FIB Researcher

Role Title: FIB Intelligence Researcher - HC616982

Location: Near Segensworth (with hybrid working opportunities)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time – 37hrs per week

Starting salary: £27,789.00 plus market supplement of £1250 per annum

Closing Date: Sunday 16th June 2024 at 23:59hours

Our 'Research & Analysis' teams are looking for FIB Intelligence Researchers to join them. These teams are critical in helping Hampshire & IOW Constabulary with their purpose of making 'You, Your Family, and Our Communities Safer' by working together with intelligence officers to support the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) in the identification of prolific, organised offenders and of serious and organised crime.

As a researcher, you will work in a busy team with other researchers and analysts, under the management and direction of a lead analyst.

As an FIB Researcher, you will assist in identifying where serious crime groups are operating, and where those vulnerable to this type of criminality are located. Your part will be to respond to requests for research assistance from the Analysts and Intelligence officers that you work alongside, as well as other key internal and external stakeholders, by collating, reviewing, evaluating and then disseminating information from a variety of information sources.

You will then assist managers in directing our specialist units to target and dismantle those groups.

You will be looking for trends in daily crime, incidents and intelligence to support the force-level responses to any issues that have the potential to cause harm, and for opportunities to safeguard and protect potential victims. Once you have identified any patterns, you will then produce maps and information summaries to support local and (if needed) force wide operations.

As part of the role, you will liaise with others involved in the intelligence process, including those working across police borders, to share findings and support briefings.

Your duties on any day may include:

• Build and maintain relationships with others in the intelligence department and other Forces (as appropriate) to assist in problem solving and decision-making. Your research will focus on highlighting the key issues and answering the right questions in the most efficient and appropriate way.
  
• Attend and contribute relevant information to FIB meetings.
  
• Be a subject matter expert in research tools and techniques and use professional expertise to advise others across the force, through formal and informal engagement.
  
• Promote the concept of 'evidence based policing' across the organisations and within the Research & Analysis team.

We provide training and professional development in police and research-based ICT systems. We support the building of subject matter expertise and police knowledge subjects.

For full details of this role, please click here for the role profile.

Do you experience in researching and collating data and have an understanding of research process and techniques?

Do you have good verbal and written communication skills?

Do you have the ability to produce accurate reports?

Are you able to prioritise and manage your time in a busy and fast paced environment?

If the above sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you

If this sounds like the role for you, please follow the online application link to apply at the top or bottom of this advert. You will be asked to enter personal details and complete our screening questions (this is standard across all our applications).

In addition, you will be asked to provide evidence against the following topics. These areas form part of our police competency and values framework.

We Are Emotionally Aware Level 1

We Take Ownership Level 1

We Are Collaborative Level 1

We Deliver, Support and Inspire Level 1

We Analyse Critically Level 1

Transparency

Please do take the time to follow the links to each of the above areas, to learn more about what we are looking for, and please then provide your answers on your application form, using specific examples to evidence how you have demonstrated the competency.

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For further information about this role, or if you have any queries, please contact the Police Recruitment Team on or on

As an employer, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary also offers a wide range of benefits which include:

• An attractive contributory pension scheme
• Childcare Voucher and Cycle to Work schemes
• Access to Hampshire Police Leisure and Sport (providing a range of family and sporting activities)
• Gym facilities at a number of our buildings
• Access to retail and hospitality benefits via the Blue Light Card (Welcome to Blue Light Card)

Please note that the email address you supply when submitting an application will be used for contact throughout the full lifecycle of that vacancy. You will not be able to amend your contact details. You should therefore ensure that you choose an appropriately accessible email address, being mindful that the process may take several months for some roles.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.

The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting:

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