Government Counter Fraud Profession Centre of Learning - GCFP Learning Specialist

Job summary

The Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) is the UK government’s Centre of Expertise for the management of fraud and associated error against the public sector. It leads the Government’s Counter Fraud Function, which brings together the c.16,000 people who work in ministerial departments and public bodies to fight fraud.

The PSFA sits at the heart of government, reporting to HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office; sharing best practice across the public sector including devolved administrations and local governments.

Our Mission is to:

• Modernise the fraud and error response by widening access and use of leading practices, tools and technology - better protecting taxpayers money.
• Build expert-led services that collaborate with experts in Departments and Public Bodies to better fight fraud and error through risk, prevention, data and enforcement techniques.
• Develop capability in the public sector to find, prevent and respond to fraud and error - both organisationally and individually.
• Put performance at the heart of the public sector fraud conversation - focusing on investments and outcomes.
• Be seen as a beacon of fraud and error expertise and a destination for those wanting to make a difference in fighting public sector fraud.

More information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-sector-fraud-authority/about

The PSFA oversees, develops and operates the Government Counter Fraud Profession (GCFP). The GCFP builds pathways for counter fraud talent development across government. The GCFP team works with cross-sector experts to build training where there are identified gaps. It has established the GCFP Centre of Learning to deliver against the PSFA mandate for the GCFP learning delivery.

Job description

Government Counter Fraud Profession (GCFP)

The Government Counter Fraud Profession comprises more than 9,000 members drawn from around 85 public bodies working to fight fraud across the public sector. The GCFP brings together individual and organisational learning from across the public sector, enabling us to take our next steps in the fight against the constant threat of fraud.

The establishment of the GCFP and continued investment in counter fraud resources demonstrates the Government’s commitment to finding and dealing with fraud across the public sector.

The Profession sets out to tackle fraud head on by committing to invest in this group of highly skilled people, who are at the forefront of protecting public services and fighting economic crime. By providing the standards, guidance and tools for GCFP members to develop their knowledge, skills and experience, we will not only ensure public sector organisations benefit from a common understanding of the skills needed to counter fraud, but also recognise those professionals who lead the fight.

Through the empowerment of its members, throughout their careers, the community created around the GCFP will continue to grow and develop, to protect public services and fight economic crime.

Job description:

As a GCFP Learning Specialist we are looking for an ambitious learning expert who is passionate about capability and improving the management of fraud in the public sector. They should share our desire to take innovative approaches to learning & development in new professional disciplines. They will be able to work across multiple organisations, both within the public sector and beyond and engage with stakeholders at a range of maturity levels with confidence. The role also includes working with a small team of counter fraud subject matter experts, management of a budget and contracts (e.g. for consultancy services).

Key deliverables and responsibilities of these posts will include:

• Delivery and development of learning programmes for Public Sector Counter Fraud professionals using subject matter expertise.
• Quality Assurance of third party delivered learning products against GCFP standards.
• Contributing to the GCFP’s interaction with the wider counter fraud function regarding learning and development activity, including working closely with other parts of the public and private sectors to understand future requirements.
• Providing input into learning and development to increase functional capability in counter fraud, and developing/embedding assessment processes by which members can enter the GCFP
• Promoting and supporting the strategic development of a learning plan/vision for all areas of the Government Counter Fraud Profession
• Experience of developing learning products and the ability to lead and influence others as a learning and development expert.
• Designing and implementing new processes to provide ‘quality mark’ assurance of external training provision through third parties and/or awarding bodies.
• Working closely with the GCFP Board to enhance counter fraud capability across the public sector, including the development and implementation of new policies, assurance frameworks, learning pathways and continual professional development processes to meet GCFP standards.
• Duties within the scope of the grade and within the limits of their skill, competence and training.
• Travel, as required, to other locations in the United Kingdom including the PSFA locations currently Glasgow, London, Newcastle, York and Manchester will be required and learning delivery sites (e.g. Cranfield University).

Person specification

Essential Criteria

• Experience within a capability environment, supporting and facilitating learning programme delivery. (Lead)
• Holds (or willing to work towards) a Level 4 Learning and Development and/or assessment-related qualification.
• Experience of working in a counter fraud, economic crime or anti bribery & corruption environment, as a practitioner or learning expert.
• The ability to lead and influence others as a learning and development specialist, with extensive experience of developing learning products.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience of working across sectors.
• Experience of working with external training providers and awarding bodies

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of the Government Counter Fraud Profession and/our Counter Fraud Function.
• Experience of working with bespoke Learning and Development software (e.g. Aula, Futurelearn or similar)
• Understanding of how Generative AI is impacting learning and development.

Additional information:

Cabinet Office policy is that a minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. For some roles, due to their nature and the business need, this may be up to 100%. Requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.

Technical skills

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

• Presentation

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £45,292, Cabinet Office contributes £13,121 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Learning and development tailored to your role.
• An environment with flexible working options.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
• A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and employer contributions of 28.97%.
• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.

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

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.

Application process

You will be required to complete the below for the application stage.

• Civil Service Test - verbal reasoning: Deadline 31st August 23:55.
• CV
• Personal Statement to include suitability against the essential criteria (500 words)

After submission of the first stage of your application you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Verbal Test. If you successfully pass the test, you will be invited to complete the final stage of the application.

Please complete the online tests as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended), the closing date for the tests is 23:55 on 31/08/2026. If you fail to complete the online test before the deadline your application will be withdrawn. Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are administered online and accessed via the CS Jobs website.

You will be directed to the Talogy - True Talent – Scheduled Maintenance Window Webpage for online tests during an outage.

Our online test supplier will be performing scheduled maintenance between 16:00 and 19:00 on 23/08/2026. You will be unable to access tests during this period.

If you are in the middle of a test when the maintenance begins, your progress will be paused. You will be able to resume your test from where you left off via your application centre once the downtime has ended. Please note that you will not be able to launch any new tests while the system is offline.

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be undertaken using CV to evidence the lead criteria, which is ‘Experience within a capability environment, supporting and facilitating learning programme delivery. (Lead)

Selection process

For the interview you will be required to do the below.

• A 10 minute presentation, followed by 10 minutes of questions. Then further questions relating to the candidate’s experience in the essential criteria listed.

Expected timeline

Expected sift date – TBD

Expected interview date/s – TBD

Interview location - Your interview is expected to be conducted face to face, however there may be occasions where this will change. You will be notified of the location if you are selected for interview.

Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

Contact Government Recruitment Service via cabinetoffice.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section in the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

Further Information

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service/Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk

Please note that this role requires SC clearance, which would normally need 5 years UK residency in the past 5 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.

Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Any move to Cabinet Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.

This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.

Feedback

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).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.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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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This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Ricky Reed-Killick
• Email : ricky.reed-killick1@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact Government Recruitment Service by email at : cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at info@csc.gov.uk. For further information on the Recruitment Principles and bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/.

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