Post Title: Senior Analyst
Contract type: FTC – Until Dec 2027 (expected to be extended until Dec 2029, funding pending.) Part time – 23 hours.
Rank/grade: Grade E
Salary: Starting Salary £42,220 + £6,920 London Weighting(Salary based on 40 hours per week, this will be pro rota’d down in line with your working hours as this is a part time role).
Directorate/department: National Lead Force - Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department
Vetting level required: MV/SC
Location: Guildhall Yard East
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 Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) is part of the City of London Police’s National Lead Force for fraud and we have been established for over 13 years providing a dedicated resource to combat insurance fraud throughout England and Wales. As a dedicated unit, we receive funding from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) to undertake our work but are fully operationally independent to make our own investigative decisions. Some examples of the types of work we deal with include:
- Organised crime groups inducing collisions to defraud insurers.
- Fraudulent life insurance claims resulting in several hundreds of thousands of pounds of loss.
- Induced arson to commit insurance fraud resulting in a risk to the public and substantial losses to the insurance industry.
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About the role
We are now seeking a dedicated Senior Analyst (0.67 FTE) to lead our research and analytical functions, driving strategic and operational insights into the threats the department deals with. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring that IFED focusses our efforts on high threat harm and risk cases, as well as developing our strategic insights to ensure that our capabilities are aligned to changing demands.
This role carries line management responsibilities for a small team of researchers and analysts and, as such, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing their team, helping them to reach their full potential.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will be:
- Supervising the collection, collation, evaluation, analysis and dissemination of information / intelligence from a variety of internal and external sources.
- Coordinating the production of high quality analytical products at a strategic and tactical level.
- Professionally developing the staff under your supervision.
- Reviewing the effectiveness of research and analysis conducted by the department and providing constructive feedback where necessary.
- Working with law enforcement agencies and insurance industry partners to develop insights.
Requirements
Your application will be scored against the criteria listed below for shortlisting. Please give examples and evidence your ability, knowledge and experience against the points above in your application.
- Excellent analytical and research skills to evaluate information/intelligence and provide accurate key findings and recommendations that assist deliverance of intelligence led and evidence-based policing.
- Ability to manage and evaluate crime and intelligence data to ascertain value and disseminate as appropriate in accordance with the correct handing guidance.
- Good decision-making skills and the ability to communicate decisions to stakeholder groups and effectively manage their expectations.
- Proven ability to identify and adapt to changing priorities.
- Previous experience of working as an Intelligence Analyst within a law enforcement or associated agency at a tactical, operational and strategic level.
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 3rd May 2026 at 23:59.
Following shortlisting, successful candidates will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, to be held week commencing 18th May 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:
- LGPS Pension Scheme -Local Government Pension Scheme explained - Which?
- 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 + bank holidays, increasing up to 34 days with continuous service
- Season Ticket Loans
