Intelligence Clerk (Northfleet/Chelmsford)

Location of Role: Northfleet/Chelmsford

Advert Closing Date: 28/08/2025

Starting Salary: £23,814.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Shift not 24/7

Weekend/Evening Working: No

Kent & Essex Police are recruiting for individual(s) to undertake the role of Intelligence Clerk within the Intelligence Bureau at Chelmsford Police Station Essex or North Kent (Agile working options available in line with force protocol)

There are at least two vacancies and a pool for the role, located in Northfleet, Kent or Chelmsford Police Station, Essex.

This role forms part of the Serious Crime Directorate and the successful candidate will be part of a team assisting in providing administrative support to the Intelligence Bureau, inputting Intelligence Reports and conducting research on computer based Police systems.

Good IT skills are desirable as the role requires constant use of various IT applications including but not limited to Outlook, Excel and Word. The candidate should have an interest in researching as the role involves regular use of Police National Database on behalf of the Forces, with the ability to conduct complex searches.

With your application, please provide evidence of:

Your ability to interpret information and convey this in different formats, making informed decisions.
Your understanding of the importance of data quality and ability to take a proactive approach to recording and maintaining accurate records.
Motivation, positive, pro-active and inquisitive attitude with excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to form strong working relationships with colleagues
Ability to prioritise workloads and actively assist others where necessary.

You will work closely in support of Intelligence Support Officers within the Intelligence Bureau.

This opportunity would suit a highly motivated individual who can bring their experience of administration and organisation to the role.

The full-time post holder will be required to work a shift pattern Monday to Friday between 0730 and 1800. (One week 0730-1530, one week 1000-1800)

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Maria Johnson at maria.johnson@essex.police.uk

Kent Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £24,768.00.

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Kent Police and Essex Police have separate salary grading systems therefore the salary for this position will be dependent on which home office force you are appointed to. This will be discussed with the successful applicant before a final offer is made.

Your application for this role will be shortlisted on the content you provide within the “reason for application” question, within the application form itself. CV’s, covering letters or attachments are not included in the shortlist. Within your “reason for application” answer, please refer to any experience, skills, and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for this role, based on the role criteria stated in the job advert or job description. Please provide as much detail as possible as insufficient content may mean you do not meet the shortlisting criteria, however please note this question is limited to 9000 characters and this system will count spaces and blank lines as characters. This count may differ from the Microsoft Word word count function therefore you may wish to use a different online character counter to check the characters used.

All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.

Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.

Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating ‘Application Support and Adjustments’ in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833.

Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.

If you’re not from the UK, you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain.

If you’re from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesn’t apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.

Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.

Essex Police is a Disability Confident Leader, we:

have subjected our Disability Confident self-assessment to external challenge and validation
are taking an active leadership role in encouraging and helping other employers on their journey to becoming Disability Confident.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At Essex Police we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.

Through the dedicated commitment of our support networks, DE&I team and wider HR departments, we are on a journey to embed our DE&I commitments, ensuring Essex Police is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.