An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Tarian Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) to join the Regional Organised Crime Threat Assessment (ROCTA) Team as an Intelligence Researcher, forming part of the wider ROCU Research and Analysis capability.
ROCUs are a vital part of the national policing network, providing specialist capabilities to forces to help investigate, disrupt and dismantle serious and organised crime. Tarian operates across police force boundaries and works closely with forces and the National Crime Agency (NCA) to tackle some of the most complex and harmful criminal threats.
Tarian brings together over fifteen specialist policing capabilities to tackle the most serious and organised criminal threats facing our communities. From targeting economic and cyber crime to disrupting organised exploitation and managing high‑risk offenders, our teams work closely with local forces, national agencies and partners to turn intelligence into action. It’s fast‑paced, high‑impact work that makes a genuine difference where it matters most.
About the Role
We are recruiting an Intelligence Researcher to join the Regional Organised Crime Threat Assessment Team (ROCTA), part of the ROCU Research and Analysis capability. ROCTA delivers a clear regional picture of serious and organised crime, working with policing and partner agencies to identify organised crime groups, assess risk and support effective tasking and resourcing.
In this role, you will support Intelligence Analysts and the wider Tarian team by researching and developing intelligence from a wide range of sources, contributing directly to threat assessments, horizon scanning and tasking products that inform real operational decisions.
This role is ideally suited to individuals with strong research and analytical skills who are keen to develop a career within intelligence or analysis in a dynamic, collaborative environment.
For further information please contact Senior Intelligence Analyst Lynsey Davies Lynsey.Davies@south-wales.police.uk
If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to attend an assessment on 02/06/2026. Candidates who progress from the assessment stage will be invited to an interview on 17/06/2026 or 18/06/2026.
This role may require attendance at meetings and/or training at venues throughout the UK as well as travel within the Southern Wales Region.
We support and encourage flexible and agile working, and welcome applications from those interested in either full or part time (ideally over five days a week in order to maintain resilience). You may have the flexibility to work from home in accordance with the requirements of the role and current working policies. You may occasionally be required to work from other sites in the South Wales Region.
The successful candidate(s) must be willing to undergo vetting to MV/SC level.
Please note, if you are an internal candidate and subject to an ongoing PSD investigation, your appointment or placement in the role may be delayed pending an outcome. Whether the role is held open will be considered on a case-by-case basis
As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. However, as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates are currently underrepresented within the Force, we would particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse candidates.
To support the ambition of a diverse workforce, South Wales Place is able to offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). The GIS is available for people living with a disability or identify as ethnically diverse.
If you are an applicant who is living with a disability or from an ethnically diverse background (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) and would like to be considered under the GIS, you must meet the essential minimum criteria for the role as outlined in the advert and role profile. You should take time to evidence that you meet each of the essential criteria in your application form and/or personal statement and CV.
Where advertisements for similar roles within Tarian appear at the same time separate applications must be submitted for each role you would like to be considered for.
