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Disclosure Officer

fully flexible

Remote:

Full Remote

Contract:

Full time

Experience:

Mid-level (2-5 years)

Work from:

United Kingdom

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Professional background in law or law enforcement, Experience with Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996, Experience in complex criminal investigations, Recent relevant experience as a disclosure officer, Proven experience in managing large disclosure cases.

Key responsabilities:

Create strategic disclosure plans for cases
Review materials using digital evidence platforms
Train and manage a team of paralegals
Draft Disclosure Management Documents
Assist in preparing cases for trial

Financial Conduct Authority Financial Services Large http://www.fca.org.uk/

1001 - 5000 Employees

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Job description

CPIA Disclosure Officer

Salary: National ranging from £47,200 to £70,800 and London 49,100 to £73,600

The team / department

Enforcement conducts forensic investigations into suspected misconduct and, where appropriate, pursues and remedies misconduct by firms and individuals through criminal, civil and administrative sanctions and orders including:

Bringing criminal prosecutions and seeking penalties to deter misconduct
Applying for civil orders to provide an appropriate degree of protection for consumers

The Criminal Disclosure Unit [CDU]

The CDU is responsible for undertaking criminal disclosure exercises in accordance with the Criminal Procedure & Investigations Act 1996 and associated legislation
It also advises on, and ensures, that best and consistent practice is maintained in all criminal disclosure exercises within EMO
The Unit is also responsible for LPP risk management in all criminal investigations and in complex regulatory investigations to mitigate the risk to the organisation of Legal Professional Privilege

What you will be doing (the role)

Creating and devising a strategic disclosure plan to meet the needs of the case
Reviewing material using a digital evidence platform and applying the test for disclosure in accordance with the requirements of the CPIA
Creating and maintaining schedules of the unused material in preparation for trial
Training and managing a team of paralegals to assist with the disclosure task
Drafting a Disclosure Management Document
Assisting in the preparation of cases for trial in the Crown Court and giving evidence if required

What you will get from the role

An opportunity to work on high-profile cases of public importance as part of multi-disciplinary teams, investigating and tackling the most serious financial crime matters within a disclosure capacity
An opportunity to gain line management experience within a supportive environment committed to learning and development
The chance to greatly enhance and develop your legal analysis and judgement skills and to shape the work of the Criminal Disclosure Unit

Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifestyle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash. 

Core benefits that you will receive as standard are: 

25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
Private healthcare with Bupa 
A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age – up to 12% a month once you reach age 35) 
Life assurance of eight times your basic salary 
Income protection

We support hybrid working which means you will be able to work from home up to 60% of the time over a month with the remainder of your time in one of our three office locations. 

The skills and experience you will have 

Minimum

A professional background in either law or law enforcement
Experience of applying the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996
Experience of complex criminal investigations

Essential

Recent and relevant experience of working as a disclosure officer or with defence disclosure experience
Proven experience in managing disclosure in large and complex cases
Ability to analyse complex evidence and to take responsibility for making timely decisions based on relevant analysis
Sound judgement and a willingness to defend judgements as necessary and when appropriate
Excellent oral and written communications skills
Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines

About the FCA  

The FCA regulates the conduct of nearly 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found here. 

The FCA's Values & Diversity

Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation. 

The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our Associate role.  

Flexible working

We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements.  Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares.  We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want but we won’t judge you for asking.   

Useful information   

Applications for this role close at 23:59 on the 11th October 
This role is graded as Associate - Practising Legal

Got a question?   

If you are interested in learning more about the role please contact:

For internal applicants, please contact Michael Wood, michael.wood@fca.org.uk

For external applicants, please contact Michael Wood, michael.wood@fca.org.uk

What to expect from our interview process 

If successful at sift, you will be invited to attend a first stage competency-based interview. The final stage will include a technical case study and competency-based questions. 

Application support

We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.

If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter to discuss this further. Our aim is to make your application as easy and comfortable as possible, and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangements where possible.

Security Clearance/Vetting 

The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting.

Please note that all applications must be submitted through our online portal, applications sent via email will not be accepted. 