Intelligence Analyst

Are you naturally curious, thrive on challenge, and passionate about using intelligence and data to make a real difference?

If so, this is your opportunity to join the Integrated Risk & Intelligence Service (IRIS) within Counter Fraud, Compliance and Debt (CFCD) a fast-paced, collaborative team working to protect public funds by identifying and tackling fraud, error, and debt across the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

We are recruiting into two related areas: Financial Crime Intelligence Team and the Strategic Intelligence Team.

The Financial Crime Intelligence Team (FCIT) highlights new risks and threats by acquiring and analysing intelligence and insights from the Financial Sector to reduce Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) and Fraud, Error and Debt (FED). FCIT also explores and delivers innovative solutions relating to cryptocurrency, payments, banking intelligence and automation across the Financial Sector.   

The Intelligence Officer/Analyst posts in FCIT will principally review financial intelligence received from internal and external partners to identify actionable fraud threats faced by DWP.

The Strategic Intelligence Team focuses on identifying emerging threats and long-term risks to DWP from individuals and organised crime groups. These threats often intersect with wider criminality, including modern slavery, human trafficking, and identity fraud.

As a Strategic Intelligence Analyst, youll play a key role in detecting emerging threats, analysing complex data, and producing high-quality intelligence reports that inform investigations and shape departmental strategy.

Your work as an Intelligence Analyst will involve different aspects subject to changing business priorities, therefore we need people who are very adaptable and flexible. The job will include a range of duties including, but not restricted to, the following:   

• Analyse large volumes of data using tools like Excel, i2 Analyst Notebook, and other intelligence tools to identify threats, trends, and suspicious activity.
• Produce high-quality Intelligence Reports and Threat Assessments to inform investigations and support departmental objectives.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners (e.g. Across Government, Law Enforcement and Intelligence Community) to share intelligence and disrupt organised crime targeting DWP systems.
• Assess intelligence from frontline staff, 3rd party external partners and external sources to build actionable intelligence packages.
• To develop external intelligence, working with financial institutions to ensure the necessary actions are taken. 
• Provide supporting analysis to identify new SOC/Fraud patterns, threats and risks. 
• Support Line Manager with strategic analysis tasks and contribute to new workstreams, including those involving financial institutions and other government departments.
• Review current business processes to achieve greater efficiency and/or better outcomes.
• Use visualisation tools to simplify complex fraud patterns for Senior Leaders and Serious & Organised Crime (SOC) colleagues.
• Apply accredited standards and processes attained through accredited analytical training such as Law Enforcement Analytical Programme (LEAP).
• Must attain and maintain Security Clearance (SC).
• Build effective working relationships across all grades and undertake Line Management responsibilities where required.

Due to the geographically dispersed nature of this team, this role will require occasional travel to visit other DWP locations and overnight stays.

Key criteria

The successful candidates should be able to demonstrate the following:

• An excellent working knowledge and understanding of intelligence within law enforcement, especially within the fraud / serious and organised crime arena (Lead Criteria).
• Good analytical, interpersonal and negotiation skills(Second Lead Criteria).
• Ability to assimilate complex information and adapt communication methods to present to both internal and external audiences.
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and in report writing.
• Good IT skills including a working knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, and SharePoint.
• Highly developed judgment when disclosing and protecting sensitive Intelligence sources.

Desirable skills

• The ability to speak Welsh is always welcomed. In the event that candidates are tied on scores, the ability to speak Welsh may be used as a tiebreaker. It will not be used as part of the selection criteria for appointment in any other circumstances.

Essential Security Criteria 

Please note that the role that you are applying requires National Security Vetting (NSV) to the level Security Check (SC).  You can find more information at United Kingdom Security Vetting: Applicant - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) . If you are successful in your application, you will need to attain SC clearance before you can take up post.  This is mandatory and is in addition to completion of Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).

The purpose of the NSV process is to provide a level of assurance about an individuals trustworthiness, integrity and reliability, and other factors that increase their vulnerability to corruption or risk of committing a security breach. It involves the investigation of an individuals background and circumstances to achieve this aim.

For meaningful checks to be carried out, you will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. Applicants are required to meet the UK residency requirements so that National Security Vetting (NSV) checks can be conducted. Depending on the level of NSV required, you must have resided continuously in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years, 2 of which must have been the immediately preceding years from the point of applying for this job.

The application process will ask for personal details about you, your address history, previous relationships, your parents, your employment history, your financial circumstances, and details of any pending, spent or unspent convictions.  This list is not exhaustive.  Please view the Vetting explained - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) for more information.

If you require any further information, please contact the vacancy holder the details are on the jobs portal through which you made your application.

If you are successful in your application, we recommend that you familiarise yourself with the NSV process and advise that you collate as much information as you can prior to starting your Vetting application.

Government Counter Fraud Profession (GCFP)

The DWP is committed to investing in people and ensuring their teams are a professional workforce. It is a requirement of counter fraud post holders within DWP to attain, and retain, membership of the Government Counter Fraud Profession (GCFP) at Practitioner level. This means if you are successful in applying for this role you will need to undertake an annual self-assessment to evidence your knowledge, skills, and experience within your role to attain and retain practitioner level membership. We provide post holders with a learning routeway to support them in achieving as well as any workplace adjustments they may require. Failure to attain membership of the GCFP at practitioner level may result in DWP seeking an alternative role for you.

In applying you will have indicated that you have read and fully understood the professional requirements for this Counter Fraud Investigator role.