Senior Criminal Intelligence Analyst - South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU)

The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) is looking for a Senior Criminal Intelligence Analyst keen to progress their careers as part of our Sensitive Intelligence Unit.

Intelligence is at the core of the work you will do providing your analytical expertise to Senior Investigating Officers across the South West Region. You will be part of a team that is responsible for handling some of the most sensitive data and intelligence provided to the South West Region to battle serious and organised crime. You will be line managed by the SIU Manager and in turn work alongside Detective Sergeants where you all have direct line management responsibility for a highly trained team of analysts and Sensitive Intelligence Development Officers. Knowledge of both IPA 2016 and RIPA 2000 is essential as the majority of work you conduct will be authorised under these Acts. There is an expectation that you will represent the South West Region on various National working groups and act as a subject matter expert in the area of information and data exploitation.

SWROCU is a collaboration of police officers and police staff from the five South West regional forces. We’re part of a national network of nine ROCUs covering England and Wales.

We have more than 20 capabilities that staff and officers work in to Pursue offenders, Protect and Prepare individuals and organisations, and Prevent people from engaging in serious and organised crime.

Our capabilities are here to advise, to assist, or to fully adopt investigations.

We work with local forces and national partners to target and disrupt criminals posing the greatest risk of Serious and Organised Criminality (SOC). This includes offenders involved in cyber threats, economic crime, drug conspiracies, modern slavery and human trafficking, and child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Police Staff in one of our five regional forces can find out more about SWROCU, read case studies and learn more about our capabilities on our dedicated microsite: https://www.southwestrocu.police.uk/

We’re looking for committed people with the right skillset – or ambition to develop that skillset – to join us.

You don’t need years of experience to join us; we’ll invest in you.

What we can offer you –

Flexible working – with many of our roles we can be flexible regarding working hours and your primary location.
Continuous professional development – we encourage and support career growth, giving you the opportunity of a flourishing career.
Well-being support – we have many support mechanisms in place to assist in improving your personal health and wellbeing.

Skills, experience and qualifications required

Qualification:

Be qualified to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent relevant experience
The post holder will be required to have and maintain IPP Accreditation equivalent relevant experience
Hold a full current driving licence or be able to travel around the force / region area using alternative transport

Essential:

Proven experience of intelligence analysis processes and/or intelligence led approaches
Experience working in an advisory/consultancy capacity - able to demonstrate professional credibility with colleagues and stakeholders
Excellent IT skills including extensive experience using all common Microsoft packages including Excel and specific analytical software programmes
Proven experience of quantitative and qualitative analysis including statistical analysis
Proven experience of structured analytical techniques, inference development and hypothesis testing
Ability to act on own initiative, to own and manage issues with minimal supervision
Demonstrable ability to make clear, timely and justifiable decisions based on an informed rationale.
Excellent interpersonal skills - including verbal and written communication, presentation skills to communicate findings and appropriately influence decision makers
Experience of managing/supervising staff (welfare, training, performance ect).

Desirable

Knowledge of relevant investigative legislation (e.g. IPA, CPIA, GDPR).
Previous analytical experience and / or of working within a law enforcement environment
Previous experience of Court and of presenting evidential analytical products
Experience of evidential analysis products

Recruitment and Selection

Recruitment webinar: Wednesday 26th March 2025 at 1pm

Hosted by the capability lead or a member of their team, this is an opportunity to find out more about the role, the team you would be part of, and ask any questions.

Please contact swrocurecruitment@avonandsomerset.police.uk, whereby invites will be sent accordingly. Please note that webinars will not be recorded.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - we would like to make you aware that this webinar will be a group video call which may show your personal details, such as your name and email address, to other attendees on the call. Attendees also need to be mindful of the misuse of personal data and information displayed in the webinar.

The closing date for receipt of applications is: Monday 7th April 2025 at 12pm
Shortlisting will take place week commencing: Monday 7th April 2025

How to Apply

All applications are processed through the Avon and Somerset Constabulary online Oleeo portal.

Contact SWROCURecruitment@avonandsomerset.police.uk for further information.

If you reach the assessment/ interview stage of a process and become a reserve applicant, we would like to retain your application. This will be pending further vacancies arising for the same role in a 12-month period. By giving your consent this does not prevent you from applying for any other opportunities.

Additional Information

Vetting and safeguarding

This post is subject to a higher security clearance at MV and SC – Management Vetting and Security Clearance Level.

Dependent on which capability this role sits within, there may be a requirement for Developed Vetting (DV) clearance to be obtained within the first 12 months.

To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a five-year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last five years.

In accordance with the National Vetting Policy, SWROCU are committed to safeguarding and operate safer recruitment processes, to ensure a police service that employees are proud to work for because they feel safe, valued and part of a happy and supportive work environment. All employees and volunteers therefore will be subject to background checks including vetting and references.

Police Barred and Advisory lists

Individuals placed on the Police Barred and Advisory lists will not be considered for employment by the police for a minimum of five years from the date of listing in the case of gross misconduct, or three years from the date of listing in the case of poor performance.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

SWROCU is working hard to increase diversity and inclusion where communities are currently under-represented including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, people of all ages, abilities, faiths, religions, gender, LGBTQ+ communities and those from disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds who share our values and wish to make a difference to the communities we serve. All applications will be treated on merit, based on the evidence provided in your application and suitability for the role you have applied for.

Flexible and Part Time Working

All requests for flexible working patterns and part-time working will be considered and be dependent on the role, this includes job shares and part-time hours.

Travel to Work Protocol

This is an incentive whereby staff working for SWROCU may be able to claim compensation for travelling to work if they meet a set criteria.

For more information, please refer to a copy of the protocol attached. Should you have any questions please make contact with SWROCUBusinessTeam@avonandsomerset.police.uk

If you are interested to find our more information about this post, please email us at: SWROCURecruitment@avonandsomerset.police.uk