Intelligence Officer

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 244714**Salary**:

- £33,350 - £36,053- £33,350 rising to £36,053 after 1 year**Job grade**:

- Other**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Intelligence**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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- London (region)About the job

**Job summary**:
**About Us**

MI5 safeguards the UK against threats such as terrorism, espionage, cyber and sabotage. We investigate suspect individuals and organisations in the UK to obtain, collate, analyse and assess secret intelligence relating to these threats. Alongside our British intelligence partners SIS and GCHQ, we provide the UK government with the information they need to protect the national security. At MI5 you’ll enjoy varied and rewarding work in a supportive and encouraging environment that puts the emphasis on teamwork.

**Job description**:
**The Role**

Our Intelligence Officers play a crucial role in keeping the country safe, which makes for one of the most challenging, stimulating and rewarding careers you can imagine. As the country faces increased threats to national security, your role as an Intelligence Officer gives you the opportunity to have a tangible impact on the security of the UK.

Upon successfully completing our structured Intelligence Officer Development Programme (IODP) and the necessary training, you’ll be an accredited Intelligence Officer (IO). Your first role could be countering threats from International or Northern Ireland related terrorism, to espionage or hostile states. You’ll set investigative strategies and make recommendations based on your own assessments of intelligence detailing threats to the UK. You will need to collaborate with colleagues including the Police, SIS, GCHQ, Whitehall, foreign liaison, and a wide range of internal specialists to thwart threats. In short, you’ll have a genuine influence on how we protect the country.

**Person specification**:
**About You**

There’s no one ‘type’ of person we recruit. Safeguarding the UK requires talented, committed people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit.

To join, you’ll have (or be expecting) a 2:2 degree or above in any degree discipline or have relevant work experience. You’ll thrive in a team environment and use your communication skills to build rapport and establish productive working relationships with your colleagues, as well as a range of internal and external partners. With great organisational skills and good attention to detail, you’ll thrust your own judgement and have confidence making your own decisions. And of course, a high degree of honesty and integrity is a must. You’ll have experience of or an interest in interrogating data sets and a variety of sources, forming insights, evaluating the reliability of your findings in order to communicate clearly and make evidence-based decisions.

And it’s important that you’re keen to learn, being open to building on your existing skills and qualities, and accepting constructive feedback, will be crucial for your development on the programme.

**Training and Development**

No matter your experience or background, you’ll get lots of dedicated support when you join. With an induction and your own mentor, you’ll have access to help and guidance whenever you need it. So, you won’t be on your own - you’ll have be part of a community dedicated to your development.

The first 5 years of your career will be managed under the IODP programme. This is where you’ll develop the skills you need to become a widely deployable IO, whilst you work in roles which directly support the intelligence capability of the organisation.

**The Programme**

On joining, you’ll complete one or two posts in roles which will team you aspects of the work. The role you get posted to may not be directly linked to investigations but will provide you with vital preparation and experience ensuring that you can step up to the responsibilities of an IO. The roles will provide an insight and understanding of how the organisation works, while developing relevant and transferrable skills for a varied and fulfilling career.

Roles include, but are not limited to: Policy, Warrantry, Legal Casework and Analysis. The timing and length of these posts will be based on business needs. Individual readiness to complete the Investigative Skills Training Course (IST) will be taken into consideration as well. Alongside your initial postings you will also complete relevant learning and development to prepare you for the next stage of the programme and future training.

**Investigative Skills Training (IST)**

After successfully completing your development postings and learning, you’ll advance onto our IST course. Across 12-weeks, you’ll gain accreditation in all the core skills required to be a new IO. During