning and development.
Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies.
Voucher for eye care and discounted spectacles.
Access to a range of discounts through membership of the Civil Service Sports and Social Club, CSSC Sports and Leisure. http://www.cssc.co.uk/
Maternity and paternity leave provision over and above the statutory entitlements.
Access to My CPS Rewards Gateway. My CPS Rewards offers staff a range of rewards and savings including:
+ Discounts with high street retailers
+ Savings on grocery shopping at a range of supermarkets
+ Special salary sacrifice and recognition schemes
+ Reloadable gift cards and e-cards
+ Instant vouchers
Any move to the Serious Fraud Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk