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**Department**: Sensitive Intelligence Unit
**Location**: Near Junction 12 of the M4
**Closing date**: 20/08/2023

The SIU is a fascinating and exciting place to work. The department is a unique function with South East Policing, providing intelligence support to operations in Force, ROCU and across partners.

The current vacancies are for 5 x Intelligence Officers working within the SIU. This is a PC only role and PIP2 is not required. Previous experience in this field is not essential with training and development opportunities provided throughout.

The department support operations in the highest harm and threat areas, exploiting and enhancing intelligence from multiple sensitive data sources, including the interception of communications from Targeted Intercept (TI) and Targeted Equipment Interference (TEI), to problem solve and maximise enforcement opportunities. Identifying risks and threats to people is also a key part of the role. We provide intelligence support to assist in the prevention and management of Threats to Life (TTL) in order to safeguard vulnerable people.

The SIU manages intelligence against tasked operations for South East Policing. This is an exciting and unique role where you will gain first-hand knowledge of Serious and Organised Crime and lead intelligence collection against our highest priorities. The work conducted by the SIU delivers significant operational results day in day out.

Due to the high harm and threat the SIU operate in, the department can often be an exhilarating and fast moving working environment. We work with innovative technology and constantly evolve to keep up with the ever-growing complexity and sophistication of organised crime.

As a member of SIU staff, you will work to exploit all relevant information from sensitive intelligence sources in order to produce actionable and timely intelligence so that SEROCU can continue to disrupt organised criminals who pose the highest risk to the UK.

Whether it is identifying and disseminating intelligence around firearms, cash or a drugs handover, an organised immigration crime attempt, or an opportunity to identify a person of interest, the input of SIU staff ensures that when the operational teams deploy they achieve the greatest impact and value to an investigation.

You can expect a varied and fulfilling career within this business area, with any two days never being quite the same. Your work will be often be crucial in obtaining impressive results that make the headlines and your role will be integral in the disruption of organised crime in the South East.

**Responsibilities**
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships with key partners (Internal and external) to maximise intelligence opportunities to progress investigations into serious crime.
- Develop and disseminate intelligence in accordance with sanctioned operations, ensuring strict adherence to handling conditions and safeguarding of tactics.
- Gathering, analysing and recording intelligence in a dynamic environment in accordance with legislation and policies.
- Maintain an up to date knowledge of covert law enforcement techniques.
- Review sensitive intelligence and provide recommendations and intervention opportunities for the SIO to determine operational direction against organised crime groups.
- Prepare and maintain intelligence development and briefing documents. Acting as intelligence case officer, present intelligence updates and assessments in support of operational activity.
- To be aware of both SEROCU and legislative policies on Data Protection, Human Rights, CPIA and Preston as well as other legislation concerning the obtaining, retention and dissemination of intelligence material.

**Essential role based training**
- Must be Section 57-59 IPA briefed by the appropriate agencies (SIU).
- NCA Product Handlers Course (SIU).
- H5 Course (SIU).
- All intelligence staff will be required to work towards the Intelligence Professionalisation Program for Intelligence Accreditation

**Required knowledge/skills**
Essential
- Proven ability to demonstrate high standards of integrity and confidentiality.
- Understanding of current investigative and intelligence methods and tactics.
- Knowledge of CPIA and disclosure requirements.
- Excellent communication skills and effective partnership working.
- Proven ability to manage intelligence from multiple sources.
- Ability to be flexible and full UK driving licence are essential to the role.

Desirable
- Previous recent experience of working in a covert environment or with covert assets.
- Knowledge of the relevant law from Part 1 of RIPA/IPA.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Sick pay

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 19999