Field Intelligence Officer

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

- 345028**Salary**:

- £32,000 - £33,600- Additional allowance of between 24% is applicable on these roles (see Further Information for more details).**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HO - Immigration Enforcement - Home Office Immigration Enforcement Intelligence**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Full-time, Shift working**Number of jobs available**:

- 3Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Apollo House - CroydonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
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.

**Job description**:
**Do you meet the key eligibility criteria?**

In order to be eligible, you **MUST** meet ALL the following criteria.
- I am a UK National.
- I will need to undertake and pass a medical assessment if successful.
- I am aware that this role is physically demanding, and that I have a high level of mobility and fitness to carry out this role.
- I will need to undertake, and pass, a paid Pathway Programme of training if successful.
- I can undertake shift work.
- I will be able to provide all the ID documents required to complete my pre-employment screening and security clearance.

The Operational Intelligence Units (OIUs) are part of Home Office Intelligence. OIUs include operational and non-operational staff who develop intelligence products to protect vulnerable people and communities while reducing the illegal population and the harm that it causes.

This exciting role offers you the opportunity to work proactively with internal and external partners across a large geographical area with a view to developing high quality intelligence packages to support the work of Immigration, Compliance and Enforcement (ICE) teams.

You will be part of a high performing team directed by the Field Intelligence Manager and key to the delivery of Immigration Enforcement priorities. They will actively develop relationships and be responsible for the identification and development of new workstreams and sources of intelligence.

Key responsibilities include:

- Proactively gather, assess, research, develop and disseminate intelligence in the appropriate format.
- Actively seek to develop relationships with both internal and external business partners in order to identify new work streams and sources of intelligence to develop high quality intelligence products for enforcement teams and criminal investigations.
- Undertake field visits to develop intelligence by visiting employers and stakeholders.
- Provide intelligence support to the Immigration Compliance Enforcement (ICE) teams deployed in the field.
- Actively participate in operational visits in order to direct the gathering of intelligence.
- To fill Intelligence gaps in line with tasking, undertaking debriefing of individuals where necessary and engaging with sources to identify and refer covert human intelligence opportunities.
- To focus on generating and developing regional campaign activity as directed by the Field Intelligence Manager and in adherence with Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) instructions.

**Please Note**: Due to the nature of the role we are only able to accommodate Full time and Shift working patterns.

**Please Also Note**:Some occasional travel may be required.

**Person specification**:
**Training**

You must be Immigration Enforcement arrest trained, or willing and able to pass an arrest training course (including required health assessment). They must complete the required training in order to fulfil any intelligence gathering requirements when deployed with an Immigration Compliance & Enforcement (ICE) arrest team and will be required to wear a uniform when undertaking any arrest duties.

You will also be required to undergo mandatory refresher arrest training every 12 months and must continue to meet the required health and fitness standards via annual health assessments.

As these are warranted roles with the powers of arrest, it is an essential requirement to complete the requisite training and the roles are conditional on passing a mandatory training programme, which will include a health fitness assessment, Enforcement training (4-week course) and Arrest training (2-week course). Other additional training focusing on the intelligence aspect of the role will also be provided.

**Essential Criteria**
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Experience of building and maintaining stakeholder relationships.
- Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment,