Identity Fraud Advisory, Assurance and Risk Lead

Overview

In this role, you lead the Fraud Prevention Centre’s identity fraud advisory, assurance, and risk assessment services to embed fraud protection in service design and delivery. You will coordinate a small specialist team, engage senior stakeholders, and translate complex fraud concepts into practical guidance and evidence-based reporting. The role focuses on early identification of identity fraud risks and strengthening controls across projects and live services. This is a strategic, impact-driven opportunity to advance public money protection and service resilience within HMRC.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible and Hybrid Working
• Generous leave (25–30 days)
• Civil Service Pension contributions
• Family-friendly policies
• Coaching and development
• Talent and continuous improvement culture

Responsibilities

• Lead the Identity Fraud advisory, assurance, and risk assessment services for HMRC projects and services
• Head the FPC Service Clinic, Identity Fraud Guardrails, and Keyholder Co-ordination processes
• Lead Identity Fraud Risk Assessments across HMRC services and refine IFRA tooling and materials
• Engage senior stakeholders to shape demand, coordinate subject-matter input, and ensure fraud protection requirements are understood
• Provide leadership to a small specialist team, develop guidance and tools, and drive continuous improvement
• Represent FPC in governance forums and deliver clear, evidence-led reporting to support decision-making
• Ensure consistent, auditable guardrail application and transparent risk-based decision-making

Key requirements

• Experience leading advisory, assurance, risk management, or control-related services in a complex organisation
• Ability to lead delivery through others and coordinate input from multiple specialist functions
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills with senior engagements
• Experience applying standards and guardrails to support risk-based decision making
• Strong understanding of risk management principles and identifying control gaps
• Excellent communication skills with evidence-led recommendations and senior reporting
• Willingness to achieve CISMP or hold it already

• stakeholder management
• constructive challenge
• collaboration
• fraud protection controls
• identity fraud risk assessment (IFRA)
• service design and governance

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