Intelligence Officer - Registration of Interest Ref. 2557

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As an Intelligence Officer (IO), you’ll be central to our mission.

IOs gather secret intelligence to protect the UK and its interests overseas. Our work prioritises matters of national security, economic wellbeing and supports the disruption of serious crime.

It’s a fascinating and diverse role where you’ll use everyday skills, including communication and empathy, to tackle extraordinary challenges. It’s genuinely interesting and rewarding work.

The role of an IO covers four main areas:

1.    Operational Managers, who are responsible for planning operations, while identifying and managing risks.
2.    Targeters, who are tasked with turning information, such as data, into operations alongside our partner agencies.
3.    Reporting Officers, who link us with Whitehall and our customers and are responsible for validating and testing the intelligence as well as briefing ministers.
4.    Case Officers, these are the people who build and manage relationships with agents, the people who pass us the intelligence we need.

This is critical work that keeps the UK safe – and it’s work where you’ll be safe too. You might meet a contact for a chat in a café. Or you might gather intelligence online at our offices.  In fact, your work will look much like any other office role – and like any other job, you’ll usually be contactable, if your family and friends need you.

Click here to find out more about our organisational eligibility criteria as well as what it’s like to work as an IO by listening to some employee profiles.


About you

You must have a minimum of a 2:2 degree or higher. Undergraduates must expect their confirmed degree result within 12 months of their application date.

As well as demonstrating a strong motivation for joining the organisation and doing the IO role, it is essential that you can demonstrate the following key competencies:

Problem solving and judgement – able to generate solutions to challenges and comfortable in decision making but escalating where necessary.

Personal organisation and proactivity – able to create and develop plans. Set milestones and review progress, to ensure plans use resources efficiently.

Confident communicator - present information to others concisely and appropriate to the recipient. Able to use communication skills to persuade others to an outcome.

Able to work with others to achieve positive outcomes, accounting for people with different experiences and backgrounds.

Able to work with a broad range of customers to understand requirements, build strong relationships and keep them informed of progress.

Open to change – you continually look for opportunities to learn and develop. You are open to innovation and change.


Application window

The application window for the IO role will open on 8th July 2022.  In the meantime, we encourage all those from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background and women (of any background) to register their interest in this forthcoming opportunity.  Please note that we are confining registrations of interest to the above groups only, due to their current under-representation in our workforce.  

As part of the registration of interest, you will be invited to an online session taking place on the 6th and 7th July 2022 to learn more about the role.  
 
A registration of interest does not constitute a job application, nor will such registration have any bearing upon the recruitment process itself.
 
Any individuals who register their interest and who decide subsequently to apply for the IO role will need to complete an application form once the window for applications has opened.
 
Once the application window has opened, we will welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of their ethnic background, gender, disability and/or any other characteristic(s).  All applications will be assessed solely on merit.
 
Register your interest by clicking ‘submit’ below.

This Program / Vacancy is closed to applications.