ROCUWM TOEX Intelligence Analyst (FTCSecondment)

Prospective officers and staff must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members of the public and that therefore their right to privacy can be fettered in certain circumstances. This is to ensure that members of the police are fully aware and accountable for the unique powers entrusted to them and the standards of professional behaviour they swear to uphold.

MANAGEMENT VETTING / SECURITY CLEARANCE DESIGNATED POST

ROCUWM TOEX Intelligence Analyst (FTC/Secondment)

The Tackling Organised Exploitation Programme (TOEX) has been commissioned since 2021 to contribute to a whole systems approach to improve the response to the exploitation of the vulnerable within the current National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime developing a model that supports an enhanced intelligence picture to inform activity; operational tasking and coordination; and capability development.

This role will be based within the Birmingham Central. Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU). These units form a critical part of the national policing network provide a range of specialist policing capabilities to forces which help them to tackle serious and organised crime effectively. These capabilities include undercover policing specialist surveillance and cyber-crime investigation.

ROCUs investigate and disrupt organised crime groups operating across police force boundaries additionally they act as an important point of connection between police forces and the National Crime Agency (NCA).

Grant funded to 31 March 2026 the TOEX vacancies represent a unique opportunity to join a cutting-edge programme which will deliver a first of its kind intelligence and performance framework. Each successful candidate will have a personal development plan which will build on their current knowledge and skills and provide a clear learning pathway to realise their full potential.

Coming on-board during our pilot year means that you will be part of a team supporting brand new ways of working be integral to ground breaking collaborations - and contribute to the disruption of organised networks built upon exploitation.

After developing the terms of reference with the client the TOEX Intelligence Analyst to utilise new and existing analytical and research to develop operational products and briefings inferences as well as testing hypotheses and making recommendations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Apply the TOEX operating model to gather verify and assess all available and appropriate information to gain an accurate understanding of situations and their context.
• Discuss and develop terms of reference with the client to agree tasking requirements.
• Apply advanced intelligence analysis to develop operational products; briefings develop inferences test hypotheses and make recommendations.
• Present the results of analysis in the most suitable format to all relevant parties including external organisations.
• Work with the Data Insight Analysts and Researchers to utilise new and existing analytical and research capabilities through the TOEX Operating Model.
• Utilise the Agency & Partner Management Information System (APMIS) to assess the MoRiLE risk rating of Organised Crime Groups.
• Liaise with internal and external contacts to facilitate appropriate information sharing and promote the integration of the TOEX operating model into the Sensitive Intelligence Network
• Prepare statements of evidence for court and attend court as a witness to assist in the criminal justice process.
• Maintain awareness of national and regional priorities and trends around organised exploitation.
• Any other duties that are commensurate with the role and grade as requested by management

Essential

• Experience within the discipline of Intelligence and Research not necessarily gained within Policing.
• Ability to apply structured analytical techniques to create products in the most timely effective and efficient way.
• Working knowledge of analytical data processing and visualisation software.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and/or guidance for example; General Data Protection regulation Information Sharing Disclosure Data Protection Act and RIPA.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks through effective time management and assessment and prioritisation of workloads
• Highly developed communication skills able to quickly build positive working relationships with internal and external clients. Ability to provide professional advice and guidance; or explain complex issues to non-specialists.
• Experience of going beyond the data developing hypotheses intelligence gaps and making recommendations to support decision making.
• An ability to bring flexibility curiosity and diverse perspectives into your work to achieve successful business outcomes
• Ability to travel throughout the UK when required

Desirable

• Intelligence Professionalism Programme (IPP) Accreditation
• Experience of working in a sensitive environment dealing with both sensitive and personal data.
• Experience of working within the thematic of Exploitation Modern Slavery County Lines or Organised Crime Groups.

Hours of Work

The core hours of this role will be Monday to Friday 0800 to 1600hrs working outside of these hours may be required due to prevailing workloads and priorities. There may also be a requirement at times to travel to other locations.

Must have capability to travel to different locations across the Region and undertake all assignments in a timely manner. Due to the requirement to work flexibly unsocial hours and personal safety for lone working; public transport may not be available or suitable at these times.

Vetting and Medical:

Successful applicants will be required to pass Management Vetting and Enhanced Security Clearance scrutiny prior to commencing their role this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process. The medical assessment may include a drug and hearing test.

Contact:

If you would like more information regarding this vacancy please contact TOEX ROCUWM at

Probationary Policy:

Under the Probation Policy if you are currently in your probation period during your probationary period you will not be permitted to apply for alternative police staff roles within the Force unless there are exceptional such cases you would require the support of your line manager prior to applying for alternative roles and if successful your probationary period will start over.- Policies - Probation Period (Police Staff) ()

Secondment Statements:

Secondment Policy: (paragraph 7.3)

For the duration of the secondment you will be paid at the appropriate rate for the role that you are seconded general terms the expectation is that this will be the bottom spinal column point for the appropriate grade as per our standard recruitment process.

The only exception to this is where you are seconded to a role of the same grade in which case your substantive spinal column point should continue to be paid. Where you or your manager feel that you have relevant skills and experience for the role which would require consideration of a higher spinal column point a salary justification form will need to be completed and sent to the Reward Team for review and consideration in line with usual recruitment processes.

If you are seconded into a role of a lower grade than your substantive post you will receive the maximum spinal column point for that grade. Shift allowances and payments for unsociable or weekend working will only be paid as applicable to the role that you are seconded into (at the applicable rate). In other words if you receive shift allowance in your substantive role however the role that you are seconded into doesnt attract a shift allowance you will not receive this for the duration of the secondment.

To view the full Secondment Policy please visit Policies - Secondments Policy ()

If you are considering applying for this secondment opportunity please discuss it with your line manager to ensure that you will be released from your current role should you be successful.

West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.

It is important to notethat there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example:in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume seasonal and high-peak times the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled these circumstances the employer could select the candidates whobestmeet the essential criteria for the job as they would do for non-disabled applicants.

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