Senior Intelligence Tactical Analyst

As a Senior Intelligence Analyst, you will be supporting your team in order to access a range of overt and covert capabilities to inform your own and their work; as well as working with government, law enforcement, UK Intelligence Community and private third sector to support tactical objectives.

You will be actively managing your own analytical case load as well as supporting and developing your intelligence analysts; enabling them to regularly work with large, multiple data sources to interpret and inform on threat, identify new lines of enquiry and disruption opportunities, present data visually in a way that is easy to comprehend. The post holder will be expected to be confident in their ability to provide accurate, clear and quality analytical products, support and develop their team to do the same and ensuring they are adding value to proactively inform the prioritisation of serious organised crime nominals and groups, inform threat areas understanding and decision-making processes at the highest levels of law enforcement.

This role will see the post holder working closely and building partnerships with the respective Intelligence, Investigation and Threat area officers; they will regularly brief and support their team to brief on their analytical findings and provide direction and recommendations; including evidential material for judicial outcomes.

The post holder will be expected to line manage both experienced and inexperienced tactical intelligence analysts, whilst also being supported themselves through a dedicated analytical line management structure. They will be expected to provide analytical feedback and guidance to enhance their skills, with access to wider team support through forums and continuous professional development events.

National Tactical Analysis Unit

Intelligence Analysis forms a key component of the Intelligence Directorate. National Tactical Analysis Unit (NTAU) is part of both National Intelligence Hub covering multi threat criminally and also part of OIC Intelligence & Analysis. This has enabled closer working with Intelligence and Investigations, whilst still retaining close links to the data and technical professionals.

As a Senior Intelligence Analyst, within NTAU NIH or NTAU OIC, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing Intelligence Analysts in providing support to any area of business as required, internal and external. You will be expected to work across the tiers.

The roles will encompass all tactical aspects of intelligence analysis, proactive threat focused analysis working alongside the National Targeting Centre (NTC) as well as the operational analysis to support Regional Intelligence Teams (RITs) and our Investigations colleagues. You will be expected to increase the agencies impact against SOC through exploiting all source data and intelligence leading to improved targeting activity and understanding across priority threats. Additionally, you will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality analysis to support intelligence development and tasked investigations supporting the IOLs and SIOs by informing, guiding and directing resources to reduce serious organised crime impacting on the UK.

Successful candidates will be required to utilise their experience of tactical analysis to produce, develop and oversee the production of exceptional analytical products, relying on strong criminal analysis and a range of analytical techniques - often to tight deadlines.

Excellent leadership, communication and influencing skills are essential. Successful candidates will need to engage with stakeholders and customers at all levels, developing strong working relationships to understand customer needs, analytical requirements, tools and techniques; and to communicate their findings appropriately.

NTAU NIH Multi Threat

NTAU NIH Multi Threat teams are an embedded function with the National Intelligence Hub, responsible for delivering high-impact tactical analysis across multi serious and organised crime threats, operating at the centre of the Intelligence Directorate, the team provides flexible and threat agnostic analytical capability that can be dynamically aligned to operation demand. The team is responsible developing and leading on the tactical analysis across operational commands in support of multi threat delivery; working closely with RITs, NTCs, investigations and external partners.

NTAU NIH Multi Threat also hold responsibility for the agencies ANPR function led by a G3 ANPR Manager as well as a G3 Analyst Manager post with Professionalisation as lead area.

NTAU OIC

NTAU OIC teams are responsible for the analytical strategies, operational support and thematic understanding to support and inform the NCAs Lines of Efforts (LoEs) in this priority threat area.

Please Note: Security Vetting requirements - To be considered, you may need to hold DV clearance before commencing the role, and for some roles you can achieve DV clearance within the first 12 months in post. Some applicants may also be required to achieve DV STRAP, depending upon the team they are allocated to. Applicants must be willing to undergo DV clearance and STRAP induction and be full UK Nationals. Dual Nationals, of whom one component is British, may be considered on a case by case basis. Any candidate who does not achieve DV or DV STRAP in post will be found a suitable alternative role at the same grade. For some roles DV may be required on Entry.

Duties and Responsibilities

Quality Assurance - Provide support and guidance through the reviewing and quality assurance of analytical outputs, to ensure the work provided is of the highest possible standard, supports decision making, and makes use of appropriate sources and analytical tools.

Manage and support the team - Manage and coordinate the workload of analysts and other staff. Provide technical and professional advice and guidance to staff in the effective use and promotion of analysis.

Lead and co-ordinate activity - Lead, innovate and coordinate tasked activity. This may include leading on intelligence development activity; working with investigative teams to provide intelligence and/or evidential material; and the production of assessed reporting to inform and influence national and international priorities, government strategy, policy and legislation.

Network with external partners - Interact with a wide range of government, law enforcement, UK intelligence community, private and third sector partners in order to meet business objectives.

Analyse large data sources - Work with large, multiple data sources to interpret and inform on threat, identifying new lines of enquiry and disruption opportunities, presenting data visually in a way that is easy to comprehend.

Manage the communication of analytical outputs - Manage the delivery of communication relating to analytical outputs, including presentations and verbal or written briefings.

Continued professional development - Maintain an awareness of developments and good practice in analysis. Understand and demonstrate the importance of subject-matter expertise in the provision of assessed reporting.

Line management - Manage and develop staff, to ensure that they receive appropriate training. Support their continued professional development.

Encourage innovation - Encourage and support innovation in the introduction and application of analytical tools and techniques.

Improve, enhance and drive analytical functions - Help to drive, enhance and improve analytical functions by identifying and promoting good practice in analysis. You will access a range of covert and overt capabilities to inform this work.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Team work - The ability to works effectively with others to focus on and achieve joint outcomes, rather than individual goals.

Time management - Can effectively manage time and workload, identifying risks and competing tasks and prioritising accordingly. Ensuring tasks are completed to agreed standards and timelines.

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