About the job

Job summary

The analytical function is made up of Senior Analysts led by the Head of Intelligence Analysis. The function has a flexible operating model, which enables us to respond dynamically to the needs of the organisation and beyond; analysts rotate between the roles on an annual basis. We work closely as a team of professionals in providing our expertise to the most complex and high profile economic crime investigations, developing operations and playing an active part in supporting the Intelligence Division’s core business. Your ability to enjoy team working is vital as we all provide support, share demand and regularly share learning.

We are looking for an experienced analyst who likes to be challenged intellectually, welcomes variety but is used to working independently on detailed evidence for long periods. You will be expected to work on various long and short-term tasks simultaneously and will need to be organised and agile in your approach to demand.  You should also have a good depth of experience investigating serious and/or economic crime.

The intelligence analysts are responsible for generating strategic, tactical, operational and investigative products to a high standard, as well as supporting the development of sensitive intelligence. We work to the competency frameworks set out by both College of Policing and Professional Heads of Intelligence Assessment (PHIA).  In turn your work may be published nationally, and will have an influential role in advising policy direction and decision making at a senior level. You will be required to represent the SFO at joint agency and public private partnership meetings.

Our intelligence analysts are encouraged to continually challenge themselves and develop their skillset by proactively seeking innovative techniques and training. We recognise and encourage the need for continuous professional development. You will be fully supported to enhance your skills and have the opportunity to attend and expected to lead at national training forums.

This role provides an exciting opportunity to work directly alongside legal professions tackling high profile, serious economic crime at close quarters.

Job description

As a Senior Intelligence Analyst you will be responsible for:

• Producing analytical products and insight to support the Intelligence Division in the development of operations.
• Producing Threat Assessments to inform the organisation and other HMG partners about emerging trends.
• Producing Strategic Intelligence Assessments to national standards, presenting the findings and recommendations at senior management level in this organisation and beyond.
• Supporting case investigation teams with clear, concise analytical products and insights which make sense of large, complex data sets, such as telecommunications and financial material.
• Representing the SFO at partner meetings, provide opinions and contribute to the wider economic crime landscape.

For more information about the role and for a full list of key responsibilities, please see attached Job Pack.

Person specification

See above and attached Job Pack.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £39,260, Serious Fraud Office contributes £10,600 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.

Application stage

As part of the application process you will be required to provide:

• Confirmation of whether you meet the Technical criteria listed in the Job Pack, including specification if there are any that you don’t meet.
• A personal statement of no more than 500 words that explains how your skills and experience meet each of the following essential experience criteria:
  • Significant experience of working as an intelligence analyst in an investigatory environment, preferably around major or serious and organised criminality at a national or international level
  • Experience of creating NIM-compliant analytical products, evidential analytical products and writing statements to support investigations and develop impactful findings.
• A name blind CV outlining your job history and qualifications.

It will not be possible to provide feedback to applications who are unsuccessful at the application stage. 

Interview stage

Behaviours and experience criteria as outlined in the Job Pack will be tested at interview. Candidates invited to interview will also be required to complete an assessment centre beforehand.

Full details of the interview process will be made available to shortlisted candidates in the invite to interview.

Sift to take place from 3rd January 2024. 

Assessment centre to take place from 15th January 2024.

Interviews are expected to take place from 22nd January 2024.

All dates are indicative and subject to change.

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

Security

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

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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.