SEO - Senior Intelligence Analyst

The Insolvency Service is a leading Government agency which plays a crucial role in providing essential services to the public and to business. The work we do is important to the proper functioning of markets, the economy in general and support for thousands of people each year who are in financial difficulty.

Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive, and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives.

The Investigation and Enforcement Services (IES) directorate aims to deliver and promote a range of investigation and enforcement activities, both civil and criminal in nature, to support fair and open markets. We do this by effectively enforcing the statutory company and insolvency regimes, maintaining public confidence in those regimes, and reducing the harm caused to victims of fraudulent activity and to the business community.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Insolvency Service (INSS) as an experienced senior intelligence analyst to help deliver our aim to tackle financial wrongdoing. There are opportunities to work in locations across England, Wales, and Scotland, delivering analytical support to assist in meeting our three core objectives to:

• tackle economic crime facilitated through companies,
• enforce the UK's insolvency framework
• enforce the Companies Acts and associated legislation.

The post will sit within the analytical cadre of the intelligence team, part of the Investigation and Enforcement Directorate of the Insolvency Service.

As a senior Intelligence Analyst, you are required to shape the direction of analysis within the Insolvency Service and support the development of the INSS analytical function. The post holder will contribute to the National Control Strategy and strategic threat assessment; working alongside key stakeholders to ensure the products drive business and aid in tackling economic crime, enforce the UK's insolvency framework, the Companies Acts and associated legislation.

The post holder will be required to produce ad hoc taskings as needed. The post holder will champion and lead on the use of structured analytical techniques to enhance understanding of the threats. The role requires management of both operational and tactical/strategic analysts. This will include engaging with stakeholders both internally and externally to negotiate taskings, providing quality assurance and the responsibility to sign off analytical products produced by the team.

The post holder is required to attend key meetings to support the G7, where necessary and brief key stakeholders on analytical products produced by the team. The role involves interacting with a wide range of government, law enforcement, UK intelligence community, private and third sector partners to meet business objectives. You will help drive, enhance and improve analytical functions within the business, identifying and promoting good practice in analysis.

Responsibilities as an SEO Intelligence Analyst include:

• assisting in developing the analytical function of the agency
• joint responsibility for assuring products
• line management of HEO analysts
• evaluating and assessing intelligence from multiple sources, understanding the reliability of each source
• conducting analysis to support law enforcement objectives using appropriate tools, techniques, and systems
• identifying intelligence gaps, patterns, relationships, trends, threats, and opportunities, making inferences and developing recommendations
• producing and presenting analytical products for intelligence purposes to inform operational, strategic and tactical decision making
• producing and presenting evidential analytical products at court
• delivering briefings and presentations, making recommendations to support the decision making and risk management process
• ensuring Continuous Professional Development and capability for yourself and members of staff
• assisting with ad hoc tactical and strategic taskings and supporting the wider analytical team where required.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills, knowledge, and abilities:

• conducting intelligence analysis and assessment, demonstrating the ability to communicate results of intelligence analysis to influence decision making
• gathering, organising, and evaluating information and intelligence
• using varied sources of information and different methodologies to support decision-making
• applying appropriate structured methods, techniques and approaches that are relevant to the intelligence requirement
• effectively communicating complex matters clearly and concisely
• building effective working relationships with relevant individuals and organisations
• managing multiple tasks and competing priorities
• willingness to develop and support the continual improvement of the team and analytical function
• good understanding of information management and data integrity issues
• willingness to keep up with CPD requirements.

Essential Criteria include having completed one of the following intelligence analysis courses: NAP – PHIA New Analyst Programme, NIAT - National Intelligence Analysis Training, GIAT - Government Intelligence Analyst Training, DIAM - Defence Intelligence Analyst Module, Intelligence Analyst (level 4) apprenticeship or a relevant Government/Military or Law Enforcement equivalent qualification.

Desirable Criteria include experience of managing analysts, an understanding of financial crime and money laundering, and an understanding of what is required to conduct operational, strategic and tactical analysis.

Benefits include flexible working arrangements, competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave, and access to an employee assistance programme for confidential support.

Selection process details will assess your Behaviours, Ability, Experience and Technical skills. Your CV should provide a clear overview of your employment history, key responsibilities, relevant qualifications, and the skills and experience you've gained throughout your career including any notable achievements.

Expected timeline includes Sift – week commencing 10th November 2025 and Interview – week commencing 10th December 2025.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check and meet the security requirements before they can be appointed.