Higher Intelligence Analyst

About this role

Details

London: £37,820 - £43,000 / National: £34,820 - £40,000. If the successful candidate is a current Civil Servant joining on level transfer, HM Treasury will honour their current substantive salary if higher. For more information on pay, please refer to the guidance at https://hmtreasury.pagetiger.com/cjbibw.

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Business area

HMT - Economic Crime and Sanctions

Type of role

Intelligence

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

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About the job

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Benefits

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Things you need to know

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Apply and further information

About the job

Job summary

If you’re interested in making a difference to people’s lives, the Treasury can offer you an exciting opportunity to influence decision making that affects the whole of the UK. Working at the heart of government, we collaborate across government to promote responsible public spending and drive strong and sustainable economic growth.

Our work ranges from protecting customers through the regulation of the financial sector, helping to reduce carbon emissions and creating a greener economy, to promoting British trade around the world and supporting people across the country on jobs, growth and more.

We are part of the Darlington Economic Campus, a cross-government hub bringing people together to tackle key national issues while working closer to the communities we serve.

Job description

The Threat Assessment branch plays a pivotal role in shaping OFSI and HM Government’s operational strategy for sanctions implementation. Through high-quality analysis and reporting, the team supports a more intelligence-led, proactive approach to compliance and licensing within OFSI.

Key responsibilities

As a Higher Intelligence Analyst, you will undertake a range of tasks and responsibilities including:

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Developing core intelligence products to inform a cross-Government strategic approach by analysing and producing reports on the overall sanctions landscape, breaking down issues and risks by regime, sector, transaction type and payment route and producing specific situational reports.

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Developing processes to facilitate a dynamic threat assessment that produces regular and ad hoc intelligence reports on current and future threats to inform operational strategy utilising a variety of data.

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Reviewing and establishing systems for sharing strategic intelligence with other Government departments and enforcement partners at all security levels.

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Identifying gaps and opportunities in intelligence to inform future OFSI intelligence development and facilitate proactive prevention and enforcement of breaches.

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Link with intelligence analytical partners across Whitehall to embed best practice and ensure that financial sanctions requirements are considered in threat assessments, risk response planning, country action plans and other analytical products.

Person Specification

Essential criteria

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Strong analytical skills, with the ability to develop and analyse information across a range of sources, think creatively and independently to arrive at supportable conclusions when sometimes data is incomplete.

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Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distil complex detail into clear recommendations and be able to explain and defend those recommendations in writing and verbally.

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Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clear communication, collaboration, and the successful delivery of shared objectives.

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Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure, delivering high-quality outputs within tight deadlines.

Desirable criteria

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Experience/knowledge of data science is desirable but not essential.

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Previous experience in financial sanctions, counterterrorism, intelligence, or analytical roles is desirable but not essential.

Owing to the sensitive nature of this post, it is only open to UK Nationals and candidates will require Developed Vetting security clearance if not already held. Candidates are able to start in post with SC security clearance.

If you would like to speak to the hiring manager informally prior to the closing date, please contact the team at**ofsi@hmtreasury.gov.uk

Person specification

Application Stage

Application Form

Applications should consist of a CV including your employment history, and a 250-word statement demonstrating evidence of each of the below shortlisting criteria. Your CV and employment history won’t be scored. It’s used to give context to your application and support discussions at interview.

The panel will review applications and invite those that best demonstrate evidence of the shortlisting criteria below for interview. Please keep this in mind when writing your application.

Please note that only applications submitted through Civil Service Jobs will be accepted.

• Making Effective Decisions –*Ability to digest large quantities of information, recognise and fill gaps in the information, and identify key points.*
• *Delivering at Pace –*Ability to prioritise tasks effectively and deliver high quality work in a timely manner.
• *Working Together –*Ability to form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally.

The lead criterion is:*Making Effective Decisions*

If we receive a high volume of applications, we’ll first sift using the lead criterion only. Those meeting the minimum score will then be assessed against all remaining criteria.

Interview stage

If you are successful at the application stage, you will be invited to interview where you will be assessed against the following criteria:

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Strengths

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Behaviours

• Making Effective Decisions

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Delivering at Pace

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Working Together

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Technical Skills (Working Level)

• Gathering, Organising and Evaluating Information & Intelligence: You plan and gather sufficient intelligence and information required to answer the customer’s question. You organise and evaluate your sources, recording them clearly, to facilitate effective audit.
• Communication of Intelligence Assessment: You articulate complex matters clearly and concisely in a manner appropriate to the audience. You present information and articulate uncertainty in a way that aids comprehension and maximises impact, including making effective use of visualisation.

Interview Task / Presentation

Prior to your interview, we will be provided with an exercise. During the interview you will be asked to present your findings and respond to follow up questions to evaluate your strengths against these technical skills.

The Professional Development Framework for all-source intelligence assessment - GOV.UK

Behaviours

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

Technical skills

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

• Gathering, Organising and Evaluating Information & Intelligence (Awareness Level)
• Communication of Intelligence Assessment (Awareness Level)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £34,820, HM Treasury contributes £10,087 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

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Generous Annual Leave - 25 days (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus public holidays and the King’s birthday.

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Outstanding Pension Scheme - Defined Benefit pension with employer contributions of 28.97%

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Parental Leave Packages - Including 6 months’ occupational pay for maternity/adoption, shared parental leave options.

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Flexible & Hybrid Working - Options include part-time, job-share, compressed hours, flexitime, and hybrid working (where business needs allow).

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