Intelligence Analyst - ROCTA (SEROCU)

Thames Valley Police; Reading; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Good work/life balance

Supportive and welcoming place to work

Generous pension scheme and annual/le

Job summary

Thames Valley Police invites applications for the Intelligence Analyst role within the Threat and Performance Department. This position supports decision-making and prioritisation of resources to disrupt Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) across the South East, with the ROCTA team.

You will apply recognised analytical techniques to develop high-quality intelligence products that inform strategic and tactical planning in the fight against serious and organised crime.

Qualifications

• Act as a subject matter expert for SOC areas.
• Contribute to improving understanding of SOC scale, threat, and nature.
• Provide analytical insight to inform regional SOC response and assessments.
• Support development of accurate, data-driven intelligence and analysis.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to maintain SOC picture.

Responsibilities

• Act as a subject matter expert for SOC areas.
• Contribute to improving law enforcement’s understanding of the scale, threat and nature of SOC.
• Provide analytical insight to inform the regional response to SOC and contribute to the South East Strategic Assessment.
• Support the development of accurate, data-driven intelligence and analysis.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders within Law Enforcement and partner agencies to maintain a true picture of SOC in the South East.

Skills

SOC knowledge

Analytical skills

Intelligence analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Part/Full Time Full Time - All roles are available for flexible working including job sharing and part-time unless there are legitimate operational / business reasons why this cannot be accommodated

SEROCU is pleased to invite applications for the role of Intelligence Analyst within the Threat and Performance Department . This position plays a critical role in supporting decision-making and the prioritisation of resources and specialist tactics to disrupt Serious and Organised Crime (SOC) .

This is an excitingand rewardingopportunity within the Regional Organised Crime Threat Assessment(ROCTA) teamto support the decision-making and prioritisation of resources and specialist tactics to disrupt Serious and Organised Crime .

As an Intelligence Analyst, you will apply recognised analytical techniques to develop high-quality intelligence products that inform both strategic and tactical planning in the fight against serious and organised crime.

You will work with multiple information sources to assess both known and emerging threats as outlined in theSouth EastControl Strategy, supporting evidence-based recommendations that enhance law enforcement responses, including detection, prevention, targeting, and disruption activities.

In this role, you will:

• Act as asubject matter expert forspecific areas of SOC.
• Contribute to improving law enforcement’s understanding of the scale,threatand natureofSOC.
• Provideanalytical insight to inform theregionalresponseto SOC and contribute to theSouth EastStrategic Assessment.
• Support the development ofaccurate, data-driven intelligenceand analysis.
• Workcollaborativelywithinternal and external stakeholders, withinLaw Enforcementand partner agencies,tomaintaina true picture ofSOC within theSouth East.

TheRegional Organised Threat Assessment (ROCTA) teamoffers a comprehensive induction, mentoring and training package for all new starters irrespective ofexperience. We welcome applications from people with an analytical mind-set or have analytical experience from various industry areas who have a proven ability to problem solve and deliver and communicate results effectively. If you are keen to explore a new challenge, apply your analytical skills into an exciting role, and make a tangible difference through your work we look forward to receiving your application.

Please note that this role is part of a national,regionaland local network and as a result you maybe requiredto travel for business purposesmainly acrossthesouth eastregion and occasionally throughout the UK. Therefore,a full UK driving licence is essential for this role.

Due to the nature of our work, security is of paramount importance to us and therefore it will be necessary to pass andmaintainvetting levelSC together witha number ofenhanced security checks. In order toachieve this, you must be a British National and have resided in the UK for the past five years. Exemptions may apply for overseas or other diplomatic service (with HM Government), and studying abroad.

You can find more information about security vetting here .

The leadership withinCTPSE and SEROCUareactively committed to embedding and sustaining an inclusive culture that recognises and champions the diversity of ourpeople, andpromotes equity and equality so that everyone can succeed at work.The region is delivering this commitment through along termstrategy that takes a holistic and intersectional approach to wellbeing & inclusion. Our strategy is underpinned by the five strategicobjectives;

Inclusive Culture – We will create, embed, and continually develop an inclusive culture for our people.

Engaged & Involved – We will ensure our people are engaged, involved, and listened to.

Wellbeing – We will prioritise the wellbeing of our people.

Representation – We will attract, recruit,retainand develop a diverse workforce.

Inclusive by Design – We will ensure that inclusion is a core principle of our policies, products, and decisions.

We welcome applications from those interested in part time and flexible working, and encourage applications from ourunder representedcommunities.

• a good work/life balance
• a supportive and welcoming place to work
• excellent terms including a generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement

If you have any questions about the role, please contact [e-mail] quoting the Job Reference number 23733.

IMPORTANT:If you are already a Thames ValleyPolice (TVP) member of staff and you have been in your post for less than twelve months, your application must be supported by your line manager. We will require written confirmation from your line managerin order toproceed.

Shift allowance, on-call or otherjob relatedallowances fromyourpreviousrole will not be protected unless they are attached to the new role.