Intelligence Analyst - R&A (CTPSE) 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) works to keep people safe from the threat of terrorism. The successful candidate will be working with teams, which cover the expanse of the South East region, stretching over five police forces and across the wider National Counter Terrorism Police network tackling the most serious crime.

The Research and Analysis Team are vital to CTPSE. We produce high quality research and analytical products to support all areas of CTPSE business. We are closely aligned to the Intelligence Management Function (IMF), the South East Regional Prison Intelligence Team (SERPIT) and CT Borders Policing (CTBP) however full research and analytical support is given to all 4 CONTEST strands across CTPSE.

As an intelligence analyst you will provide high quality tactical and strategic analysis to inform, advise and assist decision makers / senior operational police officers in the prevention, targeting, disruption and detection of crime. Furthermore, you will use analytical techniques to create products to inform relevant strategic and tactical planning to the standard defined within the National Intelligence Model (NIM) and Authorised Professional Practice (APP).

Through the application of structured analytical techniques (SATs), and the use of analytical vocabulary, you will provide assessments of activities of individuals / groups / themes to establish the dimensions of the threat posed. You will provide efficient and effective service to support managerial, operational and investigative decision-making. Your analysis will assist in prioritisation, focusing intelligence gathering and guide investigative, enforcement and prevention activities. This will include making recommendations to drive business activity at both a tactical and strategic level.

The successful candidate will have current role-related experience as an Analyst in a police environment/partnership agency with excellent understanding of the National Intelligence Model (NIM). A relevant professional qualification and completion of the National Intelligence Analyst training is also required. Additionally, the successful applicant will have excellent communication/interpersonal, problem solving, time management and effective IT skills.

This post requires occasional travel across the South East region and the UK, therefore the successful candidate will require a full UK driving licence. Due to the nature of our work, security is of paramount importance to us and therefore it will be necessary to pass and maintain vetting level SC together with a number of enhanced security checks. In order to achieve this, you must be a British National and have resided in the UK for the past five years. Exemptions may apply for overseas or other diplomatic service (with HM Government), and studying abroad.

The leadership within CTPSE and SEROCU are actively committed to embedding and sustaining an inclusive culture that recognises and champions the diversity of our people, and promotes equity and equality so that everyone can succeed at work. The region is delivering this commitment through a long term strategy that takes a holistic and intersectional approach to wellbeing & inclusion. Our strategy is underpinned by the five strategic objectives:

• Inclusive Culture – We will create, embed, and continually develop an inclusive culture for our people.
• Engaged & Involved – We will ensure our people are engaged, involved, and listened to.
• Wellbeing – We will prioritise the wellbeing of our people.
• Representation – We will attract, recruit, retain and develop a diverse workforce.
• Inclusive by Design – We will ensure that inclusion is a core principle of our policies, products, and decisions.

We welcome applications from those interested in part time and flexible working, and encourage applications from our under represented communities. Our people say that benefits include a good work/life balance, a supportive and welcoming place to work and excellent terms including a generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact RecruitmentSE@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting the Job Reference number 22566. If you have applied for this role in the last six months, we respectfully ask that you do not reapply at this current time.

IMPORTANT: If you are already a Thames Valley Police (TVP) member of staff and you have been in your post for less than twelve months, your application must be supported by your line manager. We will require written confirmation from your line manager in order to proceed.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if we receive a high volume of applications. Should you wish to apply for this post, we advise you to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.