Job Description

Investigator

Permanent

Grade D - £45,091 – £53,460

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity to be part of a national enforcement agency has arisen within Birmingham City Councils Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT).

As part of the councils Trading Standards Department, the IMLT investigates unlicensed money lenders (Loan Sharks).

Administered in Birmingham, the team operates on an agile and flexible basis across the UK and is funded by Central Government.

The team work closely with other Local Authorities, the Police, and other agencies.

The IMLT have two enforcement teams and an intelligence department made up of specialist investigators.

The post of Investigator will sit within one of the enforcement teams.

The investigator will have ownership of an individual caseload and should be able to demonstrate they have the skills required to undertaking complex investigations.

Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to work outside normal working hours, work away from home (including overnight).

What you’ll do

• Carry out complex criminal investigations and enforce delegated legislation
• Have ownership of an individual case load and work alongside other Investigators to conduct enforcement action.

About you

You will have a full driving licence with experience of:

• Conducting complex investigations in specialist areas of criminal investigations
• Interviewing suspects in accordance with PACE (Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984)
• Dealing with the public face to face
• Knowledge of intelligence-based systems
• Writing statements and reports to a high standard
• Operating for periods of time with minimal supervision
• Excellent communication skills building positive relationships with colleagues, various partner agencies

Why join us

• Pension scheme with generous employer contribution
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Staff discount/reward scheme
• Occupational Health and wellbeing support

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team <Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk>

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

and Person Specification.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment