Director of Jersey's Financial Intelligence Unit

Cross Departmental Opportunities

United Kingdom

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Finance

Full time

£138,000 per year

Job summary

The Financial Intelligence Unit Jersey plays a central role in protecting the integrity of one of the world’s most respected and best regulated international finance centres.
As Director, you will lead the Island’s national centre for financial intelligence, overseeing the receipt, analysis and dissemination of information that supports law enforcement investigations, regulatory action and jurisdictional threat understanding, preserving and enhancing Jersey’s global reputation in the fight against financial crime.
This is a senior leadership role requiring the ability to develop the FIU in line with international standards and peer review expectations, including those of the FATF, MONEYVAL and the Egmont Group.
You will lead an experienced multidisciplinary team of intelligence specialists, providing strategic direction while ensuring the Unit remains operationally independent, technically capable and trusted by domestic and overseas partners.
Your remit spans strategic planning, resource leadership, operational decision making and international engagement. You will set annual priorities with the FIU Governance Board, manage the Unit’s budget and ensure the delivery of high quality intelligence outputs.
You will also oversee management of the consent regime under the Proceeds of Crime (Jersey) Law 1999 ensuring suspected criminal proceeds are preserved while intelligence and enforcement action is progressed. You will lead the Unit’s contributions to national risk assessments, peer reviews and global cooperation frameworks. The role provides significant scope to shape Jersey’s response to money laundering, terrorist financing, proliferation financing, sanctions evasion and associated predicate offences, in support of the Island’s national economic security.To find out more about this opportunity, please contact Richard Corrigan, r.corrigan@gov.je

Job description

Responsible for strong leadership, management and overall accountability for the effective functioning of the Jersey FIU, which serves as the national centre for the receipt, analysis, enhancement and dissemination of financial intelligence. Ensuring the Jersey FIU is adequately staffed with personnel that are appropriately skilled and experienced in AML/CFT. Providing direction and guidance to Jersey FIU staff as appropriate. In consultation with the FIU Board and before the commencement of the financial year, be responsible for the drafting and subsequent issuance of a Jersey FIU Annual Plan to include, but not limited to, a statement of any strategic priorities and the annual budgetary requirements for the Jersey FIU. In doing so having a ‘vision’ for the Jersey FIU and assuming
overall responsibility for all Jersey FIU staff to identify opportunities to continuously improve the Jersey FIU’s contribution to the effectiveness of AML/CFT and combatting financial crime. Accountable for the management of ‘consent’ decisions arising from SAR submissions under the Proceeds of Crime (Jersey) Law 1999. Builds strategic partnerships/relationships with other financial intelligence units, law enforcement agencies and competent authorities internationally to ensure the exchange of mutually beneficial information and appropriate level of co-operation in financial investigations. Accountable for the Jersey FIU in its capacity as a full member of the Egmont Group of FIUs, and ongoing adherence to the Egmont Group Statement of Purpose and its Principles for Information Exchange. Lead work with all relevant partners and key stakeholders, and actively participate in operational working arrangements between the JFIU, States of Jersey Police, Law Officers’ Department (to include ECCU and MLAT), the JFSC and any other multi agency collaborative working groups relevant to tackling ML or TF. Represent the FIU as Director of JFIU in multi-agency Financial Crime Strategy meetings facilitated by the Government of Jersey (GOJ). As a key participant lead, assist in the preparation for international assessment reviews carried out by assessment bodies such as MONEYVAL and nationally, for example in the preparation of the National Risk Assessment of ML and TF. Undertake a leading role in representing Jersey and the Jersey FIU in preparation for and engagement with periodic international mutual evaluations of the Island’s capability in respect of combatting financial crime and TF.

Person specification

Success requires deep knowledge of AML/CFT legislation and intelligence practices, proven strategic leadership and the ability to make sound decisions under pressure.
Essential to the role is recent experience in the management of financial intelligence processes, including the collection, analysis, dissemination and use of intelligence, whether gained in law enforcement, intelligence agencies or the private sector, along with the capability to influence across jurisdictions and cultures.
For current FIU leaders, or senior analysts and managers ready to assume broader strategic responsibility, this role offers a rare opportunity to shape national AML/CFT effectiveness at the highest level and engage with counterparts worldwide.
If you are motivated by delivering international impact and the responsibility of strategic leadership within a highly trusted jurisdiction, we would welcome your interest.

Benefits

25 days Annual Leave, Employer contribution into Jersey Pension Scheme, Flexible Working,

Note:

If you are a civil servant or an employee of a public body, this advertised role is not within the Civil Service or an accredited Non-Departmental Public Body. As such, your continuity of service may be affected if you apply and are successful, and you should check the appropriate guidance with your HR team or line manager.

This role may not include an option to apply for a Civil Service Pension, as it is outside the Civil Service.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Covering letter and CV to be sent to Richard Corrigan, r.corrigan@gov.je . Interviews will be held in Jersey in May 2026.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Richard Corrigan, Chief Officer
Email : r.corrigan@gov.je

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£138,000 per year