Intelligence Triage & Support Team Officer
Companies House
Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 30th October 2024
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We believe Companies House is a great place to work and we’d love you to come and join us!
At Companies House our aim is to be the best registry of companies in the world, achieved through brilliant people, working on brilliant systems, delivering brilliant services. Through our new powers we’re excited to be working across government to fight economic crime.
We have some exciting opportunities for enthusiastic and analytical individuals looking to join our Intelligence team in combatting economic crime in the UK.
We’re going through an exciting change at Companies House as our new powers are being introduced. As part of this we’re looking for people to be part of our Intelligence directorate to play an important role in our new intelligence and law enforcement powers. We need enthusiastic people who are willing to learn new skills and be part of an exciting new team.
The role requires individuals to be adaptable and flexible to effectively work within a challenging, fast paced and dynamic environment. You would be evaluating, cross referencing and recording information from multiple sources and be a key identifier of links between different pieces of information.
Companies House delivers brilliant services whilst embedding a culture of inclusivity. We offer excellent benefits including flexible working, 30 days annual leave and a pension contribution rate of 28.97%.
Also, with our new intelligence and law enforcement powers, our intelligence teams are continuously evolving creating more prospects for development and advancement, so now is a perfect time to join us!
Job description
As a Researcher within our Intelligence Directorate, you will:
- Work in partnership with Intelligence Analysts, Officers, and colleagues from across our organisation, sharing intelligence and information in line with relevant standards.
- Evaluate, assess and record information from multiple internal and external sources and conduct research.
- Accurately maintain management activity systems and operational records in accordance with legislation and guidance.
- Input data and maintain record management systems, ensuring there is an effective record management and audit trail.
- Verify and cross-reference how valid information is, to identify and communicate links between different pieces of information.
- Undertake system checks to support our Intelligence Officers, Analysts and colleagues across the organisation.
- Using guidance and training material when researching and collating information to make the decision to triaging cases.
To be eligible for this role you also need to meet our Nationality requirements which are outlined below and also successful candidates must meet the security requirements for Security Clearance (SC) before they can be appointed. To gain (SC) you will need to have been a UK resident for a minimum of 3 years out of the last 5 years.
Further information can be found below.
Companies House also cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.
Person specification
We’re looking for Researchers who have:
- Great communication skills – to communicate confidently with a wide variety of stakeholders
- The ability to consider the bigger picture and understand the importance and impact of information gathered
- The ability to learn, and show enthusiasm for, new skills
- Some knowledge of combatting economic crime, including working with law enforcement partners
- Great skills at working as part of a team, as well as working independently
- The ability to make the best use of guidance and training material to make decisions when researching cases to triage to the correct areas.
And who have experience of:
- Working in a fast-paced environment
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions
- Delivering at Pace
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Working Together
Benefits
Join us at Companies House and experience the difference of working within a culture that values you, not only as an employee, but as an integral part of our Companies House team.
We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House we’re committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.
Head to Our benefits - Working for us - Recruitment (companieshouse.gov.uk) to find out more about the fantastic benefits package we have at Companies House.
We celebrate diversity...
As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfil our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We also welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few. We will be happy to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing recruitmentCH@companieshouse.gov.uk
Things you need to know
Selection process details
All our recruitment at Companies House uses the Civil Service Success Profiles framework, which will assess your behaviours, strengths and experience. Our recruitment process is underpinned by recruitment which is fair and open with decisions made on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.
In your application form we’d like you to:
- Tell us about your employment history, including key responsibilities and achievements.
- Tell us about your qualifications.
- We’d like you to write a personal statement of 750 words where you tell us about why you’d be great for this role – we'd like you to particularly include demonstration of the behaviours: Making Effective Decisions and Delivering at Pace. We would also like you to include your experience of working in a team and fast paced environment.
- To demonstrate the behaviour: Working Together, we'd like you to write a 250 word example of a time when you've worked together with others.
You can find more guidance on completing your application here. We’re committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement.
What will the process look like?
- If we get a high number of applications we’ll carry out a pre-sift of applications by reading and scoring the 250 word example you've written about working together with others. Those applications which are successful at pre-sift stage will then progress to the main sift, where we'll read and score the rest of your application. If we don't receive a high number of applications, we'll read and sift your 250 word example of working together with others alongside the rest of your application.
- Successful candidates at sift will be invited to interview, where we’ll explore your skills, experiences, the behaviours mentioned in the advert and your strengths. There may also be an activity as part of the interview process.
Where will you be working?
This role is based in our Cardiff Office. You will be required to attend the office more regularly for the first few weeks for training purposes. Following this you'll be asked to attend the office a minimum of 1 day each week.
Please note, for this role we can offer a minimum of 4 days or 30 hours per week for anyone interested in working part time.
Security Check:
Successful candidates must pass a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check before they can be appointed. BPSS is an entry level security check. It uses the Police National Computer (PNC) to make sure a candidate has no convictions. The check returns evidence of any current criminal record and un-spent convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements for Security Check (SC) before they can be appointed. To gain (SC) clearance you will normally need to have been a UK resident for a minimum of 5 years, and will need to successfully complete all stages of the vetting process which includes:
- Baseline Personnel Security Standard
- Departmental/Company Records Check
- Security Questionnaire
- Criminal Record Check
- Credit Reference Check
- Security Service Check
Nationality statement
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. If you're applying for a role requiring security clearance, please be aware that foreign or dual nationality is not an automatic bar. However certain posts may have restrictions which could affect those who do not have sole British nationality or who have personal connections with certain countries outside the UK.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Jade Palmer
- Email : jpalmer1@companieshouse.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : RecruitmentCH@companieshouse.gov.uk
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