Overview
Role: Operational Intelligence Analyst 1 x Permanent
Closing Date - xxxx
For serving members of police staff, please gain permission from your SLT in your home force, prior to application.
Role context
MANAGEMENT VETTING / SECURITY CLEARANCE DESIGNATED POST
The Regional Organised Crime Unit for the West Midlands region (ROCUWM) is a collaboration between the police forces of Staffordshire, West Midlands, West Mercia, and Warwickshire to reduce the impact and increase the disruption of serious and organised crime within the region and beyond.
Role purpose
Operational Intelligence Analysts work alongside a number of teams across the ROCU to support criminal intelligence operations and investigations. They gather and identify evidence against those engaging in serious and organised crime, and assist in the direction of operational resources.
Analysts will work throughout the investigative journey from intelligence development to case build and evidential presentation at court. This includes creating and presenting exhibits for live witness testimony.
Responsibilities
* Implement a wide range of analytical techniques to perform tasks across the intelligence cycle, including large scale data collection and processing of complex data (e.g., telecoms/cell site data).
* Prioritise in a high-demand environment and identify realistic recommendations for consideration by officers and external partners.
* Present findings to diverse audiences, adapting style to match the audience (from senior officers to jurors).
* Maintain continuous professional knowledge across intelligence analysis and operational material.
* Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., Senior Investigating Officers, investigators, CPS, barristers).
Essential Criteria
* Experience in research and analysis
* Experience negotiating and developing terms of reference, including identification of key data sets, scope, timescales and product delivery
* Ability to identify, obtain, collate and evaluate information from a range of sources to inform your collection plan
* Ability to research and assimilate large volumes of data and prepare complex analytical reports
* Ability to apply appropriate analytical techniques to information to support problem-solving and meet terms of reference
* Experience developing and testing inferences and hypotheses to draw conclusions and make recommendations to support decision making
* Select the most effective dissemination methods for the product tailored to the audience
* Experience working with communications data
* Highly competent in the use of Microsoft packages, with advanced skills in Microsoft Excel
* Ability to prioritise against competing demand in a high pressured and sensitive environment
Desirable Criteria
* College of Policing IPP qualification (to complete within 12 months of appointment) and continued IPP compliance
* Experience with analytical tools such as Chorus, i2 Analyst Notebook
* Experience using OSINT tools
* Experience with relevant police systems, including National ANPR System
* Experience of working with covertly obtained products
* Experience in creating exhibits
* Experience in giving evidence at court
Other Requirements
* Must be willing to undergo vetting
* Must be willing to travel across the region to satellite sites
* Must be willing to provide live witness testimony at court
* Occasional work outside of normal office hours
Prospective officers and staff must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members of the public. This is to ensure that members of the police are fully aware and accountable for the powers entrusted to them and the standards of professional behaviour they swear to uphold.
Medical: Medical appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully completing medical checks, which may include a drugs test and, if required, a fitness test.
Probationary Policy: Under the Probation Policy, if you are currently in your probation period, you will not be permitted to apply for alternative police staff roles within the Force during probation unless there are exceptional circumstances. In such cases, you would require the support of your line manager prior to applying for alternative roles, and if successful your probationary period will start over.
West Midlands Police Disability Confident: West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader. The organisation operates a Disability Confident Interview Scheme; all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. In some recruitment situations, the employer may limit the overall number of interviews offered to disabled and non-disabled candidates, selecting candidates who best meet the essential criteria.
About Us
West Midlands Police is the second-largest police force in the country, serving Birmingham, Coventry, and Wolverhampton, and the surrounding districts. The force handles thousands of emergency calls daily and operates 24/7. This description reflects our commitment to recruiting people who can serve and protect communities.
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