To carry out research and/or gather intelligence in support of operational, tactical and strategic objectives, deploying on operations as appropriate; 

• To act as a Single Point of Contact SPOC for the acquisition and disclosure of communications data in accordance with legislation 
and Codes of Practice. 

• To facilitate the acquisition of communications data for intelligence and evidential purposes and all other operational engagements with Communications Service Providers (CSPs). 

• To act as a subject matter expert in communications data; providing advice to applicants to assist them to identify the best means of achieving operational objectives through communications data. 

• Successful candidates will be expected to form part of an on-call rota. 

• Posts will require candidates to successfully complete a two week residential SPoC Accreditation Course (unless accreditation already 
held). 

• Interact with customers and providers of intelligence through verbal and written dissemination or briefings, ensuring thorough 
understanding of intelligence requirements and effective communication of these to analytic teams and/or other stakeholders. 

• Proactively identify and exploit potential intelligence sources, in collaboration with specialist teams where necessary, 

• Request, support or coordinate the tasking of intelligence assets. 

• Carry out briefings, debriefings, tasking and presentations, making recommendations to support the decision making and risk management process, using agency-proscribed models as appropriate. 

• Identify, prioritise and manage risk in accordance with legislation, policy and standard operating procedures. 

• Draft and submit applications, as required, to carry out covert and other activity for the purpose of intelligence gathering. 

• Produce and disseminate appropriate and relevant intelligence and analytical outputs e.g. products for evidential or intelligence purposes or to inform operational, tactical or strategic decision making. 

• Carry out the gathering, handling, storage, utilisation and dissemination of intelligence in support of operational objectives, including exploitation of live intelligence sources and fusion with other data and analytical products, in accordance with relevant legislation, policies and procedures. 

If you want to make the UK a safer place, apply today. See the candidate information pack for more detail. 

 

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• National Insurance Number - Required for monitoring purposes only
• Knowledge of relevant legislation (e.g. CPIA, IPA) and its impact on the role and Agency activity
• Risk Management skills
• Experience of working to tight deadlines

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check