About the job

Job summary

This post sits within the Intelligence Team, who carry out work for the whole of the Insolvency Service. The Team’s objective is to deliver an intelligence capability for the agency. This supports the targeting and investigation of cases, look at key threats and, ultimately, to gather information and develop analysis which will contribute to the Agency's investigation and enforcement effort. It will also help the Agency to participate effectively in cross-government regulatory and enforcement action at both a strategic and tactical level.

Although the post is not location specific, a large proportion of the team are based at Cannon House Birmingham, and regular attendance at the Birmingham office or another regional location may be required.

The demands upon the post can be unpredictable and the incumbent will need to be flexible. Travel within the UK is sometimes required and could involve overnight stays. 

This post sits within the Intelligence Team, who carry out work for the whole of the Insolvency Service. The Team’s objective is to deliver an intelligence capability for the agency. This supports the targeting and investigation of cases, look at key threats and, ultimately, to gather information and develop analysis which will contribute to the Agency's investigation and enforcement effort. It will also help the Agency to participate effectively in cross-government regulatory and enforcement action at both a strategic and tactical level.

Although the post is not location specific, a large proportion of the team are based at Cannon House Birmingham, and regular attendance at the Birmingham office or another regional location may be required.

The demands upon the post can be unpredictable and the incumbent will need to be flexible. Travel within the UK is sometimes required and could involve overnight stays. 

Job description

Reporting to the C2 Deputy Head of Intelligence and working within the Intelligence Team, you are expected to participate in and, where necessary, lead on activities across the spectrum of the team’s responsibilities. The post will also involve, from time to time, working closely with other parts of Insolvency Service, Senior Management, other operational teams and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities 

The duties of the post may vary widely and can include:

• assessing, disseminating and actioning complex intelligence referrals received by the team, including the development of strategic analysis of thematic issues
• identifying and monitoring relevant intelligence subjects and emerging threats and preparing assessments, profiles and wider thematic work together with recommendations
• contributing to the development of processes, skills and analysis capability to enable the Agency to make better use of intelligence and provide worthwhile intelligence products both internally and externally
• building and managing key relationships with our stakeholders in the regulatory and enforcement community, including negotiating and developing joint endeavours with other agencies and promoting the work of the Agency
• Functioning as the Single Point of Contact with allocated organisations, ensuring regular communication, intelligence exchange and functioning as the contact to facilitate evidential exchange
• carrying out assessments of high profile insolvent and live company cases. Such work can often be at short notice and require delivery within tight deadlines
• representing the team and promoting the intelligence agenda to the Agency’s operational businesses, this would include promoting and providing training
• reviewing and submitting Suspicious Activity Reports to the National Crime Agency
• dealing with ad hoc technical requests coming into the Intelligence Team from other parts of the Agency and external stakeholders
• attendance at regular training events, and Intelligence forums / conferences
• working with the anti-money laundering cell and Companies House team (both within the Intelligence teams) to ensure effective collaboration on referrals and ensuring all intelligence is input and effectively used in CLUE, the new Intelligence database.

Person specification

The successful candidate will need an inquisitive mind and be able to constructively challenge at all levels in order to achieve positive outcomes.

They will have experience in Intelligence or Investigations

They will be a self-starter and be able to gather information from multiple sources. They will work to achieve team goals and targets. They will work to deliver agreed outcomes.

They will be able to work within tight and sometimes competing deadlines and therefore must be organised.

They must be able to build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to support the delivery of business outcomes and possess good interpersonal skills and communication skills both written and verbal.  

Essential Criteria 

You will have a proven track record in Intelligence and or Investigations.

You must be capable of attaining SC security clearance.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £38,454, Insolvency Service contributes £10,382 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV, 500 word personal statement, and behaviours. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. 

Your personal statement should be no more than 500 words and should explain how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria in the person specification.

Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the Personal Statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview. 

After submission of your application you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Verbal Test, Civil Service Numerical Test & Civil Service Judgement Test. 

Please complete the online tests as soon as possible (within 24-48 hours is recommended), the closing date for the tests is 23:55 on 29 July 2024. If you fail to complete the online tests before the deadline your application will be withdrawn. Guidance for the tests will be available when you are invited to take the tests. The tests are administered online and accessed via the CS Jobs website. 

We will test your ability, behaviours and experience as part of the sift process, and if successful, you will be invited to a short interview where we will test your behaviours, experience and strengths. Full details of the selection process will be made available to shortlisted candidates once the sift has been completed.

Expected Timeline (subject to change) 

Sift – w/c 31/ 07/ 2024

Interview – w/c 12/ 08/ 24 

Location - MS Teams 

Your interview will either be conducted face to face or by video. You will be notified of this if you are selected for interview. Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process. 

Further Information

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.

Any move to Insolvency Service 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

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. 

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service and Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Transforming Workplaces

The Insolvency Service is currently delivering an exciting five-year transformation project that started in April 2022 which will define our future direction supporting a gradual migration to a Regional Centre model combined with smarter ways of working. As part of this, transforming our estate will align us with the government modernisation programmes making The Insolvency Service a great place to work.  

We are letting you know about our future plans because if you are joining the Insolvency Service and are recruited into an office over the next five years that is not one of the Regional Centres, you will be expected to move to one of the Regional Centres in the future. This move would not attract financial assistance.   

The 11 Regional Centres are : Birmingham, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Stratford.

Hybrid Working

Insolvency Service operates a hybrid working policy subject to business need, giving people the flexibility to choose when and where they work and collaborate with others.

Individuals are expected to work from one of the office locations stated in the advert to connect with their colleagues, as required by their role and business team needs. There is flexibility to split the working week, spending a minimum of 60% in the workplace, which includes the office, site visits, court etc.

Reasonable Adjustment

If a person with disabilities is put 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 InsolvencyRecruitment.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.

 

 

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.