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Do you meet the key eligibility criteria?
In order to be eligible, you MUST meet ALL the following criteria.
- I am at least 18 years old at the time of application.
- I am a UK National.
- I hold a full manual/automatic UK Driving Licence.
- I will be able to provide all the ID documents required to complete my pre-employment screening and security clearance.
The Sensitive Intelligence Command is part of the wider Home Office Intelligence, within which the 3 posts advertised are also maintained.
Integrees work within UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) targeting serious organised crime and organised immigration crime. The roles require the use of UKIC partner intelligence gathering techniques and the analysis and development of that product to support the operational and strategic goals of the Home Office and its law enforcement partners.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a team that both protects and enhances the UK economy and contributes to the protection of UK borders. Our work is varied and rewarding, attracting people from all backgrounds and walks of life.
The Home Office Intelligence function has a primary purpose of developing credible, and timely intelligence to seek out the illicit movement of cargo and people by identifying focused intelligence leading to better and more targeted outcomes. We keep the country safe by delivering the right intelligence at the right time to enable better interventions that will prevent harm to the UK.
We will do this together, using our knowledge and expertise to:
a. Work as one team with the frontline and our partners to stop criminality at the border and protect the vulnerable.
b. Join data and intelligence on goods and people to identify unknown threats.
c. Identify more known threats and operate a single watchlist.
d. Understand the impact of threats better so we can prioritise activity against those that create most harm.
In these roles you will be part of a network of HOI integrees based within UKIC facilities. If you are successful for Manchester based posts will be required to successfully complete the GCHQ Analyst Development Programme and become part of the ongoing joint working initiative between GCHQ and other law enforcement partners. As such, the you will be expected to work in a multi-agency team supporting the work of the Home Office.
If you are successful for the London post, you will undertake induction and onboarding with UKIC in support to upstream OIC operations.
You will be responsible for the analysis, development and dissemination of actionable tactical and strategic intelligence and will be trained to use UKIC tools and techniques to analyse and develop intelligence which will facilitate actionable leads and evidential opportunities for law enforcement.
They will work as part of the Home OfficeSensitive Intelligence Unit (SIU) capability which functions alongside fellow nationally accredited SIUs that comprise the Sensitive Intelligence Network. The SIU is responsible for the collection, development, and dissemination of high-grade Sensitive Intelligence in support of the Home Office, and partner law enforcement, response to Serious Organised Crime (SOC).
A vital element of these roles involves developing relationships with LE and UK Intelligence Community colleagues to provide Home Office Intelligence with a unique tasking capability and ensure access to sensitive tactical, strategic and time critical intelligence reporting.
These are high-profile roles, offering a unique and exciting opportunity to contribute towards the development of the Home Office’s Sensitive Intelligence capabilities.
Candidate to note:
- The roles are full time due to the requirements of the role and the extensive full time training programme (6 months +) that successful candidates have to undertake.
- Candidates Please Note: There is no shift working requirement, and therefore no AHW/AHA allowance available for this role.
Person specification
These posts require individuals with proven analytical skills, investigation skills or the potential to develop these skills. The posts offer excellent opportunities for development of skills and growth of the role in an exciting and fast paced environment within the Sensitive Intelligence arena.
Training and experience gained as a result of these roles will help shape future career progression within intelligence and associated fields.
Applicants must be prepared to undertake some travel, and hold a full UK valid (manual or automatic) driving licence is therefore required.
These are specialist posts and require full time training / commitment; the roles are challenging and as such the you must be able to respond to dynamic and varied situations with confidence and proven knowledge providing sound and impartial advice to operational officers, intelligence officers, specialists and managers across the department and at all grades.
These roles require the highest security clearance, known as Developed Vetting (DV). It’s something everyone in the UK Intelligence Community undertakes and it must be in place before you can commence work.
Essential Criteria
- Proven analytical skills/data interpretation skills or ability to develop these.
- Knowledge of Intelligence gathering and utilisation processes.
- Ability to build inferences, develop hypotheses to identify intelligence gaps and opportunities.
- Excellent inter-personal skills.
- Be flexible in a demanding role which may mean working to tight deadlines.
- Have a sound understanding and knowledge of UK law enforcement techniques, capability, and
legislation (including CPIA, RIPA and IPA). - Excellent written and oral communication skills, together with effective time management and a flexible approach to working are essential.
- Due to the nature of intelligence and the constantly evolving threats we face, the environment is fast paced, and you will need to be able to work under pressure to often very tight deadlines.
- You must be an innovative problem solver with the ability to adapt to a constantly changing environment and proficient in researching, interpreting, and developing inferences from data, information and intelligence.
- A self-tasker who can take the initiative, is highly self-motivated and can manage a challenging workload
Desirable Criteria
- Be Intelligence Analysis trained (completed either GIAT, NIAT or MOD equivalent).
- Experience working with intelligence, preferably Sensitive Intelligence; how law enforcement processes, researches and disseminates sensitive information; the importance of paralleling; the differences between tactical and strategic intelligence; related legislation.
- Be IPP accredited.
- Risk assessment and risk management experience.
