Program Investigator

at  Province of Nova Scotia

Department: Labour, Skills and Immigration
Location: HALIFAX
Type of Employment: Permanent
Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG
Closing Date: 07-Oct-24 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

ABOUT US

The Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration – Immigration & Population Growth (IPG) has a big job. We are responsible for attracting, integrating and retaining immigrants to our province. Nova Scotia has been welcoming people from around the world for centuries. Immigrants have helped make Nova Scotia a vibrant, dynamic society in which everyone can build their dreams. Over 1,000,000 people call Nova Scotia home, where we have room to breathe and room to grow. A small but passionate team, we are continually evolving to meet the needs of the province.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The Program Investigator leads the implementation of higher program integrity standards and practices. The Program Investigator supports the Branch through by executing the following duties:

• Leading investigations into cases of suspected fraud or fraud risk across all immigration programs.
• Creation and implementation of clear policies, processes, and standards related to anti-fraud and program integrity.
• Work closely with staff of all provincial immigration programs and government partners, and closely collaborates on matters of fraud risk.
• Provide expert advice to the Director, Manager, and to IPG staff to prevent, detect and address issues of fraud or suspected fraud.
• Work closely and collaboratively with internal Program Managers and Program Officers, as well as colleagues in the Atlantic Region, to identify regional issues of immigration risk and integrity.
• The Program Investigators will also work with federal counterparts at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), as well as other provincial immigration departments.
• Conduct compliance verification activities including participant monitoring, which may include financial capacity analysis, document authenticity analysis and site visits to businesses in relation to program case files.
• Work with program participant employers and employees to provide education and guidance on appropriately participating in Immigration & Population Growth programs.
• Provides coaching/job shadowing to new officers or officers with less experience with a program area. Provides technical guidance when required on: analyzing data from multiple sources to draw appropriate conclusions and make suitable recommendations based on program criteria.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum of three years of experience in:

• Investigations OR
• Regulatory audits or inspections OR
• Law enforcement (as an alternative to the above)

University degree in a related field such as:

• Business
• Public administration
• Political science
• Law
• Acceptable equivalent

Demonstrated ability to:

• Interpret policy or legislation
• Analyze complex data
• Manage a large case workload
• Writing and presenting reports, as well as drafting external correspondence, to communicate findings from investigations, regulatory audits, or other compliance reviews
• Conduct interviews
• Provide advice to senior leaders
• Collaborating with government agencies and external stakeholders
• Navigating difficult situations, such as managing adversarial clients or interacting with argumentative or manipulative individuals

• Leading investigations into cases of suspected fraud or fraud risk across all immigration programs.
• Creation and implementation of clear policies, processes, and standards related to anti-fraud and program integrity.
• Work closely with staff of all provincial immigration programs and government partners, and closely collaborates on matters of fraud risk.
• Provide expert advice to the Director, Manager, and to IPG staff to prevent, detect and address issues of fraud or suspected fraud.
• Work closely and collaboratively with internal Program Managers and Program Officers, as well as colleagues in the Atlantic Region, to identify regional issues of immigration risk and integrity.
• The Program Investigators will also work with federal counterparts at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), as well as other provincial immigration departments.
• Conduct compliance verification activities including participant monitoring, which may include financial capacity analysis, document authenticity analysis and site visits to businesses in relation to program case files.
• Work with program participant employers and employees to provide education and guidance on appropriately participating in Immigration & Population Growth programs.
• Provides coaching/job shadowing to new officers or officers with less experience with a program area. Provides technical guidance when required on: analyzing data from multiple sources to draw appropriate conclusions and make suitable recommendations based on program criteria