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Form of workIntelligence Researcher - Specialist Investigations – WMCTU Northern Hub
Grade E
£25,713 - £29,874
The post is within the WMCTU Northern Hub (Formally known as Special Branch) and is located at Police HQ, Weston Road, Stafford. Given the nature of this role the post-holder may be required to work for periods of time from other locations across the region.
Personnel who are appointed to the role of Intelligence Researcher within the Northern Hub will work as part of a team within Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands in order to manage, coordinate and develop intelligence ensuring that it is disseminated in the appropriate manner to the relevant organisations / departments.
The Researcher is responsible for obtaining and evaluating information from a diverse array of overt, discrete and covert information sources to aid intelligence assessment. Research findings are accurately and appropriately documented with a view to developing intelligence products that are compliant with the National Intelligence Model (NIM).
Special Conditions
The successful candidate will be required to:
- Undergo full high level security clearance (Developed Vetting)
- Undertake specialist training which will be provided for the role as highlighted in the Training Needs Analysis.
- Undertake continuous professional development and attend training course as required within the role
This post is a full time position, mainly working Monday to Friday, however due to the nature of the role, an acceptance of flexible working is required which may include weekend working on occasions.
Essential Skills
- The ability to identify patterns, trends, series, similarities and discrepancies with information.
- Strong written and oral communication.
- Report writing skills.
- Working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- The ability to handle sensitive information appropriately and in accordance with policy.
Further details and key responsibility can be found in the role profile
The closing date for this vacancy is on the Friday 26th January 2024 at 12 Midday.
To apply please upload your CV. We would advise all applicants to tailor their CV to meet the criteria on the role profile.
Benefits of working for Staffordshire Police:
- Flexi time – flexible working
- Pension Scheme - one of the best pension schemes in the country with guaranteed pension payable” for more information visit the LGPS website: Staffordshire Pension Fund - Home (staffspf.org.uk)
- Annual Leave Entitlement - starting at 26 days plus bank holidays
- Fostering friendly policy
- Family friendly policies – maternity, paternity, parental leave, adoption
- Occupational Health
- On site Gyms
- Staff associations
- Reward and Recognition
- Blue light Card – not solely for Staffs police
- Staff restaurant at HQ
- Free parking
“Staffordshire have a strong commitment to equality and diversity in our people, within the organisation and in the services we provide to our communities.
We want to reflect the communities we serve and one way we can try to achieve this is through a 'positive action' approach.
Positive action is activity which helps employers identify and remove barriers and issues to the recruitment, retention and progression of people who identify with underrepresented groups of the Equalities Act 2010 (i.e. LGBT+, ethnicity, disability), whilst still employing people on merit.
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