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Intelligence Development Officer
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Job Description: Intelligence Development Officer
Red Snapper Recruitment is recruiting for an Intelligence Development Officer for a specialist UK police unit that tackles organized vehicle crime, vehicle finance fraud, and freight theft. You will investigate crime and any other investigations at a level deemed appropriate in support of the organisation and National Policing objectives.
Location: Coventry (hybrid)
Contract: Until March 2027
Salary: £17 per hour PAYE (UMB option available)
Vetting: Must be eligible for SC and NPPV3 level vetting.
Main Responsibilities
- Conduct Intelligence and investigation work primarily in support of the organisation's portfolios and Control Strategy.
- Provide resilience to the organisation's core business, investigating allegations of vehicle finance theft and fraud referred by Finance & Leasing Association members, ensuring IT applications are fully updated in accordance with force procedures.
- Gather, develop and use intelligence and crime data effectively to support the organisation's and National objectives.
- Prepare and deliver at all levels high-quality intelligence files and reports for submission to law enforcement agencies and evidence for criminal prosecution processes. Attendance at Court may be required.
- Represent all Field Intelligence Officer functions including briefing, presentation, enforcement, and prevention functions.
- Have an excellent working knowledge of CPIA, Fraud Act 2006, Theft Act 1968, Data Protection principles, ECHR, RIPA, CHIS code of practice, NIM, covert tactics, and ensure the principles are adhered to.
- Post holder will be required to engage with Law Enforcement Agencies and discuss intelligence tactics at a high level, so a well-founded background in this work is essential.
- Maintain, utilise, expand, and support Law Enforcement partners nationally and internationally where appropriate to facilitate the role.
- Act as a single point of contact with the organisation's stakeholder partners.
- Contribute towards the identification of crime trends in order to develop innovative intelligence-led and proactive solutions using the organisation's resources and negotiation of law enforcement support.
- Work closely with the organisation's consultants and Ports Officers to enable resilience and role support.
- To give regular and effective service.
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Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential:
- Educated to QCF level 2 (5 passes including passes in Maths and English) OR work experience deemed to have brought the role holder to a comparable level.
Desirable:
- Educated to QCF Level 3 or work experience at a higher level.
Experience and Skills
Essential:
- Experience in evidence gathering and intelligence work due to the complex nature and responsibilities of the role.
- An excellent working knowledge of criminal law and the criminal justice system, CPIA, RIPA, CHIS code of practice, covert intelligence, and investigation.
- Excellent and evidenced report writing and communication skills e.g. the production of clear, concise, and accurate records, letters, and reports, as well as verbal delivery and presentation to diverse audiences.
- To be computer/keyboard literate and a competent keyboard user.
- To have an understanding of data protection issues in order to ensure that information is handled and filed correctly.
Desirable:
- A working knowledge of vehicle telematics.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation / risk assessment.
- To have an understanding of vehicle or rural crime reduction.
Additional Requirements
- Follow GDPR guidelines and Constabulary policies in relation to accessing and handling personal data.
- As the organisation's Intelligence Development Officer (IDO), you could work within any investigator role within the organisation's investigation and intelligence team with accountabilities to all portfolios as detailed by organisational priorities.
- There is a degree of physicality for the role with non-leading attendance at search warrants / offender interviews in a specialist intelligence advisor capacity, bait vehicle work, identification of potential CHIS opportunities, ports operations, vehicle examination support, containerised freight inspection, and exposure to the generic hazards of ports environments.
- All role holders will need to undergo and maintain appropriate vetting in order to carry out the full duties of the role.
- Whilst the post is located in Coventry, the post holder may be required to visit various locations during working hours and drive a police vehicle to undertake enquiries, therefore the role holder must hold a current full driver's licence and be prepared to take and pass a Force driving course if required.
- There may be occasions when the distance travelled requires the post holder to stay in overnight accommodation, which will be provided.
- Role holders should be aware that this role may require working occasional unsociable hours, for which the appropriate allowances will be paid.
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Company Information: Red Snapper Recruitment is a member of the Red Snapper Group. The Red Snapper Group acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) - a free and confidential service to candidates. The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.
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