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

Role Description

The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) is looking for a Criminal Intelligence Analysts keen to progress their career as part of our Operations Teams.

As an analyst in the Operations Team, you will be involved in the SWROCU’s most significant investigations into Serious and Organised Crime across the region through dynamic intelligence support and supporting investigations through producing analytical products for the court process.

There will be opportunities for development and progression throughout your career as an Intelligence Analyst. You will be supporting interesting and varied work, with the ability once established to move laterally across other teams when vacancies arise. You will also be expected to achieve IPP Certification (Intelligence Professionalisation Programme) which involves developing Intelligence Analysis techniques whilst in post, a nationally recognised certificate of competency across all Police Forces & ROCUs. On completion of this, all analysts then have the option to progress from the Criminal Intelligence Analyst to the Higher Intelligence Analyst role profile through completion of a further development portfolio, attracting a higher pay scale of PO2-5 (£39,036 - £41,928).

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

Salary: A&S SO2 £36,996 - £39,036, Wiltshire W8 and Devon and Cornwall Grade 7.
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.
Other perks include discounts and savings for you and your family on retail, dining out, holidays and theme parks to name just a few.
Flexible local government pension scheme

Skills, experience and qualifications required

Essential:

Be qualified to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent relevant experience
The post holder will be required to achieve and maintain IPP Certification
Hold a full current driving licence or be able to travel around the force / region area using alternative transport
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
Experience of quantitative and qualitative analysis including statistical analysis
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

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: Tuesday 5th November 2024 at 13:00hr

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: Sunday 17th November at 23:55
Shortlisting will take place week commencing: w/c Monday 18th November
Assessments/Interviews will be held week commencing: w/c Monday 25th November 2024

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.

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