Investigations Team Leader - Core Business

As an Investigations Team Leader – Core Business you will be a part of a dynamic and inclusive Investigations team working to deliver and set direction of investigations.

Alongside the Investigations Team Leader – Performance and Resourcing, you will be responsible for ensuring delivery of high quality, robust and independent investigations and demonstrating our values in all aspects of your role.

You will oversee Lead Investigators, whilst also ensuring their personal and professional development, in order to achieve investigation excellence and meet quality standards. You will play a key role in quality assurance and will have responsibility for ensuring the quality of investigations and investigation products.

You will play a critical role in ensuring timely resolutions of investigations and maintaining investigative integrity.

Other Opportunities

There is potential that opportunities for Investigations Team Leaders – Performance and Resourcing department in all locations will also become available. We would ask you to review the job description for this role in addition, and if you wish to be considered for this potential opportunity as well, answer the additional sifting question on your application. If you do not wish to be considered for these potential opportunities please simply leave this question blank.

General:

• Ensure consistent and high-quality investigations delivery against minimum standard and performance targets and in line with policy.
• Contribute as a member of the wider Investigations team to the management and development of the Investigations function.

Transformation:

• Actively participate in the IOPC Transformation programme to ensure that we do what only the IOPC can do and deliver effective, timely and high-quality investigations.
• Identify ways to improve the way in which investigations are completed and delivered.

Delivery:

• Provide structured supervision and DRIVE meetings to ensure Lead Investigators are confident, competent and engaged.
• Conduct case supervision and regular reviews of investigations to ensure they are progressing to a high quality and in line with the case supervision procedure.

Decision Making:

• Advise or act as the decision maker in delegated cases in accordance with the decision-making framework.

Cultural Competence, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

• Promote inclusive practice across the investigations team.
• Ensure fair case management and that investigations are conducted without prejudice or discrimination.

Please refer to the Job Description for full role responsibilities.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

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

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We'll assess you against these Senior Executive Officer (SEO) Level behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership

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Throughout the recruitment process we will also assess your Experience and Values.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete 4 Sift Questions based on the essential criteria.

Anticipated assessment and interview dates are estimated to take place mid - late September.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.