OIMU Intelligence Supervisor - Counter Terrorism Policing in Birmingham

Closing date: 18 February 2026, 11:59pm

Salary: £44,700 - £50,949 (Salary will be pro rata for part time hours)

Grade: 7

Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) is a collaboration of UK police forces working with the UK intelligence community to help protect the public and our national security by preventing, deterring and investigating terrorist activity. Based at our modern offices near to Birmingham International Airport, the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit (CTPWM) coordinates the regional counter terrorist response and provides specialist support to police forces in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia and the West Midlands.

As an Intelligence Supervisor, you’ll be at the forefront of our work to confront terrorism and will lead a team receiving, assessing and developing intelligence in order to protect the UK from terrorist attacks. You’ll bring excellent team management skills to shape and develop your team and get the best from them. You’ll work part time of 21hrs 54 mins a week over 3 days, with a minimum cover of a Monday and Friday. We are flexible in relation to the third day worked. There is an expectation that you’ll work flexibly out of these hours if circumstances require it. There may be a requirement at times to travel to other locations in the region. Discover a fascinating role that’s at the heart of protecting the UK public. As part of CTPWM, you can expect a range of benefits plus excellent training and the chance to develop.

The role involves:

• Working effectively with colleagues across counter terrorism, including partner agencies, to provide intelligence support to major covert Counter Terrorism investigations.
• Developing and evaluating intelligence, ensuring that there is a quality assessment of threat, risk, harm and vulnerabilities.
• Ensuring your team handles and disseminates intelligence in a best practice manner to achieve comprehensive National Intelligence Model (NIM) compliant products.
• Ensuring evidential excellence with all relevant products and attending court to give expert testimony if required.

Responsibilities include:

• Supervising and contributing to the preparation and presentation of intelligence products, summaries and subject packages to support investigations.
• Proactively identifying opportunities for further investigation and development.
• Supervising and supporting intelligence within structures to support preplanned operations or no notice attacks.
• Attending local, regional and national meetings.
• Developing and maintaining an understanding of all legislative requirements relating to intelligence and ensuring compliance.
• Performing the Gatekeeper role for the 2016 Investigative Powers Act.
• Ensuring highly sensitive information is managed within the Government Security Classification (GSC) and Security Policy Framework (SPF).
• Maintaining an awareness of local, regional and national intelligence sources, databases and systems.
• Ensuring the implementation of latest techniques and tactics, best practice and information.

Essential skills and competencies:

• Proven Supervisory experience OR evidence of supervisory competence with the ability to forward plan and adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• Experience of working in an intelligence/information field with the ability to identify intelligence gaps.
• Quality assurance of intelligence products, providing objective and effective feedback, ensuring corrective action is taken where necessary.
• Effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills, being able to interact and influence at all levels.
• Ability to chair strategic and tactical meetings and working groups.
• Prioritising and negotiating workloads against conflicting customer needs.
• Ability to make decisions and work under pressure, inspiring and maintaining team cohesion.
• Ability to identify and implement change across the team to improve operational effectiveness.

Desirable:

• Experience within a similar environment.
• Knowledge of the National Intelligence Model (NIM).
• Knowledge and experience of intelligence led policing.
• Evidence of preparing and delivering presentations.

Additional Information:

You must be willing and able to attain the Intelligence Professionalisation Programme (IPP) certification in line with role.

Security Clearance: This post requires British nationality (some dual nationalities may be ineligible) and Developed Vetting clearance. You will need to undergo additional security clearance checks, with the offer of employment being conditional on obtaining all of the necessary security clearances. There are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries once in post.

Diversity & Inclusion: We maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities, whilst protecting them from harm. Counter Terrorism Policing is always working to build upon our diverse workforce to reflect the country we serve. An inclusive culture enables us to do things differently, working in ways that meet individuals’ needs, flexing working patterns to ensure work-life balance is healthy so that we deliver the best for the organisation.

We are a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.

It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.

Advertisement Closing Date: We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if the maximum volume of applications has been reached. Candidates with unsubmitted applications will not be informed prior to the advert closing. Please do not attach a CV/covering letter as these will not be used during the application process.

About Us: Counter Terrorism Policing is a collaboration of UK police forces working with the UK intelligence community to help protect the public and our national security by preventing, deterring and investigating terrorist activity. Join Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands CTU for a unique opportunity to play your part in keeping the West Midlands region safe. Every day offers a variety of exciting challenges and exceptional opportunities played out on a national and international stage. Most of what we achieve may never see the light of day but be assured that we have the very best and brightest working around the clock in an effort to keep us all safe.

Our Counter Terrorism Unit aims to create an inclusive and welcoming environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are able to reach their full potential. With a range of roles available, you don’t need a background in security and we are always looking for different skills and experiences to join our talented team. Work with us and you will be joining a world-class Counter Terrorism Policing network.