Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£44,380 to £52,212 per annum depending on skills and experience, plus a flexible benefits fund of 15% which is fully pensionable, alongside a range of competitive benefits.

About the Role
This role is responsible for conducting a wide variety of counter fraud, ethics, and business conduct investigations across the HS2 project, ensuring lessons learned are identified and investigation recommendations are reported on and tracked. You will manage an allocated caseload of investigations relating to alleged fraud or unethical behaviour, investigating cases efficiently using a variety of techniques in accordance with legislation and HS2’s investigation standards. You will update the Fraud and Investigations Manager on progress, support the team on complex cases, gather factual evidence from systems, supply chain partners, and interviews, maintain investigation documentation, and produce reports with recommendations. The role includes giving evidence at court, tribunal, or disciplinary proceedings and collaborating with internal and external investigatory, compliance, audit, and law enforcement bodies. You will work jointly with HR to support misconduct investigations and assist the Counter Fraud function in utilising data analytics to proactively identify fraud, bribery, and corruption. Additionally, you will support the Fraud Risk Management team by delivering fraud awareness training and conducting regular fraud risk assessments. You will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and comply with organisational initiatives, policies, and procedures on EDI.

Experience
- Prior experience dealing with ethics, compliance, or fraud issues with limited oversight or supervision.
- Experience investigating allegations of unethical behaviour in complex supply chain structures.
- Experience in investigation report writing, identifying lessons learned, and making recommendations.
- Experience creating and delivering training related to compliance, ethics, or fraud.
- Experience operating in a matrix management environment.

About you
- Strong investigative analysis skills with the ability to interpret and evaluate information, draw conclusions, and provide recommendations.
- Excellent reporting skills with the ability to produce and present clear, concise investigation reports.
- Effective stakeholder management skills, able to manage conflicts, conduct difficult discussions and interviews, and close matters timely.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, able to provide professional advice to diverse audiences.

Qualifications
- Professional accreditation in investigations discipline such as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Professional Investigations Programme - Level 2 (PIP), Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist (ACFS – Expert), Advanced Professional Certificate in Investigative Practice (APCIP), or Professionalism in Security Management (PINS).