The Insolvency Service
Operational Intelligence Analyst
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Job Locations
Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, London (Croydon & Stratford), Manchester, Newcastle, and Nottingham.
Job Summary
The Insolvency Service is a leading government agency which plays a crucial role in providing essential services to the public and to business. The work we do is important to the proper functioning of markets, the economy in general and support for thousands of people each year who are in financial difficulty.
Investigation Services, within the Insolvency Service’s Enforcement Group, delivers civil and criminal enforcement activities that supports fair and open markets, maintains confidence in the company and insolvency regimes, and helps reduce the harm caused by fraudulent activity.
Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive, and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives. We have 9 active employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include, Carers Network, Disability network group, Employee Assistance, Representatives, FACES Network Group, LGBT+, Mind Matters, Part Time Workers, The Shed - Men’s Network Group and Women’s Network Group.
We offer full-time, part-time, job share and flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, through our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities.
The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career!
Job Description
As an experienced Intelligence Analyst, you will conduct complex and wide-ranging analysis in support of the Insolvency Service’s mission and Investigation and enforcement strategy.
You will work with multiple, large data sources to interpret and inform on threat, presenting data visually in a way that is easy to comprehend. You will provide accurate, clear, and quality tactical and strategic analytical products that add value and recommend new lines of enquiry.
You will work closely with investigation teams; regularly briefing on analytical findings and providing direction and recommendations.
You will be supported through a dedicated analytical line management structure to provide analytical feedback and guidance to enhance your skills, with access to wider team support through forums and appropriate training.
A core function of the role is to produce analysis to an evidential standard for use at Court. Attendance at Court may be required.
Responsibilities
As an Operational Intelligence analyst, you will:
- evaluate and assess intelligence from multiple sources, considering the reliability and suitability of each source
- conduct analysis to support law enforcement objectives using appropriate tools, techniques, and systems
- identify intelligence gaps, patterns, relationships, trends, threats, and opportunities, making inferences and developing recommendations
- produce and present analytical products for intelligence purposes to inform operational decision making
- produce and present evidential analytical products at court
- deliver briefings and presentations, making recommendations to support the decision making and risk management process
- ensure your Continuous Professional Development and capability
- have the ability to assist with ad hoc tactical and strategic taskings and support the wider analytical team where required - this may require more proactive work; using innovative methods and identifying trends to amplify impact against some of the greatest problems affecting the Insolvency Service
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Person Specification
The Successful Candidate Will
- conduct intelligence analysis and assessment, demonstrating the ability to refine and classify questions to ensure customer requirements are met
- negotiate and manage issues impacting deadlines, sustain customer engagement throughout the lifecycle of an assessment and resist pressure from others to exert influence, accounting for your own and others’ biases and assumptions throughout your assessments
- plan and prioritise multiple, competing assessments whilst organising intelligence and information and avoiding duplication of effort
- engage with customers timely; prioritising the most important intelligence and information gaps in the collection process
- understand the strengths, weaknesses and biases in sources and seek out new sources of information whilst drawing on experts to support analytical requirements
- employ existing and emerging technology to improve visualisation, analysis and collection methods
- have a good understanding of the use of intelligence, data, information and evidence by law enforcement agencies and the ability to evaluate reliability and relevance
- support and champion analytical objectivity
- think creatively and critically about problems; independently selecting and applying a range of appropriate structured analytical techniques and keeping a full audit trail of their use
- make analytical judgements based on evidence and reason whilst using a range of techniques to robustly test your assessments
- understand the requirements of different customers, championing the need for briefings or written assessments to meet accessibility requirements
- have a willingness to develop and support the continual improvement of the team and analytical function
- have ownership of the quality assurance of the work of other analysts, providing systemic constructive feedback and developmental advice to ensure outputs align with PHIA Common Analytical Standards
- develop and maintain existing networks and relationships with the community as well as contributing to the work of others
Essential Criteria
The successful candidate must have:
- proven experience of conducting intelligence analysis and assessment at a strategic and or operational level.
- completed one of the following intelligence analysis courses:
- NAP – PHIA New Analyst Programme
- NIAT - National Intelligence Analysis Training
- GIAT - Government Intelligence Analyst Training
- DIAM - Defence Intelligence Analyst Module
- Intelligence analyst (level 4) apprenticeship
- as an alternative to the above, a relevant Government/Military or Law Enforcement equivalent qualification – you will need to be able to evidence that the relevant qualification covered similar material to one of the above courses
- experience gained from performing intelligence analyst functions either within the last 5 years, or currently
- the ability to keep up to date with CPD requirements and evidence your skills once in role through the Professional Development Framework; with your ability based at practitioner level.
- the ability to produce and present evidential analytical products at court.
Desirable Criteria
An understanding of financial crime and money laundering.
Further Information
From 1st October 2026, applicants will be required to meet nationality and residency requirements so that National Security Vetting (NSV) checks can be conducted.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.
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Qualifications
Have completed one of the following intelligence analysis courses:
- NAP – PHIA New Analyst Programme
- NIAT - National Intelligence Analysis Training
- GIAT - Government Intelligence Analyst Training
- DIAM - Defence Intelligence Analyst Module
- Intelligence analyst (level 4) apprenticeship
Or a relevant Government/Military or Law Enforcement equivalent qualification. You will need to be able to evidence that the relevant government/military or law enforcement equivalent qualification covered similar material to one of the above courses.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
Making Effective Decisions
Technical Skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Experience of conducting intelligence analysis within law enforcement, defence, national security and the ability to communicate results of intelligence analysis to influence decision making.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £35,645, Insolvency Service contributes £10,326 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).
We want you to have a good work-life balance and want to support you in all that you do, so we offer a great benefits package including:
- flexible working arrangements and flexi-time
- full time new entrants to the Civil Service and those Civil Servants on modernised terms and conditions will be entitled to 25 days leave increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days after 5 years’ service
- in addition to this you are entitled to 8 public/bank holidays plus an additional day of privilege leave
- competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave
- 5 days paid leave for learning and development
- 5 days paid for volunteering
- a Cycle to work scheme
- staff have access to an employee assistance programme, Workplace Wellness, for confidential, independent support and advice during difficult times in either their professional or personal life
Your pension is a valuable part of your total reward package where the employer makes a significant contribution to the cost of your pension. Your contributions come out of your salary before any tax is taken. This means, if you pay tax, your take-home pay will not be reduced by the full amount of your contribution; and your pension will continue to provide valuable benefits for you and your family if you are too ill to continue to work or die before you retire. For more information, visit www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection Process Details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
As part of the sift process, you will be asked to complete:
- CV
- Personal Statement
- Behaviours
- Behaviour 1 – Making
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