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Job Title


Document Reviewer


Company : Serious Fraud Office (UK)


Location : London, England


Created : 2025-04-15


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

The role will be based at our offices at 2-4 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5BS, in central London. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.Informal hybrid working arrangements apply and there is an expectation that staff will attend the office regularly. Work pattern and office attendance will be agreed with successful candidates.Job SummaryThe Serious Fraud Office (the ‘SFO’) is a specialist investigation and prosecuting authority tackling the top level of serious or complex fraud, bribery and corruption. It is part of the UK criminal justice system covering England, Wales and Northern Ireland.We are currently recruiting for 2 positions: Document Reviewer (Band E) and Senior Document Reviewer (Band D). If you would like to be considered for both roles, please return to the Search page and submit one application for both roles on the Senior Document Reviewer vacancy.If you wish to be considered for the Document Reviewer (Band E) role only, please click apply now.Job DescriptionAs a Document Reviewer (Band E), you will work within a team of dedicated document reviewers, working closely with the core investigation team, Disclosure Officer, Deputy Disclosure Officer(s) and Senior Document Reviewers.You will review material obtained on digital review platforms, as part of criminal investigations. Your responsibilities will include:Identifying potential evidence for the investigation team. Identifying relevant, potentially disclosable and sensitive material to assist the SFO in discharging disclosure obligations in line with the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (CPIA) and the Attorney General Guidelines.For more information about the role and for a full list of key responsibilities, please see the attached Job Pack.Person SpecificationSee above and attached Job Pack.BehavioursWe'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:Delivering at Pace Working Together Making Effective DecisionsAlongside your salary of £28,506, the Serious Fraud Office contributes £8,258 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.Generous annual leave provision of 25 days which increases to 30 days after five years’ service plus an additional day in recognition of the King’s Birthday and the option to buy or sell up to five days’ leave per year. Different terms may apply if you are already a Civil Servant.Discretionary performance-related bonus scheme.Interest-free season travel ticket, bicycle loan and cycle to work scheme.Access to the Rental Deposit Salary Advance Scheme which assists employees in meeting the costs of deposits for privately rented homes.Opportunities for learning and development.Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies.Voucher for eye care and discounted spectacles.Access to a range of discounts through membership of the Civil Service Sports and Social Club, CSSC Sports and Leisure.Maternity and paternity leave provision over and above the statutory entitlements.Selection Process DetailsThis vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.Application StageAs part of the application process, you will be required to provide a personal statement of no more than 500 words to demonstrate how you meet the following criteria:A degree level qualification or demonstrable experience of interpreting and analysing complex and/or technical information from multiple sources. Ability to interpret, analyse and accurately describe complex and technical information. Ability to prioritise, multi-task and work independently within a multi-disciplinary team.It will not be possible to provide feedback to applicants who are unsuccessful at the application stage.Assessment StageCandidates who are successful at the sift stage will be invited to complete anin-person assessmentat our offices in Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5BS. This exercise is designed to test your ability to interpret and analyse complex information.Candidates who are successful at the assessment stage will be invited to a final interview via MS Teams. Behaviours as outlined in the job pack will be tested at the interview.Full details of the interview process will be made available to shortlisted candidates in the invite to interview.All dates are indicative and subject to change.Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.SecuritySuccessful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.Nationality RequirementsThis 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).Contact Point for ApplicantsJob Contact: Name: People and Culture Email: Team: Email: #J-18808-Ljbffr