Intelligence Support Officer (NAFN)

Tameside Council; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Ashton-under-Lyne is seeking an Intelligence Support Officer to handle data and intelligence requests for criminal and civil investigations. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing sensitive information and must demonstrate strong judgement skills in accordance with the Data Protection Act. Opportunities to engage in project delivery and support the Service Delivery Team are available.

Benefits

Rewards and benefits package

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in data and intelligence processing for criminal investigations.
• Strong understanding of the Data Protection Act 2018.
• Ability to make informed decisions regarding data release.

Responsibilities

• Support the Service Delivery Team in data processing tasks.
• Participate in project delivery and marketing activities as directed.
• Assess and process data requests for member organisations.

Skills

Data processing

Judgement in sensitive information

Communication

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Ashton-under-Lyne, United Kingdom

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Contract Type : Permanent

Hours Per Week: 36hours

Base Location: Ryecroft Hall, Manchester Road, Audenshaw, M34 5EE

Assessment Date : To be arranged

The Role

NAFN Data and Intelligence Services is a national service provided and hosted by Tameside Council. It is one of the UK’s largest shared services providing data, intelligence and best practice to support verification, debt recovery, criminal and fraud investigations to the public sector, including local authorities, housing providers and other government agencies. It has a customer base of over 400 member organisations and over 10,000 active registered users.

Established in 1997, the organisation has grown and developed its service offer to members and established key working relationships with the Home Office, DVLA and the Local Government Association as well as other national and regional bodies.

Our Intelligence Support Officers’ are jointly responsible for assessing and processing data and intelligence requests on behalf of member organisations conducting criminal and civil investigations in strict accordance with the law, NAFN prescribed processes and meeting agreed performance targets.

Specialising in gathering data under the Data Protection Act 2018 for the purposes of prevention and detection of crime, assessment and collection of tax, and for use in legal proceedings, the post holder is responsible and accountable for exercising good judgement and providing meaningful advice when sharing sensitive information. The post holder is also responsible for making decisions about the release of data following guidance provided by the data controllers, and for providing information and support to fraud and other investigators from subscribing and non-subscribing organisations, which include local authorities, wider public authorities and social housing providers.

About You

The post holder is required to provide day-to-day support to the Service Delivery Team. Some of these tasks will be routine in nature but there will be opportunities to participate in project delivery and marketing activities under the direction of the Leadership Team.

About Us

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.

Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

This position is subject to Basic Disclosure Procedures.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here

For further information about this role please contact Sarah Cooper on 0161 342 2898 for an informal chat or [emailprotected]