Senior Intelligence Analyst

Mitie; Hardingstone; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management firm is seeking an experienced professional for their Intelligence Hub to support security operations for a major motorsport client. You will be responsible for producing intelligence reports, delivering briefings, and collaborating with a team to mitigate risks. Ideal candidates will have experience in a threat intelligence environment and exhibit strong communication and relationship-building skills. This role requires flexibility to work weekends and night shifts.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in threat intelligence.
• Strong ability to build relationships with customers.
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

• Produce intelligence reports covering physical security threats.
• Collaborate with analysts to monitor and exploit OSINT sources.
• Deliver intelligence briefings during live incidents.

Skills

Risk assessment

Communication skills

Relationship building

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in relevant subject area

Job description

Overview

Mitie Intelligence Services - Intelligence Hub

Mitie was founded in 1987. Mitie is the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company, serving a diverse blue-chip customer base across sectors including banks, retailers, hospitals, schools, and government offices. Mitie has over 77,500 people, 100+ office locations, and operates across the country with clients overseas. Our purpose is to create amazing work environments through our expertise, care, technology, and insight, helping customers be exceptional every day. Our promise to our people is a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day.

Our culture is built on core values: we work as one Mitie, we act with integrity and trust, we go the extra mile, our diversity makes us stronger, and our customers' business is our business.

Job Description

Objectives and Responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity to join Mitie Intelligence Services (MIS) as part of the Intelligence Hub, in a new role within the rapidly evolving and growing team. The role focuses on supporting the security operations of a major leading motorsport company with a global footprint. It delivers a portfolio of intelligence services to identify and assess risks to people, assets, and events, working with internal and external stakeholders.

The Intelligence Hub provides an open-source intelligence (OSINT) capability for Mitie and its clients. It identifies potential threats to employees and business operations and delivers timely, actionable threat intelligence to inform and facilitate client decision-making so threats can be mitigated. It also provides major incident communications support and bespoke digital investigation services for specific security requirements.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a security intelligence environment (e.g., law enforcement, military, government, or private sector) and will be a confident, assertive decision-maker who can operate in a dynamic, agile environment with excellent judgment and written communication skills. A comprehensive understanding of global security issues and their risks to business is essential.

The role requires a minimum of 12 weekends to provide dedicated support to the customer’s global events across the race season.

Key Accountabilities and Role Overview

• Work with the senior client, account manager, Intelligence Hub, and other stakeholders to create and deliver intelligence products related to travel risk management and other security concerns.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with the customer, understand operational requirements, and promote effective intelligence-based risk mitigation strategies.
• Produce high-quality, relevant, and concise intelligence reports and briefings covering threats to physical security and travellers (terrorism, crime, activism), including those focused on threats to people, assets, and events.
• Collaborate with the Intelligence Hub analyst team to identify, develop, monitor, and exploit OSINT sources to produce timely alerts aligned with priority intelligence requirements.
• Deliver intelligence briefings for senior Mitie and customer representatives, both strategically and during live incidents related to national and international events.
• Potential line management responsibilities in time, with a current expectation to mentor and coach junior employees.
• Minimum of 12 weekends worked during the year to cover major events, including late/night shifts due to time differences.
• Attend customer meetings to brief the strategic intelligence picture and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders at varying levels of seniority.
• Present intelligence and structured reporting to client leadership and, if necessary, wider authorities.
• Complete ad-hoc projects as designated by management or client, on time and to a high standard of quality.
• Ensure compliance with GDPR and Company and Client quality standards.

Key Skills and Experience

• Degree-educated, or an equivalent qualification, in a relevant subject area.
• At least three years of experience in a threat intelligence environment (military, government, law enforcement, or security sectors).
• Strong ability to build and maintain relationships with customers and partners.
• Ability to formulate logical, measured risk/threat assessments based on available information and customer requirements.
• Experience in processing and analysing both qualitative and quantitative data.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with high attention to detail; fluency in English.
• Reliable, flexible, and discreet; effective time management with the ability to pivot between time-critical requests.
• Knowledge of the geopolitical and global threat landscape and related security threats.
• Experience in interrogating and exploiting social media platforms as a threat intelligence source.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• High-level knowledge of global events and their security impacts.
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset and commitment to delivering exceptional service.
• Innovative approach with a willingness to seek new solutions to meet client needs.
• Fluency in one or more modern languages.
• Master’s Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject area.
• Experience managing and maintaining intelligence collection plans and online monitoring tools.

Key Relationships and Stakeholders

• Senior client and other key customer security staff (including the customer global security operations centre).
• Intelligence Hub Development Manager, Intelligence Hub Operations Manager, and Watchkeeper Team.