Deputy Director, Organised Crime (South)

Within FIS a variety of threats are targeted, including complex offshore evasion, international smuggling of illicit excise goods, exports of controlled weapons and technology, labour market abuses, VAT and Self–Assessment repayment frauds and a host of other fraud attacks targeted at the tax system.

Job description
This is a key role building on our commitments to prioritise the full range of civil and criminal capabilities on the highest risks within the organised crime customer segment and coordinate and deliver HMRC's operational response to the most significant threats against the Strategic Picture of Risk.

Responsibilities:

Overseeing investigation teams working on often complex and large cases involving both civil and criminal capabilities which will require significant stakeholder management and energy to engage your staff.

At the heart of this key operational delivery role is collaborative working within HM Revenue and Customs and with other government departments and law enforcement agencies.

As a key voice and influencer within the international arena on a number of threats including Illicit Tobacco, to which you will be the SRO. You will work closely to build relationships with partner agencies and prosecuting authorities both in the UK and overseas to ensure the best uses of resources and deliver the highest impact.

Being an active member of the FIS Senior Leadership Team, you will play an integral role in ensuring all colleagues feel valued and respected at work and role model the behaviors that enable this within the command.

Management of People:

Within a defined geographical area covering the South of the UK with line management of six Grade 6 managers together with a total staff of approx. 800. Staff are based across a number of our Regional Centres (Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, Stratford) and Specialist Sites (Dover, Ipswich).

Integral to this role will also be ensuring that the culture is right, so people feel that FIS is a great place to work.

Accountabilities:

As leader, you will be accountable for understanding risk in the organised crime segment to enable prioritisation of the full range of civil and criminal interventions to disrupt and deter fraudulent activity as well as be responsible for developing strategies for the risks your are responsible for, namely tobacco.

Receive tasking from intelligence partners and be accountable for developing pipelines and ensuring delivery is aligned to HMRC strategic objectives through the effective and efficient oversight of investigation progression within the region.

FIS delivery of key business targets relies on strong leadership and engagement across other parts of CCG including the Risk and Intelligence Service and Individuals and Small Business to ensure effective tasking to build a portfolio of cases which tackle the highest priority risks.

Effective local liaison with relevant prosecution services and law enforcement agencies to broaden partnership working into serious organised crime and governments ability to respond.

Our civil and criminal investigations must meet stringent casework standards where judicial scrutiny and external challenge are a part of the daily work. Therefore, part of your role will require attention to detail to understand and ensure managers and team leaders work with the utmost professionalism and integrity, in compliance with all relevant legislation. You will also be accountable for driving up capability so your team have the technical expertise needed to tackle these complex cases.

Leveraging the wider impact of interventions by implementing effective media to communication strategies and evidencing the effectiveness of our enforcement activities.

Key Interactions:

As part of the Fraud Investigation Service you will play an active role in representing the Directorates identify new ways of working through corporate leadership as well as influencing across other parts of HMRC. Key interactions include:

Customer Compliance Group Senior Leadership Team.

The Director, Head of Operations and Senior Leadership Team of the Fraud Investigation Service – to which you will become a key member.

External Stakeholders across government including the Crown Prosecution Service of England and Wales and Prosecuting Authorities in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

International partners including the J5 – Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement

Responsibilities
Person Specification:

– The successful candidate will have successful track record in operating as part of a senior leadership team, with the ability to operate strategically to lead teams to deliver significant and tangible results.

– In addition to the role responsibilities , you must be able to demonstrate the following (this is not a definitive list);

– Substantial experience of working collaboratively with a range of key stakeholders to inform, shape and deliver business needs, both internally, externally and internationally.

– A proven track record of successfully leading large geographically disparate teams within an operational command. In addition, experience of leading specialist tax capability and/or working within a law enforcement context would be highly desirable.

– Excellent leadership and influencing skills to engage confidently in a wide range of situations and develop senior stakeholder relationships both internally and externally.

– Successful budget and workforce planning experience.

– Experience of motivating and leading others to deliver at pace, being comfortable with digesting complex information and ensuring the highest standards and compliance with legislation.

– An ability to prioritise inclusion and development of teams by setting out clearly and effectively the culture and expectations around how teams will work within the new command (e.g. expected workplace behaviours, accountabilities, cultural re–focus on quality delivery etc.) in line with HMRC's values and commitments.

Desirable Criteria:
– Whilst not essential it would be desirable to have a working knowledge of criminal justice and/or civil investigations and CPIA Disclosure