L3 Trainee Examiner Official Receiver London

Are you a naturally inquisitive person? Do you like to ask questions and get to the details? Are you eager to learn new things? 

The Official Receiver Services Directorate (ORS) has vacancies for L3 HEO Trainee Examiners. You will be involved in the investigation and administration of insolvent estates which includes individuals subject to bankruptcy and companies subject to compulsory liquidation.

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. 

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 have 10 active employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include LGBT+, FACES, Disability & Health, Break the Stigma, Women’s, The Shed, Carers, Part Time Workers, No Limits and Grass Roots. 

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, though our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities. 

The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career. 

Job description

The Examiner role is key to driving forward our business. You will identify, protect and realise assets to enable returns to creditors. You will ensure that those who are responsible for financial wrongdoing are identified, and appropriate enforcement action is taken. You will help those who need it.

 Key duties will include:

Investigating and interrogating a wide range of tools and resources to locate bankrupts, company directors and assets.

Visiting trading premises of sole traders, and limited companies to conduct physical inspection and in some cases close the businesses down.

Conducting probing interviews with bankrupts, company directors and appropriate third parties, obtaining written statements

Person specification

The successful candidate will: 

Have an inquisitive mind and be able to constructively challenge at all levels to achieve the right results.

Have a keen eye for details and a tenacious approach to your work.

Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Have the ability to establish good stakeholder relationships with a range of people.

Communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.

Be highly motivated, with an ability to work independently as appropriate and forward a case load.

Essential Criteria 

Grade C/4 or above O Level/GCSE in English & Mathematics.

Please note, if you are successful, you will be required to provide proof of holding the stipulated qualifications by producing certificates before onboarding can complete.

You will be committed to completing the Insolvency Service Investigator Programme within 2 years. This could require regular travel and overnight stays to attend training events.

Candidates should note that whilst the role is based in a single location there is a degree of flexibility required to meet the needs of the business. 

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Making Effective Decisions

Communicating and Influencing

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

At assessment we will include a scenario based exercise and you will be asked to complete a short written exercise based on the scenario.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a personal statement of up to 750 words. Your personal statement should tell us when you have demonstrated all the skills and characteristics set out in the person specification.

You also need to provide a 250 word example of Making effective Decisions.

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the Making Effective Decisions behaviour.

 Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift or progressed straight to assessment/interview. 

If successful at sift, you will be invited to an assessment centre which will include a scenario based exercise, where you will be provided with information regarding a company in liquidation and undertake an interview of a "Company Director" to establish the cause of failure.

 You will also be asked to complete a short written exercise based on the scenario.

Both sections of the assessment centre will test your ability to make effective decisions and that you can communicate with purpose and direction. Please see the success profiles for Making effective decisions and Communicating and Influencing – the indicators for these two behaviours are included in the Candidate pack.

Following which there will be a panel interview where you will feedback your findings and recommendations for next steps for dealing with the case based on what you have been discovered during the mock interview.

You will also be asked Strengths questions.

The Assessment Centres will take approx. 2 ¼   hours and will be held in our London office in Stratford.