Threat Strategy Advisor

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HMRC's Fraud Investigation Service (FIS) tackles the most serious fraud, evasion, and organised criminal attacks against the tax system, using a wide range of approaches, skills and capabilities including civil and criminal investigations. HMRC plays a significant role in tackling economic crime, delivered through its unique function as a tax authority, law enforcement agency and anti-money laundering supervisor.

This is a key role in an interesting and high-profile part of the department which is at the forefront of disrupting Trade Based Money Laundering (TBML) and illicit finances globally. This role will include:

• Supporting the International Illicit Finance and TBML Threat Lead in the development, implementation, and delivery of a coordinated strategic response to key domestic and international illicit finance risks both within HMRC, and across other law enforcement government agencies and international partners;
• Creating and delivering capability products to public and private sector partners both domestically and internationally to raise awareness of TBML and other illicit finances;
• Providing support to Senior Threat Strategy Advisors on domestic and international TBML projects;
• Secretariat duties for the Quarterly Public International TBML working group and the Multi-national Public Private Partnerships TBML working group;
• Strong drafting skills, and a willingness to learn how to prepare funding applications (under guidance if not already aware) into internal and external funding streams;
• Robustly manage spending and accurately forecast activity to ensure budgets for the financial year remain within tolerance.

Essential Criteria:

• Demonstrate a high level of communication skills – both written and verbal, and using good interpersonal skills to influence others.
• A sound understanding of illicit finances and/or demonstrating a willingness to learn.
• Excellent computer skills including TEAMS, Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI.
• Strong leadership skills and experience of working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders.

HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.

We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

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