Serious Fraud Office (UK)
Intelligence Officer
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The role will be based at our offices at 2-4 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5BS, in central London, however, please note that we are due to move to Canary Wharf in late 2026. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. Informal hybrid working arrangements apply and there is an expectation that staff will attend the office regularly. Work pattern and office attendance will be agreed with successful candidates.
Job Summary
The Intelligence Division is the driving force behind the identification and development of new cases for the SFO. Working in partnership with wider law enforcement agencies and intelligence communities, the SFO is focused on tackling the most serious and complex cases of fraud, bribery and corruption with a UK nexus. With plans to increase the scope of the Intelligence Division, the SFO seeks to be more proactive in case identification and innovative in its tactics to tackle serious and organised crime.
As an Intelligence Officer, you will work as part of a team collecting, evaluating, analysing, assessing and disseminating information and criminal intelligence from a variety of sources. The role includes undertaking the early stages of investigation to establish if there is any clear evidence of criminality. You may be tasked by investigative case teams in any of our core business domains or work on any number of strategic projects for the Executive Board.
The Intelligence Officer will be required to build and maintain relationships with individuals and organisations who can assist the SFO by providing information of relevance to ongoing or developing investigations, and the prosecution of SFO casework. All activities will be carried out within a defined legal and procedural framework.
Good communication skills and the ability to retain and record information accurately are essential, as you will be required to write reports as well as occasionally giving verbal briefings to senior colleagues. An analytical mind-set is also essential in order to piece together separate pieces of information for the development of intelligence projects.
Job Description
As an Intelligence Officer, you will be responsible for:
- Work as part of a small team to handle incoming reports to accurately capture information and provide a professional first point of contact within the organisation.
- Collate and validate information, evaluate the credibility of sources and the reliability and relevance of the information provided.
- Undertake early stages of investigation to establish whether there is sufficient information to suspect that crime has occurred.
- Compile accurate and comprehensive intelligence and investigative assessments, for consideration by the Deputy Chief Intelligence Officer, clearly identifying potential suspects and criminality, in alignment with the Director’s Statement of Principle.
- Develop strong working relationships with internal and external customers to understand their intelligence requirements.
- Deliver intelligence products and desk-level briefings to other members of the Intelligence Division, operational case teams and the SFO senior leadership team.
- Liaise and collaborate with cross-sector stakeholders, including other government agencies and relevant Police Forces, to drive the collection of information to further enhance the intelligence picture.
- Requirement to undertake personal professional development, including completion of the Intelligence Professionalisation Programme (IPP) if not already held.
For more information about the role and for a full list of key responsibilities, please see attached Job Pack.
As An Intelligence Officer, You Will Be Responsible For
- Work as part of a small team to handle incoming reports to accurately capture information and provide a professional first point of contact within the organisation.
- Collate and validate information, evaluate the credibility of sources and the reliability and relevance of the information provided.
- Undertake early stages of investigation to establish whether there is sufficient information to suspect that crime has occurred.
- Compile accurate and comprehensive intelligence and investigative assessments, for consideration by the Deputy Chief Intelligence Officer, clearly identifying potential suspects and criminality, in alignment with the Director’s Statement of Principle.
- Develop strong working relationships with internal and external customers to understand their intelligence requirements.
- Deliver intelligence products and desk-level briefings to other members of the Intelligence Division, operational case teams and the SFO senior leadership team.
- Liaise and collaborate with cross-sector stakeholders, including other government agencies and relevant Police Forces, to drive the collection of information to further enhance the intelligence picture.
- Requirement to undertake personal professional development, including completion of the Intelligence Professionalisation Programme (IPP) if not already held.
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For more information about the role and for a full list of key responsibilities, please see attached Job Pack.
Person specification
See above and attached Job Pack.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
Alongside your salary of £29,646, Serious Fraud Office contributes £8,588 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme. For further details, click here http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/pensions
Generous annual leave provision of 25 days which increases to 30 days after five years’ service plus an additional day in recognition of the King’s Birthday and the option to buy or sell up to five days’ leave per year. Different terms may apply if you are already a Civil Servant.
Discretionary performance-related bonus scheme.
Interest-free season travel ticket, bicycle loan and cycle to work scheme.
Access to the Rental Deposit Salary Advance Scheme which assists employees in meeting the costs of deposits for privately rented homes.
Opportunities for learning and development.
Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies.
Voucher for eye care and discounted spectacles.
Access to a range of discounts through membership of the Civil Service Sports and Social Club, CSSC Sports and Leisure. http://www.cssc.co.uk/
Maternity and paternity leave provision over and above the statutory entitlements.
Access to My CPS Rewards Gateway. My CPS Rewards offers staff a range of rewards and savings including:
- Discounts with high street retailers
- Savings on grocery shopping at a range of supermarkets
- Special salary sacrifice and recognition schemes
- Reloadable gift cards and e-cards
- Instant vouchers
Any move to the Serious Fraud Office 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. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Application stage
You will first need to successfully complete the Civil Service Verbal test. Following this,
As part of the application process you will be required to provide:
- A personal statement of no more than 500 words that explains how your skills and experience meet each of the essential and desirable experience criteria as listed below:
Essential Criteria
- Practical experience of undertaking indepth research or investigations, preferably in relation to criminal or corporate fraud investigations. (This is the lead criteria; this criteria will be assessed first and candidates who do not meet the required standard will not have the remainder of their application considered.)
- The ability to manage own intelligence and investigation project case load in the face of changing priorities and delivery deadlines
- Interrogating databases to identify and extract relevant data
- Effective analytical skills: ability to understand complex information and present this in a readily comprehensible form
Desirable Criteria
- An understanding of the National Intelligence Model and the role of intelligence in the investigative process
- Practical experience of collecting, handling or using intelligence in criminal or corporate investigations within the public or private sector
- IPP Intelligence Officer certification or willingness to work towards
Please note, desirable experience will only be taken into account if there is a large volume of applications and there is a need for further shortlisting for interview.
A supporting CV outlining your job history and qualifications.
It will not be possible to provide feedback to applicants who are unsuccessful at the application stage.
Interview stage
Behaviours and experience criteria as outlined in the job pack will be tested at interview.
Full details of the interview process will be made available to shortlisted candidates in the invite to interview.
Sift to take place from 3rd August.
Interviews are expected to take place in person at the SFO offices from 17th August.
All dates are indicative and subject to change.
Requirements
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. To be eligible you must meet the following residency requirements dependent of the level of security vetting required:
- SC: 5 years residency in the United Kingdom preceding this application.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
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