Principal Intelligence Officer

Serious Fraud Office

Apply before 11:55 pm on Friday 8th November 2024

 
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Reference number

375341

Salary

£55,317 - £64,260
Staff applying on promotion within the Civil Service will usually be appointed to the salary minimum or receive a 10% increase on their existing salary. Individuals appointed on level transfer will retain their existing salary. Applicants from outside of the Civil Service should be aware that starting salaries will normally be at the band minimum and you should not expect to receive a higher salary.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Grade 7
Band B

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

Intelligence Division

Type of role

Intelligence
Investigation
Other

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed hours

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

The role will be based at our offices at 2-4 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5BS, in central London, however please note that we are due to move to Canary Wharf in 2024. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. We are operating hybrid working arrangements that require staff to be in Cockspur Street 40% of their working pattern.

Job summary

The SFO is a unique law enforcement agency, tackling some of the most serious and organised economic crime nationally and internationally. This is an exciting opportunity as a senior leader to deliver on the Director’s priorities including improving partnership working, progressing cases more efficiently, and helping develop and increase the agencies proactive capacity and capability.

This role offers the opportunity to enhance and shape a more proactive approach within the SFO’s Intelligence Division, with a remit to identify and develop potential cases utilising a range of tactics, both reactive and proactive.

 As a Principal Intelligence Officer, you will have responsibility for ensuring the oversight of a team of Intelligence Officers, collecting, evaluating, analysing, triaging and disseminating information in line with the National Intelligence Model. As well as overseeing the progression of intelligence development operations. You will hold and integral role in the SFO’s Intelligence Division, helping support the SFO’s Mission to investigate and prosecute the most complex cases of fraud, bribery and corruption

 As a condition of appointment, the successful candidate must be prepared to undergo developed vetting.

Job description

As a Principal Intelligence Officer, you will be responsible for:

  • Providing leadership and direction to a team of intelligence officers, displaying the highest professional standards, providing mentoring/coaching, guidance and support in order to maximise their development, efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Overseeing intelligence collection and case progression for multiple high end and complex offences of fraud, bribery, and corruption, providing advice and direction to fulfil identified intelligence gaps using a wide range of covert and overt methods.
  • Developing and maintaining processes, intelligence products, and other core intelligence functions to assist decision making, identifying and managing threat, risk and harm, and ensuring compliance with national standards and relevant legislation.
  • Collating and validating intelligence, evaluating the reliability of particular sources and the credibility of the information with a view to assisting in the strategic direction of the office. Building up accurate and comprehensive intelligence pictures, which identify potential areas of interest for the SFO, seeking clarification, obtaining more material or making further enquiries where necessary.
  • Receiving and assessing information on the intelligence system and disseminating to relevant parties, in line with confidentiality, sensitivity and duty of care policies and relevant legislation to ensure intelligence is processed correctly.
  • Delivering information in formal reports and desk-level briefings to operational case teams and the SFO senior leadership team. Presenting intelligence cases at the Tactical Tasking and Co-ordination Group or Case Evaluation Boards. 
  • Maintaining awareness of innovation within intelligence to ensure implementation of latest techniques and tactics, best practice, and information relevant to the role.
  • Developing strong working relationships with internal stakeholders to understand their specific intelligence requirements and promoting intelligence and evidential gathering opportunities.
  • Liaising and collaborating with bodies across the public and private sectors (including other government agencies and relevant police forces) in order to collect information which may further enhance the intelligence picture.

For more information about the role and for a full list of key responsibilities, please see the attached Job Pack.

Person specification

See above and attached Job Pack.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Delivering at Pace
  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Leadership

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Investigator qualified to PIP Level 2 or recognised equivalent OR Intelligence Officer having completed the Intelligence Professionalisation Program.
Alongside your salary of £55,317, Serious Fraud Office contributes £16,025 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme. For further details, click here http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/pensions 

Generous annual leave provision of 25 days which increases to 30 days after five years’ service plus an additional day in recognition of the King’s Birthday and the option to buy or sell up to five days’ leave per year. Different terms may apply if you are already a Civil Servant.

Discretionary performance-related bonus scheme.

Interest-free season travel ticket, bicycle loan and cycle to work scheme.

Access to the Rental Deposit Salary Advance Scheme which assists employees in meeting the costs of deposits for privately rented homes.

Opportunities for learning and development.

Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies.

Voucher for eye care and discounted spectacles.

Access to a range of discounts through membership of the Civil Service Sports and Social Club, CSSC Sports and Leisure. http://www.cssc.co.uk/

Maternity and paternity leave provision over and above the statutory entitlements.

Access to My CPS Rewards Gateway. My CPS Rewards offers staff a range of rewards and savings including:

  • Discounts with high street retailers
  • Savings on grocery shopping at a range of supermarkets
  • Special salary sacrifice and recognition schemes
  • Reloadable gift cards and e-cards
  • Instant vouchers

Any move to the Serious Fraud Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Application stage

As part of the application process you will be required to provide:

  • Confirmation of how you meet the Essential & Technical criteria as listed on the Job Pack.
  • A personal statement of no more than 750 words that explains how your skills and experience meet each of the essential experience criteria as listed in the job pack, and what you can bring to the role.
  • A supporting CV outlining your career history.

CV & Personal statement will be used to SIFT. 

Candidates who do not meet essential criteria "Current and demonstrable experience of conducting serious and complex investigations" or the technical criteria "Investigator Qualified to PIP Level or 2 or recognised equivalent/Completion of IPP"  will not have the remainder of their application considered.

It will not be possible to provide feedback to applicants who are unsuccessful at the application stage.

Interview stage

Behaviours and essential and desirable criteria as outlined in the job pack will be tested at interview. 

Full details of the interview process will be made available to shortlisted candidates in the invite to interview.

Timetable

Advert closes 8th November 2024

Sift to take place from 22nd November 2024

Interviews are expected to take place w/c 2nd December

All dates are indicative and subject to change.




Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : People & Culture
  • Email : people@sfo.gov.uk

Recruitment team

  • Email : people@sfo.gov.uk

Further information

For external competitions there is no appeal against the selection decision. However, individuals have a right to appeal if they feel that the principle of appointment on merit through fair and open competition and the Civil Service Commissioners’ recruitment principles have not been met. Individuals who want to appeal should do this by setting out their grounds for appeal in an email for the attention of Head of People to People@sfo.gov.uk. If, after an internal appeal, you still believe that the Civil Service Commissioners’ Principles have not been met, then you can contact the Commission directly: Complaints should be sent in writing to: Civil Service Commission, Room G08 ,1 Horse Guards Road, London SW1A 2HQ. Email info@csc.gov.uk

Attachments

Principal Intelligence Officer Job Pack Final Opens in new window (pdf, 669kB)

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