Investigator – Verification and Compliance
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Tēnei tūranga – About the role
The Investigator is a team member position in MBIE. The Investigator will bring their criminal investigation skills, business understanding and perspective to work in partnership with their manager and other staff.
The Investigator contributes to the operation of the Verification and Compliance Branch. The Compliance unit is responsible for managing the delivery of compliance, general investigation, and prosecution activities across the Northern, Central and Southern Regions.
The Investigator role is responsible for investigation and assisting with the prosecution of immigration fraud cases brought by Immigration New Zealand, and assisting partner agencies in the investigation and prosecution of serious crime criminal offending that has an immigration component.
The Investigator is also responsible for ensuring quality and consistency of advice and practices in relation to their contribution to the team’s work.
Ngā herenga – Requirements of the role
Personal specifications
- Experience in planning and undertaking complex criminal investigations and prosecutions, especially fraud, in a team environment.
- Sound understanding and application of NZ legislation in investigation and prosecution processes e.g. Criminal Procedures Act, Rules of Evidence, Bill of Rights, Official Information & Privacy Acts etc.
- Demonstrated planning and organising skills including the ability to maintain a high level of performance when under pressure.
- A demonstrated knowledge and application of modern investigation techniques including the use of IT software e.g. computer forensics.
- Experience managing risk, sensitive issues, and confidentiality in an enforcement area.
- Experience in delivering high quality files and reports within prescribed timeframes or other constraints.
- A demonstrated ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships at any level.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Proven ability to develop trust and credibility with managers and staff.
- Understanding of MBIE and where the team fits in delivering outcomes for the Ministry.
- Tertiary qualification, preferably in law enforcement, and/or comparable relevant experience in investigation and prosecution related work.
- The ability to gain and maintain a national security clearance as required.
- Must be a NZ citizen or hold a Permanent Residence class visa (if the role is located in New Zealand).
- Must have the legal right to live and work in the country in which this position resides (if the role is located outside of New Zealand).
Takohanga tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables
Critical areas of success
- Delivery of investigation services, products and programmes that actively support and contribute to the achievement of the Ministry’s outcomes and that deliver to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
The Investigator will contribute to the day to day work of the team which will include:
- Using criminal investigative knowledge and experience to assist in the development of an initial investigative strategy for each case, with specific reference to identifying and securing relevant evidence, and then progress each investigation – adapting the strategy as information is received and analysed.
- Working closely with national investigation teams and managers to execute the investigation strategy and achieve the most appropriate investigative outcome on every case.
- Leading interviews, reporting on investigation and prosecution progress, and providing input to relevant reports.
- Preparing prosecution files and liaising with MBIE Legal Services and the Crown Prosecutor.
- Giving evidence objectively and professionally in court, and assisting with the management and preparation of witnesses and exhibits.
- Accountability for the quality of work delivered, by ensuring quality assurance and controls are defined and applied from the outset of an investigation.
Wellbeing, health & safety
- Displays commitment through actively supporting all safety and wellbeing initiatives.
- Ensures own and others safety at all times.
- Complies with relevant safety and wellbeing policies, procedures, safe systems of work and event reporting.
- Reports all incidents/accidents, including near misses in a timely fashion.
- Is involved in health and safety through participation and consultation.
Tō tūranga i roto i te Manatū – Your place in the Ministry
The Investigator position reports into the Investigations Manager in the Immigration New Zealand group.
To mātou aronga – What we do for Aotearoa New Zealand
Hīkina Whakatutuki is the te reo Māori name for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Hīkina means to uplift. Whakatutuki means to move forward, to make successful. Our name speaks to our purpose, Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All.
To Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All, we put people at the heart of our mahi. Based on the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi, we are committed to upholding authentic partnerships with Māori.
As agile public service leaders, we use our breadth and experience to navigate the ever-changing world. We are service providers, policy makers, investors and regulators. We engage with diverse communities, businesses and regions. Our work touches on the daily lives of New Zealanders. We grow opportunities (Puāwai), guard and protect (Kaihāpai) and innovate and navigate towards a better future (Auaha).
Ngā matatau – Our competencies
Cultivates innovation We create new and better ways for the organisation to be successful by challenging the status quo generating new and creative ideas and translating them into workable solutions.
Nimble learning We are curious and actively learn through experimentation when tackling new problems by learning as we go when facing new situations and challenges.
Customer focus We build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions by listening and gaining insights into the needs of the communities we serve and actively seeking and responding to feedback.
Decision quality We make quality and timely decisions that shape the future for our communities and keep the organisation moving forward by relying on an appropriate mix of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement to make valid and reliable decisions.
Action oriented We step up, taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with purpose, urgency and discipline by taking responsibility, ownership and action on challenges, and being accountable for the results.
Collaborates We connect, working together to build partnerships with our communities, working collaboratively to meet shared objectives by gaining trust and support of others; actively seeking the views, experiences, and opinions of others and by working co-operatively with others across MBIE, the public sector and external stakeholder groups.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
As an agency of the public service, MBIE has a responsibility to contribute to the Crown meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti). Meeting our commitment to Te Tiriti will contribute towards us realising the overall aims of Te Ara Amiorangi – Our Path, Our Direction, and achieve the outcome of Growing New Zealand for All. The principles of Te Tiriti - including partnership, good faith, and active protection – are at the core of our work. MBIE is committed to delivering on our obligations as a Treaty partner with authenticity and integrity and to enable Māori interests. We are committed to ensuring that MBIE is well placed to meet our obligations under the Public Service Act 2020 (Te Ao Tūmatanui) to support the Crown in strengthening the Māori/Crown Relationship under the Treaty and to build MBIE’s capability, capacity and cultural intelligence to deliver this.
Mahi i roto i te Ratonga Tūmatanui – Working in the public service
Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui kia hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i āianei, ā, hei ngā rā ki tua hoki. He kawenga tino whaitake tā mātou hei tautoko i te Karauna i runga i āna hononga ki a ngāi Māori i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka tautoko mātou i te kāwanatanga manapori. Ka whakakotahingia mātou e te wairua whakarato ki ō mātou hapori, ā, e arahina ana mātou e ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga matua o te ratonga tūmatanui i roto i ā mātou mahi.
In the public service we work collectively to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future. We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi. We support democratic government. We are unified by a spirit of service to our communities and guided by the core principles and values of the public service in our work.
What does it mean to work in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Public Service?(external link) — Te Kawa Mataaho The Public Service Commission
