Intelligence Lead for Trading Standards

WMJobs; Warwick; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile working

Generous annual leave

Bank holidays and Christmas Day off

Vivup benefits and discounts

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking an experienced Intelligence Officer to lead intelligence-led decision making across Warwickshire Trading Standards. You will influence operational activity, strategic priorities and service delivery, helping protect consumers and support legitimate businesses.

The role requires substantial expertise in intelligence development and reporting, with responsibilities spanning strategic assessments, analytical outputs, and cross-agency collaboration.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in intelligence development, research, assessment and analysis.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to translate complex information into actionable insight.

Responsibilities

• Produce strategic and tactical intelligence assessments.
• Develop intelligence packages, profiles and analytical reports (experience of i2 would be desirable).
• Identify emerging risks, trends and threats.
• Build relationships with local authorities, regulators and enforcement partners.
• Champion intelligence-led decision making across the service.
• Ensure information governance and intelligence handling compliance.
• Provide guidance, training and mentoring to colleagues.
• Drive improvements in intelligence systems, processes and technology.

Skills

Intelligence development

Research

Assessment

Analysis

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

i2

Job description

Warwickshire County Council is seeking an experienced Intelligence Officer to lead intelligence-led decision making across Warwickshire Trading Standards. You will influence operational activity, strategic priorities and service delivery, helping protect consumers and support legitimate businesses.

The role requires substantial expertise in intelligence development and reporting, with responsibilities spanning strategic assessments, analytical outputs, and cross-agency collaboration.