Strategic Crime & Insight Analyst - OPCC
Salary: £52,194 - £62,211
Hours: 1 FTE, 12-month contract (secondment cover)
Are you passionate about using insight to shape policing, community safety, and criminal justice outcomes?
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Hertfordshire is seeking a highly skilled Strategic Crime and Insight Analyst to join our Policy and Strategy Directorate. This is a pivotal role that shapes how crime, performance, and community safety insights influence the Police and Crime Commissioner’s priorities and wider criminal justice outcomes.
Working at the heart of the OPCC, you will provide expert analytical leadership, strengthen corporate understanding of crime and disorder, and ensure high‑quality insight underpins scrutiny, prevention, and evidence‑based policing.
Under the leadership of the Police and Crime Commissioner, we are driving forward priorities to prevent crime, reduce harm, tackle high‑impact offending, and improve outcomes for victims and communities. This role provides the analytical engine behind that mission.
Key Responsibilities:
As a key member of the Senior Management Team, you will:
- Develop analytical products that enhance understanding of crime, disorder, and policing performance.
- Provide insight and assurance to the Police and Crime Commissioner regarding Hertfordshire Constabulary’s performance.
- Lead independent and collaborative analysis across policy, commissioning, and criminal justice partners.
- Work closely with Constabulary analytical teams to align and complement organisational insight.
- Interrogate, model, and enhance data to support evidence‑based policing.
- Use predictive analysis and data‑mapping techniques to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Extract and prepare sensitive information from police systems for external scrutiny.
- Foster collaborative, cross‑organisational work, contributing to multi‑disciplinary groups and strategic projects.
This role requires visible leadership, professional credibility, and an ability to inspire confidence across partners and stakeholders
What We’re Looking For:
- Degree-level education and at least five years’ analytical experience.
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills.
- Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
- Desirable knowledge of Power BI and interest in AI tools.
- Knowledge of crime and disorder issues.
- Ability to communicate complex data clearly.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage competing demands.
What We Offer:
- A meaningful role contributing to safer communities.
- Opportunities to influence strategic insight.
- Flexible working.
- Attractive remuneration package.
Apply now and help us build a safer, stronger Hertfordshire.
For an informal conversation before applying, please contact hr@herts-pcc.gov.uk
Closing date for applications: 11:55pm 12th February 2026
- A CV no longer than 2 pages
- A 500-word covering statement outlining suitability for the role against the Job Description
- A completed Application Form
Interviews will be held week commencing 23 February 2026
Additional Information
All internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period to apply for this role.
Please be advised that as part of the Vetting Process the BCH Vetting Unit may be required to contact your current line manager for a Supervisor Appraisal. This is in line with the 2025 National Guidelines for Vetting (APP 6.5.18). Please see examples below of when this would be a necessary requirement:
- When an individual is applying to transfer forces
- When an individual is having their vetting renewed
- When an individual is moving into a role that needs MV clearance, even if they are already in a role that requires MV
- When an individual is moving into or already in a role working closely with vulnerable individuals
If any of the above relate to your circumstances, then please expect that your current line manager will be contacted for a Supervisor Appraisal at the point of submitting your vetting application.
As a Disability Confident leader, we take personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing workplace adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish. If you have a disability and you meet the minimum criteria for the position you are applying for, you will be entitled to an interview under the ‘Offer an Interview Scheme’.
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