Intelligence Analyst

INTELLIGENCE ANALYST
The Analyst provides expertise through the development and use of analytical products to assist decision making at a strategic, tactical and operational level.
Specific Role

Purpose:

The Analyst provides expertise through the development and use of analytical products to assist decision making at a strategic, tactical and operational level. They deliver insights and offer value to the organisation in understanding the threat, risks and vulnerabilities that are identified through intelligence and investigations.

Key Responsibilities:

Force Intelligence Analysts require a wide skill set and maturity to ensure resilience and high pressure demands of the Force policing requirements for West Midlands are met across both Covert and Overt operational activities.  Aspiring Force Intelligence analysts will ideally have experience of major investigations, strategic and partnership working.  In addition they must have demonstrable analytical skills at a very high standard.  

Regardless of area of expertise, all analytical products are National Intelligence Model (NIM) compliant.
  
Strategy
  
Conduct analysis at a strategic, tactical and/or operational level, identifying and using appropriate analytical tools and techniques to interpret gaps, patterns and trends, assess threat, risk and harm and make recommendations in support of decision making, prioritisation and resource allocation.
  
To assist in the development of intelligence collection plans to ensure the effective communication of these to: operational officers;
Senior Leaders;
Force Executive Team; other Police Forces and external partners.
  
Identification and assessment of the Tactical and Strategic Priorities for Force through use of MoRILE.
  
To develop and maintain knowledge of current intelligence together with crime trends and patterns relevant to the force.
  
To utilise their subject matter knowledge to advise upon and recommend likely targets or pathways of resolution from their analysis to senior officers.

Professional Leadership
  
To contribute to a system of governance, to deliver a clear and integrated approach to tackling crime and vulnerability threats across the organisation.
  
Provide advice and interpret policies, legislation and practice to ensure internal customers are fully aware of all relevant facts to support informed decision making.
  
Provide complex evidential analysis and professional witness testimony to the highest of standard to secure the successful prosecution of offenders involved in serious and organised crime.
Maintain awareness of innovation within intelligence & analysis to ensure implementation of the latest techniques, tactics, products, best practice and information relevant to the role.
Direct and guide research completed by others.

Engagement

Prepare briefing notes and deliver clear presentations where appropriate ensuring that the medium used is suitable for the audience.
  
Through engagement with key stakeholders, establish and interpret requirements to ensure the needs of stakeholders are met.
  
To maintain relationships and to liaise with staff across the force and other agencies to obtain and/or disseminate information, and actively participate in meetings.
  
To interpret and work with investigators to retrieve and shape complex information/data from crime scenes for inclusions in analysis and reports.
  
When required to do so, offer specialist guidance, influencing decision making of Force Executive Team, Police Senior Investigating Officers, Intelligence Managers and Intelligence Officers regarding crime, community tensions and operations.

Compliance
  
To undertake all analytical functions in preparation of National Intelligence Model products, in accordance with the Analysis Authorised Professional Practice guidance set by the College of Policing.
  
To prepare evidence, attend court and give evidence in support of crime investigations.
  
Perform regular dip samples for data quality, including evaluation information and its risk where appropriate (such as the use of the National Intelligence Record [3x5x2]).
  
Work to a high level of integrity, routinely handling…