Intelligence Researcher - HC623035 in Richmond

Work Location: Southampton, Portsmouth, Nr Fareham

Salary: Scale 5 - £30,333 - £32,613 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 29th January 2026 at 23:59 hours

Interview Date: TBC

About the role

As an Intelligence Researcher, you will support the identification of vulnerable and high risk people and groups as well as potential crime series. Your part will be to respond to requests for research assistance from the Analysts and Intelligence officers that you work alongside, as well as other stakeholders in the wider organisation, by collating, reviewing, evaluating and then disseminating information from a variety of sources. You will be looking for trends in daily crime, incidents and intelligence to support the district-level responses to any issues that have the potential to cause harm, and for opportunities to safeguard and protect potential victims. Once you have identified any patterns, you will then produce maps and information summaries to support local and (if needed) force wide operations. As part of the role, you will liaise with others involved in the intelligence process, including those working across police borders, to share findings and support briefings.

What’s on offer?

• Family friendly policies supporting those with caring responsibilities.
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 24 days in addition to public holidays, rising to 29 after five years’ service.
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities.
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Retail, holiday and leisure discounts through Hampshire Police Leisure and Sports Club or Blue Light Card.
• Excellent wellbeing support and access to Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff representation groups and inclusion network.
• Eye test vouchers.

Essential Qualifications

Educated to OR work experience deemed to have brought the postholder to a comparable level.

Essential Experience

• Experience of researching and collating data.
• Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to produce accurate and timely reports.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of research processes and techniques.
• Ability to use own initiative and possessing good time management skills.
• Proven experience in the use of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.

Competencies and Personal Qualities

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You should also be aware of the (courage, respect and empathy, public service).

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.

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