Contract Details
Contract Type: Permanent | Hours: 37 hours per week | Salary: £38,169 - £43,668 | Location: Swan House, Sheffield
Role Overview
The Operational Analysis Unit (OAU) seeks an experienced, motivated, and forward‑thinking Senior Intelligence Analyst to deliver complex evidential analysis in support of serious, major, and complex investigations. The role focuses on telecommunications analysis, evidential product development, and compliance with the Forensic Science Regulator Code of Practice (DIG‑200).
Key Responsibilities
* Provide quality assurance and compliance of analytical support and products.
* Ensure analytical support is provided at a strategic, tactical and operational level to mitigate threat, risk and harm.
* Lead and develop innovation and best practice in intelligence research & analysis to key stakeholders across the Force.
* Supervise and develop Intelligence Analysts and Intelligence Researchers, recommending improvements to analytical systems and methodology.
* Inform decision making around the prioritised deployment of the analytical capability, to ensure effective analysis is undertaken and understood.
* Represent CS Analysis and analytical products at District, Force and Regional events.
Qualifications & Experience
Educated to degree standard or equivalent in a statistical, research or social science field, or possess extensive work experience in intelligence analysis.
* Review and assess individual and team performance against expected standards (including IPP certification) and provide effective feedback.
* Plan and allocate work appropriately within a team and identify and mitigate delivery risks.
* NIAT (Analyst Foundation Course) qualified, with a highly developed knowledge of analytical skills, core NIM products and intelligence gathering.
* Recent, extensive, demonstrable experience in an analytical environment, dealing with confidential and sensitive material and knowledge of specialist software (e.g. i2, CSAS, ESRI).
* Ability to quality‑assure intelligence products and negotiate with senior managers based on data and analytical outcomes.
* Experience of managing issues of a sensitive and confidential nature and maintaining the highest levels of integrity, discretion and confidentiality.
Benefits
* A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme
* Generous annual leave allowance
* A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Flexible working arrangements including flexi‑time and hybrid working
* A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust
* Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police
* Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice
* Flexible lifestyle benefits such as Blue Light Card, Company Shop, Cycle to work scheme
* Committed to embedding sustainability: South Yorkshire Police Sustainability Strategy 2020‑2025
* Membership to the Sports and Social Club
* Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the minimum checkable history criteria of 5 years and successfully undergo the recruitment vetting procedure, which is a pre‑requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.
Diversity & Inclusion
Applications are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from these valuable under‑represented groups.
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