CTU XT1186 Senior Regional Analyst **External**

West Yorkshire Police; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

West Yorkshire Police advertises a CTU XT1186 Senior Regional Analyst (External) in South Leeds. The role leads a team of Analysts and Researchers delivering both operational and strategic products to aid decision-makers.

The successful candidate will recruit, develop and motivate staff, liaise with customers and partner agencies to set a strategy for analysis and research, and ensure objectives are met. A degree or equivalent, strong intelligence analysis, and MS Office skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification or experience.
• Significant proven experience in intelligence analysis.
• Experience engaging with a range of customers and stakeholders.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to interrogate databases.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Analysts and Researchers delivering operational and strategic products.
• Recruit, develop and motivate Researchers and Analysts to maintain high quality work.
• Liaise with customers and partner agencies to agree a strategy for analysis and research.
• Ensure objectives are met and provide professional advisory support.

Skills

Intelligence analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

CTU XT1186 Senior Regional Analyst **External**

THE FOLLOWING VACANCY HAS BEEN ADVERTISED EXTERNALLY

Senior Regional Analyst

Counter Terrorism Policing – North East (CTP NE)

South Leeds

1 x permanent full-time post

An excellent opportunity has arisen to play a key role leading a unique team, supporting the work of Counter Terrorism Policing.

In this role you will lead a team of Analysts and Researchers in providing an effective service to the unit, coordinating the production of operational and strategic products to aid decision-makers.

You will be responsible for recruiting, developing and motivating Researchers and Analysts to ensure they are suitably skilled and producing work of the highest quality. You will liaise with customers and partner agencies, providing professional advice to agree a strategy for analysis and research support and ensure objectives are met.

The successful candidate will need be educated to degree level OR with an equivalent qualification or experience. You will also need to have significant proven experience in intelligence analysis. Experience in communicating and engaging with a range of customers and stakeholders; a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products and the ability to interrogate computerised databases is also essential.

You must be prepared to work flexible hours to suit the CTP requirements and be willing and able to travel for business purposes and potentially to work for extended periods across or outside the NE region.

Owing to the nature of the role, it is not compatible with agile working arrangements, including home working.

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application. However, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate, and based on your own experience. Where plagiarism is identified—such as presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or AI-generated content, as your own—applications may be withdrawn.

Please note that the successful candidates will be subject to enhanced level personal and financial vetting checks prior to appointment and developed level personal and financial vetting checks after appointment.

You must be a British citizen and eligible to hold a British passport to work in the CTP NE.

For security reasons you should not discuss your application with anyone other than your immediate family.

The application process will close at 23:55 hours on 5 November 2026

The post is suitable for job share.

West Yorkshire Police is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

Applicants should be aware that it is not always possible to carry out adequate vetting checks on persons who have not been resident within the UK for the last ten years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused because it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.