Trainer - Criminal Investigations in Ipswich

The Insolvency Service is a leading Government agency which plays a crucial role in providing essential services to the public and to business. The work we do is important to the proper functioning of markets, the economy in general and support for thousands of people each year who are in financial difficulty.

Investigation and Enforcement Services (IES) directorate aims to deliver and promote a range of investigation and enforcement activities, both civil and criminal in nature, to support fair and open markets. We do this by effectively enforcing the statutory company and insolvency regimes, maintaining public confidence in those regimes, and reducing the harm caused to victims of fraudulent activity and to the business community.

As a result of recent changes to legislation, an expansion in our remit to support a growing cross-government anti-money laundering priority, we are increasing our investigative capabilities. Subsequently, we require to adapt our training strategy, increase our training delivery capabilities ensuring we contribute to our Investigation and Enforcement Strategy for 2026-2030. This training role within IES has been created to build the resilience we will require to grow these functions.

Supported by and reporting to the Strategic Lead for Training, the post-holder will have responsibility for the design, development and delivery of bespoke training programmes as well as the facilitation of internal and external courses to support our criminal investigators and managers.

Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive, and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives.

We offer full-time, part-time, job share and flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, through our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities.

This is a new and exciting post within IES, in which you will have the opportunity to influence and shape our learning programme, playing a part in ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of technical training across our criminal investigation and potentially our wider investigative disciplines. You will be responsible for ensuring that our criminal investigators, managers and leaders have the capability we need to deliver our business priorities as these functions grow.

You will work with colleagues across the agency, notably investigation leads within our crime discipline, the directorate business development team and People & Communication directorate partners in Capability and the Business Partnering teams. The post will also provide an opportunity to liaise with colleagues from other parts of the Civil Service, to ensure that what we deliver is aligned with Government Counter Fraud Profession (GCFP) standards and wider Civil Service requirements.

This role would suit someone who has experience in developing discrete areas of learning within the criminal investigative discipline.

Responsibilities

• Design, deliver and implement training programmes in line with agreed priorities.
• Introduce trainee and/or apprentice training courses for criminal investigators and potentially across our wider investigation teams.
• Develop, administer and secure the delivery of in-house technical training, ensuring that all training developed meets the CPD training requirements for our criminal investigators.
• Work with colleagues at all levels within IES and peers across the agency to ensure there is access to learning opportunities which will enable colleagues to take forward their own professional, career and personal development.
• Create and update materials and guidance as required for the ongoing development and successful delivery of our training programme for criminal investigators.
• Work with business leads and subject matter experts to identify technical training requirements and develop bespoke training courses and seminars.
• Develop and undertake quality assurance, standardisation and continual evaluation activities in relation to our training regime.
• Source training through external partners and liaise with providers and internal/external presenters as to the delivery of courses.
• Provide support and advice to learners and assessors/line managers (e.g. facilitating learner support events) to ensure learners have the maximum opportunity for successful completion of their probation and learning programme.