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We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Making Effective Decisions
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details
This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:
- A statement of suitability (personal statement) (maximum 750 words)
- Provide evidence of the Lead Behaviour Making Effective Decisions (250 words maximum)
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
The statement of suitability should be aligned to demonstrate your skills and experience for the role and how you meet the essential criteria as detailed in the job description.
For guidance on how to construct your personal statement, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers. Links – Statement
For guidance on how to construct your behaviour examples, you are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers. Links –Behaviours
The sift will be held on the Lead behaviour Making Effective Decisions and the statement of suitability (personal statement).
The statement of suitability will be scored first for all candidates. Those candidates who achieve the minimum pass score for the statement of suitability, will progress to a further sift where the behaviour Making Effective Decision will be scored. These candidates will therefore receive a sift score for both elements. Candidates who fail to meet the minimum pass score for the statement of suitability will not have their behaviour(s) Making Effective Decision scored and will therefore only receive a sift score for the statement of suitability.
However, if a large number of applications are received, the sift will be conducted on the statement of suitability (personal statement) only.
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview which will be a blended approach of strength-based questions and behaviour-based questions.
Strengths are the things that you do regularly, do well and that motivate you. To find out more about strength based questions click here
Please use the following in the subject line in your email if you need to get in contact with us about your initial application “Please re-open my application – Vacancy Ref 348400 UKIC Integree - Home Office Intelligence (Sensitive Intelligence Unit) CLOSING DATE 25/04/24.
For reasonable adjustments queries or requests, please see details with reasonable adjustments section.
Tie break decisions
The strengths and/or behaviours being assessed will be ranked in order of importance to enable us to differentiate between candidates with tied interview scores. Please note that the order in which behaviours are listed in the advert does not necessarily reflect the order of importance.
Sift and Interview dates
Sift is expected to take place week commencing 29th April 2024.
Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 13th May 2024.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert, however on occasion these dates may change.
Interviews will be carried out via video. Candidates will be required to have access to:
- A laptop (personal or work) with a working webcam
- Good internet connection
- Microsoft Teams
PLEASE NOTE: Due to time constraints we may not be able to offer alternative interview date(s). It is therefore expected that candidates who are successful at sift stage will make themselves available during the above time frame given.
Further Information
For meaningful checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years if the role requires CTC clearance, 5 years for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. A lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting
Locations
When completing your application, you will have the opportunity to select your preferred location. If you are posted to a location that you have requested and you do not accept that location, you may not be offered another role. Please note, only advertised locations can be offered
Reserve List
Where a campaign identifies more appointable candidates than there are available vacancies, a reserve list may be held for up to 12 months.
Reserve lists will be managed by locational merit lists, appointing in merit order per location. You may be offered a post at any of your preferred locations.
Whilst on a reserve list we may offer you an alternative similar role in the Home Office. Should you reject an alternative role, you will remain on the reserve list for the role you applied for. If you accept an alternative role, you will be withdrawn from the reserve list.
Note for Candidates:
Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. All applications are screened for plagiarism and copying and generating of examples/answers from internet sources including Artificial Intelligence. If any is detected the application may be withdrawn from the process. Further action, including disciplinary action, may be considered in such cases involving civil servants. Providing false or misleading information would be contrary to the core values of honesty and integrity expected of all Civil Servants.
If you are currently an agency member of staff working within the Home Office, a contractor or contingent worker you can only apply for roles that are advertised externally, i.e. outside the civil service. If you are eligible to apply for a role, you are required to select yourself as an external applicant and not internal when submitting your application on Civil Service jobs. This will prevent any delays in pre-employment checks should you become successful in being made an offer of employment after the Interview stage.
Please note there are no guarantees that further vacancies will arise in the locations you originally applied for before your time on the reserve list expires.
Are these Reserved Posts for UK Nationals only?
UK nationals who hold dual nationality are able to apply for this reserved post. If a UK passport is not being presented, then candidates will need to provide alternative evidence of UK nationality in line with the Civil Service Nationality Rules.
Flexible working is not an option
This role is not suitable for a combination of office and home-based working due to the requirements of the role. Successful candidates will be required to attend the office/other work location as specified in the advert at all times, to carry out this role.
Every day, Home Office civil servants do brilliant work to develop and deliver policies and services that affect the lives of people across the country and beyond. To do this effectively and fairly, the Home Office is committed to representing modern Britain in all its diversity, and creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best.
We are flexible, skilled, professional and diverse. We work to recruit and retain disabled staff and area Disability Confident Leader. We are proud to be one of the most ethnically diverse departments in the civil service. We are a Social Mobility Foundation top 75 employer.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
For further information please see the attached notes for candidates which must be read before making an application.
Existing Civil Servants should note that some of the Home Office terms and conditions of employment have changed. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the Terms and Conditions they will adopt should they be successful in application and should refer to the notes for candidates for further details.
Transfer Terms: Voluntary.
If you are invited to an interview you will be required to bring a range of documentation for the purposes of establishing identity and to aid any pre-employment checks.
Please see the attached list of Home Office acceptable ID documents.
Any move to the Home Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
- Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
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