Intelligence Officer Cardiff, Wales
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We believe Companies House is a great place to work and we’d love you to come and join us!
At Companies House our aim is to be the best registry of companies in the world, achieved through brilliant people, working on brilliant systems, delivering brilliant services. Through our new powers we’re excited to be working across government to fight economic crime.
We’re going through an exciting change at Companies House as our new powers are being introduced. As part of this we’re looking for Intelligence Officers to be part of our Intelligence Directorate to play an important role in our new intelligence and law enforcement powers.
We need enthusiastic Intelligence Officers, as you’ll be part of an exciting and evolving team.
Do you thrive in a dynamic, legislative environment?
Can you ensure excellent stakeholder engagement and partnership?
If so, this role is for you, and we’d love to receive your application!
Job description
As an Intelligence Officer you will:
- Undertake an investigative role - by gathering information within ethical guidelines and best practice standards and in accordance with the relevant legislation, to meet operational objectives
- Build and maintain a network of internal and external partners – to respond to requests for information
- Develop relationships and understanding of work streams with colleagues and team members, to further operational awareness of roles and to support partnership working
- Maintain information on the intelligence system
- Facilitate information sharing to relevant parties - in line with confidentiality, sensitivity and duty of care policies and relevant legislation - to achieve shared objectives with our internal and external partners
- Develop, evaluate and share intelligence to drive operational activity
- Recommend how threats can be resolved.
Person specification
We’re looking for Intelligence Officers with:
- Great research skills, including an eye for detail
- Good communication skills – in both verbal and written communication
- Confidence in using information to make informed decisions
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
And practical experience of:
- Developing relationships with stakeholders
- Working in an intelligence environment - preferably in an enforcement environment.
About us
We’re proud of who we are at Companies House, valuing our people and creating a real sense of community. We encourage professional development, celebrate success, and live our values to effect real change. To find out more about the great things we're doing at Companies House please have a look at our blog posts and podcasts. and watch our video to find out more
As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfill our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few. We will be happy to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing [email protected]
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Making Effective Decisions
Benefits
You’ll be part of a great team a Companies House, receiving a competitive salary and very generous contributory Civil Service Pension, we also offer a benefits package including:
- A generous 30 days annual leave (based on full time hours) in addition to public holidays
- Instant Awards - to say thank you and recognise great effort and contributions
- Great work life balance with flexible working
- A pro-active approach to employee wellbeing that allows our colleagues to flourish and be their best at work
- A focus on career development and progression
- Inclusive Network Groups to support our colleagues and a great Sports and Social Society
- On site gym with subsidised membership and free on-site car parking
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All our recruitment at Companies House uses the Civil Service Success Profiles framework, which will assess your behaviours, strengths and experience. Our recruitment process is underpinned by recruitment which is fair and open with decisions made on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.
In your application form we’d like you to:
- Tell us about your employment history, including key responsibilities and achievements.
- We’d like you to write a personal statement of 1000 words where you tell us about why you’d be great for this role – we'd like you to particularly include your experience and skills that match what we’ve asked for in the person specification and also tell us about how you can evidence the behaviours we’ve included in the advert.
- We'd also like you to write 250 words where you tell us about a time you have made an effective decision in an intelligence environment. If we get a high volume of applications we will carry out a pre-sift by reading and scoring these 250 words.
You can find more guidance on completing your application here. We’re committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement.
What will the process look like?
- If we receive a high number of applications, we will carry out a pre-sift based on the 250 words you write about a time you've made an effective decision in an intelligence environment. Candidates who are successful at pre-sift stage will progress to the main sift where we will read and score the rest of the application form.
- If we don't receive a high number of applications we will consider the 250 words you write about a time you've made an effective decision in an intelligence environment, as part of the main sift.
- Successful candidates at main sift will be invited to interview, where we’ll explore your skills, experiences, the behaviours mentioned in the advert and your strengths.
Where will you be working?
The majority of this team are currently working in a hybrid way and this will also apply to this role – currently the successful candidates will be asked to attend our Cardiff office a minimum of 1 day each week, with the rest of the time working from home. In future this could increase when office attendance is reviewed. Also, there will be an initial training period for this role where successful candidates will be based in our Cardiff office.
Childcare vouchers
Any move to Companies House 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. Check your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
Successful candidates must pass a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check before they can be appointed. BPSS is an entry level security check. It uses the Police National Computer (PNC) to make sure a candidate has no convictions. The check returns evidence of any current criminal record and un-spent convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
- Baseline Personnel Security Standard
- Departmental/Company Records Check
- Security Questionnaire
- Criminal Record Check
- Credit Reference Check
- Security Service Check
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Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. If you're applying for a role requiring security clearance, please be aware that foreign or dual nationality is not an automatic bar. However certain posts may have restrictions which could affect those who do not have sole British nationality or who have personal connections with certain countries outside the UK.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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