HQ Job Description (JD)
Band 9
Directorate: Security, Order and Counter Terrorism
Job Description - Senior Intelligence Analyst Manager
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HQ-JES-1992 Senior Intelligence Analyst Manager v3.0
Document Type
Management
Version
3.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
19/11/20
Status
Baselined
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HQ-JES-1992 Senior Intelligence Analyst Manager v3.0
Job Description
Job Title
Senior Intelligence Analyst Manager
Directorate
Security, Order and Counter Terrorism
Band
9
Overview of the job
The Senior Intelligence Analyst Manager(s) will be the most senior intelligence
analysts in HMPPS, providing expert level capability to a new national Intelligence
Analysis function in HMPPS. The post holder(s) will be responsible for developing
and delivering standardised and quality assured strategic and tactical intelligence
products for the Agency, in response to operational priorities.
The post holder(s) will play a key role in ‘marketing’ the intelligence analytical
service and will need to build credibility rapidly with both internal and external
intelligence consumers at senior levels. This includes working with the operational
line, policy leads and planning and analysis functions. The post holder(s) will
represent HMPPS/MOJ at national level intelligence forums with law enforcement
partners.
The post holder(s) will be expected to advise the Head of Intelligence Analysis on the
development of a professional intelligence analytical capability in HMPPS at national,
sub-national, regional, divisional and local levels. They will also act as the head of
profession for intelligence analysts in HMPPS, providing leadership, advice and
guidance to circa 400+ intelligence collators and analysts.
They will also advise the Intelligence Capability Manager on the design and
development of intelligence management processes as well as training,
development and resource requirements for intelligence analysts.
This post will report to the Head of Intelligence Analysis who in turn reports to the
Head of the National Intelligence Unit in Security Group.
The post holder will manage one or two Senior National Intelligence Analysts, who in
turn will manage one or two National Intelligence Analysts.
This post is based in HMPPS Headquarters. Occasional travel to establishments,
prison regional offices and National Probation Service Division offices as well as law
enforcement partners’ offices may be required.
The post has no operational requirement. However an understanding of prisons and
probation operations would be an advantage.
Summary
The post holder(s) will be responsible for the development and delivery of a high
quality intelligence analytical service to HMPPS and law enforcement partners, and
therefore will require an advanced capability in intelligence analytical techniques,
research skills, information handling requirements, as well as understand and
anticipate information and intelligence requirements from a range of partners.
The post holder(s) will become a recognisable authority in the intelligence
community, and more widely, on prison and probation intelligence.
The post holder will require strong communication skills to engage with a wide range
of consumers of intelligence at all levels within HMPPS, with law enforcement
partners, the Security Services and with Ministers.
HQ-JES-1992 Senior Intelligence Analyst Manager v3.0
This is not an operational post, but requires a good understanding of operational
world.
The post holder must act with the highest levels of personal and professional
integrity and champion these qualities in others. They must be vetted to Developed
Vetting (DV) standards with a further STRAP accreditation.
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities
Activities and Duties
and duties:
? Intelligence Product Design and Delivery: Development of standardised
intelligence products for HMPPS - for use at national, sub-national and local
levels. Development of a system to quality assure products at all levels.
? National Intelligence Assessments: Responsible for the delivery of quality
assured national and sub-national intelligence assessments - both strategic
and tactical. Required to deploy limited intelligence analytical resource
against priority areas and personally quality assure national intelligence
products.
? Management and Leadership: Direct line management of one or two Senior
National Intelligence Analysts and their staff. Required to act as Head(s) of
Profession to the 400+ intelligence analysts and collators in HMPPS and to
champion the professional development of intelligence analysts, advising
the Intelligence Capability Development Manager on programmes required
to support staff development.
? Promotion of intelligence analytical service: Develop intelligence analytical
service which quickly delivers a credible service to the operational line,
policy leads and planning and analysis functions internally, as well as law
enforcement partners externally.
? Strategic Engagement: On behalf of HMPPS and the MOJ, the post holder
will have responsibility for managing the strategic relationship with law
enforcement intelligence analytical functions, particularly with the Police,
the NCA and the Security Services. The post holder will represent HMPPS/
MOJ at NCA national intelligence forums and become a recognised
authority in the intelligence community on prison and probation
intelligence.
? Confidential Unit: Intelligence analytical support to the HMPPS Confidential
Unit.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not
intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable
alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant
adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall
be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.
Behaviours
? Changing and Improving
? Managing a Quality Service
? Developing Self and Others
Strengths
It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.
Experience
Evidenced ability to develop and manage an intelligence analysis service, including the
ability to design new intelligence products suitable to a specific operational context.
? Creative Thinking
? Critical Thinking
Technical
? Commitment to continued professional development, both on a personal level
Requirements
and for intelligence professionals.
HQ-JES-1992 Senior Intelligence Analyst Manager v3.0
Ability
? Strong communication (report writing and verbal), leadership and
partnership working skills.
Minimum Eligibility
? All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post.
? All external candidates are subject to 6 months’ probation. Internal candidates are
subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within
HMPPS.
? All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or
organisation which HMPPS consider to be racist.
Hours of Work
(Unsocial Hours)
Allowances
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Success Profile
Strengths
Behaviours
It is advised strengths
Ability
Experience
Technical
are chosen locally,
recommended 4-8
Changing and Improving
Strong communication
Evidenced ability to develop and
Commitment to continued professional
(report writing and
manage an intelligence analysis
development, both on a personal level
verbal), leadership and
service, including the ability to
and for intelligence professionals.
partnership working
design new intelligence products
skills.
suitable to a specific operational
context.
? Creative Thinking
? Critical Thinking
Managing a Quality Service
Developing Self and Others
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