Senior Intelligence Analyst in London

Prevail Partners delivers high quality intelligence, research and consultancy services to clients ranging from governments and multinational corporations to non-governmental organisations. These services are delivered predominantly across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The Senior Intelligence Analyst position sits within Prevail Partner’s UK Government team, producing intelligence analysis and assessment for a client within the security sector. In this role, you will support operational activity and guide policy decisions through collaboration with Intelligence, Data, and Geospatial teams, as well as specialists in operational intelligence collection and data science. The team contributes to tackling significant public safety issues and at times you can expect aspects of your work to reach senior levels within Government.

Prevail is committed to employing innovative technology to help our clients navigate complex security risks. Therefore, you will be using industry-leading open-source intelligence collection and analysis tools to deliver the highest quality products to our client.

We are seeking an experienced intelligence professional, able to bring their knowledge of intelligence analysis, assessment and collection methods to Prevail's unique position in the open-source intelligence sector. You should be a strategic thinker, always proactively scanning for opportunities to improve intelligence collection and analysis methods, especially at scale. Project management experience would be highly beneficial, with an ability to spot commercial growth opportunities. You should be highly familiar with visualising large and complex data and understand where and when to engage various data analytics roles/capabilities in your work. As a Senior Intelligence Analyst, you should be comfortable working with limited supervision, representing and deputising for management and have experience mentoring those at the start of their intelligence career.

This role includes support to our client 365 days a year, therefore an ability to work weekends as part of a rota is essential. Due to the nature of the role, you may be exposed to graphic or distressing content.

• 5 years’ experience (minimum) in an intelligence analysis role, either within government, military, law enforcement or the private sector.
• Highly experienced analysing and visualising large/complex data, including an understanding of where open sources can add unique value.
• Strong IT literacy to include high level of familiarity with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Interest in current affairs and national security issues.
• Experience leading or mentoring other analysts.

• Formal intelligence analysis training.
• Comfortable representing the organisation to external clients, with experience translating complex or ambiguous client requests into coherent solutions.
• Project or programme management experience; project management qualification would be a bonus.
• Working collaboratively with data analysts/scientists and communicating your findings to a broad audience.
• An ability to use Python and/or SQL to query large data, with experience/knowledge of automating manual tasks and where AI/ML methods can be used to scale-up analysis.
• Fluent in one or more of French, Arabic (various dialects), Sorani, Farsi, Dari, Russian, Ukrainian, Mandarin, Cantonese.

• Work with peers, maintain oversight of tasks and support the delivery of high-quality intelligence products.
• Maintain databases and services across the intelligence team.
• Quality control formal reports or presentations, with attention to detail.
• Work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines, demonstrating motivation, initiative, and focus.
• Liaise and engage with law enforcement professionals and senior representatives and act as an ambassador for the intelligence team.
• Manage a small team of intelligence professionals.
• Ensure project requirements are met, supporting an innovative and driven team.
• Provide daily updates to the Intelligence Manager and be responsive to shifting priorities.
• Be proactive in their work – acting on their own initiative with minimal oversight.

• Due to the security of our projects, you must be a UK Passport holder with, or able to achieve at least, SC security clearance.
• Able to commute and work daily on-site in a central London office.
• Prepared to work weekend shifts when required.
• You may occasionally be asked to respond at short notice or outside of core hours.
• On occasions analysts may be required to travel throughout the UK and overseas.

• Competitive Salary
• Salary Sacrifice Pension
• Access to onsite Gym Facilities
• Enhanced Leave Policies
• Private Healthcare after two years at Prevail
• Employee Assistance Programme