Intelligence Analyst

Id Job: 3172304

🏢 On-site
💼 Companies House
📍 Cardiff, Wales
🕒 1 day ago
💰 31349 – 36928 GBP ANNUAL
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Job Description

Details

Reference number

288549

Salary

£31,349 - £36,928
Successful candidates will be offered the minimum of the pay scale and in some circumstances salary negotiations will be dependent on the demonstration of skills and experience. All our roles come with an excellent benefits’ package, including the generous Civil Service Pension Scheme. Further salary increases depend entirely upon the outcome of our annual pay negotiation with central government. If you are a current Civil Servant transferring to us, your salary will be discussed in line with our pay policies.

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer
Band D

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Intelligence

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

3

Contents

    Location

    About the job

    Benefits

    Things you need to know

    Apply and further information

Location

Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZ

About the job

Job summary

We believe Companies House is a great place to work and we’d love you to come and join us!

At Companies House our aim is to be the best registry of companies in the world, achieved through brilliant people, working on brilliant systems, delivering brilliant services. Through our new powers we’re excited to be working across government to fight economic crime.

We’re going through an exciting change at Companies House as our new powers are being introduced. As part of this we’re looking for Intelligence Analysts to be at the forefront of our new intelligence and law enforcement powers.

We need committed, experienced Intelligence Analysts who can work independently but are also great as part of a team; working together to identify and tackle emerging issues.

Do you thrive in a challenging, dynamic environment?

Do you want be at the forefront of supporting the government’s fight against economic crime?

If so, these roles are for you and we’d love to receive your application!

Job description

As an Intelligence Analyst at Companies House you will:

  • Own a high priority threat to develop knowledge that will drive forward the prevention and disruption of suspicious and criminal activity
  • Analyse the available intelligence and information to provide recommendations
  • Focus on the assessment of key threats whilst also identifying new and emerging threats that may need to be addressed in the future
  • Produce profiles, intelligence assessments and reports
  • Collect, interpret and evaluate all relevant data and information to clearly and accurately inform decision making and/or facilitate responses
  • Inform understanding of key issues affecting the Register of Companies
  • Develop and maintain an expert level knowledge of analytical methodologies, legislation and specific subject matter expertise
  • Maintain and further develop intelligence flows and relationships with internal and external stakeholders to inform product development.

Person specification

We’re looking for Intelligence Analysts with experience and knowledge of:

  • A proven track record working as an Intelligence Analyst in law enforcement, government or similar
  • Delivering high quality intelligence products and services that identify intelligence gaps, make recommendations and influence decision making
  • Utilising analytical tools, techniques and methodologies to gather, receive, analyse, evaluate, develop and disseminate intelligence
  • Handling sensitive information in line with legal and procedural requirements
  • The intelligence cycle and the role of intelligence in the investigative process
  • The principles of the National Intelligence Model
  • Communicating confidently with a variety of stakeholders – internally and externally.

About us
We’re proud of who we are at Companies House, valuing our people and creating a real sense of community. We encourage professional development, celebrate success, and live our values to effect real change. To find out more about the great things we're doing at Companies House please have a look at our blog posts and podcasts. and watch our video to find out more




As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfill our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few. We will be happy to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing recruitmentCH@companieshouse.gov.uk

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Working Together

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • We’re looking for Intelligence Analysts with: Formal training in Intelligence Analysis – this could be a qualification such as, Level 4 Diploma in Intelligence Analysis, NIAT, GIAT, DIAM, ANACAPA or an equivalent.

Benefits

You’ll be part of a great team a Companies House, receiving a competitive salary and very generous contributory Civil Service Pension, we also offer a benefits package including:

  • A generous 30 days annual leave (based on full time hours) in addition to public holidays

- Instant Awards - to say thank you and recognise great effort and contributions

  • Great work life balance with flexible working

  • A pro-active approach to employee wellbeing that allows our colleagues to flourish and be their best at work

  • A focus on career development and progression

  • Inclusive Network Groups to support our colleagues and a great Sports and Social Society

  • On site gym with subsidised membership and free on-site car parking

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, Experience and Technical skills.

All our recruitment at Companies House uses the Civil Service Success Profiles framework, which will assess your behaviours, strengths and experience. Our recruitment process is underpinned by recruitment which is fair and open with decisions made on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.

In your application form we’d like you to:

  • Tell us about your employment history, including key responsibilities and achievements.
  • Tell us about your qualifications - we're especially interested in those listed under 'Technical Skills'.
  • We’d like you to write a personal statement of 1250 words where you tell us about why you’d be great for this role – we'd like you to particularly include your experience and skills that match what we’ve asked for in the person specification and also tell us about how you can evidence the behaviours we’ve included in the advert.

You can find more guidance on completing your application here. We’re committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement.

What will the process look like?

  • We’ll carry out a sift of applications and successful candidates at sift will be invited to interview, where we’ll explore your skills, experiences, the behaviours mentioned in the advert and your strengths. There will also be an activity as part of the interview process.

Where will you be working?

The majority of this team are currently working in a hybrid way and this will also apply to this role – currently the successful candidates will be asked to attend our Cardiff office a minimum of 1 day each week, with the rest of the time working from home. In future this could increase when office attendance is reviewed. Also, there will be an initial training period for this role where successful candidates will be based in our Cardiff office.

Childcare vouchers

Any move to Companies House 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. Check your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.


Successful candidates must pass a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check before they can be appointed. BPSS is an entry level security check. It uses the Police National Computer (PNC) to make sure a candidate has no convictions. The check returns evidence of any current criminal record and un-spent convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements for Security Check (SC) before they can be appointed. To gain (SC) clearance you will normally need to have been a UK resident for a minimum of 5 years, and will need to successfully complete all stages of the vetting process which includes:
  • Baseline Personnel Security Standard
  • Departmental/Company Records Check
  • Security Questionnaire
  • Criminal Record Check
  • Credit Reference Check
  • Security Service Check

Nationality statement
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. If you're applying for a role requiring security clearance, please be aware that foreign or dual nationality is not an automatic bar. However certain posts may have restrictions which could affect those who do not have sole British nationality or who have personal connections with certain countries outside the UK.

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 Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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.

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

    Name :
    Ruth Frost
    Email :
    rfrost@companieshouse.gov.uk

Recruitment team

    Email :
    RecruitmentCH@companieshouse.gov.uk

Further information

We welcome applications from Welsh speakers. Selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles, our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of appointment on the basis of merit by fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact infopoint@companieshouse.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commission . info@csc.gov.uk

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