Post Title: Intelligence Analyst
Contract type: Fixed Term (2 years) Part time (14hrs per week)
Rank/grade: D
Salary: Starting Salary £37,190 + £6,920 London Weighting (Please note, this salary will be prorated down as this is a part time role)
Directorate/department: Specialist Operations
Vetting level required: MV/SC
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Location: 21 New Street, London
The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.
Who are we?
As City of London Police, we protect the people, businesses and infrastructure of the City of London, one of the most important and dynamic environments in the UK and globally. London City is the smallest borough in London, so does that make our job any less challenging? Absolutely not – because there’s so much going on.
City of London Police play a vital role in keeping the City of London diverse community safe. As a Police Staff Member you will be helping to making the city safer and deliver a valued service for those that live, work and visit the City.
Hybrid working - This Police Staff role adheres to Corporation of London’s hybrid working policy, which requires a 60% office attendance rate. The specifics of this will be discussed locally with your hiring manager if you’re successful for the role.
The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.
The City of London Police is committed to equality of opportunities and continuously strive for inclusivity within our Force. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly from those who are disabled, have long-term health conditions, and/or are neurodivergent, those with Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic backgrounds, female candidates, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.
About the team
The City of London is a key business centre by day with a vibrant night-time economy and growing hotel industry. The City continues to grow with construction underway on a number of sites at any one time. These daytime and night-time activities contribute to the crime areas we need to prevent and manage with our resources, with our analytical teams giving direction for the best use of these. Through research and analysis patterns and inconsistencies can be identified within information, crime data and intelligence. It enables our team to draw inferences, create hypotheses that support operational, tactical and strategic decision making; exploring what has happened with what could happen next. Our staff are trained researchers, analysts and intelligence development officers that offer insight into the control strategy elements, have experience using a range of different analytical and mapping software’s and can support intelligence development, tactics and investigations.
As an analyst, you will be required to deliver a high-quality analytical service in support of the priorities for the City of London Police. The role will require you to drive forward intelligence development ensuring the use of strategic, tactical and operational opportunities.
About the role
Specialist Operations is currently seeking a part time analyst, working 14 hours or 2 days per week, with suitable experience of analysis to join the team as part of a job share. At the current time there is no scope for increasing these hours.
Working within a wider professional analytical services team, your skills could help make an impact towards our objectives around tackling core policing priorities within the City of London and beyond. Using your knowledge and experience of the National Intelligence Model, you’ll work with a wide range of data sources to create analytical products in support of identifying and developing intelligence-led policing strategies.
This will include identifying, developing and presenting opportunities for law enforcement and key stakeholders to divert, deter, detect, disrupt and dismantle serious and organised crime groups. This is the police and evidential support may also be required, and should be expected, which could result in giving evidence at court. The highest standards of professional and personal integrity are required and must be maintained; as a key requirement for remaining in the role.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Collect, evaluate and analyse data from various sources, with a view to identifying offenders, victims, hotspot locations, crime patterns and trends, and crime series, resulting in the prioritisation and direction of police resources both at the tactical and strategic level.
- Produce appropriate analytical products at strategic, tactical and/or operational level, identifying and using appropriate analytical tools and techniques to interpret gaps, patterns and trends, assess threat, risk and harm and make recommendations in support of decision making, prioritisation and resource allocation in line with the National Intelligence Model.
- Achieve competence against the relevant professional standards for this function to achieve IPP accreditation and registration. Maintenance of this accreditation requires the demonstration of continued competence against professional standards, as well as evidence of CPD, in line with the College’s Model.
- Give structured and detailed written and/or verbal briefings and presentations to police officers, support staff and other external partners to provide a clear and concise evidence based understanding of the subject matter, including providing advice and guidance and making recommendations to drive delivery of law enforcement.
Requirements
Your application will be scored against the criteria listed below for shortlisting. Please ensure that you reference your ability, knowledge and experience against these points in your application.
- Have a proven analytical background from law enforcement or suitable transferable analytical experience.
- Collect, evaluate and analyse data from various sources, with a view to identify offenders, victims, hotspot locations, crime patterns and crime series.
- Give structured and detailed written, verbal briefings and conduct presentations.
- Strong numeracy and research skills.
- Possess excellent interpersonal skills
This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK. Also, due to this role requiring MV/SC level vetting, you need to have continuously resided in the UK for the last 5 years. This residency needs to be in the immediate 5 years prior to this application. If you do not meet this requirement, you are not eligable to apply for the role, due to nature of the vetting checks needed.
Selection Process
As part of the initial application process, you will be asked to evidence how your experience, skills, and knowledge align with the points listed above in the ‘Requirements Section.’
The application and interview will be tested under Level 2 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.
Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job description will not be considered.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 7th June 2026 @ 23:59hrs.
Following shortlisting, successful candidates will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, anticipated to be held week commencing 22nd June 2026.
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Benefits:
A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. This is why it’s vitally important that we recruit people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds with an understanding of cultural issues and a wide range of skills. We therefore particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us.
The way we work is changing. With a few exceptions most roles will be able to accommodate part time, job share and flexible working patterns. We can also offer hybrid working patterns of home and office based shift patterns. Feel free to speak to us about any flexible working requirements.
The Force has a number of Staff Support Networks that can offer you support and advice. Applicants are very welcome to contact the networks directly if they need any support or ask any question before they apply. For further information on the networks and their contact details please visit:
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- Access to Blue Light Card scheme - Welcome to Blue Light Card
- Discounts within the Square Mile specifically for City of London Police employees
- Free access to our Force Gym (with dedicated time for female colleagues throughout the week), Personal Training Instructors with a range of specialisms, and a large variety of fitness and wellbeing programmes
- 29 days’ annual leave (pro rata for part time) + bank holidays, increasing up to 34 days with continuous service
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