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An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Defence Intelligence (DI) Counter Proliferation (CP) Biological Weapons (BW) team as an all-source intelligence analyst.

DI is a world-class organisation that supports policy and decision-making at the heart of the Ministry of Defence and the national security community. DI is the MoD’s central provider of strategic level intelligence. In DI, our people solve problems, create understanding and give perspective to the diverse and complex Defence threats and challenges in a rapidly changing world. Together our civilians and military personnel inform decision making in Defence, manage complex finance programmes and develop new technology.

In DI we believe your unique experiences, view and understanding of the world could provide a vital perspective and contribution to our work. We recognise that great minds do not think alike and are striving to increase our diversity representation at all levels. As an equal opportunities employer we hire, train and promote people based on merit and inspire to create an inclusive workplace free of discrimination. We also offer flexible working arrangements such as flexitime, job share and compressed hours.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week and is based in MOD Main Building.

The role will involve working in a busy team assessing adversary biological weapons capabilities to support and inform decision-making within Defence and across wider government. The DI CP-BW team assesses information related to biological weapons from a range of sources, including open, technical, and classified. The team works closely with the DI CP Chemical Weapons (CW) team, as well as the wider CP Centre (and others across DI), to provide important advice to the Arms Control and Counter Proliferation communities right across Government to support the implementation of international arms control treaties. The assessments we produce have real impact and provide policy and decision makers with insight, foresight, and decision advantage to a broad range of government departments and agencies. These include: the MOD, FCDO, and the Cabinet Office Assessment Staff. Our work also informs MOD chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) policy, Joint Capability and Defence Medical Services to develop protective equipment and medical countermeasures for the UK’s Armed Forces.

Responsibilities

This is a highly varied role, the post holder will:

• Lead on producing all source assessment of biological and chemical warfare capabilities of hostile actors, in accordance with the PHIA analytic standards and DI guidance.
• Develop subject matter expertise, acting as an expert across the DI CP community, using all resources available to you and keeping abreast of all source information on specific geographic and technical areas.
• Fuse information across the biological and chemical teams, developing collaborative work spaces, both within DI and across the wider counter proliferation community.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with customers and stakeholders, ensuring intelligence output is aligned to their requirements, decision-making processes and timelines.
• Communicate assessments, including briefing to customers such as ministers, senior civil servants, and military capability, policy and decision-makers, routinely and in a timely manner.
• Participate fully in national and international intelligence community collaboration processes and activities.
• Work closely with international partners with potential opportunities to attend overseas meetings.

Who are we looking for?

The successful candidates must have a STEM degree (or equivalent experience) providing technical and/or analytical skills and the ability to demonstrate:

• Experience in collating, structuring, and evaluating large diverse data sets.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, enabling the post holder to succinctly convey complex information to a wide audience.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Strong IT skills, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Aptitude to prioritise, work under pressure and to meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others.

The following are desirable but not essential and can be developed within role:

• Knowledge and/or experience of biological and/or chemical warfare issues (and/or related capabilities, policies, and treaties).
• Experience or awareness of the UK intelligence community and the role it plays in national security.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• PHIA Informing Decision- Making (Highly Proficient)

There are a wide variety of employee benefits for civil service staff in DI, including (this list is not exhaustive):

• Salary Payroll Giving
• Financial Education Resources
• Bicycle Purchase Advance & Cycle to Work Scheme
• Holiday, Season Ticket, Tenancy Deposit & Work Space Salary Advance Loans
• Free Parking (not available at Main Building)
• Generous Pension Scheme with employer contribution between 26.6% & 30.3%
• Death in Service Benefit
• Up to 30 days’ Annual Leave, and one Privilege Day
• Special Leave (including Study Leave and Volunteering Leave)
• Adoption, Maternity, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave
• Childcare Vouchers
• On-Site Nursery & Childcare at some MOD sites
• Flexible Working Hours
• Discounted Healthcare Packages
• Eyesight Tests and Spectacles
• Free On-Site Gyms at many sites
• Employee Assistance Programme
• In-Year Reward and Thank You Schemes
• Talent Schemes
• Defence Discounts
• Microsoft & Vodafone Employee Discount Schemes
• Boundless and Civil Service Sports Council Memberships available
• On-site shops, restaurants & cafes at most sites

Further details may be found at Civilian Discover My Benefits (mod.gov.uk)

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

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