About the job

Job summary

Role Eligible for £12,000 Recruitment and Retention Allowance * 

An exciting opportunity to join the Defence Intelligence (DI) Counter Proliferation (CP) Nuclear team as an all-source intelligence analyst has become available. The DI CP-Nuc team assesses information related to state nuclear programme from a range of sources. The assessments we produce have real impact and provide policy and decision-makers in a broad range of government departments and agencies with insight, foresight, and decision advantage. Our analysis informs customers across the Ministry of Defence (MOD), the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and the Cabinet Office Assessment Staff, among others. 

DI is a world-class organisation that supports policy and decision-making at the heart of the MOD and the national security community. DI is the MOD’s central provider of strategic level intelligence. Our people solve problems, create understanding and give perspective to the diverse and complex Defence threats and challenges in a rapidly changing world. Together our civilians and military personnel inform decision making in Defence, manage complex finance programmes and develop new technology. 

In DI we believe your unique experiences, view and understanding of the world could provide a vital perspective and contribution to our work. We recognise that great minds do not think alike and are striving to increase our diversity representation at all levels.  As an equal opportunities employer we hire, train and promote people based on merit and inspire to create an inclusive workplace free of discrimination. We also offer flexible working arrangements such as flexitime, job share, part time and compressed hours.   

All job adverts in DI are subject to fair and open competition. 

*This post is on the MOD Civilian Nuclear Post Control List (PCL) and may attract the Nuclear Recruitment and Retention Allowance (RRA). This is a discretionary allowance. The post being listed on the PCL does not mean that the post holder will have an automatic entitlement to receive the RRA. The NSQEP RRA is not a contractual allowance and can be amended or withdrawn without notice in line with MOD Main and Submarine Delivery Agency policy.

Please read the attached job description for further information.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

Job description

This is a highly varied role, the post holder will: 

• Lead on producing all source assessment of state nuclear weapons programmes, in accordance with the Professional Head of Intelligence Assessment analytic standards and Defence Intelligence guidance. 
• Develop subject matter expertise, acting as an expert across the DI CP community, using all resources available to you and keeping abreast of all source information on specific geographic and technical areas. 
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with customers and stakeholders, ensuring intelligence output is aligned to their requirements, decision-making processes and timelines. 
• Communicate assessments, including briefing to customers such as ministers, senior civil servants, and military decision-makers, routinely and in a timely manner. 
• Form effective networks across the UK and international intelligence community and use these networks to support collaborative activities and processes. 
• Work closely with international partners with potential opportunities to contribute to and participate in overseas meetings. 

Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities.  Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions. 

Person specification

Who are we looking for?  

The successful candidate should have the ability to demonstrate: 

• Experience in gathering, organising and evaluating information, complex datasets and/or intelligence. 
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, enabling the post holder to succinctly convey complex information to a wide and varied audience. 
• Strong organisational skills. 
• Aptitude to prioritise, work under pressure and to meet strict deadlines. 
• Ability to work collaboratively with others.  

• Strong IT skills, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.  

We are looking for an individual who has  

• Experience of intelligence assessment and the UK intelligence community. 
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. 
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with partners on delivery. 
• A proven track record of timely, high-quality delivery, a customer-centric approach with strive for excellence.  
• Resilience and ability to work at pace whilst maintaining scrutiny on detail. 

It would also be beneficial to have 

• In-depth knowledge and/or experience of nuclear issues (e.g., capabilities, policies and treaties) and key nuclear customers and their requirements. 
• Experience or understanding of the UK Strategic Deterrent and its objectives, including the Nuclear Deterrent Policy. 
• Experience of nuclear weapons effects and security of Defence Nuclear Information. 

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £11,631 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, Experience and Technical skills.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Technical skills and Experience.  

To apply, please provide evidence against the following aspects of Success Profiles: 

Behaviours: At sift/interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours/Technical Skills:

• Leadership 
• Seeing the Big Picture 
• Delivering at Pace 

Technical: You will also be assessed against the following technical skills from the PHIA Professional Development Framework for Intelligence Assessment during the selection process:  

• PHIA – Analysis, Tradecraft and Assessment (PHIA- Proficient) 
• PHIA – Co-operation, Co-ordination and Challenge (PHIA- Proficient) 

Experience: We will assess your experience during the selection process. Candidates will be required to complete an online CV template to include job history, full details of education and qualifications and previous experience and skills. We are looking for evidence of skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the job. 

We would also like a personal statement (500 words) explaining your interest in the role and the experience you have that is relevant to the role and person specification.  

In the event of large number of applications, we reserve the right to conduct and initial sift using your CV, Personal Statement and on the Analysis, Tradecraft and Assessment behaviour. 

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

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to let us know how we can help.   

If more than one candidate reaches the desired standard, those not selected will be held in reserve for 12 months.   

Nationality requirements   

The post holder must be a UK national (no dual nationality). The successful candidate must either hold eDV security clearance or be willing to undergo the process.   

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is enhanced developed vetting, further to the DV as listed below. 

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk . 

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.  

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn. 

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 developed vetting (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

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

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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.