Intelligence Bureau Manager

Do you thrive when challenged? Do you have excellent stakeholder engagement skills? Do you want to make a difference to countering serious organised crime and preventing loss to the public purse? If so, these are exciting opportunities to join Counter Fraud, Compliance and Debt (CFCD) as part of their Integrated Risk and Intelligence Service (IRIS).

Background to Role:

IRIS was established to identify and assess new and emerging organised crime risks and threats and to reduce Serious and Organised Crime (SOC), Fraud, Error and Debt (FED) and money laundering losses.

In addition, IRIS aims to enhance capability, internally and externally, by improving flows through better engagement with our intelligence partners including Other Government Departments (OGDs), Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and the financial sector.

We are recruiting for Intelligence Leaders, including for key roles within the IRIS Intelligence Bureau.

The Bureau Manager will produce regular briefings to keep DWP Senior Leaders informed and up to date on potential secondment and partner opportunities and collaborative activities. This will be a vital, high-profile role to help coordinate efforts to protect public funds and combat SOC and fraud. These posts will report to the Intelligence Bureau Lead for IRIS. Youll be part of a supportive, inclusive environment where innovation is key, and your contributions are highly valued. Youll receive real and exciting responsibility, and the opportunity to grow your career in a role that is intended to really make a difference.

Were looking for individuals who are:

• Experienced in SOC investigations and SOC intelligence exploitation.
• Passionate about collaboration with partners.
• Emotionally aware and resilient, with strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Motivated to deliver the right outcomes in challenging and fast-paced environments.
• Committed to inclusivity with a team that thrives because of its supportive culture.

• Supporting our colleagues in the Bureau with collaborative programmes of activity that are aimed at reducing Fraud/SOC losses.
• Acting as an ambassador for IRIS and other cross departmental intelligence forums with wide-ranging stakeholders, and liaison internally from CFCD / DWP Operations.
• Delivering support and inputting to intensification efforts which can span functions and includes triage, research, analysis and assessment.
• Producing regular briefings to keep DWP Senior Leaders informed and up to date on Bureau activities, highlighting key achievements.
• Analysing existing output and spotting further opportunities across your network.
• Support the Intelligence Bureau Grade 7 Lead on ad-hoc priorities and projects that contribute to the continuing development and implementation of the Departments strategy around reducing fraud

Due to the nature of this role, there will be frequent travel and overnight stays.

The successful applicants will need to demonstrate the following:

• Evidence of leading a team in an intelligence capacity within the Serious Organised Crime landscape, including international liaison and with other Law Enforcement and Government partners.
• Communication of complex information, and producing actionable intelligence packages, able to influence a range of audiences.
• A proven ability to build collaborative and effective lasting relationships across SOC Operations, Intelligence and/or Criminal Investigations.
• Experience of leading teams through new project delivery, demonstrating initiative, resilience and a commitment to continuous improvement and professional standards.
• Experience of delivering high-quality outputs in a fast-paced, evolving environment. You will be organised, proactive, and delivery-focused, able to manage competing priorities and passionate about making a difference.

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. Candidates 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 Officer role.