Thematic Intelligence Analyst - Location West Midlands

Role - Thematic Intelligence Analyst

Location - Central Birmingham

Salary range - £38,754 - £40,893

The Regional Organised Crime Unit for the West Midlands region (ROCUWM) is a collaboration between the police forces of Staffordshire, West Midlands, West Mercia, and Warwickshire to reduce the impact of serious and organised crime.

ROCUWM targets areas of criminality that are assessed as posing the greatest regional threats to the people and businesses of the region. Working alongside other UK law enforcement agencies and other partners from both private and public sectors, the ROCU investigates organised crime groups and identifies patterns within serious and organised crime to reduce the harm caused by the offending.

Although working in ROCU with West Midlands Police you will remain as a Warwickshire Police staff employee!

Thematic intelligence analysts work alongside intelligence officers on the threat desks within the regional intelligence unit, with each focused on a different serious and organised crime threat, namely: drugs, firearms, acquisitive crime, child sexual abuse and exploitation, modern slavery and human trafficking, organised immigration crime, economic crime, and cybercrime.

The analysts become subject matter experts in crime areas assessed to be the highest risk, and are responsible for developing and maintaining a strategic understanding of their threat areas, and identifying and developing intelligence against key offenders for potential ROCU operational activity.

Thematic analysts are required to research and investigate data to a high degree of depth to produce their assessments. This includes data held within policing but also requires building relationships with partners and other stakeholders to develop wider datasets to inform understanding of crime threats.

Thematic analysts produce a variety of reports to display their findings, setting out an assessment of what the data demonstrates, containing inferences and recommendations for further action. These reports and assessments will often need to be presented to a wide range of audiences, including senior police officers.

Thematic analysts must maintain and demonstrate continuous professional development, which will include, amongst other things, attending courses and conferences, and speaking with other subject matter experts to expand their knowledge.

Essential Criteria

Experience of research and analysis.
Experience of negotiating and developing terms of reference including identification of key data sets, scope, timescales, and product delivery.
Ability to identify, obtain, collate and evaluate information from a range of sources, ensuring appropriate action is taken to manage any limitations or gaps.
Ability to research and assimilate large amounts of data, and produce complex analytical reports.
Ability to select and apply appropriate analytical techniques to information to support problem-solving to meet the terms of reference.
Ability to work with other teams and agencies to effectively gather and utilise data sources.
Experience of developing and testing inferences and hypotheses to draw conclusions and make recommendations, in support of decision making.
Ability to select the most effective dissemination methods for the product tailored to the needs of the audience.
Highly competent in the use of Microsoft packages, advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
Ability to prioritise against competing demand in a high pressured and sensitive environment.

Desirable Criteria

College of Policing Intelligence Professionalisation Programme (IPP) Qualification, and continued IPP compliance.
Experience of relevant analytical tools, such as Chorus and i2 Analyst Notebook.
Experience of working with communications data.
Experience of utilising open source intelligence tools.
Experience of relevant police systems, including National ANPR System.
Experience of working with covertly obtained intelligence.

Other Requirements

Must be willing to undergo vetting.
Must be willing to travel across the region to satellite sites.
Occasional work outside of normal office hours.

Prospective officers and staff must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members of the public, and that therefore their right to privacy can be fettered in certain circumstances. This is to ensure that members of the police are fully aware and accountable for the unique powers entrusted to them and the standards of professional behaviour they swear to uphold.  

Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Management Vetting and Security Clearance scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process.

Hours: Full time, permanent

Location:  Central Birmingham