Home Office Intelligence - Intelligence Manager
The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, fire, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.
Home Office Intelligence brings together a number of existing teams involved in the collection and analysis of border and immigration related intelligence. It delivers Intelligence Collection, Development, Analysis, Targeting (Data Analytics) and Watchlisting capabilities within the Home Office and to its partners across Government and Law Enforcement.Learn more on the HO Intelligence careers page.
The Receipt, Evaluation and Development (RED) command are responsible for the handling of all incoming information which includes making an initial assessment within a ministerial target and using intelligence skills and knowledge to determine the most appropriate use of the information, either within the Home Office or beyond.The effectiveness of this response is crucial to ensuring public information is put to best use and contributes to achieving public confidence in the work of Immigration Enforcement. The team work closely with intelligence colleagues across Home Office Intelligence to ensure information is quickly and correctly identified for further development.
The current building location for this role is Festival Court, Glasgow.
Part-time working
We encourage applications from candidates who wish to work part-time; however, part-time opportunities cannot be guaranteed and are subject to the requirements of the role and business. Candidates wishing to work part-time should notify the vacancy holder as soon as a provisional offer of employment is made, to explore whether this can be accommodated at your selected location.
Key responsibilities will include (but aren’t limited to):
Leading a team of Intelligence Officers, guiding, supporting and advising on the day-to-day activity of the team.
Managing and improving overall team performance, ensuring the team operates within legislative guidelines and meets Service Level Agreements for the recording and development of intelligence.
Working in collaboration with partners (internal and external), maintaining existing partnerships as well as identifying and forging new collaborative opportunities and promoting the work of intelligence.
Working in conjunction with other Intelligence Managers in the unit and beyond to deliver key objectives.
Managing the day-to-day personnel issues relating to the management of the team, including HR issues.
Supporting and developing self and the team to ensure continuous professional development and work towards achieving Intelligence Professionalisation Programme accreditation within a reasonable timescale.
Engaging with transformation projects to improve capability for Home Office Intelligence, driving improvements to current data analytics capabilities and seeking new opportunities to manage data differently.