Intelligence Operator - HC622323

Overview

Location: Vickery Building, Netley – may be required to work at other sites within Hampshire and IOW Constabulary on occasions

Salary: Scale 6, £32,247 – £34,329 Per Annum plus 20% shift allowance and a weekend enhancement

Hours: 37.00 Per Week

Contract: Temporary for 14 Months – Starting 01/12/2025 – 28/02/2027

Closing Date: Wednesday 5th November 2025 @15:00 hrs

Vetting level required: Police Security Check (SC) & (MV)

Please note this vacancy is for internal Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary applicants to apply for only.

Information for Internal Staff who wish to apply for this role as a secondment

If you would like to apply for this temporary post as a secondment you must have the prior approval of your current Line Manager and Head of Department. Please ensure you have completed the ‘Police Staff Internal Secondment Declaration’, and forwarded it as instructed to obtain their sign-off. This step must be completed so the form is submitted as part of the application process, prior to the vacancy’s closing date. Your declaration form should be uploaded alongside your application form. Completion of this declaration is required whether or not your application is supported. Lack of managerial support will not prohibit you from applying, but it may have implications on your employee status. Such applications will be treated on a case-by-case basis and following consultation with the Head of HR & OD, as per the Secondment guidance.

About the role

Your role will be to provide dynamic 24/7 intelligence research and support to officers and staff throughout the force. This is a critical and very unique role which requires the ability to multitask and to work with risk. You need to be an effective decision maker and an excellent communicator. This role is challenging, mentally stimulating and very rewarding.

1. To identify and deal with any threat, risk or harm around intelligence for crime in action and critical incidents, ensuring full and continuous engagement with the Senior Investigating Officer.
2. Identify and ensure the force is aware of significant crimes and incidents and emerging threats.
3. To be conversant with intelligence processes including a good understanding of handling codes and source protection.
4. To act as force expert for a number of databases, undertaking specialist searches, in line with force priorities, to support proactive and reactive operations.
5. To maintain all information held on data systems including PNC and ANPR in a timely and accurate fashion and in compliance with current legislation, force policy, Data Protection Act and the PNC statutory Code of Practice, ensuring the integrity of the National Systems is maintained at all times in line with local and national protocols.
6. To maintain effective liaison with internal and external departments and agencies, utilising the full range of communication methods available, including dealing with all intelligence requests and submission by way of the Force Gateway.
7. To identify, develop and action high priority intelligence, creating briefing slides and escalating where necessary.

For more information please see the job profile.

Educated to QCF Level 3 OR work experience deemed to have brought the postholder to a comparable level. Proven keyboard skills.

1. Ability to interrogate and analyse a broad range of information systems in order to assess risk and gather relevant supporting data.
2. To be able to work on own initiative.
3. Experience of working under pressure.
4. Experience of customer service, including handling sensitive matters.
5. To be computer literate.
6. Maintaining, updating and monitoring complex computerised systems.
7. Experience of high volume data entry and retrieval.
8. Proven administrative experience, using a variety of manual and computerised information systems.

Competencies and Personal Qualities

Please follow the online application link to apply. You will be required to enter personal details, complete our pre-screening questions, and provide examples of when you have displayed the below competencies. Your answers to these competencies will be used to shortlist applications and reading the below links will assist you in completing your application.

Contact details for an informal discussion

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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.

The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting: positive.action@hampshire.pnn.police.uk

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